Santa Clara Broncos baseball
| Santa Clara University Broncos Baseball | |
|---|---|
| File:SCUbaseballlogo.jpg | |
| Founded | 1851 |
| University | Santa Clara University |
| Head coach | Dan O'Brien (1st season) |
| Conference | West Coast Conference |
| Home stadium | Stephen Schott Stadium (Capacity: 1,500) |
| Nickname | Broncos |
| Colors | Red and White |
The Santa Clara University Broncos baseball team represents Santa Clara University in NCAA Division I college baseball. Along with most other Santa Clara University athletic teams, the baseball team participates in the West Coast Conference. The Broncos play their home games on campus at Stephen Schott Stadium, which opened in 2005.
History
Conference
West Coast Conference
The West Coast Conference (WCC) is an NCAA collegiate athletics conference consisting of nine member schools, across the states of California, Oregon, Utah and Washington. All of the current members are private, faith-based institutions: seven are Catholic Church affiliates. One (Pepperdine) is an affiliate of the Churches of Christ and another (Brigham Young University) is an affiliate of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Four of the seven Catholic schools are Jesuit affiliates.
During the massive upheaval of conference affiliations in the 1990s, the WCC remained very stable. Before the 2010 realignment that eventually led to Brigham Young joining the conference, the last change of membership was in 1980, when Seattle University left the conference. At the time, only the Ivy League and Pac-10 (now Pac-12) had remained unchanged for a longer period.
West Coast Conference Schools
- Brigham Young University (Provo, UT)
- Gonzaga University (Spokane, WA)
- Loyola Marymount University (Los Angeles, CA)
- Pepperdine University (Malibu, CA)
- University of Portland (Portland, OR)
- Saint Mary's College (Moraga, CA)
- University of San Diego (San Diego, CA)
- University of San Francisco (San Francisco, CA)
- Santa Clara University (Santa Clara, CA)
Santa Clara University Conference History
- 1985 - Present: West Coast Conference
- 1977 - 1984: NCBA
- 1968 - 1976: West Coast Conference
- 1960 - 1967: CIBA
Stephen Schott Stadium
A new era for Santa Clara University baseball began on April 30, 2005 with the sold-out opening of Stephen Schott Stadium. The $8.6 million project was kicked off in January, 2004 with a $4 million pledge from former SCU baseball player and former owner of the Oakland Athletics, Stephen Schott. The 1,500-seat stadium houses the entire Santa Clara baseball program, including its training, practice and equipment facilities. Also equipped with a 600 square-foot press box and VIP suite, Schott Stadium is one of the premier college baseball stadiums on the West Coast. Designed with player development in mind, Schott Stadium provides the Santa Clara baseball staff and players with every possible tool for success.
Stephen Schott Stadium Amenities
- Over 5,000 square-foot Bronco clubhouse
- Ground-level, 800 square-foot dugouts with access to locker rooms and bathrooms
- Player Locker Room equipped with flat screen television, sound system, and individual lockers
- Coaches Locker Room
- Team Meeting Room and Player Lounge
- Athletic Training Facility
- Equipment Storage
- Laundry Facility
- Covered Hitting Facility with four full-size batting cages
- 20-seat press box - fully wired with operable windows
- VIP luxury suite
- Visiting team and umpire locker rooms
- Fully-constructed, sand-based playing surface
- 500 chair back seats
- 1,000 bleacher seats
- Four window ticket booth
- Four window concession stand
- Family restroom
Santa Clara Baseball Stadium History
The Santa Clara Baseball team played their home games on campus at Buck Shaw Stadium from 1963 - 2004.
Coaching Records
| HEAD COACH | YEARS | WINS | LOSSES | TIES | PCT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan O'Brien | 2012 - Present | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Mark O'Brien | 2002 - 2011 | 258 | 289 | 0 | .472 |
| Mike Cummins | 1998 - 2001 | 92 | 132 | 0 | .411 |
| John Oldham | 1985 - 1997 | 433 | 324 | 6 | .571 |
| Jerry McClain | 1981 - 1984 | 125 | 115 | 1 | .521 |
| Al Endriss | 1980 | 25 | 30 | 0 | .455 |
| Sal Taormina | 1965 - 1979 | 511 | 249 | 0 | .672 |
| John Cottrell | 1961 - 1964 | 102 | 44 | 0 | .699 |
| Bill Leonard | 1958 - 1960 | 57 | 48 | 0 | .543 |
| Chuck Bedolla | 1954 - 1957 | 36 | 77 | 0 | .319 |
| Bill Prentice | 1952 - 1953 | 32 | 27 | 0 | .542 |
| John J. “Paddy” Cottrell | 1946 - 1951 | 76 | 56 | 0 | .576 |
| Neil Reese | 1943 | 12 | 8 | 0 | .600 |
| Len Casanova | 1940 - 1942 | 39 | 25 | 0 | .609 |
| Justin Fitzgerald | 1935 - 1939 | 26 | 79 | 0 | .248 |
| Walter Mails | 1931 - 1933 | 25 | 30 | 2 | .455 |
| Marv Owen | 1930 | 6 | 10 | 1 | .376 |
| Justin Fitzgerald | 1927 - 1929 | 31 | 19 | 1 | .620 |
| Sam Agnew | 1926 | 8 | 12 | 0 | .400 |
| Sam Agnew; Charlie Scherf | 1925 | 8 | 12 | 0 | .400 |
| Eddie Kienholz | 1924 | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 |
| Joe Aurreocoechea | 1922 - 1923 | 8 | 15 | 2 | .320 |
| Robert E. Harmon | 1920 - 1921 | 10 | 13 | 1 | .417 |
| Joe Aurreocoechea | 1919 | 8 | 15 | 2 | .320 |
| Edward R. “Tub” Spencer | 1917 - 1918 | 12 | 12 | 0 | .500 |
| Justin Fitzgerald | 1916 | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 |
| Harry Wolter | 1914 - 1915 | 20 | 18 | 2 | .500 |
| Patsy O’Rourke | 1912 - 1913 | 30 | 20 | 3 | .567 |
| Bobby McHale | 1911 | 9 | 9 | 1 | .474 |
| Tom Kelly | 1908 - 1910 | 41 | 18 | 0 | .695 |
| Jimmy Byrnes | 1906 - 1907 | 19 | 7 | 2 | .679 |
| Wallace Bray | 1905 | 11 | 8 | 0 | .550 |
| Nick Williams | 1904 | 11 | 6 | 1 | .611 |
| Joe Corbett; Charley Graham | 1902 - 1903 | 20 | 12 | 2 | .588 |
| Charley Graham | 1901 | 6 | 4 | 1 | .545 |
| Billy Hulen | 1900 | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 |
| Jay Hughes; Joe Corbett | 1899 | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 |
| Joe Corbett | 1898 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Billy Hulen | 1897 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 |
| Unknown | 1883 - 1896 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Year By Year Results
| YEAR | OVERALL | CONFERENCE | CONFERENCE | POST-SEASON |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 17 - 34 | WCC | 4 - 17 (8th Place) | |
| 2010 | 23 - 31 | WCC | 8 - 13 (t5th) | |
| 2009 | 19 - 34 | WCC | 6 - 15 (8th) | |
| 2008 | 33 - 22 | WCC | 13 - 8 (7th) | |
| 2007 | 27 - 29 | WCC | 9 - 12 (8th) | |
| 2006 | 28 - 26 | WCC | 9 - 12 (t5th) | |
| 2005 | 28 - 28 | WCC West | 11 - 19 (3rd) | |
| 2004 | 27 - 29 | WCC West | 16 - 14 (2nd) | |
| 2003 | 31 - 26 | WCC Coast | 21 - 9 (2nd) | |
| 2002 | 25 - 30 | WCC Coast | 15 - 14 (2nd) | |
| 2001 | 23 - 33 | WCC Coast | 17 - 13 (t1st) | |
| 2000 | 22 - 37 | WCC Coast | 12 - 18 (3rd) | |
| 1999 | 20 - 36 | WCC West | 11 - 19 (4th) | |
| 1998 | 27 - 26 | WCC | 16 - 14 (5th) | |
| 1997 | 41 - 20 | WCC | 23 - 5 (1st) | NCAA Regional |
| 1996 | 40 - 22 | WCC | 22 - 6 (1st) | NCAA Play-In |
| 1995 | 35 - 20 - 1 | WCC | 22 - 7 - 1 (2nd) | |
| 1994 | 40 - 20 | WCC | 21 - 9 (1st) | NCAA Regional |
| 1993 | 27 - 29 - 1 | WCC | 16 - 14 (3rd) | |
| 1992 | 23 - 32 | WCC | 14 - 16 (3rd) | |
| 1991 | 34 - 25 | WCC | 20 - 18 (4th) | |
| 1990 | 26 - 30 - 1 | WCC | 17 - 19 (4th) | |
| 1989 | 40 - 22 | WCC | 14 - 10 (3rd) | |
| 1988 | 43 - 18 - 1 | WCC | 18 - 5 - 1 (2nd) | NCAA Regional |
| 1987 | 25 - 30 - 2 | WCC | 11 - 12 - 1 (3rd) | |
| 1986 | 26 - 31 | WCC | 10 - 12 (4th) | |
| 1985 | 33 - 25 | WCC | 13 - 11 (3rd) | |
| 1984 | 29 - 31 | NCBA | 15 - 15 (3rd) | |
| 1983 | 32 - 25 | NCBA | 15 - 15 (4th) | |
| 1982 | 36 - 26 - 1 | NCBA | 26 - 10 (1st) | |
| 1981 | 28 - 33 | NCBA | 15 - 21 (5th) | |
| 1980 | 25 - 30 | NCBA | 12 - 21 (5th) | |
| 1979 | 27 - 22 | NCBA | 18 - 17 (4th) | |
| 1978 | 40 - 23 | NCBA | 24 - 12 (1st) | NCAA District 8 |
| 1977 | 26 - 26 | NCBA | 18 - 16 (4th) | |
| 1976 | 27 - 23 | WCC | 6 - 11 (4th) | |
| 1975 | 39 - 16 | WCC | 13 - 5 (2nd) | |
| 1974 | 38 - 17 | WCC | 12 - 6 (2nd) | |
| 1973 | 35 - 16 | WCC | 13 - 5 (2nd) | |
| 1972 | 42 - 13 | WCC | 18 - 2 (1st) | NCAA District 8 |
| 1971 | 43 - 13 | WCC | 18 - 2 (1st) | NCAA District 8 |
| 1970 | 42 - 16 | WCC | 18 - 2 (1st) | NCAA District 8 |
| 1969 | 40 - 10 | WCC | 16 - 4 (1st) | NCAA District 8 |
| 1968 | 31 - 12 | WCC | 15 - 5 (1st) | NCAA District 8 |
| 1967 | 24 - 14 | -- | -- | |
| 1966 | 27 - 17 | CIBA | 7 - 13 (5th) | |
| 1965 | 29 - 11 | CIBA | 11 - 9 (3rd) | |
| 1964 | 28 - 8 | CIBA | 16 - 4 (2nd) | |
| 1963 | 20 - 16 | CIBA | 9 - 7 (2nd) | |
| 1962 | 39 - 8 | CIBA | 12 - 4 (1st) | College World Series Final |
| 1961 | 15 - 12 | CIBA | 5 - 11 (4th) | |
| 1960 | 16 - 19 | CIBA | 6 - 10 (3rd) | |
| 1959 | 23 - 13 | |||
| 1958 | 18 - 16 | |||
| 1957 | 5 - 23 | |||
| 1956 | 6 - 22 | |||
| 1955 | 11 - 19 | |||
| 1954 | 14 - 13 | |||
| 1953 | 14 - 15 | |||
| 1952 | 18 - 12 | |||
| 1951 | 12 - 4 | |||
| 1950 | 18 - 8 | |||
| 1949 | 17 - 10 | |||
| 1948 | 15 - 11 | |||
| 1947 | 10 - 15 | |||
| 1946 | 4 - 8 | |||
| 1945 | WWII | |||
| 1944 | WWII | |||
| 1943 | 12 - 8 | |||
| 1942 | 18 - 7 | |||
| 1941 | 7 - 11 | |||
| 1940 | 14 - 7 | |||
| 1939 | 5 - 18 | |||
| 1938 | 5 - 14 | |||
| 1937 | 3 - 17 | |||
| 1936 | 5 - 16 | |||
| 1935 | 8 - 14 | |||
| 1934 | NA | |||
| 1933 | 5 - 11 | |||
| 1932 | 12 - 6 - 1 | |||
| 1931 | 8 - 13 - 1 | |||
| 1930 | 6 - 10 - 1 | |||
| 1929 | 19 - 3 - 1 | |||
| 1928 | 7 - 3 | |||
| 1927 | 5 - 13 | |||
| 1926 | 8 - 12 | |||
| 1925 | 8 - 12 | |||
| 1924 | 8 - 8 | |||
| 1923 | 1 - 13 - 1 | |||
| 1922 | 7 - 2 - 1 | |||
| 1921 | 5 - 9 - 1 | |||
| 1920 | 1 - 13 - 1 | |||
| 1919 | 7 - 2 - 1 | |||
| 1918 | 3 - 4 | |||
| 1917 | 9 - 8 | |||
| 1916 | 6 - 10 | |||
| 1915 | 10 - 9 | |||
| 1914 | 10 - 9 - 2 | |||
| 1913 | 12 - 11 - 2 | |||
| 1912 | 18 - 9 - 1 | |||
| 1911 | 9 - 9 - 1 | |||
| 1910 | 21 - 5 | |||
| 1909 | 10 - 6 | |||
| 1908 | 10 - 7 | |||
| 1907 | 10 - 3 - 2 | |||
| 1906 | 9 - 4 | |||
| 1905 | 11 - 8 | |||
| 1904 | 11 - 6 - 1 | |||
| 1903 | 10 - 9 - 1 | |||
| 1902 | 10 - 3 - 1 | |||
| 1901 | 6 - 4 - 1 | |||
| 1900 | 9 - 5 | |||
| 1899 | 10 - 4 | |||
| 1898 | 9 - 0 | |||
| 1897 | 6 - 5 | |||
| 1896 | Unknown | |||
| 1895 | Unknown | |||
| 1894 | Unknown | |||
| 1893 | Unknown | |||
| 1892 | Unknown | |||
| 1891 | Unknown | |||
| 1890 | Unknown | |||
| 1889 | Unknown | |||
| 1888 | Unknown | |||
| 1887 | Unknown | |||
| 1886 | Unknown | |||
| 1885 | Unknown | |||
| 1884 | Unknown | |||
| 1883 | Unknown |
Program Records
Awards
All-Americans
| YEAR | PLAYER | TEAM |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Matt Long | Freshman |
| 2006 | Matt Wickswat | Freshman |
| 2004 | Anthony Rea | Second |
| 2003 | Patrick Overholt | Freshman |
| 2003 | Joe Diefenderfer | Honorable Mention |
| 2003 | Scott Dierks | Honorable Mention |
| 2002 | Joey Gomes | First |
| 1998 | Bill Mott | Honorable Mention |
| 1997 | Mike Frank | First |
| 1997 | Todd Hughes | Freshman |
| 1996 | Brian Carmody | First |
| 1994 | Karl Thompson | Second |
| 1994 | Mike Frank | Freshman |
| 1993 | Karl Thompson | Freshman |
| 1992 | James Eidam | Freshman |
| 1989 | Ed Giovanola | First |
| 1988 | Troy Buckley | Second |
| 1988 | Wes Bliven | Academic |
| 1987 | Wes Bliven | Academic |
| 1986 | Wes Bliven | Academic |
| 1974 | Gene Deylon | First |
| 1972 | Bruce Bochte | Second |
| 1971 | Rich Troedson | Second |
| 1968 | Vince Bigone | First |
| 1965 | Ray Henningson | Second |
| 1964 | Tim Cullen | Second |
| 1962 | Ernie Fazio | First |
| 1962 | Bob Garibaldi | Second |
| 1962 | John Boccabella | Second |
| 1959 | Jim O'Rourke | First |
| 1956 | John Russo | First |
| 1949 | Bill Renna | First |
Conference Award Winners
| YEAR | STUDENT-ATHLETE | CONFERENCE | CONFERENCE AWARD |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Cory Hall | WCC | All-WCC First Team |
| 2011 | Patrick Terry | WCC | All-WCC Honorable Mention |
| 2011 | Kyle DeMerritt | WCC | All-Freshman Team |
| 2011 | Patrick Terry | WCC | Rawlings WCC Player of the Week 5/23/11 |
| 2011 | Curtis Wagner | WCC | All-Academic Team |
| 2011 | Brock Simon | WCC | All-Academic Honorable Mention |
| 2011 | Paul Twining | WCC | All-Academic Honorable Mention |
| 2011 | Joe Supple | WCC | All-Academic Honorable Mention |
| 2010 | Tommy Medica | WCC | All-WCC First Team; Preseason All-Conference Team; Rawlings WCC Player of the Week 5/4/10 and 6/1/10 |
| 2010 | Geoff Klein | WCC | All-WCC First Team; Preseason All-Conference Team; Rawlings WCC Player of the Week 3/16/10 |
| 2010 | Evan Peters | WCC | All-WCC Honorable Mention |
| 2010 | Matt Ozanne | WCC | All-WCC Honorable Mention; All-Freshman Team |
| 2010 | Ryan Rieger | WCC | All-WCC Honorable Mention; All-Freshman Team |
| 2010 | Alex Rivers | WCC | Rawlings WCC Pitcher of the Week 4/13/10 |
| 2009 | Nate Garcia | WCC | All-WCC First Team; Rawlings WCC Pitcher of the Week 2/23/09 and 3/9/09 |
| 2009 | Jon Karcich | WCC | All-WCC First Team |
| 2009 | Geoff Klein | WCC | All-WCC First Team |
| 2009 | Andrew Biancardi | WCC | All-Freshman Team |
| 2009 | Matt Long | WCC | All-Freshman Honorable Mention; Rawlings WCC Player of the Week 5/11/09 |
| 2009 | Alex Rivers | WCC | Rawlings WCC Pitcher of the Week 3/23/09 |
| 2008 | WCC | All-WCC Honorable Mention | |
| 2008 | WCC | All-WCC Honorable Mention | |
| 1997 | Mike Frank | WCC | Player of the Year |
| 1996 | Ross Parmenter | WCC | Player of the Year |
| 1994 | Karl Thompson | WCC | Player of the Year |
| 1988 | Troy Buckley | WCC | Player of the Year |
| 1982 | Dave Oliva | NCBA | Player of the Year |
| 1974 | Gene Deylon | WCC | Player of the Year |
| 1972 | Rich Troedson | WCC | Player of the Year |
| 1971 | Duane Larson | WCC | Player of the Year |
| 1970 | Duane Larson | WCC | Player of the Year |