2014 Santa Clara Baseball News
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Broncos Set Commissioner's Honor Roll Record for Second Straight Year
July 23, 2014The West Coast Conference announced its 13th annual Commissioner's Honor Roll Tuesday, and 141 Santa Clara Broncos were recognized with honors for their athletic success and academic excellence. Santa Clara had 18 student-athletes receive gold honors (3.75-4.00 GPA) and 33 student-athletes receive silver honors (3.50-3.74 GPA). The Broncos set a new record of student athletes named to the Commissioner's Honor Roll, breaking the previous mark of 133 in the 2012-13 school year. -
Consistency Down Homestretch in 2014 Leads Broncos to First WCC Winning Record under Dan O’Brien
July 09, 2014In its third season under head coach Dan O’Brien, Santa Clara baseball took a major step forward with a top-four finish in West Coast Conference regular season play and an appearance in the WCC Baseball Championship. The team, defined by toughness and resilience, won seven of its nine WCC series for a total of 16 conference wins — the most for the program since 2004.
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EYEBRONCO: Women's Soccer Celebrity Golf Fundraiser - World Cup Edition
June 23, 2014Santa Clara University Athletics hosted the first annual SCU Celebrity Golf Tournament – with more than 25 sports celebrities — benefitting the Bronco Bench Foundation and the Bronco women's soccer program on Mon., June 23 at the Sharon Heights Golf and Country Club in Menlo Park. Sports celebrities included former Super Bowl Champion players, a World Series Champion Manager, a Super Bowl referee, a Heisman Trophy Winner, World Cup Champions, Olympic Gold Medalists, MLB All-Stars, the current head coaches of the MLS Earthquakes and NHL Sharks -- the list goes on and on! In his first day as an EYEBRONCO reporter, men's basketball senior Yannick Atanga caught up with a number of the celebrities to talk World Cup soccer!
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Four Bronco Baseball Players Receive WCC All-Academic Honors
June 06, 2014The West Coast Conference announced its 2014 Baseball All-Academic team on Friday, and four Santa Clara Broncos have been recognized as part of the honors. Seniors Zach Looney, Casey Munoz, and D.J. Zapata made the WCC Baseball All-Academic Team and senior Mac Hess was named an All-Academic Honorable Mention.
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EYEBRONCO: Baseball Photo Day
June 06, 2014Bronco Baseball freshman Stevie Berman is the latest Santa Clara student-athlete featured in the EYEBRONCO Photo Day series. The 2014 WCC All-Freshman Team and WCC Honorable Mention selection talks with reporter David Gentile about which teammate has the best style and which teammate was an entertaining roommate during the 2014 season.
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Baseball’s Season Comes to an End with 8-6 Loss to Gonzaga
May 23, 2014The Santa Clara Broncos lost 8-6 to the Gonzaga Bulldogs Friday afternoon at Banner Island Ballpark, and have been eliminated from the 2014 West Coast Conference Baseball Championship. In the fifth head-to-head meeting of the season between the Broncos and Bulldogs, Santa Clara held three separate leads in the first five innings and Gonzaga took its first and only lead of the game on the strength of a four-run sixth.
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EYEBRONCO: Bronco Baseball Checks In
May 23, 2014Before every practice and every game, Santa Clara baseball lines up on the outfield foul line and "checks in." Take a look at the Broncos checking in before their second game of the 2014 West Coast Conference Baseball Championship in this EYEBRONCO video. "The idea is for you to get yourself ready to have a championship practice. It's easy to say and really hard to do. For us, a championship practice is every ground ball you take is with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth inning with two outs, every swing you take on the field is with the bases loaded down by two, every fly ball has that same intensity to it. As far as checking in — to do that you have to clear your head of all the stressers in your life ... and you essentially don't leave the foul line and run to center field until you're ready to have a championship practice." — Head Coach Dan O'Brien, November 2013
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Broncos Fall to Pepperdine 5-2 in First Game of WCC Baseball Championship
May 22, 2014The Santa Clara Broncos jumped out to an early 2-0 lead against Pepperdine in Thursday’s West Coast Conference Baseball Championship opener, and the Waves responded with five runs in their last five innings to win 5-2. The Broncos face elimination Friday at 12:00 p.m. against the loser of Thursday night’s game between the No. 2 seed LMU Lions and No. 3 seeded Gonzaga Bulldogs.
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Broncos Face Pepperdine in First Game of WCC Championship Thursday
May 21, 2014After finishing the regular season with its best conference standing since 2008 — fourth place — Santa Clara baseball heads to Banner Island Ballpark in Stockton, Calif. for the West Coast Conference Baseball Championship. The Broncos play in the tournament’s opening game Thu., May 22 at 3 p.m. against the Pepperdine Waves.
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Six Bronco Baseball Players Receive Conference Honors: Karalus, Vizcaino, Jr. Named to First Team, Berman Named to All-Freshman Team
May 20, 2014The West Coast Conference announced its 2014 Baseball All-Conference teams and individual awards Tuesday, and six Santa Clara Broncos have been recognized as part of the honors. Sophomores Reece Karalus and Jose Vizcaino, Jr. were named First Team All-Conference and Stevie Berman was named to the All-Freshman Team. Berman also received an Honorable Mention alongside seniors Casey Munoz and Quinton Perry, as well as sophomore Jacob Steffens.
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EYEBRONCO Presents the Bronco Weekly Sports Wrap
May 20, 2014SANTA CLARA, Calif. – On this week's edition of the Bronco Weekly Sports Wrap, co-hosts Cali Reis from the women's soccer team and Denzel Johnson from the men's basketball team give a quick update on the latest Bronco sports news. This edition features interviews, highlights, pictures and bloopers that you won't want to miss!
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EYEBRONCO Emotion: 10 Pictures, 1 Radio Call
May 19, 2014Santa Clara Bronco baseball lived out a once in a lifetime type of day Sun., May 18, 2014. On Senior Day, the Broncos walked off with two outs in the bottom of the ninth on a T.J. Braff RBI single to earn a spot in the 2014 West Coast Conference Baseball championship. Relive the action and emotion in 10 pictures paired with David Gentile's radio call. Photo credit Denis Concordel.
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Braff's Walkoff Hit Propels Broncos into WCC Baseball Championship
May 18, 2014On Senior Day in a must-win game, Santa Clara baseball topped Saint Mary's by a final of 7-6 to qualify for the West Coast Conference Baseball Championship. Junior first baseman T.J. Braff hit a two-out, RBI single in the ninth to score senior center fielder Greg Harisis as the Broncos won in walkoff fashion to finish the regular season with five straight WCC series victories.
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EYEBRONCO: SCU Baseball Walks Off, Clinches Championship Berth
May 18, 2014Down to their last out of the ninth in a 6-6 ballgame, the Santa Clara Broncos got an RBI walkoff single off the bat of T.J. Braff to defeat the Saint Mary's Gaels 7-6 Sun., May 18, 2014. Santa Clara clinched a berth in the 2014 WCC Baseball Championship with the victory. Take a look at highlights, an interview with Braff and the postgame celebration in this exclusive EYEBRONCO video.
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Baseball Wins 10-6 to Keep Postseason Hopes Alive
May 17, 2014The Santa Clara Broncos overcame an early three-run deficit with seven unanswered runs Saturday afternoon at Schott Stadium to defeat the Saint Mary's Gaels 10-6. Santa Clara's one through six hitters each picked up an RBI and a run scored and freshman Jason Seever threw a career-best 6.0 innings in relief as the Broncos evened the series at one game apiece.
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Baseball Falls 6-3 in Battle of Late Rallies
May 16, 2014The Santa Clara Broncos and Saint Mary’s Gaels battled for six scoreless innings Friday night at Schott Stadium before combining for nine runs in the last three frames of a 6-3 Saint Mary’s win. Santa Clara led 3-2 heading into the ninth, and the Gaels rallied for four runs to take the first of a three game set.
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Baseball Wraps up Regular Season Against Saint Mary’s with Postseason Implications, Hosts Senior Day Sunday
May 15, 2014Santa Clara baseball begins its final West Coast Conference series of the 2014 regular season at home against the Saint Mary’s Gaels Friday-Sunday May 16-18. First pitch times are 6 p.m. Friday, followed by 1 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Santa Clara’s 14 conference wins entering the last WCC series are the most since 2004, when the team went 16-14 in WCC play.
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EYEBRONCO presents the Bronco Weekly Sports Wrap
May 13, 2014SANTA CLARA, Calif. – On this week's edition of the Bronco Weekly Sports Wrap, co-hostsCali Reis from the women's soccer team and Denzel Johnson from the men's basketball team give a quick update on the latest Bronco sports news. This edition features interviews, highlights, pictures and bloopers that you won't want to miss!
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EYEBRONCO: Happy Mother's Day 2014 From Santa Clara Bronco Baseball
May 11, 2014During their most recent road trip, 28 Santa Clara Bronco baseball players took some time to tell EYEBRONCO about a very special person in their lives. Happy Mother's Day to all Bronco moms and mothers everywhere!
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Broncos Clinch Series with 5-1 Victory Over BYU
May 10, 2014The Santa Clara Broncos won their fourth consecutive West Coast Conference series with a 5-1 victory Saturday afternoon over the BYU Cougars at Miller Park. Santa Clara is now 14-10 in the WCC, marking their best win total since a 16-14 mark in 2004 conference play.
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Baseball Drops Friday Night Game to BYU
May 09, 2014The Santa Clara Broncos dropped the second of a three-game set to the BYU Cougars 16-2 Friday night at Miller Park. The Broncos recorded three hits on the night and the Cougars scored at least one run in the second through seventh innings to even the series at one game apiece.
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EYEBRONCO: Student-Athlete Engineers Take on Senior Design
May 09, 2014Follow EYEBRONCO Reporter Cali Reis as she explores the School of Engineering and learns about Santa Clara University's amazingly talented Student-Athletes as they show off their Senior Design Projects. Congratulations to all of our Student-Athlete engineering majors. Job well done!
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Baseball Overcomes Late Three-Run Deficit for 8-6 Victory
May 08, 2014The Santa Clara Broncos made it eight wins in their last 10 West Coast Conference games with an 8-6 victory Thursday night over the BYU Cougars at Miller Park. The Broncos trailed by three heading into the seventh and scored two that inning along with three in the eighth to take the lead for good and claim the series opener.
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Baseball Continues WCC Homestretch at BYU
May 07, 2014Santa Clara baseball continues the homestretch of 2014 West Coast Conference play with a Thursday-Saturday series May 8-10 against the BYU Cougars. First pitch times from Miller Park in Provo, Utah are set for 5 p.m. PDT Thursday and Friday, followed by a 12 p.m. PDT series finale Saturday.
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Baseball Hits the Road to Face Stanford Tuesday
May 06, 2014Santa Clara baseball plays its final non-conference game of the season Tuesday as it heads to Palo Alto for the second and final matchup of 2014 with the Stanford Cardinal.
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Baseball Bested by Stanford's Hot Start
May 06, 2014The Santa Broncos lost their final non-conference game of the season 8-2 to the Stanford Cardinal at Sunken Diamond Tuesday night. The Cardinal scored seven runs in the first four innings and the Broncos managed two runs on seven hits in the loss.
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Kyle Cortopassi Describes Life on the SCU Baseball Team
May 05, 2014Kyle Cortopassi (KC) talks about his life on the Santa Clara baseball team, including what the team does before and after each game. Coropassi reflects on the passion of his team and how each player is intrinsically motivated by a love for the sport.
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Steffens Named WCC Rawlings Pitcher of the Week
May 05, 2014The West Coast Conference announced its weekly baseball honors Monday, and Santa Clara's Jacob Steffens has been named WCC Rawlings Pitcher of the Week for May 5, 2014. Steffens is the first Bronco pitcher to win the award this season.
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Steffens' Career Effort Leads Broncos Past Dons 2-1
May 04, 2014The Santa Clara Broncos won their third consecutive West Coast Conference series with a 2-1 victory over the San Francisco Sunday afternoon at Benedetti Diamond. The Broncos got a career-best effort from starting pitcher Jacob Steffens and held off a ninth-inning rally by the Dons to round out the weekend with a win.
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Baseball Routs Dons 12-6
May 03, 2014The Santa Clara Broncos scored three runs in the first inning on their way to a wire-to-wire victory 12-6 Saturday over the San Francisco Dons at Benedetti Diamond. The Broncos posted multiple runs in four of their first six innings and had three batters record three hits to even up the series at one game apiece.
