On the season finale of the Bronco Weekly Sports Wrap, hosts and student-athletes Denzel Johnson and Nici Gilday take you around the horn for the best of Santa Clara University sports in 2014-15. EYEBRONCO thanks the seniors Denzel and Nici for their exceptional work during their time as Broncos. Enjoy their last episode as hosts of the BWSW!
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Santa Clara baseball had two players selected on Tuesday, the second day of the 2015 MLB Draft. Jose Vizcaino, Jr. became the second-highest Bronco pick since 1997 when the San Francisco Giants selected him in the 7th round (No. 216 overall). Just 22 picks later, the Tampa Bay Rays selected Reece Karalus in the 8th round (No. 238 overall).
Tuesday marked the first time in 18 years that the Broncos had a pair of players selected in the first eight rounds of the same draft. The last pair was Paul Chiaffredo (6th round – No. 179 – Toronto Blue Jays) and Mike Frank (7th round – No. 218 – Cincinnati Reds) in 1997.
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — RD Academy Summer Youth Camps at Santa Clara University are open to players between the ages of 7-13 years old. The five-day camp offers personal and group instruction in all phases of the game of baseball. Players will receive top level instruction from current Santa Clara University coaches, former college players, and current SCU players.
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Santa Clara Baseball commit Travis Howard has been named to the AZPreps365.com Arizona High School Baseball All-Division II First Team. Howard is one of 13 players and just three pitchers to receive the honor this year.
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Santa Clara baseball's Steven Wilson has been named a 2015 West Coast Conference All-Academic Honorable Mention, announced by the WCC Wednesday. At the conclusion of each athletic season, the WCC selects an all-academic squad for each WCC-sponsored sport. To be considered, a student-athlete must maintain at least a 3.20 cumulative grade point average, while also being a significant contributor to his team.
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Santa Clara baseball has been recognized with four All-West Coast Conference honors, announced by the WCC Tuesday. Junior shortstop Jose Vizcaino, Jr. has been named First Team All-WCC, junior righthander Reece Karalus and sophomore catcher Stevie Berman received Second Team All-WCC honors, and redshirt freshman righthander Mitchell White was named to the conference’s All Freshman team.
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — On this week's edition of the Bronco weekly sports wrap, hosts and student-athletes Denzel Johnson get you caught up on the latest in Bronco sports. Five Bronco teams finished out their regular seasons last week, one Bronco took to the links as part of an NCAA Championship and one Bronco team earned a spot to compete in the postseason.
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — On the final day of the 2015 regular season and senior day, Santa Clara baseball fell to BYU 4-2 at Schott Stadium Saturday. The Broncos finish their 2015 campaign at 26-28 overall and 12-15 in West Coast Conference play.
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Santa Clara baseball used a walkoff walk by Jake Brodt in the bottom of the ninth inning to win 8-7 and even its West Coast Conference series with BYU Friday night at Schott Stadium. The Broncos broke a stretch of six straight Cougar runs with the bases-loaded walk, which brought in Jose Vizcaino, Jr. for the game-winning run.
SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Santa Clara baseball fell to BYU by a final of 8-5 in 10 innings at Schott Stadium on Thursday night. The loss eliminates Santa Clara from WCC Baseball Championship contention.
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Santa Clara baseball won its seventh straight game with a 2-1 victory in 11 innings Tuesday night against San Jose State at Municipal Stadium. The Broncos played a season-long 11-inning contest and picked up their fourth extra-inning win of the 2015 campaign in their final nonconference matchup of the year.
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Santa Clara baseball plays its final series of the 2015 regular season with a West Coast Conference matchup against BYU Thursday-Saturday at Schott Stadium. On Saturday, the Broncos will honor seniors TJ Braff, Evan Brisentine and CJ Jacobe before the season finale 1 p.m. first pitch.
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — On this week's edition of the Bronco weekly sports wrap, hosts and student-athletes Denzel Johnson get you caught up on the latest in Bronco sports. After last week’s episode from the Santa Clara Celebrity Golf Tournament, the wrap is back on the Mission campus in the university suite to get you caught up on the latest in Bronco Sports.
The whirlwind of studying and stress eating brought on by midterms is time-consuming enough on its own; add that to baseball practice and games every weekend and you are looking at the life of Eric Lex (EL). Lex is simultaneously in the midst of the 2015 baseball season while combatting spring quarter midterms. Santa Clara Broncos (SCB) wanted to hear more about the ways Lex balances his time between two of the most important seasons of the year.
PORTLAND, Ore. — Santa Clara baseball produced its biggest ninth inning of the season with five runs to overturn a 5-3 deficit on its way to an 8-6 win over Portland Sunday at Jose Etzel field. The Broncos posted their first West Coast Conference series sweep of the season by winning all three games against the Pilots.
PORTLAND, Ore. — Santa Clara baseball fell behind 2-0 against Portland Saturday afternoon at Joe Etzel Field before rallying for seven unanswered runs over the last four innings to win 7-2. The Broncos have clinched their third straight West Coast Conference series win and have won a season-high four consecutive WCC matchups.
PORTLAND, Ore. — Santa Clara baseball set its offense to the tune of 13 hits, including a pair of home runs, in a 5-1 victory over Portland Friday at Joe Etzel Field. Reece Karalus set the tone on the mound by allowing one unearned run in 7.0 innings as part of the series-opening victory.
Santa Clara Broncos (SCB) chatted with senior pitcher, Evan Brisentine (EB), about his experience as a Bronco, some of his favorite memories, and plans for post college life.
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Santa Clara baseball continues West Coast Conference action with a three-game series at Portland this weekend. First pitch times are set for 2 p.m. PDT Friday, 1 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday. On the second to last WCC weekend of the regular season, the Broncos are still in contention for a top four spot in the conference and a second straight appearance in the WCC Baseball Championship.
Santa Clara Athletics hosted the second annual SCU Celebrity Golf Tournament Monday, May 4 at Sharon Heights Golf and Country Club in Menlo Park, Calif. The tournament benefitted Santa Clara Athletics and the Bronco Bench Foundation. EYEBRONCO reporters Nici Gilday and Jared Brownridge took this week's edition of the Bronco Weekly Sports Wrap out to the links to catch up with the celebrity field. Take a look at interviews with Steve Nash '95, Jerry Rice, Randy Winn '96, Jose Vizcaino, Dwight Clark, Dan Jansen, Ronnie Lott, JT Snow, Shawn Estes, Lloyd Pierce '98, Stuart Holden and many more in this EYEBRONCO production!
STANFORD, Calif. — Ryan Budnick broke a scoreless tie with a leadoff home run in the 10th inning for Santa Clara baseball in a 1-0 victory over Stanford at Sunken Diamond Tuesday night. With the win, the Broncos have swept the season series against the Cardinal for the first time since the 1974 season.
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Santa Clara baseball's Jose Vizcaino, Jr. has been named West Coast Conference Rawlings Baseball Player of the Week for May 4, announced by the conference Monday. This marks the third player of the week selection for Vizcaino, Jr., this season — he also took home the honors for the first two weeks of the year.
MORAGA, Calif. — Santa Clara baseball overcame a ninth-inning deficit for the second straight day to defeat Saint Mary’s 8-6 Sunday afternoon at Guisto Field. The Broncos won Saturday and Sunday to claim their second straight West Coast Conference series victory.
MORAGA, Calif. — Santa Clara baseball rallied from a two-run deficit in the ninth inning to defeat the Saint Mary’s Gaels 8-7 at Louis Guisto Field Friday afternoon. The Broncos scored the first five runs of the ballgame and the Gaels answered with seven runs between the sixth and seventh innings before Santa Clara’s three-run rally in the contest’s final frame.
MORAGA, Calif. — Santa Clara baseball put baserunners aboard in all nine innings Friday afternoon, and scored one run in a 6-1 loss against the Saint Mary’s Gaels at Louis Guisto Field. The Broncos scored their only run of the game on an RBI fielder’s choice by Kyle Cortopassi in the ninth inning.
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Santa Clara baseball begins an eight-game road trip when it heads to Moraga, Calif. for a three-game series with the Saint Mary’s Gaels this weekend. First pitch times are set for 3 p.m. PDT Friday, 1 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday.
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — In a game that featured 25 hits, Santa Clara baseball jumped out to an early lead before UC Davis scored six runs in the seventh to win 9-7 Tuesday night at Schott Stadium. Each team scored at least one run in each of its first three innings and the six-run Aggie seventh broke a string of three straight scoreless frames.
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Santa Clara baseball plays its final midweek home game of the season when it hosts the UC Davis Aggies for a 6 p.m. first pitch Tuesday night at Schott Stadium. The Broncos won two of three games against the Gonzaga Bulldogs last weekend to earn their first West Coast Conference series win since taking two of three games from the Pacific Tigers March 27-29.
SANTA CLARA, Calif. – On this week’s edition of the Bronco Weekly Sports Wrap, hosts and student-athletes Denzel Johnson and Nici Gilday get you caught up on Bronco sports. Last week featured a number of championship events with five Bronco sports competing for titles. Additionally, Sunday marked a special event with the 10th anniversary of baseball’s Stephen Schott Stadium. This episode begins with the Bronco baseball team.
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Santa Clara baseball scored four runs in the first inning on its way to a 6-5 victory over Gonzaga as part of the 10th anniversary celebration of Stephen Schott Stadium Sunday afternoon. The Broncos held off a ninth-inning Gonzaga rally as Mitchell White stranded the potential game-tying run on third and potential go-ahead run on first to earn his second save in as many days.