San Jose State Archive

CBD Column: Pac-12 Weekend Preview

– February 22, 2013Posted in: 2013 Weekend Preview, Big 12, Big West, CBD Column, MAC, Mountain West, Pac 12, SEC, Southland Conference, WAC, West Coast Conference

UCLA at Baylor

The No. 6 ranked Bruins will travel to Waco, Texas to take on the Baylor Bears this weekend. It will be UCLA’s first visit to Baylor in program history. UCLA (2-1) is coming off a series victory against the Minnesota Golden Gophers. The Bruins dropped the opener 6-2 in 10 innings Friday night, but rallied on Saturday by defeating the Gophers 14-0. On Sunday, sophomore starter Grant Watson kept the Gophers quiet by throwing six scoreless innings and tallying a career high eight strikeouts. Baylor (1-3) is coming off a win at home Tuesday against Texas State. The Bears were swept on the road at UC Irvine last weekend. Read the rest of this entry »

2013 WAC Preseason Coaches Poll

Brian Foley

– February 5, 2013Posted in: 2013 Preseason Conference Poll, WAC

FROM CBD NEWS SOURCE
DENVER - Dallas Baptist has been selected as the favorite to win the 2013 Western Athletic Conference regular season baseball crown in a vote by the league’s 10 head coaches.

The Patriots received 80 points and eight first place votes after a 41-19 season last year as an independent. DBU advanced to its second-straight NCAA Tournament last season. DBU joins the WAC this season after playing as a Division I independent the past nine seasons. As an independent, the Patriots have made three trips to the NCAA tournament, including an NCAA Super Regional appearance in 2011. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2013 Preseason Conference Poll, Cal State Bakersfield, Dallas Baptist University, Louisiana Tech, New Mexico State, Sacramento State, San Jose State, Seattle U., Texas State, UT-Arlington, UT-San Antonio, WAC

San Jose State names Dave Nakama as Head Coach

Brian Foley

– September 5, 2012Posted in: New Coach, WAC

FROM CBD NEWS SOURCE
San Jose, Calif.- Possessing a proven track record for outstanding recruiting and long-time ties to Northern California and the Bay Area, Dave Nakama is the new San Jose State University baseball head coach. Gene Bleymaier, the university’s director of athletics, made the announcement. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: New Coach, San Jose State, WAC

San Jose State’s Sam Piraro Retires, Mark O’Brien named Interim Coach

Brian Foley

– July 5, 2012Posted in: New Coach, WAC

FROM CBD NEWS SOURCE
San Jose, Calif.—–After accumulating more than 1,000 wins in a coaching career covering parts of five decades rooted in Santa Clara County, Sam Piraro is retiring as San Jose State University’s baseball coach. Interim director of athletics Marie Tuite made the announcement. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: New Coach, San Jose State, WAC

NorCal Baseball Media Day Recap

Brian Foley

– February 9, 2012Posted in: Interviews with Coaches, Pac 12, WAC, West Coast Conference

The Stanford Cardinal hosted the Northern California College Baseball Media Day yesterday which featured coaches from all six northern California schools including the host Cardinal, Cal, St. Mary’s, San Francisco, Santa Clara, and San Jose State. You can check out the full video interviews below. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Cal, Interviews with Coaches, Pac 12, San Francisco, San Jose State, Santa Clara, St. Mary's, Stanford, WAC, West Coast Conference

2012 WAC Preseason Coaches Poll Released

Brian Foley

– February 9, 2012Posted in: 2012 Preseason Conference Poll, WAC

DENVER – Fresno State has been selected as the favorite to win the 2012 Western Athletic Conference regular season baseball crown in a vote by the league’s seven head coaches. The coaches also voted on a preseason all-WAC team with New Mexico State leading the way as it placed five players on the team. New Mexico State junior catcher Zac Fisher was named the preseason player of the year, while San Jose State junior Zack Jones was picked the preseason pitcher of the year. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2012 Preseason Conference Poll, Fresno State, Hawaii, Louisiana Tech, Nevada, New Mexico State, Sacramento State, San Jose State, WAC

NCBWA Names 2012 Preseason Stopper of the Year Watch List

Brian Foley

– January 31, 2012Posted in: ACC, Atlantic 10, Atlantic Sun, Big 12, Big East, Big South, Big Ten, Big West, CAA, Conference USA, Horizon League, MAAC, MAC, Missouri Valley, NCBWA, NEC, Ohio Valley Conference, Pac 12, Patriot League, SEC, Southland Conference, Sun Belt, WAC, West Coast Conference

FROM NCBWA RELEASE
Wichita, Kan. (NCBWA) — Forty-five players have been named to the initial watch list for the eighth annual National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Stopper of the Year Award, given to the top relief pitcher in NCAA Division I baseball, as announced by the association Wednesday. Read the rest of this entry »

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Mark O’Brien named Associate Head Coach at San Jose State

Brian Foley

– August 12, 2011Posted in: New Coach, WAC, West Coast Conference

FROM CBD NEWS SOURCE

Former San Jose State infielder and team captain Mark O’Brien is returning to his alma mater as associate head coach. Head coach Sam Piraro made the announcement.

O’Brien makes the short trip over to San Jose State from Santa Clara University, where he was the head coach of the Broncos for the past 10 seasons. O’Brien posted 258 wins at the helm of the Santa Clara program, becoming only the third coach in the 125-year history of the team to reach the 200-win milestone. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Mark O'Brien, San Jose State, Santa Clara, WAC, West Coast Conference

San Jose State’s Sam Piraro Awarded New 3-Year Contract

Brian Foley

– July 16, 2011Posted in: WAC

FROM CBD NEWS SOURCE
San Jose, Calif.—–Sam Piraro, the winningest baseball coach in San Jose State’s 100-plus year history, agreed to a new three-year contract through the 2014 season. Athletics director Tom Bowen made the announcement.

Piraro recently completed his 24th season as the Spartans’ head coach directing the Spartans to a 35-26 overall win-loss record. He ranks 29th nationally among active NCAA Division I baseball coaches with 784 coaching victories. San Jose State has 17 30-win and five additional 40-win seasons since he took over as head coach for his first season in 1987. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: New Contract, San Jose State, WAC

2011 John Olerud Award Watch List

Brian Foley

– June 10, 2011Posted in: 2011 Top Players, ACC, Atlantic Sun, Big Ten, Big West, Missouri Valley, National Awards, Patriot League, SEC, WAC

FROM CBD NEWS SOURCE
Ten players are still competing for the College Baseball Hall of Fame’s John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year Award.

The winner of the Olerud Award will be announced in Lubbock, Texas, on July 3 as part of the College Baseball Hall of Fame’s Night of Champions. Read the rest of this entry »

All-WAC Baseball Teams Announced

Sam Wasson

– May 25, 2011Posted in: 2011 Conference Tourney, WAC

FROM CBD NEWS SOURCES
MESA, AZ – The Western Athletic Conference today released its 2011 all-WAC baseball teams and postseason awards as selected by the league’s head coaches. Fresno State junior outfielder Dusty Robinson was named the Player of the Year and Fresno State senior Greg Gonzalez earned Pitcher of the Year honors. The Freshman of the Year award went to Fresno State outfielder Aaron Judge. Hawai‘i’s Mike Trapasso was named WAC Coach of the Year.
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Tags: Fresno State, Hawaii, Louisiana Tech, Nevada, New Mexico State, Sacramento State, San Jose State, WAC, WAC Postseason Awards

West Coast Weekend Preview…Let it Snow?

Mark Rafferty

– February 25, 2011Posted in: 2011 Weekend Previews, ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big South, Big Ten, CBD Column, CBD Interview, Conference USA, MEAC, Mountain West, Pac 12, SEC, SWAC

The Bay Area is scheduled for some nasty weather this weekend, and there’s even snow possibly in the forecast in San Francisco for the first time since the 1970′s. The USF Dons (0-4) look to turn around its season after a rough opening stretch against UCLA as they play UC Davis in a home/away/home series this weekend. Weather will probably get in the way Friday with a double dip sometime either Saturday or Sunday. I spoke with USF Head Coach Nino Giarratano this week about his teams efforts to rebound over the weekend.