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2013 West Coast Conference Preseason Coaches Poll

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Brian Foley
– February 6, 2013Posted in: 2013 Preseason Conference Poll, West Coast Conference

FROM CBD NEWS SOURCE
WestCoastConference_thumb.jpgSAN BRUNO, Calif. – The University of San Diego has been selected to win the 2013 West Coast Conference baseball championship, in a preseason poll of the WCC’s nine head coaches. The Toreros earned six of eight possible first-place votes and 62 overall points in the poll. Last year’s West Coast Conference champion, Pepperdine University, earned 53 points and picked up two first place votes in the annual survey.  Read the rest of this entry »

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Santa Clara releases 2013 Schedule

By
Brian Foley
– November 15, 2012Posted in: 2013 Schedules, West Coast Conference

FROM CBD NEWS SOURCE
SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Looking to build on last season’s 26 wins, Santa Clara baseball released its 2013 schedule today. With Bronco head coach Dan O’Brien entering his second season at the helm for the Broncos, Santa Clara is changing game-day times. Read the rest of this entry »

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CBD Column: SoCal Wk 6 Weekend Preview

By
Shotgun Spratling
– March 23, 2012Posted in: 2012 Weekend Preview, Big West, CBD Column, Mountain West, Pac 12, West Coast Conference

A number of schools on the quarter system rather than the semester schedule are coming off two week breaks. Several of those teams will oppose Southern California squads this weekend.

But the biggest matchup pits a top 10 Texas A&M squad against a red hot Pepperdine team. There will be a handful of “aces” in this series with both teams possessing top notch weekend rotations.

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2012 West Coast Conference Preseason Coaches Poll

By
Brian Foley
– February 11, 2012Posted in: 2012 Preseason Conference Poll, West Coast Conference

FROM CBD NEWS SOURCE
SAN BRUNO, Calif. — The University of San Diego has been selected to win the 2012 West Coast Conference baseball championship in a preseason poll of the WCC’s nine head coaches. The Toreros earned five first-place votes and 59 overall points in the poll. Last year’s second place finisher, Gonzaga University, earned 57 points and picked up three first place votes in the annual survey. Read the rest of this entry »

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NorCal Baseball Media Day Recap

By
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 »

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

By
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 »

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Dan O’Brien named Head Coach at Santa Clara

By
Brian Foley
– July 1, 2011Posted in: New Coach, West Coast Conference

FROM CBD NEWS SOURCE
SANTA CLARA, Calif. –A two-time Division II National Coach of the Year, Santa Clara University announced Thurs., June 30 it has hired Dan O’Brien as the new Bronco head baseball coach. O’Brien has spent the last 14 seasons as the head coach at UC San Diego, building that program into one of the premier programs at the NCAA Division II level. Dan O’Brien, the 36th head coach in school history in a baseball program that dates back to 1883, replaces Mark O’Brien after he stepped down in early June after 10 years at the Bronco helm. Read the rest of this entry »

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Mark O’Brien resigns at Santa Clara

By
Brian Foley
– June 3, 2011Posted in: New Coach, West Coast Conference

FROM CBD NEWS SOURCE
Santa Clara, Calif. – Santa Clara University announced Friday Bronco head baseball coach Mark O’Brien has resigned. O’Brien recently finished his 10th season at Santa Clara University. Read the rest of this entry »

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Foley’s Quick Hits for March 22nd

By
Brian Foley
– March 23, 2011Posted in: Big East, Big West, CBD Column, CBD Quick Hits, MAC, Ohio Valley Conference, Pac 12, Patriot League, SEC, Sun Belt, West Coast Conference

Here are some of my thoughts from action on March 22nd. Read the rest of this entry »

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Foley’s Quick Hits from Feb. 18th

By
Brian Foley
– February 19, 2011Posted in: ACC, Atlantic 10, Big 12, Big East, Big South, Big Ten, Big West, CAA, CBD Column, CBD Quick Hits, Pac 12, Patriot League, Southland Conference, Summit League

The first day of College Baseball is in the books with some interesting results. The season isn’t a sprint but a bad start to the season could always affect your chances at making the NCAA Baseball Tournament in May. All of the top 35 teams were scheduled to be in action but number nine ranked Cal-State Fullerton was rained out at Long Beach State. The only ranked matchup was between the Stanford Cardinal who visited the Rice Owls. Here are some of my thoughts on the first night of action in College Baseball. I will try to do these every night throughout the season especially on weekends. If I missed a great performance or a great storyline please leave your comments below. Read the rest of this entry »

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2011 West Coast Conference Coaches Poll

By
Brian Foley
– February 10, 2011Posted in: 2011 Preseason Conference Poll, West Coast Conference

FROM CBD NEWS SOURCE
SAN BRUNO, Calif. – With the first pitch of the 2011 season barely a week away, the University of San Diego is a unanimous selection to repeat as the West Coast Conference champions, garnering all seven possible first place votes and 49 points in a preseason poll of the eight WCC head coaches, announced Thursday. The conference also announced its preseason all-conference team, as voted on by the head coaches. Read the rest of this entry »

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2011 Bay Area Media Day

By
Brian Foley
– February 3, 2011Posted in: Pac 12, WAC, West Coast Conference

The 2011 Bay Area Media Day is set to begin today at 2pm Eastern/11 am Pacific at Stanford University. The teams featured including the host Cardinal are California, San Jose State, Santa Clara, Saint Mary’s and San Francisco. The entire media day will be streamed live through Stanford’s athletic site which can be check out by clicking here.

Photo Courtesy of Stanford Media Relations

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