The Fall Classic includes the Diamond Club Kick-Off Bowling Fundraiser on Friday, October 26 at 300 San Jose, an upscale bowling alley designed for corporate functions. Besides bowling, there will be dinner, drinks, prizes, and a presentation by Head Coach Dan O'Brien.

Please save the date and  more information will be provided in the coming weeks!

For many ballplayers, the summer is a time to get extra work that will help them in the upcoming season, but for pitchers summer leagues can present an unique situation - balancing between productive preparation and overworking their arms. Santa Clara lefty Max Deering has found the perfect blend of rest and work as he prepares for the Broncos' 2013 campaign with the Slippery Rock Sliders...

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"Bronco Cribs" Video by Max Deering and Zach Looney

 

The Bronco Bench Foundation and Heritage Bank are proud to announce that the 34th Annual Bronco Bench Golf Classic will be held at Cinnabar Hills Golf Club on Friday, September 14, 2012.

Join Bronco alumni, athletes, coaches and our celebrity auctioneer Brent Jones ('85) for a day of golf, camaraderie, and bragging rights. Last year's event raised more than $100,000 for Student-Athlete Scholarships and our goal this year is to surpass last year's benchmark!

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RD Baseball Academy, founded by Santa Clara Head Coach Dan O'Brien, provides advanced hitting training, catcher's training, pitching clinics, high school showcases, and summer camps for youth and high school players.

RD Baseball Academy (formerly Bronco Baseball Academy) has a new website, staff, instructional program, and schedule of events. The RD Academy will run year-around and provide an elite and unique baseball experience for players of all ages and skill levels.

 

"The RD Academy is more than just a baseball academy. It's about helping players relentlessly develop on and off the field, so that they improve in all areas of their life," said O'Brien. "We believe in providing first class baseball instruction and in teaching life skills that will help young men reach their potential."

For more information about the RD Baseball Academy, please visit the new website: www.RDAcademy.org.

 

The 1962 Broncos pitched, ran, and swatted their way to being the top-ranked team in the nation and to the College World Series. Then they battled it out in a grueling 15-inning title cruncher that was one for the record books.
 
Fifty years later, Ron Calcagno '63 clings to one very appetizing memory of his trip to the College World Series.

"They gave us all meal money," says Calcagno. "And they've got a lot of good beef in Omaha."

Calcagno was the catcher on Santa Clara's first-and still only-team to reach the collegiate championship game of a sport that has been played at the University longer than any other. Baseball at Santa Clara began in 1883, yet the 1962 Broncos, who came so close to winning the NCAA title before losing it in extra innings, stand alone in school history. All of them can tell you it was an unforgettable experience. Well, some of them, anyway.  

 

"I can't remember much," admits John Boccabella '63, the team's All-American first baseman. "The whole thing was just such a big ride. We really enjoyed it. But when you're a young kid, how much do you know?"

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