who was a High School baseball player and then had a collegiate career at Santa Clara University?
Bay Area native Mark O’Brien begins his sixth year as head coach at Santa Clara University. O’Brien has guided the Broncos to a 72-68 mark in West Coast Conference play the past four seasons. In only his second season he guided the Broncos to their first winning season since 1997, posting a 31-26 overall record and a 21-9 mark in league play. O’Brien became the school’s 35th head coach in the 111 years of the program when he was hired on June 11th, 2001. From that point on, O’Brien’s fingerprints can be found all over the program. O’Brien completed his staff soon after his own appointment, hiring Mike Oakland and Mike Zirelli as full-time assistant coaches. During his brief time on the Mission Campus, O’Brien has accomplished things that not many of his predacessors had. He became only the fourth coach in program history to win his 50th game in only his second season as head coach, joining Sal Taormina, Jerry McClain and John Oldham. The win was a savory one as he watched his team defe
Basically, one needs a high school diploma to enter Santa Clara University. Therefore all Santa Clara University baseball players, played high school ball. While it is true that America has dumbed-down educational standards badly, the universities are still not accepting students direct out of middle school…yet. Sources: My opinion.
It’s been more than 35 years since Mike Denevi was roaming the infield as a Los Gatos High School baseball player. His time at Los Gatos was followed by a successful collegiate career at Santa Clara University and a trip through the professional ranks that took him all the way to the Triple A level in the Kansas City Royals organization. On April 25, though, he was back at Los Gatos where it all began. Sources: http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&ct2=us%2F0_0_s_2_0_t&usg=AFQjCNE1ygz_ncXJ7hOicosevOiD6-RY9g&cid=1346005877&ei=NRIASviWFdHokAWwuvP_Aw&rt=SEARCH&vm=STANDARD&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mercurynews.
