College Baseball 360 » Mark O’Brien http://collegebaseball360.com baseball news, college baseball stats, sean stires, pete lafleur, college world series video, college baseball podcast, Fri, 14 Feb 2025 21:33:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.38 O’Brien Resigns As Santa Clara Baseball Coach http://collegebaseball360.com/obrien-resigns-as-santa-clara-baseball-coach/ http://collegebaseball360.com/obrien-resigns-as-santa-clara-baseball-coach/#comments Sat, 11 Jun 2011 01:09:36 +0000 http://collegebaseball360.com/?p=21569

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.

Mark O'Brien

“When Coach O’Brien arrived on campus 10 years ago he very quickly established himself and became a key member of the Santa Clara family.  His ability to connect with people served him very well not only on the recruiting trails but with the alumni and donor communities.  He fit in well here, and it showed.  These qualities allowed Mark to usher in a new era in Santa Clara baseball with his involvement in the fundraising and construction of Stephen Schott Stadium.  Santa Clara reached several milestones under Coach O’Brien and we thank him for the first-class manner in which he conducted himself.  He will be missed,” said Santa Clara Athletic Director Dan Coonan.  “We will begin a national search for a head coach immediately.  Santa Clara has a proud legacy of baseball both in the West Coast Conference and at the national level and we look to continue to build on that legacy.”

“I approached Dan Coonan on Wednesday and informed him of my decision to resign.   I want to thank the players who chose to play baseball at Santa Clara and also thank my coaching staff for the many hours they put in to help build our program,” said O’Brien.  “I would also like to thank the University, the administration, the donors, the Bronco alumni and the fans for giving me the opportunity to be the Bronco head coach the past 10 years. I wish everyone at Santa Clara, especially the players, the best of luck in the future. With the incoming recruiting class and the returning group of players, Santa Clara can be a force to be reckoned with next year. We all want a top-notch baseball program at Santa Clara and I have offered to assist Dan Coonan in the search as he sees fit. I am looking forward to a new opportunity in baseball and excited about the possibilities that I have.”

Santa Clara was 258-286 under O’Brien in his 10 years.  He coached 53 All-WCC players at Santa Clara.  O’Brien has had 29 Major League Baseball draft picks in his 10 seasons at Santa Clara and also coached 28 All-Americans as a collegiate coach (2011 Draft in late June).  The three years prior to joining the Broncos, O’Brien served as an assistant coach at Stanford. O’Brien assisted with all aspects of the program, as the Cardinal’s hitting and fielding instructor and handled the duties of first base coach. During those three seasons Stanford qualified for the College World Series, taking home a third place finish in 1999 and back-to-back national runners-up in 2000 and 2001. O’Brien’s infielders led the nation in 2001 with a .977 fielding percentage and were among the top-five in the nation in 1999 and 2000.

(Santa Clara Release)

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SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Santa Clara University’s baseball program announced its 2010 schedule today. The 55-game slate, released by ninth-year head coach Mark O’Brien, begins February 19-21, with a home series against the University of Nevada.

The Broncos will host 29 games at its state-of-the-art on-campus facility, Stephen Schott Stadium. Stanford visits Santa Clara on April 13 and 26. SCU will also host four of its seven West Coast Conference series and the four-team Jack Gifford Classic, March 11-14.

Santa Clara Head Coach Mark O'Brien

Santa Clara Head Coach Mark O'Brien

“Every year we’re going to bring in some of the best teams on the West Coast to play us here,” said O’Brien. “Just as important is to go to different venues, into some hostile environments. We have an early-season series at Houston which will be a good test for us and games at San Diego State and Cal State Fullerton.”

Complete 2010 Santa Clara Schedule (PDF)

Three games with local rival San Jose State March 5-7, a midweek trip to play 2008 College World Series Champion Fresno State March 9 and an extended series at SDSU March 20-23 are also part of the non-conference schedule.

“We are going to be tested early and tested often,” said O’Brien. “In my mind you need to play teams that will prepare you for conference and we’ll do that.”

A 13-game homestand at Schott Stadium, March 26 through April 13, dominates the team’s midseason calendar. The Broncos will play its first two WCC series at home, matching up with Portland April 1-3 and Pepperdine April 9-11.

“What a great environment for college baseball,” O’Brien says about SCU’s Schott Stadium which opened in 2005. “We are very fortunate. It’s a perfect place for families to come out and watch a game.”

Twelve of Santa Clara’s final 16 games are on the road: at Gonzaga April 30 through May 2, at Stanford May 10, at UC Davis May 19, at 2009 CWS qualifiers Cal State Fullerton May 21-23 and finishing up the regular season at LMU May 28-30.

(Release)

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