1962 Santa Clara Broncos baseball team

1962 Santa Clara Broncos baseball
1962 Santa Clara Broncos baseball
CIBA Champions; District 8 Champions
College World Series, Runner-Up
Conference	California Intercollegiate Baseball Association
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
CB	No. 2
Record	39–8 (12–4 CIBA)
Head coach	John Cottrell (2nd season);
Home stadium	Washington Field
	Seasons ← 1961 1963 →

1962 Athletic Association of Western Universities baseball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
North Division
No. 15 Oregon State ‍†‍‍^y	11	–	4	.733	26	–	6	.813
Oregon ‍‍‍	10	–	5	.667		–		–
Washington State ‍‍‍	8	–	5	.615	18	–	12	.600
Idaho ‍‍‍	5	–	10	.333		–		–
Washington ‍‍‍	3	–	13	.188	9	–	18	.333
California Intercollegiate Baseball Association
No. 2 Santa Clara ‍†‍‍^y	12	–	4	.750	39	–	8	.830
No. 23 Southern California ‍‍‍	11	–	5	.688	29	–	12	.707
California ‍‍‍	7	–	9	.438	24	–	20	.545
Stanford ‍‍‍	6	–	10	.375	21	–	14	.600
UCLA ‍‍‍	4	–	12	.250	23	–	22	.511

† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1962^[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1962 Santa Clara Broncos baseball team represented Santa Clara University in the 1962 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Broncos played their home games at Washington Field, on the campus of Santa Clara High School. The team was coached by John Cottrell in his 2nd season at Santa Clara. The Broncos finished 39–8, winning the California Intercollegiate Baseball Association with a 12–4 record.

The Broncos reached the College World Series, finishing as runner up to the Michigan Wolverines after a 4–5 loss in the 15-inning championship game.^[2]

Roster

1962 Santa Clara Broncos roster

Pitchers

Mark Amrien
Bob Garibaldi
Loren Harper
Dan Korbel
Pete Magrini
21 - Charlie Marcenaro
Marty Samuelson

Catchers

Ron Calcango
Ron Cook

Infielders

John Boccabella
Tim Cullen
Ernie Fazio
8 - John Giovanola
Gary Malvini

Outfielders

Tom Arrieta
Reno DiBono
Ken Flanagan
Larry Kaaha
Mickey McDermott
Nick Scurich

Schedule and results

Legend
	Santa Clara win
	Santa Clara loss

1962 Santa Clara Broncos Baseball Game Log

Regular Season (31–5)
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record	CIBA Record
	San Francisco State		W 8–3	1–0	–
	Philadelphia Phillies Rookies		W 4–1	2–0	–
	Baltimore Orioles Rookies		W 12–1	3–0	–
	San Jose State		W 8–1	4–0	–
	Pacific		W 23–4	5–0	–
	Pacific		W 3–0	6–0	–
	Philadelphia Phillies Rookies		W 11–9	7–0	–
	San Jose State		W 9–0	8–0	–
	Cal Poly		W 7–1	9–0	–
	San Francisco State		W 4–3	10–0	–
	Nevada		W 14–4	11–0	–
	San Francisco		W 9–5	12–0	–
	California		W 9–3	13–0	1–0
March 30	at UCLA	Joe E. Brown Field • Los Angeles, California	L 0–1	13–1	1–1
March 31	at UCLA	Joe E. Brown Field • Los Angeles, California	W 5–3	14–1	2–1
	California		L 2–3	14–2	2–2
April 7	Stanford	Washington Field • Santa Clara, California	W 4–3	15–2	3–2
April 7	Stanford	Washington Field • Santa Clara, California	W 19–7	16–2	4–2
	San Francisco		W 16–8	17–2	4–2
April 13	at USC	Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California	L 5–9	17–3	4–3
April 14	at USC	Bovard Field • Los Angeles, California	L 6–7	17–4	4–4
	San Diego		W 4–3	18–4	4–4
	Cal Poly		L 1–3	18–5	4–4
	Cal Poly		W 7–4	19–5	4–4
	California		W 3–1	20–5	5–4
April 27	USC	Washington Field • Santa Clara, California	W 10–0	21–5	6–4
April 28	UCLA	Washington Field • Santa Clara, California	W 6–1	22–5	7–4
April 28	UCLA	Washington Field • Santa Clara, California	W 10–2	23–5	8–4
	California		W 8–3	24–5	9–4
	Sacramento State		W 8–2	25–5	9–4
	Sacramento State		W 7–1	26–5	9–4
	San Francisco		W 18–4	27–5	9–4
	San Francisco		W 24–5	28–5	9–4
May 18	USC	Washington Field • Santa Clara, California	W 6–3	29–5	10–4
May 19	at Stanford	Sunken Diamond • Stanford, California	W 8–4	30–5	11–4
May 19	at Stanford	Sunken Diamond • Stanford, California	W 4–2	31–5	12–4

Postseason (8–3)

District 8 Playoff (4–1)
Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record	CIBA Record
Fresno State	Washington Field • Santa Clara, California	W 6–1	32–5	12–4
Fresno State	Washington Field • Santa Clara, California	L 1–3	32–6	12–4
Fresno State	Washington Field • Santa Clara, California	W 4–2	33–6	12–4
Oregon State	Washington Field • Santa Clara, California	W 8–1	34–6	12–4
Oregon State	Washington Field • Santa Clara, California	W 7–5	35–6	12–4

1962 College World Series (4–2)
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record	CIBA Record
June 11	vs Florida State	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	L 1–5	35–7	12–4
June 12	vs Missouri	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	W 7–4¹²	36–7	12–4
June 13	vs Holy Cross	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	W 12–7	37–7	12–4
June 14	vs Florida State	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	W 11–6	38–7	12–4
June 15	vs Texas	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	W 4–3¹⁰	39–7	12–4
June 16	vs Michigan	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	L 4–5¹⁵	39–8	12–4

Schedule Source:^[3]

Awards and honors

Ernie Fazio

All Tournament Team^[4]
All-CIBA Team
First Team All-American

Ken Flanagan

All Tournament Team^[4]

Mickey McDermott

All Tournament Team^[4]
All-CIBA Team

Bob Garibaldi

All Tournament Team^[4]
All-CIBA Team

John Boccabella

All-CIBA Team

John Giovanola

All-CIBA Team

Tim Cullen

All-CIBA Team

References

^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1962". Boyd's World. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
^ "1962 College World Series". Omaha.com. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
^ "The Redwood, 1961-1962" (Press release). Santa Clara University. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "College World Series Record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved April 13, 2019.

[1] "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1962". Boyd's World. Retrieved February 22, 2020.

[2] "1962 College World Series". Omaha.com. Retrieved February 22, 2020.

[3] "The Redwood, 1961-1962" (Press release). Santa Clara University. Retrieved May 1, 2019.

[CWS-4] "College World Series Record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved April 13, 2019.

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