1962 Santa Clara Broncos baseball team

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

1. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1962". Boyd's World. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
2. "1962 College World Series". Omaha.com. Archived from the original on December 26, 2011. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
3. "The Redwood, 1961-1962" (Press release). Santa Clara University. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
4. "College World Series Record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved April 13, 2019.