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College Baseball Season Begins
The 2005 College Baseball Season began with the University of San Diego/ Cal Poly baseball game over the weekend. Dragons Steven Singleton (SS) and Jon Marshall (C)
are shown following the game.
Steven did well, starting at shortstop and hitting two doubles in the 3 game series. Jon played in Friday's game, driving in the tying run in the 7th inning, and being hit by a pitch and scoring in the 9th.
They were instrumental teammates on the 2000 Div III State Championship team that went 25-3 and won the West Coast Classic in San Jose.
Dragons are 2000 CIF STATE DIV III Champions!
O'Dowd wins 2nd straight HAAL Championship.
O'Dowd wins prestigious West Coast Classic.
O'Dowd goes 48-7 over the past two years.
O'Dowd achieved a Top 50 National Ranking by FOXSPORTS.
Dragons get voted CIF State DIV III Champions and Cal-Hi Sports State Team of the Year.
Great Year Dragons!
 | | Coach Joel Kaufman |
 | | All-State Infielder Jonny Ash |  |
Ash, Brethauer and Kaufman Receive State Honors
| |  | | All-State Pitcher Robby Brethauer |
Cal-Hi Sports has selected 3 Bishop O'Dowd Dragons for 2000 All-State Medium School Honors.
Jonny Ash, who led the Dragons with a near .600 batting average and flawless defense, was selected All-STATE INFIELD.
Robby Brethauer, who pitched the Dragons to 2 wins in the West Coast Classic and finished with 10 wins, was selected ALL-STATE PITCHER.
Coach Joel Kaufman, who guided the Dragons to 2 straight HAAL titles, 2 consecutive NCS berths, 2 Easter tournament titles including defeating Westlake (#2 ranking in nation) in West Coast Classic, was named ALL-STATE COACH OF THE YEAR.
We Are the Champions
Dragon Poll
Final Results of Poll:
Who will be the 1st of Coach Joel's Dragons to make the Big Leagues?
Jonny Ash - 33%
May Alumni Feature of the Month
Jon Marshall... By Coach Joel Kaufman
Jon was my catcher from the day I stepped in as the JV Head Coach at Bishop O'Dowd. He remained as my field general for 2 years of JV and moved up with me to the Varsity team the final 2 years.
Jon was a special young man. He not only had a fantastic work ethic on the baseball field, but was a first class individual off the field. If a big hit was needed, bring on Jon Marshall. During Jon's sophomore year, our JV team scrimmaged the Varsity team at practice one day. Our JV went 25-0 that year and Varsity was a few games over .500. There was some annomosity towards our JV team. Jon came up to bat and hit a 3 run homer across the street off one of the Varsity starters to put us up by 2 runs. We knew we had a special ballplayer.
Jon continued to provide special moments for my varsity team. My favorite was his grand slam on the gym in the bottom of the 6th to break a 6-6 tie against Moreau Catholic.
Jon is doing quite well in New York. Check out the link:
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April Alumni Feature of the Month
Teddy Kearns:
Graduated 2000
Batted .411 with 7 homers and 38 RBI's
Unanimous 1st Team All League Selection
Teddy according to Coach Kaufman:
Teddy was a team player. He was a positive force for the Varsity and the best 1st baseman I have ever had as a coach. In clutch situtations, Teddy would pull out the hit or save an error for an infielder with a short hop snag at 1st. All our future 1st baseman will be hard pressed to meet the standard set by Teddy Kearns. Fordham was the one school that made several calls to me. They really wanted Ted. Teddy made the right choice by going there and will have a successful college career. He will have to let those Yankees and Mets fans know that our
Bay Area teams are better.
Seniors look to continue Winning Tradition
Our seniors led by Catcher Jusuf Demir did a great job of leading our young 2001 team. We wish Jusuf, Brendan, Bob, Kelch, Owen, Woulfe, Ryan, Ben and Mark all the best in their futures.
 | | Senior Catcher Josuf Demir |
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HAAL Record: 11 O'Dowd Ball Players make All-League
Player of the Year: Jonny Ash
1st team Selections: Jonny Ash, Nate Durham-Hammer, Ted Kearns and Robby Brethauer.
2nd team Selections: Brendan Burke, Jon Marshall, Steve Singleton, Mark Fierro, Jon Kelchner.
Honorable Mention: Josuf Demir, Andy Boero
Bishop O'Dowd Takes HAAL Playoffs at Ballpark!
After knocking off Mt Eden in the 1st round of the HAAL playoffs, the Dragon's potent offense knocked out 17 hits on the way to a 13-6 bashing of San Lorenzo. For the 2nd consecutive year the Dragons take both the Round Robin Championship and the Playoff title. See game highlights.
O'Dowd Defeats South Calif Powers Westlake and Mater Dei
Senior Captains and All Tourney Selections Jonny Ash, Jon Marshall and Nate Durham Hammer led the Dragons to a 4-0 showing in the West Coast Classic in San Jose. Ace Robby Brethauer was named Tourney MVP for a 2-0 showing against #1 in State Harvard Westlake and perennial power Mater Dei. It was a fantastic team effort in this tournament as many players came up big.
O'Dowd Finishes Regular Season with Best Record(25-3)Ever!
 | | Nate D's 11 Home Runs Lead O'Dowd |
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O'Dowd Captures 2nd Straight HAAL title... Final Standings
O'Dowd(16-2) *
Moreau Catholic (12-5)
San Lorenzo (12-6)
Mt Eden (10-7)
* Clinched HAAL title
Eliminated:Castro Valley,Hayward, San Leandro, Arroyo,Tennyson
1999 Ace Ben Clayton Selected 3rd Team All-American Freshman
See article about Ben's No-Hitter.
Ben Clayton has been doing well for Wake Forest.
Ben Clayton's No Hitter
Dragons win 1st ever HAAL Baseball Championship!
The O'Dowd Varsity Baseball team, the #14 ranked team in the State, finished with a 23-4 overall record.
Highlights of the season included the 3 game
sweep of arch-rival Moreau Catholic, with
all 3 wins coming in O'Dowds final at bat.
A Collage of O'Dowd Ballplayers
Jonny Ash at it Again for Stanford
Jonny Ash was the hitting hero in the Regional Baseball Playoffs with 3 RBI's
in the 1st game vs the Texas Longhorns and then 3 hits in the night cap versus Marist.
HE WAS 7 FOR 14 DURING THE REGIONALS AND NAMED TO THE ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM!!
After Scoring 1 run, Jonny hit the insurance double to send Stanford to the College World Series in Omaha!
Not bad for the Stanford Freshman and former Dragon. GO GET EM IN OMAHA JONNY!
DRAGON PRIDE!!!!!!!!!!!
 | | Jonny celebrates Stanford regional Victory | |
June Alumni Feature of the Month: Jonny Ash
Who else but Jonny Ash!!!! Coach Kaufman remembers: I still remember Jonny as my shortstop on Junior Varsity. He had so much potential and was such a hard worker. After practice was over, he asked me to hit him ground balls until there was no more daylight to see.
Things were not always easy for Jonny. He had his struggling times like most ballplayers. But his work ethic and keeping his head up got him thru those rough times and in his senior year he hit .598 and was All-State.
He is in the all-time top 10 in batting average in the state. If the game was on the line in 2000, I wanted Jonny up. He came thru practically every time.
Someone asked me if I was surprised about Jonny's performance at Stanford. My response was ..."with all due respect to Coach Marquess, he waited way too long to get Jonny into their everyday lineup....Jonny is one in a million. I am proud to have been a small part in his development and am extremely proud to have him as a friend. I sat in row 2 behind the plate at the Regionals and watched as Jonny received the All-Tournament award. It was hard for me to not have tears of joy in my eyes for such a great young man."
Jonny Ash picked by Houston Astros in 11th Round
|  | | Ash led 2000 Dragons to State Div III championship | |
Jonny Ash, the SS of the Dragons and 3B of the Stanford Cardinals, was rewarded on the Opening Day of the Major League Draft as he was picked in the 11th round by the Houston Astros.
Jonny is one of the hardest working Dragon baseball players and all of us at Bishop O'Dowd are extremely proud of him.
 | | Jonny shown at BOD baseball camp |
Robby Brethauer Signs with Lewis-Clark State College
|  | | Robby was known for his pitching, but could swing it a bit too | |
Robby Brethauer, the workhorse of the 2000 O'Dowd Division III State Championship team, has signed to play at Lewis-Clark State College in Lewiston, Idaho. Robby was most known for his complete game win against National ranked and undefeated 16-0 Harvard-Westlake in the West Coast Classic. He then pitched 3 innings the next night in the Championship game in relief, picking up the win against California power Mater Dei.
Robby was a 1st team All-League selection and picked to the All-State team.
Dragons Receive State and National Honors
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