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Stanford's O'Brien to host baseball camp
He was one of the finest baseball players Santa Clara Valley has produced. And now Mark O'Brien is giving back to the community as he hosts the annual Stanford baseball camps for players ages 12-18 on the Stanford campus.
The camps will feature hitting and defense, with a special camp for pitchers ages 13-18. Camps will be held Nov. 26-28, Dec. 20-22 and Dec. 27-29 at Sunken Diamond, and the cost is $110 per session.
O'Brien starred on the diamond at St. Francis High School before going to on excel at De Anza Community College and Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo. He later coached at each college before taking a position as an assistant coach at Stanford. O'Brien was the first-base coach for the Cardinal team that competed in the NCAA World Series last spring. For information on the camps, call O'Brien at 650.723.4528.
Saratoga Little League
The Saratoga Little League will hold signups for the 2000 spring baseball season on Nov. 16 and 18, 7-9 p.m., and Nov. 20, 9 a.m.-noon, in the cafeteria at Argonaut School. The league is open to boys and girls ages 5-12 (as of July 31, 2000).
Quito Little League
The Quito Little League will hold signups for the 2000 spring baseball season on Nov. 16 and 18, 6:30-9 p.m., and Nov. 20, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., at Rolling Hills Middle School on Pollard Road at More Avenue in Los Gatos.
The league is open to boys and girls ages 5-12 (as of July 31, 2000). Players' parents must provide a PG&E bill and driver's license for proof of residency and the child's birth certificate for proof of age. Players from parts of Campbell, Los Gatos and Saratoga are eligible for the league. Call 408.943.4707 or contact the league's website at www.quitoll.org for more information.
Pitching Program
An eight-week fall pitching program for baseball players ages 9-12 will run Tuesday evenings, through Dec. 14, in the gym at West Valley Community College in Saratoga.
The program teaches fundamentals, arm care and defensive skills. Players 9-10 attend at 7 p.m., players 11-12 at 8 p.m. For more information, call Burch Boehner at 408.998.5338.
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