Tuesday, June 24’s Little League game between Santa Clara Briarwood and Campbell started out just like any other game. Tremendous pitching from Campbell Little League’s ace kept Briarwood’s bats quiet for the first few innings, but the team from Santa Clara would display its defensive prowess to keep the score within reach. Shortstop Jaiden Stewart … Read more
The All Star season for the Briarwood El Camino Little League 12U All Stars came to a conclusion with a 2-0 loss to Sunnyvale National. While Briarwood had hoped to advance through the District 44 round-robin pool play and into the elimination tournament, the team came up a smidge short. However, despite the season ending, … Read more
The opening round of the Tournament of Champions (TOC) for the Little League Intermediate Division began Tuesday night with the Yankees of Sunnyvale against the Tigers of Briarwood. This playoff opener featured incredibly strong pitching on both sides. Jomo Albrecht and Isaiah Cho combined to hold Briarwood to just one run. While Briarwood starter Drake … Read more
Both Santa Clara Little Leagues in Briarwood and Westside advanced through the District 44 pool play and into the final four, double-elimination tournament. Briarwood found itself in the slightly larger pool of five teams, going 3-1 in pool play to finish second place in pool “B” behind first place Sunnyvale (4-0). Westside, meanwhile, went 2-1 … Read more
The Briarwood 12U All Stars will open the District 44 Tournament on Thursday against Los Altos. In the team’s preparation for its opener, the team worked extensively on its defense at Monday’s practice. Pitching and defense will be critical for Briarwood this summer if the players want to make a deep run in this summer’s … Read more
“The snack shack really is the heart of all little league. Yeah, they play baseball, but you know what? Every kid wants to go to the snack bar,” said Briarwood Little League President Dan O’Connor. It was a shocking discovery. On Wednesday morning (Aug. 3), O’Connor received a call from a groundskeeper that sometime in … Read more
After finishing 3-1 in pool play, the Santa Clara Briarwood 12U All Stars found themselves with a tough opening-round matchup in the double-elimination tournament for District 44. Having finished second in their bracket in Pool B, Briarwood would be matched up against the top seed from Pool A. That No. 1 seed would be none … Read more
The Westside Major Division Dodgers defeated the Briarwood Diamondbacks Saturday afternoon to take home the District 44 Tournament of Champions Championship. It was as epic of a Little League game as one will ever see, a rare treat in fact, a 1-0 pitcher’s duel. Typically speaking, at this level, passed balls, wild pitches and errors … Read more
The Briarwood Diamondbacks came ready to drop anchor against the Pirates in the opening game of the major division playoffs at Briarwood Little League on Tuesday afternoon. D-backs starting pitcher Josh Porda struck out the final two batters of the top of the first inning to strand runners at second and third without allowing a … Read more
Saya Fujii, 12, isn’t just any girl playing baseball. She is a Briarwood All Star and a Living Legend. Not only is she a remarkable baseball player, but she’s also amazingly humble, not wanting to take the spotlight away from her teammates. That spotlight had a mind of its own this season and it can’t … Read more