SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Santa Clara Baseball lost the second of a three-game set 10-1 to San Diego Saturday afternoon at Schott Stadium. The Toreros scored three runs in the first and added late insurance with four runs in the seventh to pick up the series win.
Bronco starting pitcher Kevin George (L, 1-2) allowed six runs (five earned) on seven hits with four walks and three strikeouts in 4.1 innings. Josh Inouye and Jason Seever each pitched in the middle innings and Eric Lex dealt a 1-2-3 ninth out of the bullpen. San Diego starter PJ Conlon (W, 3-1) threw 8.0 innings and allowed an earned run on three hits with a walk and four strikeouts.
The Toreros (13-7, 5-0 WCC) scored three runs in the first on an RBI single from Colton Waltner and two-run single from Andrew Solomon. It took only six batters in Saturday's game to match the run total from Friday's game, a 2-1 Torero victory.
The Broncos (8-12, 1-4 WCC) drove in their only run of the game on an RBI double from Kyle Cortopassi in the second to score Ryan Budnick, who doubled earlier in the inning. Santa Clara put two runners on base through the final seven innings. Jose Vizcaino, Jr. produced the only other Bronco hit of the afternoon with a first-inning single.
San Diego scored one run in the third and added two more on extra base hits in the fifth; Riley Adams homered to left and Aiden Stinnett hit a two-run double to the right-center gap to make the score 6-1. In the seventh, Austin Bailey hit an RBI single to center and Bryson Brigman followed with a two-run single through the left side as part of a four-run frame that gave the Toreros a 10-1 lead.
Santa Clara RHP Peter Hendron (1-1, 6.11 ERA) faces San Diego RHP Gary Cornish (0-0, 5.48 ERA) in Sunday's series finale, with first pitch set for 1 p.m.
GAME NOTES: First pitch was at 1:02 p.m. … time of game was 2:42 … attendance was 453 … Grant Meylan, who has started all 20 games for the Broncos, failed to reach base safely for the first time in his collegiate career in the loss … San Diego is the only undefeated team in WCC play with a 5-0 record.
