SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Santa Clara baseball plays its final midweek home game of the season when it hosts the UC Davis Aggies for a 6 p.m. first pitch Tuesday night at Schott Stadium. The Broncos won two of three games against the Gonzaga Bulldogs last weekend to earn their first West Coast Conference series win since taking two of three games from the Pacific Tigers March 27-29.
Santa Clara and UC Davis meet for the second time in the 2015 regular season Tuesday. In the first midweek game of the season for either team, the Aggies defeated the Broncos 4-1 at Dobbins Baseball Field on Feb. 17, 2015. UC Davis won the only meeting between the teams in 2014 with a 3-2 victory over the Broncos at Schott Stadium as part of the Jack Gifford Memorial Tournament.
Last week, the Broncos dropped a 10-6 decision to Cal Poly at home on Tuesday, and began the series against Gonzaga with a 14-1 loss Friday. Santa Clara rallied for a 5-2 win Saturday and a 6-5 win on Sunday, which was also the 10th anniversary of Schott Stadium.
The Aggies enter the contest as winners of four straight games, including a series sweep at Pacific over the weekend. Three of the team's last four games and four of its last six games have been decided by a single run; their only one-run loss in that span was a 4-3 defeat in 12 innings at UC Irvine April 17.
GAME INFORMTAION
Game 43: Tuesday, April 28, 2015 — 6 p.m. PDT
Venue: Stephen Schott Stadium — Santa Clara, Calif.
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Live Stats: www.santaclara.statbroadcast.com
Series Record: 41-29-1 SCU
First Meeting: 1924
2/17/15: UCD 4 - SCU 1 (Dobbins Baseball Field)
3/7/14: UCD 3 - SCU 2 (Stephen Schott Stadium - Jack Gifford Tourney)
STARTING PITCHERS (SCU - UCD)
Tuesday, April 28
RHP Steven Wilson (3-3, 3.43 ERA) - RHP Matt Blais (0-0, 4.50 ERA)
Steven Wilson makes his 10th start of the season for the Broncos on Tuesday. He last started at Pepperdine April 10, and allowed only one earned run while pitching 7.0 innings for the Broncos. Wilson has pitched as Santa Clara's Friday night starter in 2015. Matt Blais makes his ninth appearance and second start of the season for the Aggies on Tuesday. Opponents are hitting .363 against the freshman from Half Moon Bay, Calif.
GO BRONCOS!