SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Santa Clara baseball finishes up a nine-game homestand with a Tuesday matchup against Mountain West-leading New Mexico. The Broncos and Lobos meet for a 6 p.m. first pitch at Schott Stadium.
The Broncos will hit the road for six straight conference games — three at San Diego followed by three at Gonzaga — following Tuesday's game.
Santa Clara (14-16, 3-6 WCC) vs. New Mexico (23-9, 12-3 MWC)
Tuesday, April 12, 2016 | 6 p.m. PDT | Game #31 | Home Game #22
Santa Clara, Calif. | Stephen Schott Stadium
Live Stats: santaclara.statbroadcast.com | Video: TheW.tv
Probable Starters
SCU RHP Travis Howard (2-1, 4.26 ERA) vs. UNM RHP James Harrington (5-1, 6.21 ERA)
Series History
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Tickets
Single-game options and season tickets are available. Click here to purchase tickets (link to single-game) For information, call (408) 554-4660 weekdays between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. or email BroncoTickets@scu.edu. Schott Stadium opens one hour prior to first pitch. The ticket office is also open one hour prior to the start of the game.
Game Day Promotions
• Country Mega Ticket Giveaway (Students): Jason Aldean with Thomas Rhett & A Thousand Horses (Aug. 19)
• $3 Youth Tickets (ages 12 and under)
• Hot Chocolate Hitter: If Santa Clara's leadoff hitter reaches base in any inning, hot chocolate is $1 at Bronco Concessions for the rest of that half inning
Parking
Baseball parking has changed for the 2016 season. Parking is now available in the Guadalupe lot, adjacent to 455 El Camino Real. The Guadalupe lot is reserved beginning 60 minutes before game time through the end of the event for free parking. Baseball parking is no longer allowed in the lot behind Schott Stadium's left field wall. Overflow parking is available in the Leavey Center lot. Spectators that plan to arrive more than an hour prior to game time on weekdays are encouraged to purchase a parking permit for the Leavey lot. Leavey lot parking is free on weekends. ADA parking is available in the lot directly in front of the main gates; there is no general public parking in this lot. Follow signs for parking instructions.
Last Week
Tuesday, April 5 — SCU 10 CP 1: Freddie Erlandson pitched 6.0 shutout innings out of the bullpen and the Broncos scored six runs in the fifth.
Saturday, April 9 — PEP 7 SCU 1: Mitchell White matched a career-best night with 12 strikeouts, but was outdueled by Pepperdine's A.J. Puckett, who pitched 8.0 shutout innings.
Sunday, April 10 — SCU 5 PEP 4 (Game 1): Santa Clara built an early 4-1 and used 3.2 shutout innings out of its bullpen to even the series.
Sunday, April 10 — PEP 10 SCU 7 (Game 2): The Broncos scored six runs in the first inning — including a grand slam by Tyler Meditz — before the Waves mounted a comeback effort that featured four home runs.
Broncos in the Field
TC Florentine is 7-for-15 (.467) in his last four games, including three RBIs and three runs scored. He made nine putouts in left field in Game 2 of Sunday's doubleheader against Pepperdine. The senior is on a five-game hitting streak, and has multiple hits and an RBI in four of his last five games.
Grant Meylan has reached base safely in 13 straight games, the longest such streak for Santa Clara in 2016. He has scored a run in five consecutive games. Kert Woods and Florentine each have a 10-game on-base streak.
As a team, the Broncos have scored 5+ runs in a single inning five times in the last seven games.
Broncos on the Mound
Travis Howard makes the 13th appearance and fourth start of his freshman campaign Tuesday night. He started the nightcap against Pepperdine on Sunday, and allowed four earned runs on three hits in 1.1 innings. In his previous two starts, Howard combined to allow just an earned run in 10.2 innings with nine strikeouts.
Max Kuhns has saves in 10 of Santa Clara's 14 wins this season, and the Broncos have recorded a save in 12 of 14 victories overall (Nick Medeiros has two saves). Kuhns is tied for third on the single-season save list. Anthony Rea holds the program record for saves in a single season with 13 in 2004.
New Mexico
The Lobos have won four in a row and are coming off a sweep of Fresno State in a Mountain West Conference matchup last weekend. On Saturday, New Mexico scored twice in the ninth to tie the game at nine and each team scored four in the 10th before the Lobos walked off in the 12th inning to win 14-13.
Chris DeVito ranks third in the NCAA with 48 RBIs and 56 hits, fourth with an .805 slugging percentage, seventh with a .438 batting average and eighth with 11 home runs. He is one of six New Meixco starters hitting above .300 on the season; the Lobos are hitting .321 as a team.
James Harrington ranks second on the team with five wins. He earned a win in one relief inning of New Mexico's 3-2 win over New Mexico State last Tuesday.
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