Silicon Valley Classic Central

SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Santa Clara softball dropped two games on Friday on the first day of the Silicon Valley Classic. The Broncos (5-6) fell to Yale (1-1) 9-7 and Boise State (7-5) 9-0 in 6 innings.

GAME 1
Finding themselves down 8-2 through four innings, the Broncos came back with two in the seventh and three more in the sixth to cut the deficit to just one but the Bulldogs responded with an insurance run in the seventh and got Santa Clara in order in the bottom of the frame to close things out.

Yale got two hits and three RBIs apiece from Annie Tarte and Sydney Grobman to spark the offense. Olivia Vinyard and Kortney Ponce both added an RBI and a hit with Tarte, Lindsey Kuss, and Sam Goodcase all scoring two runs. Eight of nine starters picked up at least one hit.

Miranda Papes (1-0) started and allowed two runs in 4 innings with a punchout. After Mary Baumann gave up five runs in 1 2/3 innings of relief, Julia Grobman picked up her first save of the year with 1 1/3 perfect innings.

Santa Clara's offense really got going in the fifth when a bases loaded walk and a sac fly scored two. In the sixth, a pair of singles and an RBI groundout brought three across.

Eleni Spirakis was 3-for-3 with a double and three runs scored from the leadoff spot and Ashley Trierweiler added three hits, three runs scored, and an RBI out of the two-hole. Sammy Needham and Emma Bickford also added two RBIs each.

Lauren Schiek (0-1) started and took the loss in 2 1/3 innings. She surrendered six runs, five earned, on seven hits with a strikeout. Lauren Anderson allowed her team to get back in in with 3 2/3 innings of relief with just an unearned run coming across.

GAME 2
Kelsey Broadus (5-0) dominated for Boise State, going all 6 innings and striking out 12 while allowing three hits.

The offense was steady throughout for the Broncos, closing things out with three consecutive multi-run innings after single runs in the first and second.

Despite all the runs, no Boise State player had more than one RBI and only India Kelly scored more than one run, coming across the plate three times. Kelly added two hits with Kelsey Lalor smacking a pair of doubles to go with a run scored and an RBI. Three others had two hits apiece.

Hannah Edwards (1-3) took the loss in a 6 inning compete game. She allowed nine runs, five earned, on 13 hits with a walk and a strikeout.

Trierweiler, Edwards, and Liyah Lopez had the Santa Clara hits, all singles.

NEXT UP
The Broncos take on Cal Poly and Canisius at 4:30 and 7 p.m. on Saturday.

TICKETS
All-day tournament passes will be sold at Santa Clara Softball Stadium for $15 each on Saturday. There are no single-game tickets available on Saturday. Tickets to either of the two games on Sunday are $9. Click here to purchase online or contact the ticket office in Leavey Center weekdays between 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. at (408) 554-4660 or BroncoTickets@scu.edu. Gates to the Santa Clara Softball Stadium, as well as its ticket booth, are open one hour prior to the start of the first game each day.

PROMOTIONS
In recognition of head coach Gina Carbonatto's first season, all softball alumni will receive free admission at Friday home games when presenting their alumni card at the ticket booth. Didn't get one at the Alumni game? Contact Morgan Modesto at (408) 554-1692 or mmodesto@scu.edu for alumni card information.

FAN EXPERIENCE PACKAGES
Group-ticket options and Fan Experience Packages are available through the Santa Clara ticket office, which is open weekdays between 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Contact Jesse Moreno, the team leader of sales and service, at (408) 554-4628 or jpmoreno@scu.edu for further details.

PARKING
During the weekend, campus parking facilities are free (except for permit required locations). With a number of home events on Saturday, the Leavey Center will have limited availability. Fans should utlize the main parking structure, located on Palm Drive, if the Leavey lot is full. Click here for a campus map and parking restrictions.

The construction of the Stephen C. and Patricia A. Schott Athletic Excellence Center has necessitated the closure of the main entrance (off Accolti Way) to the Leavey Center parking lot. Access is now ONLY directly from El Camino Real (Route 82). If you are traveling east on El Camino Real, the Leavey lot entrance will be approximately 150 yards on the right (enter through the black iron gate) after you pass the main campus entrance. If you are traveling west on El Camino, make a u-turn at the main campus entrance at Palm Drive/Railroad Ave and follow the same directions.

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