Tournament Central

SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Santa Clara softball returns home to host the Silicon Valley Classic II, beginning Friday. The Broncos will play Saint Francis (4:30 p.m.) and Washington (7 p.m.) on Friday, Utah State (10:30 a.m.) Saturday, and UC Santa Barbara (9 a.m.) Sunday.

As a team, Santa Clara is hitting .275 with a .348 on-base percentage. The Broncos have scored 83 runs on 24 doubles, two triples, and three home runs.

Sammy Needham leads the team with a .393 batting average and a .482 slugging percentage. She also has a .462 OBP to go with five doubles, 11 RBIs, and 12 runs scored. Ashley Trierweiler is hitting .357 and has scored 16 runs with six RBIs while scoring 16 times. Eleni Spirakis has scored a team best 17 runs to go with a .333 average. Emma Bickford's 19 RBIs are the most on the team and she is hitting .292 with a home run, seven doubles, and 13 runs scored.

Hannah Edwards has tossed a team leading 48 2/3 innings and also has a team high three wins. In 11 appearances, she has made six starts with two complete games. Lauren Anderson has started seven games, the most on the team, with a complete game, covering 24 innings; Lauren Schiek has tossed 20 1/3 innings in two starts and nine appearances out of the bullpen.

TICKETS
All-day tournament passes will be sold at Santa Clara Softball Stadium for $15 each on Friday and Saturday. Single game tickets will be sold for the last game of Friday and Saturday as well as Sunday. 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.

Saturday is the Red Game. Show your Bronco pride by wearing red to the game. Kids 12 and under are invited to run the bases following the game.

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
For weekday games, the Leavey Center lot (see below for access), located on Accolti Way off El Camino Real, is free beginning one hour prior to the start of the first game of the tournament (8 a.m. on Friday). Any other parking facility on campus will be subject to normal daily rates or restrictions, including the main structure, located adjacent to Stevens Stadium on Palm Drive. 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 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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