THE TEAMS
Santa Clara (1-3) vs. Northwestern (0-4)

SERIES INFO
When: Friday, February 25 at 6 p.m.
Tickets: SantaClaraBroncos.com
Where: Schott Stadium
Video: WCC Network
Live Stats: StatBroadcast

When: Saturday, February 26 at 1 & 5 p.m.
Where: Schott Stadium
Tickets: Game 1 | Game 2
Video: Game 1 | Game 2
Live Stats: Game 1 | Game 2

When: Sunday, February 27 at 11 a.m.
Where: Schott Stadium
Tickets: SantaClaraBroncos.com
Video: WCC Network
Live Stats: StatBroadcast

NOTES

• Santa Clara is hitting .237 as a team with 14 runs scored. The Broncos have hit four doubles and a home run.
• Michael Mugan leads the team with a .571 batting average and four RBIs. Matt Jew is hitting .400 with two doubles and a home run to go with three RBIs. Seven others have scored a run and five have driven in at least one.
• On the mound, Santa Clara has a 3.00 team ERA with 35 strikeouts in 33 innings.
• Skylar Hales tossed 5 shutout innings in his lone start of the year with a walk and six strikeouts. Nick Sando has a 1.59 ERA in 5 2/3 innings in two appearances out of the bullpen with seven punchouts. Jared Feikes has a 1.80 ERA in five innings of relief.
• The Broncos have to replace the production of their top four hitters from last season who all hit over .286. Dawson Brigman had the highest batting average among returners with a .258 mark in 48 games. He hit five doubles and a triple while knocking in 17 runs and scoring 17. His brother Coleman is also back after hitting .254 with seven doubles and two home runs to go with 10 RBIs and a team-high tying 30 runs scored.
• Cole Kitchen leads the returners in 2021 ERA with a 3.58 mark. He appeared in 16 games and made four starts while tossing 50 1/3 innings. Alex Reelfs tossed 42 1/3 in 14 games out of the bullpen and picked up a pair of saves.
• The Broncos will rely on three grad transfers in 2022. Catcher Cal Christofori comes from Yale, RHP Drake Davis comes from Minnesota, and IF Alex Lambeau comes from LMU.
• Santa Clara also welcomes 13 freshmen in Nick Bacura, Karthik Gondy, Thomas Gould, Blake Hammond, Robert Hipwell, Nolan Lopez, Luke Mansy, Will Pappas, Sam Smith, Nico Stanley, Johnny Tarantino, Mike Villani, and Malcolm Williams.
• The Broncos face a tough schedule featuring four postseason teams from 2021 in Stanford, Arizona State, Gonzaga, and TCU. The Cardinal made it to the College World Series. They will also take on Power 5 teams USC, Cal, Texas A&M, Washington State, and Arizona State.
• Santa Clara fell at No. 6 Stanford on Tuesday in the first midweek game of the year.

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