Posted: Mar 28, 2022
THE TEAMS
Santa Clara (15-8) at Cal Poly (13-10)
Santa Clara (15-8, 4-2 WCC) at Pacific (7-15, 0-6 WCC)
SERIES INFO
When: Tuesday, March 29 at 6 p.m.
Where: Santa Clara, Calif.
Video: ESPN.com
Audio: GoPoly
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
When: Friday, April 1 at 6 p.m.
Where: Stockton, Calif.
Video: WCC Network
Live Stats: SideArm
When: Saturday, April 2 at 5 p.m.
Where: Stockton, Calif.
Video: WCC Network
Live Stats: SideArm
When: Sunday, April 3 at 1 p.m.
Where: Stockton, Calif.
Video: WCC Network
Live Stats: SideArm
NOTES
- Santa Clara is hitting .271/.363/.394 as a team with 140 runs scored on 44 doubles, eight triples, and 12 home runs.
- Batting average leaders: Coleman Brigman (.344), Michael O'Hara (.337), Eamonn Lance (.323)
- RBI leaders: Coleman Brigman (21), Dawson Brigman (15), Eammon Lance (14)
- Runs leaders: Coleman Brigman (24), Eamon Lance (18), Michael O'Hara (17)
- Doubles leaders: Coleman Brigman (8), Matt Jew (8), Eamonn Lance (6)
- Triples leaders: JonJon Berring (3), five players tied (1)
- Home run leaders: Coleman Brigman (3), Eamonn Lance (2), JonJon Berring (2)
- C. Brigman is No. 5 in the WCC in RBIs.
- The Broncos have a 3.90 ERA with 241 strikeouts against 87 walks in 201 innings.
- ERA leaders: Nick Sando (1.24), Jared Feikes (2.23), Cole Kitchen (3.31)
- Appearance leaders: Nick Sando (10), four players tied (7)
- Starts leaders: Cole Kitchen (6), Skylar Hales (5), Jared Feikes (4)
- Innings pitched leaders: Cole Kitchen (35 1/3), Jared Feikes (32 1/3), Nick Sando (29)
- Strikeouts leaders: Cole Kitchen (59), Nick Sando (41), Skylar Hales (38)
- Cole Kitchen is No. 9 in the country with 15.03 K/9. He is second in the conference in strikeouts.
- Kitchen was named WCC Pitcher of the Week on march 28 after setting career-highs with 8 2/3 innings pitched and 15 strikeouts against LMU.
- Nick Sando is No. 10 in the country and No. 2 in the WCC in ERA.
- As a team, the Broncos are No. 27 nationally with 10.6 K/9 and No. 46 with a 2.7 strikeout to walk ratio.
- Santa Clara has five games with double-digit runs scored and 10 with double-figure hits.
- The Broncos also have 12 games with double-digit strikeouts.
- Coleman Brigman picked up two walkoff hits in the span of three games. On March 22 he hit a three-run walkoff home run against San Jose State. On March 25 he had a walkoff single against LMU.
- C. Brigman currently has a 23 game on-base streak.
- Michael O'Hara is riding a seven-game hitting streak.
- 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.
- The Broncos beat San Jose State and Washington State in midweek games before xxx LMU.
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