Posted: May 16, 2022
THE TEAMS
Santa Clara (24-25) vs. Stanford (33-14)
Santa Clara (24-25) at TCU (32-18)
SERIES INFO
When: Tuesday, May 17 at 6 p.m.
Where: Santa Clara, Calif.
Video: WCC Network
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
When: Thursday, May 19 at 4 p.m.
Where: Fort Worth, Texas
Video: Big 12 Now ESPN+
Live Stats: SideArm
When: Friday, May 20 at 4 p.m.
Where: Fort Worth, Texas
Video: Big 12 Now ESPN+
Live Stats: SideArm
When: Saturday, May 21 at 10:30 a.m.
Where: Fort Worth, Texas
Video: Big 12 Now ESPN+
Live Stats: SideArm
NOTES
- Santa Clara is hitting .260/.353/.383 as a team with 259 runs scored on 90 doubles, 19 triples, and 26 home runs.
- Batting average leaders: Michael O'Hara (.327), Eamonn Lance (.323), Coleman Brigman (.303)
- On-base percentage leaders: Eamonn Lance (.445), Michael O'Hara (.386), Coleman Brigman (.376)
- RBI leaders: Coleman Brigman (34), John Hanley (27), two players tied (24)
- Runs leaders: Coleman Brigman (38), JonJon Berring (35), Matt Jew (26)
- Doubles leaders: Coleman Brigman (16), Matt Jew (13), Eamonn Lance (11)
- Triples leaders: JonJon Berring (5), Coleman Brigman (4), Alex Lambeau (2)
- Home run leaders: Coleman Brigman (5), Eamonn Lance (5), John Hanley (4)
- The Broncos have a 5.35 ERA with 462 strikeouts against 216 walks in 432 innings.
- ERA leaders: Nick Sando (2.81), Cole Kitchen (4.15), Skylar Hales (4.15)
- Appearance leaders: Cade Connolly (23), Alex Reelfs (21), Nick Sando (20)
- Starts leaders: Cole Kitchen (13) Skylar Hales (11), Jared Feikes (8)
- Innings pitched leaders: Cole Kitchen (69 1/3), Skylar Hales (65), Jared Feikes (64 2/3)
- Strikeouts leaders: Cole Kitchen (97), Nick Sando (79), Skylar Hales (71)
- Nick Sando is No. 6 in the country and tops in the WCC with 13.85 K/9. Cole Kitchen is 25th nationally with 97 strikeouts and 28th with 12.59 K/9.
- 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.
- The next week, Nick Sando was named the Pitcher of the Week and Coleman Brigman was named Player of the Week.
- Santa Clara has five games with double-digit runs scored and 13 with double-figure hits.
- Bronco pitching also have 17 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.
- 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.
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