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Baseball Takes a Break From Conference Action

Baseball Takes a Break From Conference Action

THE TEAMS
Santa Clara (18-13) vs. Nevada (15-19)
Santa Clara (18-13) at Washington State (21-12)

SERIES INFO
When: Tuesday, April 18 at 4 p.m.
Where: Schott Stadium
Video: WCC Network
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
Tickets: Click here

When: Friday, April 21 at 3 p.m.
Where: Pullman, Wash.
Video: Pac-12 Network
Live Stats: StatBroadcast

When: Saturday, April 22 at 12 p.m.
Where: Pullman, Wash.
Video: Pac-12 Network
Live Stats: StatBroadcast

When: Sunday, April 23 at 12 p.m.
Where: Pullman, Wash.
Video: Pac-12 Network
Live Stats: StatBroadcast

NOTES

  • Santa Clara is hitting .284/.391/.467 as a team with 201 runs scored on 61 doubles, nine triples, and 38 home runs.
  • Efrain Manzo is hitting .339/.444/.737 with 11 home runs, 31 RBIs, 29 runs scored, and a team-high 12 doubles. Robert Hipwell leads the team in batting average (.347), OBP (.504), slugging percentage (.802), home runs (12), RBIs (32), and runs scored (34) while adding 10 doubles. Dawson Brigman has a .308 average and a .410 OBP with seven doubles, three triples, and four home runs while knocking in 14 and scored 25.
  • On the mound, Santa Clara has a 4.39 ERA, with 276 strikeouts against 113 walks in 279 innings.
  • Cole Kitchen's 48 innings and 41 strikeouts are the most on the team. He has started nine games and appeared in 10 with a 3.75 ERA. Skylar Hales has 40 punchouts in 30 1/3 innings and a 2.67 ERA with two saves, tied with August Souza, who has a 1.76 ERA, the lowest on the team, for the most on the roster. Blake Hammond has appeared in 12 games out of the bullpen and thrown 26 innings with 38 strikeouts and a 2.08 ERA.
  • Brandon Gomez was named WCC co-Pitcher of the Week on March 20, giving the Broncos three-straight honors.
  • Santa Clara swept the WCC weekly awards on March 13 with Efrain Manzo being named the Player of the Week and Skylar Hales the Pitcher of the Week.
  • Cole Kitchen was named the WCC Pitcher of the Week on March 6.
  • The Broncos have two walkoff home runs this year. Coleman Brigman hit a two-run shot in the 11th against Villanova on March 12. Efrain Manzo then did it on March 26 against San Diego, also in the 11th inning.
  • Santa Clara knocked off No. 2 Stanford on the road March 7.
  • It was the Broncos first win over Stanford since the finale of a four-game series in 2021. Santa Clara's last midweek win over the Cardinal came in 2016 and the last win in Palo Alto came in 2015.
  • On April 15, the Broncos welcomed back the 1962 College World Series team that finished as national runners up for a 60th anniversary celebration.
  • The Broncos 2022 recruiting class was top-65 according to Perfect Game and tops in the WCC. Twelve join the team as freshman with five transferring in.
  • The renovations at Schott Stadium are complete. The renovations include a completely new turn playing surface, padded fence around the stadium, a new batter's eye, all new chair back seats inside the stadium, and a remodel of the VIP Suite and press box.

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