THE TEAMS
Santa Clara (27-15) vs. No. 4 Stanford (31-13)
Santa Clara (27-15, 13-8 WCC) at Portland (24-18, 13-8 WCC)

SERIES INFO
When: Tuesday, May 9 at 6 p.m.
Where: Schott Stadium
Video: WCC Network
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When: Friday, May 12 at 6 p.m.
Where: Portland, Ore.
Video: WCC Network
Live Stats: StatBroadcast

When: Saturday, May 13 at 3 p.m.
Where: Portland, Ore.
Video: WCC Network
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When: Sunday, May 14 at 1 p.m.
Where: Portland, Ore.
Video: WCC Network
Live Stats: StatBroadcast 

NOTES

• Santa Clara extended its winning streak to nine games with a win over Cal and a sweep of San Francisco. It is the longest streak since a 16-game stretch from April 11-May 2, 1997. It was the first sweep of San Francisco since 2003 and the first home sweep since 2002, making it the first at Stephen Schott Stadium which opened in 2005.
• Santa Clara is hitting .289/.397/.478 as a team with 272 runs scored on 80 doubles, 14 triples, and 54 home runs. The OBP leads the WCC and the average and slugging are second.
• Robert Hipwell is leading the team in OBP (.487, first in the WCC) slugging percentage (.686, third in the WCC), walks (41, 27th in the country, first in the WCC), and runs (42) and is tied for the team lead with 13 home runs. He is second with a .321 batting average, 12 doubles, and 36 RBIs. Efrain Manzo is slashing .302/.416/.654 with 13 home runs and a team-best 14 doubles and 38 RBIs. JonJon Berring leads the way with a .329 average and has a a .429 OBP to go with 22 runs scored and 18 RBIs. Malcolm Williams leads the team with 15 steals in 19 attempts and has scored 27 runs and knocked in 24 with three home runs.
• On the mound, Santa Clara has a 4.32 ERA, with 377 strikeouts against 155 walks in 379 innings.
• The ERA is 32nd in the nation and tops on the WCC. The Broncos hits per nine innings of 7.98 is 17th nationally and leads the conference. Their strikeout to walk ratio of 2.43 is 37th in the country and second in the WCC. The 3.68 walks per nine innings is 32nd nationally and second in the conference. The team's 1.30 WHIP is 12th in the country and first in the league.
• Cole Kitchen's 61 1/3 innings and are the most on the team and he has 52 strikeouts. He has started 12 games and appeared in 13 with a 3.82 ERA (third in the WCC). His 6.75 hits per nine innings is first in the WCC. Skylar Hales has 54 punchouts in 40 2/3 innings and a 2.43 ERA with three saves. August Souza, who has a 1.69 ERA, the lowest on the team, leads the team with four saves. Blake Hammond has appeared in 15 games out of the bullpen and thrown 39 2/3 innings with a team-high 58 strikeouts and six wins and has a 2.06 ERA.
• Blake Hammond won WCC Pitcher of the Week on May 1.
• 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 four 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. Manzo did it again on April 25 vs. Cal Poly in the 10th. Robert Hipwell did it on May 6 against San Francisco.
• Since taking over before the 2018 season, head coach Rusty Filter is 8-1 against Cal Poly after sweeping the season series.
• 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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