2011-12 Softball News
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Eleven of SCU Softball’s 19 Student-Athletes Honored for Academic Achievement
July 10, 2012Graduating senior Kristin Welsh became a four-time PCSC Honor Roll award winner as the league announced its list of 2012 academic award winners on Tuesday, -
Congrats to All Bronco Student-Athletes Who Graduated This Past Weekend! (CHECK OUT ALL THEIR GRADUATION PHOTOS!)
June 25, 2012Congratulations to all Santa Clara University graduates this past weekend! -
Leaving a Legacy
June 25, 2012Knight’s career and the legacy her teammates have left behind is a testament to their resolve. -
SCU’s Jaymi Bautista-Geiger Preps for National Team Play at Canadian Open
June 08, 2012Santa Clara University’s Jaymi Bautista-Geiger will represent Peru in the upcoming 2012 Scotiabank Canadian Open Fastpitch International Championship. -
Santa Clara Softball Has Three Players Garner All-PCSC Honors
May 11, 2012Senior Briana Knight, sophomore Stephanie Fisher and junior Alyssa Jepsen all drew praise from the league’s coaches. -
No. 19 Stanford Tops Santa Clara; Broncos Conclude 2012 Season
May 02, 2012The Santa Clara University softball team finished the 2012 season with a road game at No. 19 Stanford Tuesday night. -
SCU Takes On No. 19 Stanford Tonight in Season Finale
May 01, 2012The Santa Clara University softball team wraps up its 2012 season tonight, facing No. 19 Stanford in Palo Alto at 6 p.m. -
SCU's Briana Knight Enjoys Seven-RBI Game On Senior Day
April 29, 2012SCU celebrated the careers of seniors Briana Knight and Kristin Welsh Sunday with a 10-5 victory in Game One of its regular-season home finale, splitting a doubleheader with CSU Bakersfield. -
Senior Kristin Welsh Provides Go-Ahead RBI in PCSC Victory Saturday
April 28, 2012SCU softball got ‘Senior Weekend’ off to a good start. The Broncos used a go-ahead RBI single from senior Kristin Welsh and solid pitching from sophomore Jessica Turner to beat visiting CSU Bakersfield 8-5. -
Senior Weekend for Bronco Softball, Join Us for the Post-Game BBQ Sunday
April 24, 2012Santa Clara University and the Bronco softball program will be honoring a pair of outstanding student-athletes and four-year letterwinners this weekend. -
Future Looks Promising for Briana Rios and Bronco Softball
April 23, 2012For Briana Rios and the Santa Clara University softball team, adversity is no stranger. The Broncos found their selves in many precarious spots this season, and often times they called on Rios to come in and shut the door. -
SCU Softball, Head Coach Lisa Mize Announce Signing of Arizona Standout Ciara Gonzales
April 23, 2012Santa Clara University and head softball coach Lisa Mize have received a signed National Letter of Intent from Ciara Gonzales (Chandler, Ariz./Mountain Pointe High School). -
St. Mary’s Takes PCSC Series from Santa Clara Softball
April 22, 2012Santa Clara University’s softball team was terrific in the opening stages of Sunday’s Pacific Coast Softball Conference (PCSC) doubleheader against visiting St. Mary’s. -
Kelly Scribner’s Late-Inning Homer Lifts Broncos in Split with Gaels
April 21, 2012Kelly Scribner hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the bottom of the sixth inning to power Santa Clara University’s softball team to a 3-2 victory over league rival St. Mary’s. -
SCU Softball Ready for Back-to-Back Home Series
April 20, 2012John Nash checks in with Santa Clara University's softball program and speaks with Alyssa Jepsen, Jamie Wallis and head coach Lisa Mize. -
SCU Softball Drops 10-2 Decision to Nation’s No. 1, Cal
April 18, 2012The unanimous pick atop the national polls, No. 1 Cal, handed Santa Clara a 10-2 defeat Wednesday afternoon in Berkeley. -
Santa Clara Softball Drops Another Extra-Inning Game to USD; Suffer Series Sweep
April 15, 2012Similar to Saturday's doubleheader, San Diego was able to rally back and claim a 10-inning affair against visiting Santa Clara in Game Two, allowing the Toreros to post a four-game series sweep. -
League-Leading USD Rallies to Steal Doubleheader from Santa Clara
April 14, 2012Homestanding San Diego scored two runs in the bottom of the tenth inning to comeback and defeat visiting Santa Clara 3-2 in Pacific Coast Softball Conference (PCSC) action Saturday. -
Carissa Theis Hurls Two-Hit Shutout and Santa Clara Homers Six Times in DH at Pacific
April 12, 2012San Jose native and Leigh High School product Carissa Theis pitched a two-hit shutout to lead Santa Clara University's softball team to a 4-0 victory over the University of the Pacific Wednesday night -
Six Road Games Will Test Santa Clara Softball This Week
April 10, 2012Santa Clara University's softball team goes back to work this week, preparing for six road games, first a doubleheader at Pacific followed by a weekend PCSC series at USD. -
Immediate Impact: SCU Softball Freshman Catcher Breezy Bernard
April 10, 2012Freshman Breezy Bernard has made an immediate impact for the Santa Clara University women’s softball team, starting at catcher in her first collegiate season. The Temecula, Calif. native recently took some time to do a Q/A for SantaClaraBroncos.com. -
SCU Softball Drops Close Games to Sacramento State
April 07, 2012The Broncos softball team dropped two more tight games to Pacific Coast Softball Conference (PCSC) rival Sacramento State on Saturday. -
Pitching Dominates Friday's Doubleheader in Sacramento
April 06, 2012Santa Clara University's softball team was held to one run during Friday's series-opening doubleheader with Sacramento State. The two PCSC teams will continue the series on Saturday. -
SCU Softball Aims For Conference Wins in Sacramento Friday and Saturday
April 04, 2012Santa Clara University's softball team looks to build on a pair of recent conference wins when they continue PCSC play at Sacramento State Friday and Saturday. -
Briana Knight Honored as PCSC Coastal Division Player of the Week
April 03, 2012Bronco senior outfielder Briana Knight (Fairfield, Calif./Angelo Rodriguez HS) was named the Pacific Coast Softball Conference Coastal Division Player of the Week. -
Briana Knight's Three-Run Homer Caps Improbable Comeback Win for SCU Softball
April 01, 2012Briana Knight hit two homeruns during an improbable seven-run comeback victory, including a go-ahead three-run drive which gave Santa Clara a 9-7 victory over league-favorite LMU Sunday. -
SCU Softball Stuns League-Favorite LMU in Conference Opener
March 31, 2012Santa Clara scored five runs in the first inning and got an efficient complete-game pitching performance from true freshman Briana Rios to win its PCSC opener over LMU 6-2. -
No. 13 Stanford Pulls Away from Santa Clara, 9-2
March 28, 2012Alyssa Jepsen hit an RBI-double as part of a two-run third inning for Santa Clara, but homestanding and 13th-ranked Stanford responded with six runs in the third and fourth innings to go on and win 9-2. -
SCU Softball Set to Battle No. 13 Stanford on Wednesday and PCSC Front Runner LMU This Weekend
March 27, 2012The Broncos are gearing up for a big week, playing No. 13 Stanford Wednesday before opening up PCSC play against preseason league favorite LMU this weekend. -
Santa Clara's Rally Falls Short against UC Riverside Sunday
March 25, 2012Santa Clara University's softball team rallied from an early deficit but eventually fell to weekend host UC Riverside 7-4 Sunday.