Tournament Central

SANTA CLARA, Calif. – On the second day of the Silicon Valley Classic, Santa Clara softball split with Cal Poly and Canisius. The Broncos (6-7) fell to the Mustangs (7-5) 4-3 but beat the Golden Griffins (5-7) 9-1 in 5 innings.

GAME 1
Things were going well for the Broncos through the first six innings, scoring two runs on a head's up play and adding one more with starter Lauren Anderson pitching around some baserunners.

In the seventh, however, Cal Poly's bats woke up, scoring four times to take the lead. Lily Amos doubled in the first run and with two down, Martin homered to right to tie the score at 3-all. After a single and a walk, Wulff singled in the go ahead run.

Krystyna Allman (4-1) was the beneficiary of the late runs, picking up the win in 4 2/3 innings out of the bullpen after starter Steffi Best had given up two runs in 2 1/3 innings.

A strange play got the Broncos on the board in the third. With one out and the bases loaded, Emma Bickford hit a grounder to second but heads-up baserunning from Sammy Needham at first forced the defender to charge her and the Mustangs only got one out. The runner from second, Eleni Spirakis, came all the way around from second to score.

Bickford finished with two hits, including a double, and scored a run. Taylor Burns picked up the other Santa Clara RBI.

Anderson (1-1) allowed four runs on 11 hits with two walks and two strikeouts.

GAME 2
The Broncos offense got going with a three-run first and didn't slow down. They added three more in the third and three in the fourth and were helped by six errors from Canisius.

Emma Bickford led the way by going 3-for-3 with two doubles, two RBIs, and three runs scored. Ashley Trierweiler was 2-for-2 with a double, two RBIs, and two runs scored and Eleni Spirakis added a pair of runs scored out of the leadoff spot.

Hannah Edwards (2-3) went the distance to pick up the win. She allowed just one run on six hits with a walk and three strikeouts.

The Golden Griffins got a pair of hits and an RBI from Lindsi Dennis with Morgan Altman scoring the lone run.

Starter Emily Nicosia was rocked in 2 innings, allowing six runs on five hits with two walks and a strikeout.

NEXT UP
The Broncos wrap-up their tournament with North Dakota tomorrow at 11:30 a.m.

TICKETS
All-day tournament passes will be sold at Santa Clara Softball Stadium for $15 each on Friday and Saturday. There are NO single-game tickets either of those days. Tickets to either of the two games on Sunday are $9. Click here to purchase online or contact the ticket office in Leavey Center weekdays between 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. at (408) 554-4660 or BroncoTickets@scu.edu. Gates to the Santa Clara Softball Stadium, as well as its ticket booth, are open one hour prior to the start of the first game each day.

PROMOTIONS
In recognition of head coach Gina Carbonatto's first season, all softball alumni will receive free admission at Friday home games when presenting their alumni card at the ticket booth. Didn't get one at the Alumni game? Contact Morgan Modesto at (408) 554-1692 or mmodesto@scu.edu for alumni card information.

FAN EXPERIENCE PACKAGES
Group-ticket options and Fan Experience Packages are available through the Santa Clara ticket office, which is open weekdays between 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Contact Jesse Moreno, the team leader of sales and service, at (408) 554-4628 or jpmoreno@scu.edu for further details.

PARKING
For weekday games, the Leavey Center lot (see below for access), located on Accolti Way off El Camino Real, is free beginning one hour prior to the start of the first game of the tournament (8 a.m. on Friday). Any other parking facility on campus will be subject to normal daily rates or restrictions, including the main structure, located adjacent to Stevens Stadium on Palm Drive. During the weekend, campus parking facilities are free (except for permit required locations). With a number of home events on Saturday, the Leavey Center will have limited availability. Fans should utlize the main parking structure if the Leavey lot is full. Click here for a campus map and parking restrictions.

The construction of the Stephen C. and Patricia A. Schott Athletic Excellence Center has necessitated the closure of the main entrance (off Accolti Way) to the Leavey Center parking lot. Access is now ONLY directly from El Camino Real (Route 82). If you are traveling east on El Camino Real, the Leavey lot entrance will be approximately 150 yards on the right (enter through the black iron gate) after you pass the main campus entrance. If you are traveling west on El Camino, make a u-turn at the main campus entrance at Palm Drive/Railroad Ave and follow the same directions.

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