Posted: Feb 16, 2022
TOURNAMENT
2022 Grand Canyon University Purple Classic
THE TEAMS
Grand Canyon (host)
Santa Clara
TOURNAMENT INFO (Santa Clara Games Only)
GAMEDAY INFORMATION |
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| Opponent | Date/Time | Location | Live Stats | Video |
| Long Island | Feb. 18 • 8:30 a.m. PT |
GCU Softball Stadium *Neutral site game |
Live Stats | None |
| Grand Canyon | Feb. 18 • 4 p.m. PT | GCU Softball Stadium | Live Stats | ESPN+ |
| Long Island | Feb. 19 • 8 a.m. PT |
GCU Softball Stadium *Neutral site game |
Live Stats | None |
| Idaho State | Feb. 19 • 11 a.m. PT |
GCU Softball Stadium *Neutral site game |
Live Stats | None |
| Cal State Fullerton | Feb. 20 • 10:30 a.m. PT |
GCU Softball Stadium *Neutral site game |
Live Stats | None |
NOTES
- The first pitch of Saturday's game against Long Island has been changed from 8:30 a.m. PT to 8 a.m. PT.
- Santa Clara went 1-4 in the season opening NorCal Kickoff tournament co-hosted by UC Davis and Sacramento State last weekend.
- The Broncos got a 3-0 win in the season opener at UC Davis behind Hannah Edwards who tossed a two-hit shutout.
- Edwards went 1-1 over the weekend even though she did not allow an earned run in 14 innings. She pitched another complete game on Sunday against Montana but lost 2-1, with two unearned runs given up.
- 2022 overall statistics entering the tournament.
- SCU, under third-year head coach Gina Carbonatto, enters the season picked to finish fourth in the West Coast Conference as voted on by the six conference head coaches.
- Santa Clara finished the 2021 campaign with an 8-20 record including 5-10 in WCC play.
- A full schedule is on the docket for the 2022 season. Among the 51 regular season games, 20 will be played at Santa Clara Softball Stadium, 18 true road games and 13 neutral site contests. The Broncos will play seven games against four teams – BYU, Fresno State, Iowa State and Stanford – that competed in the NCAA Tournament last season.
- The Broncos field an experienced squad with 15 returnees including 13 that played in 2021 and two that last played in 2020.
- Six newcomers dot the roster - Lauren Bryson, Abigail Charpentier, Sage Hager, Kelsi Rice, Morgan Salmon and Nina Taylor.
- The top three hitters from 2021 return - Ashley Trierweiler (program record .481 batting average), Emma Bickford (.329) and Allyson Ferreira (.282). Sammy Needham, who hit .394 in 2020 but did not play last season returns in 2022.
- Trierweiler and Bickford were named preseason All-WCC as vote on by the league's six head coaches.
- In the circle, the Broncos return all five pitchers from 2021 plus Hannah Edwards who last pitched in 2020 where she appeared in 11 games, going 3-6 with a 3.31 ERA.
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