• Santa Clara is has a slashline of .296/.385/.412 with 81 runs scored on 22 doubles, one triple, and eight home runs.
• The eight home runs matches what the team hit last season.
• The Broncos have scored 81 runs and given up 81.    
• Ashley Trierweiler leads the team in hitting with a .467 batting average, a .586 on-base percentage and a .733 slugging percentage.  She also leads the team in hits (21), doubles (6), runs (18), walks (11), stolen bases (5) and tied for the team lead in home runs (2) along with LaHood and Emma Bickford.
• Sammy Needham is hitting .442 and two hitters are batting over .300 - Bailey McLaughlin (.342) and Allyson Ferreira (.333). 
• In the circle, Santa Clara has a 4.34 ERA.  
• Freshman southpaw Hazyl Gray leads the team with a 3.57 ERA and three wins.  

Weekend of Feb. 24-26 - Silicon Valley Classic I Tournament co-hosted by Santa Clara & San José State

• Broncos went 3-2 in the tournament, winning the middle three games bookended by losses in the tournament opener and finale.   
• Redshirt senior was named West Coast Conference Player of the Week after belting two home runs, including a grand slam, and driving in 10 runs during the tournament. 

Home Opener (Feb. 22) vs No. 11 Stanford

• Broncos lost 4-1 to No. 11 in the midweek home opener. 
• SCU outhit the Cardinal 6-5 but a three-run sixth proved to be the difference in the game.
• Trio of pitchers - Sage Hager, Regan Dias and Hazyl Gray - combined to allow two earned runs over seven frames.  

Weekend of Feb. 17-19 - Dr. Diana Natalicio Memorial Tournament hosted by UTEP

• Santa Clara participated in the inaugural Dr. Diana Natalicio Memorial Tournament hosted by UTEP and finished with a 3-2 record. 
• As a team, the Broncos posted a slashline of .348/.434/.475 and scored 40 runs during the tournament.  
• Ashley Trierweiler, Morgan Salmon and Hazyl Gray were named to the all-tournament team.  

Season Opening Weekend (Feb. 10-12) - NorCal Kickoff co-hosted by Sacramento State & UC Davis

• Santa Clara opened the season at the NorCal Kickoff for the second-straight season.  The Broncos finished 0-4 in the tournament co-hosted by UC Davis and Sacramento State. 
• In the tournament, freshman Hazyl Gray made a strong debut allowing just one earned one and held the opponents to a .171 batting average over 10 innings.  Cameron McGinnis hit .364 with all four of her hits going for extra-bases including a solo home run.   

WCC Preseason Poll / Coaching Staff

• SCU, under fourth-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. 
• Last season, the Broncos finished third with a 7-8 conference record, the second highest conference victory total since 2006.  The 21-30 overall record was the highest win total since also the 2006 campaign when they went 24-34.
  • Carbonatto has served as the assistant coach for Great Britain's Under-22 women's softball team since 2018.
  • Last summer Carbonatto coached Great Britain's U-22 that competed in the European Under-22 Women's Fastpitch Championship in Kunovice, Czech Republic.
  • Bronco players Cameron McGinnis and Morgan Salmon were selected to play on Great Britain U-22 team earning two of the 13 roster spots.
• On Carbonatto's SCU staff are pitching coach Jen Deering, who is also in her fourth season, hitting coach Kristi Villar who joined the Broncos from South Dakota State last July and graduate assistant Montana Dixon in her second season.  
• For the upcoming season, Carbonatto will be the third base coach and Deering the first base coach.

2023 Roster

• The 21 player roster has 14 returnees including the top six hitters (by batting average) and top three pitchers.
• The 14 returnees account for 311 of the 341 hits and 20 of the 21 wins in 2022.
• Seven newcomers, all from the prep ranks, dot the roster.
• All but one player hails from California.  The lone out of stater, Emma Bickford, is from Sammamish, Washington.
• Breakdown by Class:
  • Graduate (3): Emma Bickford, Sammy Needham, Allyson Ferreira
  • Seniors (2): Regan Dias, Lauren LaHood (RS)
  • Juniors (4): Cameron McGinnis, Bailey McLaughlin, Ella Romero, Ashley Trierweiler (RS) 
  • Sophomores (5): Lauren Bryson, Abigail Charpentier, Sage Hager, Hannah Edwards (RS), Morgan Salmon
  • Freshmen (7): Robynn Balmediano, Leiora Davidson, Hazyl Gray, Jacqueline Lemus, Marie Martorella, Mariah Montalvo, Bethany Shih.

All-West Coast Conference Honors

• Three Broncos - Emma Bickford, Hannah Edwards and Ashley Trierweiler - were named preseason All-WCC.
• All five Broncos who were named All-WCC last season return - First Team: Trierweiler; Second Team: Edwards and Lauren LaHood; Honorable Mention: Sage Hager and Sammy Needham