A beautiful Saturday to win a series. After winning game one last night by a score of 4-2, the Horns and Broncos of Santa Clara square off again. Texas is looking to extend their winning streak to 12 and win the series while Santa Clara will be looking to even up the series and get a big RPI win on the road.
In case you missed the series preview, check it out here - Weekend Preview
#12 Texas Longhorns v. Santa Clara Broncos
Date: March 8
Where: Disch-Falk Field
Times: 2pm
TV: SEC Network+
For the first time since the College World Series in 1962 the Horns and Broncos will square off on the diamond. The Broncos have had a solid start to the season winning series against Cal State Northridge and Cal Berkley, but losing a series to UC Davis.
SERIES MATCHUP:
- Horns and Broncos have only met one time previously. That meeting occurred in Omaha during the 1962 College World Series
- Texas lost that game 3-4 in 10 innings
- Santa Clara was picked to finish 6th of 9 teams in the West Coast Conference
- Santa Clara have not played in front of more than 550 fans this season
- Santa Clara is 3-2 at Home and 4-2 in Away games
RECORDS:
Texas: 11-1 (0-0 SEC)
Santa Clara: 7-5 (0-0 West Coast)
PITCHING MATCHUPS:
Sat - Texas LHP Luke Harrison (2-0) v. Santa Clara RHP Victor Martinez (1-1)
BULLPEN:
RHP Max Bayles (1-0, 1 save, 3 apps, 1.29 ERA, 0.93 WHIP, 14 IP)
RHP Caden Wooster (0-0, 2 saves, 5 apps, 1.42 ERA, 0.95 WHIP, 6.1 IP)
LHP Henry Stewart (2-0, 3 apps, 0.00 ERA, 0.84 WHIP, 8.1 IP)
OFFENSIVE LEADERS:
Mateo Garcia (.351 BA, .969 OPS, 10 RBI, .459 SLG%, .510 OB%)
Johnny Luetzow (.290 BA, .712 OPS, 4 RBI, .323 SLG%, .389 OB%, 1-1 SB)
Malcolm Williams (.286 BA, .780 OPS, 11 RBI, .405 SLG%, .375 OB%, 3-6 SB)
STARTING LINEUPS:
| 1 | 2b | 5 Ethan Mendoza | R | .425 | |
| 2 | rf | 44 Max Belyeu | L | .440 | |
| 3 | ss | 1 Jalin Flores | R | .356 | |
| 4 | dh | 24 Adrian Rodriguez | B | .373 | |
| 5 | 1b | 10 Kimble Schuessler | R | .245 | |
| 6 | cf | 43 Tommy Farmer IV | R | .300 | |
| 7 | 3b | 31 Casey Borba | R | .353 | |
| 8 | lf | 9 Easton Winfield | L | .208 | |
| 9 | c | 6 Rylan Galvan | R | .303 | |
| 10 | p | 53 Luke Harrison | L | - |
| 1 | lf | 20 GARCIA, Mateo | L | .325 | |
| 2 | ss | 3 CLEARY, Ben | R | .214 | |
| 3 | 2b | 8 WILLIAMS, Malcolm | R | .261 | |
| 4 | 1b | 26 JOYCE, Dylan | R | .255 | |
| 5 | dh | 12 MEDICOFF, Tate | R | .250 | |
| 6 | c | 17 SMITH, Conner | R | .200 | |
| 7 | cf | 14 ROSS, Max | L | .239 | |
| 8 | rf | 1 LAMBERT, Payton | R | .235 | |
| 9 | 3b | 13 OLSON, Niko | R | .267 | |
| 10 | p | 23 MARTINEZ, Victor | R | - |
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