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#12 Texas Longhorns v. Santa Clara Broncos
Date: March 9
Where: Disch-Falk Field
Times: 1pm
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: 12-1 (0-0 SEC)
Santa Clara: 7-6 (0-0 West Coast)
PITCHING MATCHUPS:
Sun - Texas LHP Dylan Volantis (1-0, 1.86 ERA) v. Santa Clara RHP Max Bayles (1-0, 1.29 ERA)
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:
Santa Clara Lineup:
| 1 | lf | 20 GARCIA, Mateo | L | .295 | |
| 2 | ss | 3 CLEARY, Ben | R | .244 | |
| 3 | c | 22 LUETZOW, Johnny | R | .286 | |
| 4 | 1b | 26 JOYCE, Dylan | R | .265 | |
| 5 | rf | 14 ROSS, Max | L | .224 | |
| 6 | dh | 12 MEDICOFF, Tate | R | .259 | |
| 7 | 2b | 8 WILLIAMS, Malcolm | R | .240 | |
| 8 | cf | 27 RAYMENT, Andrew | L | .143 | |
| 9 | 3b | 13 OLSON, Niko | R | .235 | |
| 10 | p | 45 BAYLES, Max | R | - |
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