SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Santa Clara softball split the two games on the first day of the Golden Coast Classic Tournament, beating Portland State 9-2 and losing to Harvard 9-5 in the night cap.  

Game 1: Santa Clara 9 - Portland State 2

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Rebecca Rubio went 3-for-4 and drove in a pair of runs including the go-ahead run in the fourth to break a 2-all tie while Hannah Edwards threw six strong innings in the Broncos 9-2 win over the Vikings.
• Santa Clara (13-9) had 11 hits in total and broke the game open in the bottom of the sixth, scoring five runs to push the lead from 4-2 to 9-2.  Five of the hits came in the inning including RBI extra base hits from Rubio, Hope Alley and Hazyl Gray. 
• Edwards threw 113 pitches and allowed two runs on six hits to improve to 5-2 on the year.  
• Portland State (4-20) scored a run in the first and third on three hits but could only muster three more base knocks the rest of the way against Edwards and Kendal Manley who tossed a scoreless seventh in relief.  

Game 2: Harvard 9 - Santa Clara 5

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• A six-run fifth inning was the difference in Harvard's 9-5 victory.  Trailing 5-3 in the top of the fifth, the Crimson scored six runs on six hits, all singles, and two walks to go on top 9-5.  
• Priyanka Kaul led Harvard with three RBIs as she went 2-for-3.  Her sacrifice fly in the fifth inning got Harvard (7-4) to within a run at 5-4.  Finley Payne and Alexa Wohr followed with back-to-back RBI singles to tie the game and put Harvard ahead 6-5.  
• Santa Clara (13-10) trailed 3-0 but tied it up in the bottom of the third.  Rebecca Rubio and Cairah Curran pulled a double steal to make it 3-1.  After a Harvard error made it 3-2, Hazyl Gray tied it up with a sacrifice fly.  The Broncos temporarily went ahead 5-3 with two runs in the fourth against Olivia Torres before the big inning by the Crimson.  
• Olivia Torres got the win pitching two innings in relief to pick up her first win of the season. 
• Cari Ferbuson dropped to 2-6 giving up four runs in 1/3 inning of work.  
• Grace Ryan pitched the final three innings to earn her first save.  

NEXT UP:

• Three games will be played on the second day of the Golden Coast Classic on Saturday.  The Broncos are scheduled to play at 1:30 p.m. against Columbia and 4 p.m. against Portland State.  For more details, click here on the Golden Coast Classic tournament central page.      

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