SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — Five different pitchers posted shutout appearances for the Santa Clara University baseball team Tuesday, but it was a single sacrifice fly in the second inning that stood up, giving host Cal Poly a slim, 1-0, midweek non-conference win over the Broncos at Baggett Stadium.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
- Jack Lazark (1 1/3), RJ Meyn (1 1/3), Vincent Braga (1), Henry Stewart (1 2/3) and Bryce Padilla (1/3) all had shutout outings for the Broncos (14-19). Even starter Sebastian Schreiber (0-1) threw a shutout first inning before allowing what would be the game's only run in the second.
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- Jack Collins led off the second inning with a triple, and would come home to score on the very next pitch thrown by Schreiber. Casey Murray Jr. lifted a sacrifice fly to right field on the first pitch he saw, scoring Collins and giving the Mustangs (26-9) the only offense they'd need for the night.
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- Santa Clara outhit Cal Poly, getting six hits from six different players. It stranded eight runners on base Tuesday – five in scoring position. The Broncos had the tying run in scoring position in three of the last four innings, including with only one out in the ninth. It was a strikeout that ended the Broncos' threat in the eighth, and back-to-back Ks in the ninth that kept them off the board and ended the game.
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- The Mustangs also got all its hits from different players. Ryan Fenn doubled in the first inning to add to Collins' other extra-base hit for Cal Poly. Troy Cooper (1-0) earned his first win of the season with five innings of shutout work, striking out two and scattering four hits. He entered Tuesday's game with a 10.22 ERA.
NOTABLE NUMBERS
- 3: Tuesday marked the third time Santa Clara has been shut out this season. It hasn't been shut out that many times since the 2022 season when it was shut out eight times.
- 16: Ben Cleary singled Tuesday to extend his reached base streak to 16 games. He has reached safely in all but one game this season (31 of 32 games played).
COMING UP
- Santa Clara's Southern California road trip continues over the weekend with a three-game West Coast Conference series at LMU starting Thursday. Fans can find all live coverage links on SantaClaraBroncos.com.
