SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Santa Clara softball finished ranked No. 25 in D1Softball's inaugural mid-major final rankings that was released on Thursday.
Led by sixth-year head coach
Gina Carbonatto, Santa Clara had their best season in program history this spring winning the West Coast Conference Championship to earn a berth to the NCAA Tournament, both for the first time ever. The Broncos finished the year 32-22 to set a school record for the most wins in a season and won each of the five WCC series for a share of the league title.
The team was recognized with a program record eight All-WCC honorees including a sweep of the conference's major awards: Carbonatto took home Coach of the Year honors;
Cairah Curran as the Player of the Year;
Taryn Clements with the Defensive Player of the Year and
Cari Ferguson as both the Pitcher and Freshman of the Year.
Santa Clara is the lone school from the WCC in the D1Softball Mid-Major rankings and fell to the No. 2 team Grand Canyon in the Tucson Regional of the NCAA Tournament to close out the historical campaign.
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