SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Saint Mary's (25-16, 10-5 WCC) lost the rubber match and series against Santa Clara (21-19, 8-7 WCC) in walk-off fashion 8-7, despite Christian Almanza hitting his 21st home run of the season to set a new program single-season record.
The Gaels scored first on a Coleman Schmidt solo home run in the second inning to take a 1-0 lead. Dylan Delvecchio pitched 2.2 innings allowing no runs on one hit with two walks and two strikeouts. This lead stayed strong until the fourth, when the Broncos scored three in a two error bottom of the fourth to take a 3-1 lead.