SANTA CLARA, Calif. – For the first time this season, Santa Clara baseball was on the losing end of a one-run game, falling 6-5 to Saint Mary's on Saturday afternoon at Stephen Schott Stadium.
Heading into the bottom of the ninth trailing 6-3, the Broncos (14-6, 3-2 WCC) rallied to get within one run but could not push across another run across, stranding three runners on base to end the game.
In the ninth, Santa Clara loaded the bases on three singles from Evan Haberle (1-for-3, R), Jake MacNichols (2-for-3, R) and Jason Dicochea (4-for-4, R, RBI) against Gaels closer Michael Hobbs who was in his third inning of work.