Official Site of the Broncos · May 5, 2017
Baseball Drops Series Opener to BYU
SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Santa Clara baseball lost to BYU on Thursday night by a score of 9-3. The Cougars hit three home runs on the night to overcome a 3-0 Bronco lead after the second inning. Two of the home runs were two-run shots while the third was solo.
Santa Clara (11-33, 7-12 WCC) jumped out to a three-run lead but BYU (27-14, 15-4 WCC) scored in four of the last seven innings to earn the victory. Freshman right-handed pitcher Grant Nechak was handed the loss as he threw 5.1 innings and allowed six earned runs.