SPOKANE, Wash. – Santa Clara baseball scored three runs in the seventh and eighth innings but could not overcome a five run deficit, losing 5-3 to Gonzaga in a conference matchup on a wet Friday evening at Patterson Complex. With the loss, the Broncos (25-25, 11-14 WCC) were eliminated from West Coast Conference tournament qualifying.
Santa Clara spotted a five run lead to the Zags giving up a run in each of the first four frames as well as in the sixth, all against Broncos starter Travis Howard. Gunnar Schubert accounted for three of the Gonzaga runs on an RBI grounder in the first and a pair of solo home runs in the third and sixth innings.