SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Santa Clara baseball defeated Sacramento State, 9-3, to extend its win streak to six games to finish the nine game homestand with an 8-1 record. The Broncos used a big inning offensively and stellar pitching by starter Steven Wilson along with relievers Luke Martin-Resnick and Cade Negley to subdue the Hornets lineup to pick up the 10th win of the season.
In the third inning, the Broncos (10-3) scored five-runs and never looked back.
Down 1-0 in the bottom of the third, right fielder Matt Smithwick (3-for-3, 2 R, RBI) got the offense rolling for the Broncos when he hit an opposite field solo homer off Hornets starter Scott Randall to tie up the game.