SANTA CLARA, Calif. – A late home run proved to be the difference as Santa Clara baseball fell to BYU 5-4 in the rubber match of the WCC series.
After the Broncos (18-13, 7-8 WCC) evened the score at 4 in the sixth, the Cougars (14-20, 7-8 WCC) got a solo shot from Cole Gambill in the top of the eighth that turned into the game-winner.
Santa Clara got the tying run on base with a one-out single from Johnny Luetzow in the ninth and the winning run on first with a hit by pitch but Boston Mabeus was able to get out of it.