Post by chinmusic on Mar 22, 2021 23:46:15 GMT -8
2021 BACKGROUND.
The Santa Clara Broncos come to Goss Stadium for a pair of games against the Beavers on Tuesday and Wednesday. The Broncos are 6-12 on the season having dropped 3 of 4 in their West Coast Conference opening series to San Diego University and then were swept at home last weekend by Gonzaga. With a 1-7 start in WCC play, they head north for a 3 game weekend series with the Portland Pilots following the midweek OSU pair.
Santa Clara is coached by Rusty Filter, Stanford’s former pitching coach who is in his 4th year at SC. The Broncos were 26-26 in 2018, 12-40 in 2019, and 12-5 in Covid 2020. He began this season 50-71 in the rebuilding process of Santa Clara baseball. The Broncos have been picked to finish 8th or 9th in the 10 team WCC. for 2021.
OFFENSIVE TEAM STATS FOR 2021
The Vitals: .239/ .324/ .376
In 18 games, Santa Clara has scored 95 runs (5.28 R/ game), In 623 official at bats, they have 43 XBH (19 doubles, 6 triples, and 18 home runs) for 234 TB. They have been successful on 13 of 21 stolen base attempts. They have drawn 61 BB, 20 HBP, and struck out 189 times (10.5 K/ game). 31.6 % of their AB result in a K.
STARTING LINEUP
Coach Filter returned his entire roster from 2020. This is a veteran team. Filter hasn’t shuffled his lineup or batting order much to date. This should be a fairly good representation of what we will see on Tuesday evening.
CF Coleman Brigman (So) .235/ .373/ .324 Started every game. Draws walks!
LF Michael O’Hara (Sr.) .271/ .340/.313
SS Jason Dicochea (Sr.) .278/ .354/ .347
C Jake MacNichols .206/ .339/ .485 Also plays 1B. Walks! 6 HR’s in ‘21
RF Mike Bowers .224/ .288/ 403 Hit 3 HR’s in 2021
DH Eamon Lance .250/ .351/ .500 2 Dingers this season
3B Austin Reyes .250/ .259/ .396
1B Ryan McCarthy .217/ .294/ .370 2 Homers in ‘21
Matt Jew .195/ .260/ .370 Plays 3B and OF
Tony Boetto .324/ .395/ .500. Does most of the catching.
Some player notes:
Brigman – good athlete with speed. 6’, 185 Off to a slow start this year.
MacNichols – Hit 7 homers/ 19RBI in 18 game 2020 Pandemic season.
McCarthy – 6th year Sr. Grad Xfer Air Force Academy. 6-3, 225.
Jew – Soph. 5-11, 190, good defender.
Dicochea – 5th yr. Sr. Catalyst – has to play well for SC to succeed.
PITCHING STATS FOR 2021
The Broncos have pitched 160 innings in 2021. They have allowed 104 runs (83 earned), on 143 hits, walked 71 batters, struck out 165, allowed an opposing BA of .235 and posted a 4.66 ERA. Their K to BB ratio is 2.3:1 and their WHIP is 1.34.
STARTERS:
Freddie Erlandson - Sixth yr. Sr. 6-6, 245 Has 2.37 ERA with 16 K and 7 BB in ’21. In 2020, pitched 17 scoreless innings.
Bruce Buckley – Has 3.45 ERA with 16 K and 8 BB in ’21.
Russell Grant – Southpaw. Has 4.50 ERA with 24 K and 10 BB in ‘21
Cole Kitchen – Soph. 2.66 ERA with 23 K and 10 BB. Does long relief and starts.
RELIEVERS
RHP Travis Howard – 6-5, 235 Has 6.14 ERA with 25 K and 3 BB. Had 21 K and 1 BB in 15 IP in 2020. Shut down Stanford and Georgia in 2020. Best stuff on Santa Clara Staff.
Alex Waldsmith – 5th yr. SR. Has a 2.92 ERA in 2021
Locke Bernhardt – 5th yr.Sr. 6-0, 170 Has 2.51 ERA in ’21.
Matthew McGarry 6th Yr. Sr. 6-3, 205. Had 62 BB in 55 IP in 2020. Vanderbilt transfer with mid 90’s heat but lacks command.
Cade Pilchard – 6-4, 205 Top recruit in 2019 (Sacramento Jesuit)
Rowan Trosky – 6-2, 200 Top recruit in 2020 (Carmel). Older brother of Oregon State 2021 SS recruit, Jabin Trosky.
FIELDING
Santa Clara Has a fielding percentage of .968%
Are we good?
