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Baseball Continues WCC Homestretch at BYU
Santa Clara baseball continues the homestretch of 2014 West Coast Conference play with a Thursday-Saturday series May 8-10 against the BYU Cougars. First pitch times from Miller Park in Provo, Utah are set for 5 p.m. PDT Thursday and Friday, followed by a 12 p.m. PDT series finale Saturday.
Last weekend, the Broncos won their third straight West Coast Conference series, taking two of three games from the San Francisco Dons at Benedetti Diamond. In the series opener May 2, the Broncos went up 2-0 in the first inning and outhit the Dons 14-8, but left 12 runners on base in a 6-5 loss. On May 3, the Broncos produced their highest single-game run total in WCC play with 12 in a 12-6 victory. In the series finale May 4, Santa Clara scored a first-inning run and held off a late USF rally to win 2-1 behind a career-best nine strikeouts from starting pitcher Jacob Steffens.
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Broncos Win Another WCC 
Series; Take 2 of 3 from USF
Game 45
@ University of San Francisco (Loss 6-5)
Game 46
@ University of San Francisco (Win 12-6)
Game 47
@ University of San Francisco (Win 2-1)
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"What I love about this ballclub is they're always picking each other up. Guys who make mistakes are recovering quickly while somebody else picks them up. Their mental toughness has developed more than any other part of their game."
-- HEAD COACH DAN O'BRIEN
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Steffens Named WCC Rawlings Pitcher of the Week
The West Coast Conference announced its weekly baseball honors Monday, and Santa Clara's Jacob Steffens has been named WCC Rawlings Pitcher of the Week for May 5, 2014. Steffens is the third Bronco and first pitcher to win a conference player of the week award this season. "I am definitely honored to be named WCC Pitcher of the Week," Steffens said. "It was definitely a great outing both for me and for my teammates who were making plays behind me the whole game." Continue Reading ... 
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Kyle Cortopassi Describes Life on the SCU Baseball Team
Kyle Cortopassi (KC) talks about his life on the Santa Clara baseball team, including what the team does before and after each game. Coropassi reflects on the passion of his team and how each player is intrinsically motivated by a love for the sport.
SCU: Your parents are both SCU alumni. Did they affect your decision to come here?
KC: My parents did not directly affect my decision to go to Santa Clara, but growing up knowing about the school and visiting over the years with them made me really like the school and want to come here.
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Getting to Know Freshman Stevie Berman
Favorite song/music genre?
Halftime
Favorite place to eat?
Benihana
Favorite thing to cook/bake?
Cookies
Favorite pump up song? What's on you iTunes workout list?
Let's Go
What's your favorite de-stress activity?
Play Station 3
What's usual workout routine?
Eat, lift and drink protein
What's your favorite guilty pleasure food?
Cookies
Favorite TV Show?
Sports Center
What are your summer plans?
Play baseball in Maine
Who's the best dressed on your team?
Kert Woods because of his sock game
Who's the team clown and why?
Kenny, he's hilarious and can make any situation funny
What are your nicknames?
Stevie Weevie
What's your go-to dance move?
Sprinkler
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