The Santa Clara Bruins will head out to challenge the Cupertino Pioneers at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Saturday, Santa Clara got the win against Del Mar by a conclusive 13-2. The Bruins have beaten the Dons the last five times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Dons has come to flipping the script.
Charles Conley made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed five innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (three). He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Andrew Traffas
| 03/22/25 vs Del Mar | 3 |
| 03/20/25 vs Saratoga | 2 |
| 03/11/25 @ Monta Vista | 2 |
| 03/06/25 vs Lynbrook | 2 |
| 04/04/24 @ Lynbrook | 2 |
In other batting news, Andrew Traffas was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-4. Those three stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Drew Diffenderfer also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen bases of the season.
Santa Clara hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most four strikeouts in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Cupertino made easy work of Saratoga on Tuesday and carried off a 9-1 victory.
Santa Clara's record now sits at 8-2. As for Cupertino, they now have a winning record of 6-5-1.
Santa Clara took their win against Cupertino in their previous matchup back in April of 2022 by a conclusive 10-2. Will Santa Clara repeat their success, or does Cupertino has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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