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Photo by: Saint Mary's Athletics / Tod Fierner
BSB | Almanza Sets New Single Season Home Run Mark, Gaels Fall on Walk-Off to Broncos
4/28/2024 3:56:00 PM | Baseball
SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Saint Mary's (25-16, 10-5 WCC) lost the rubber match and series against Santa Clara (21-19, 8-7 WCC) in walk-off fashion 8-7, despite Christian Almanza hitting his 21st home run of the season to set a new program single-season record.
The Gaels scored first on a Coleman Schmidt solo home run in the second inning to take a 1-0 lead. Dylan Delvecchio pitched 2.2 innings allowing no runs on one hit with two walks and two strikeouts. This lead stayed strong until the fourth, when the Broncos scored three in a two error bottom of the fourth to take a 3-1 lead.
The Saint Mary's offense tied the game at 3-3 in the sixth on back-to-back home runs from Almanza and Ryan Pierce. The Almanza home run set the record for most home runs in a single season, in Saint Mary's program history. Santa Clara delivered two home runs of their own in the seventh inning to retake the lead 6-3.
Almanza drove in another for the Gaels in the eighth, along with a run that scored on a double play to cut the lead to 6-5. For the second straight game, Santa Clara picked up crucial insurance by scoring one more in the eighth.
The Gaels were trailing 7-5 heading into the final frame, and once again gave a formidable comeback effort, tying the game at 7-7 via two sacrifice flies courtesy of freshmen Aiden Taurek and Tanner Griffith. Santa Clara singled through the right side of the infield and scored the game-winning run to take the game and series victory.
Both Almanza and Schmidt had multi-hit performances including home runs. Almanza went 3/4 and Schmidt went 2/3 with a walk. Anthony Pomilia went 1/2 with a double in his day, and Nathan Chong went 1/1 when pinch hitting in the ninth.
The Gaels return home on Tuesday for a midweek matchup with the San Jose State Spartans with a scheduled 3:00 p.m. first pitch.
Saint Mary's full schedule can be viewed here and season tickets can be purchased by clicking here.
#GaelsRise
The Gaels scored first on a Coleman Schmidt solo home run in the second inning to take a 1-0 lead. Dylan Delvecchio pitched 2.2 innings allowing no runs on one hit with two walks and two strikeouts. This lead stayed strong until the fourth, when the Broncos scored three in a two error bottom of the fourth to take a 3-1 lead.
The Saint Mary's offense tied the game at 3-3 in the sixth on back-to-back home runs from Almanza and Ryan Pierce. The Almanza home run set the record for most home runs in a single season, in Saint Mary's program history. Santa Clara delivered two home runs of their own in the seventh inning to retake the lead 6-3.
Almanza drove in another for the Gaels in the eighth, along with a run that scored on a double play to cut the lead to 6-5. For the second straight game, Santa Clara picked up crucial insurance by scoring one more in the eighth.
The Gaels were trailing 7-5 heading into the final frame, and once again gave a formidable comeback effort, tying the game at 7-7 via two sacrifice flies courtesy of freshmen Aiden Taurek and Tanner Griffith. Santa Clara singled through the right side of the infield and scored the game-winning run to take the game and series victory.
Both Almanza and Schmidt had multi-hit performances including home runs. Almanza went 3/4 and Schmidt went 2/3 with a walk. Anthony Pomilia went 1/2 with a double in his day, and Nathan Chong went 1/1 when pinch hitting in the ninth.
The Gaels return home on Tuesday for a midweek matchup with the San Jose State Spartans with a scheduled 3:00 p.m. first pitch.
Saint Mary's full schedule can be viewed here and season tickets can be purchased by clicking here.
#GaelsRise
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: STANLEY, Nico (1-0)
L: Enyart, Adam (1-2)
Batting:
2B: Pomilia, Anthony 1
HR: Almanza, Christian 1 ; Pierce, Ryan 1 ; Schmidt, Coleman 1
RBI: Griffith, Tanner 1 ; Almanza, Christian 2 ; Pierce, Ryan 1 ; Schmidt, Coleman 1 ; Taurek, Aiden 1
SF: Griffith, Tanner 1 ; Taurek, Aiden 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Griffith, Tanner 1 ; Mashore, Dalton 1 ; Almanza, Christian 1 ; Pierce, Ryan 1 ; Schmidt, Coleman 2 ; Castellanos, Diego 1
Batting:
HR: BRIGMAN, Coleman 1 ; O'HARA, Michael 1 ; LAMBERT, Payton 1
RBI: BRIGMAN, Coleman 2 ; O'HARA, Michael 2 ; LAMBERT, Payton 1 ; CUNNINGHAM, Kai 1
Base Running:
RUNS: BRIGMAN, Coleman 1 ; MANZO, Efrain 1 ; O'HARA, Michael 3 ; WILLIAMS, Malcolm 1 ; LAMBERT, Payton 1 ; LEWIS, Jordan 1
SB: O'HARA, Michael 2 ; WILLIAMS, Malcolm 1 ; LEWIS, Jordan 1 ; CLEARY, Ben 1
CS: MANZO, Efrain 1
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