Santa Clara Broncos Use Three Home Runs to Secure Series Win Over Loyola Marymount Lions

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (Interstat) — The Santa Clara Broncos defeated the Loyola Marymount Lions 4-2 on Saturday evening at Stephen Schott Stadium, clinching the weekend series after a lopsided win a day prior.

Santa Clara built its lead with solo home runs from Tate Medicoff in the second inning, Mateo Garcia in the fourth and Ben Walsh, who also homered in the fourth. Loyola Marymount’s Zach Wadas hit a solo homer in the sixth.

Broncos pitchers Cooper Lanz, Jackson Cook and Josh Johnson combined for eight innings, allowing two runs on three hits. Lions relievers Jake Geis and Matt Moreno provided four scoreless innings of relief in the loss.

Santa Clara improved to 11-14. Loyola Marymount fell to 8-22. The teams conclude the three-game series Sunday afternoon.