Spartans Blow Out Santa Clara for Fourth Straight WinSpartans Blow Out Santa Clara for Fourth Straight Win

Spartans Blow Out Santa Clara for Fourth Straight Win

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SANTA CLARA, Calif.—Matt Spear went 3-for-4 with a two-run home run, a double and four RBIs while Theo Hardy went 3-for-5 with two RBIs to lead the San José State baseball team (11-9, 4-2 Mountain West) in a 9-2 win over Santa Clara (13-7, 4-2 West Coast Conference) on Monday at Stephen Schott Stadium. Five different Spartans' pitchers combined to record 10 strikeouts while limiting Santa Clara to only seven hits.

  • Dalton Bowling hit his team-leading fourth home run of the season, a solo shot in the fifth inning.
  • Spear's home run was his third of the season.
  • Charles McAdoo extended his hit streak to nine games.
  • Spear, Jack Colette and Hunter Dorraugh all hit doubles.
  • Kimo Fukofuka registered his first hit of the season.
  • Dorraugh had two walks.
  • Left-handed pitcher Corey Sanchez started the game and tossed 2.2 innings, allowing one run on three hits while striking out two.
  • Right-handed pitcher Nathan Hansen earned his first career win as he entered in relief of Sanchez and threw 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up only one hit and striking out two.
  • LHP Jesse Gutierrez pitched 1.2 innings, conceding one run on one hit and striking out two.
  • RHP Cade Cushing retired his only batter of the game.
  • RHP Darren Jansen struck out four of the six batters he faced. 

UP NEXT: The Spartans will head to Nevada to take on the Wolf Pack from March 31-April 2. First pitch is scheduled for 6:35 p.m. on Friday, March 31.

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