Back-To-Back Jake. If you left early, you missed the game: two grand slams in one inning! With SCU trailing 9–7 in the seventh, Jake Brodt ’18 hit two grand slams in one inning, propelling the Broncos to a 20–9 win over Boston College on college baseball’s opening weekend. The win marked new coach Rusty Filter’s first in a season of renewed promise for Bronco baseball. That got us thinking.
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Times that a Division I player has hit two grand slams in one inning - 9th
Round that Jake Brodt was drafted in the Major League Baseball draft in June - 1.53
Improvement in ERA for the Broncos in 2018 - 14-4
Santa Clara’s record through 18 games. The Broncos won 14 games the entire previous season. They finished 26–26, the first season of .500 or better since 2008. - 293%
Santa Clara’s record through 18 games. The Broncos won 14 games the entire previous season. They finished 26–26, the first season of .500 or better since 2008. - .323
Batting average by second-year infielder Jason Dicochea ’20, who started 50 games for SCU throughout the season.