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.
  • 7
    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.
First-Time Grads

Overcoming all odds due to the pandemic, the Class of ’24 finally get to experience the graduation that they have long been waiting for.

Brain Games

The therapeutic potential of AI-powered brain implants is no doubt exciting. But questions abound about the inevitable ethical ramifications of putting new, largely unregulated tech into human beings.

Sociology, Gen Ed, and Breaking the Rules

Fewer students are majoring in social sciences but they’re still one of the most popular areas of study. Santa Clara sociologists explain why.