Santa Clara’s softball team made history twice on Saturday by winning its first West Coast Conference title, which also sends the Broncos to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in the 46-year history of their program.

The Broncos’ 15-4 run-rule victory over Oregon State in the series finale, coupled with Saint Mary’s loss to Loyola Marymount in their first game of the doubleheader enabled Santa Clara to clinch a share of the WCC championship. Santa Clara and Saint Mary’s share the title but the Broncos earned the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAAs by virtue of their 2-1 record against Saint Mary’s in head-to-head play this season.

Rebecca Rubio and Robynn Balmediano each drove in four runs for Santa Clara (32-20, 11-4 WCC), which got at least one hit from each of its hitters. Taryn Rubio and Taryn Clements led the 14-hit attack with three hits apiece.

The Broncos will find out their NCAA Tournament destination at today’s the NCAA softball selection show which will air on ESPN2 at 4 p.m. PT.

GOLF

Sepp Straka shot a 4-under 66 and Shane Lowry had a 67 in blustery conditions to share the lead heading into the final round of the Truist Championship in Flourtown, Pa.

Keith Mitchell, the leader after 18 and 36 holes, labored through a round of 1 over. He was 11 under with Justin Thomas. Hideki Matsuyama was another stroke back after a 63, the best score of the day.

Jeeno Thitikul handled a strong wind and a double bogey at the turn by making nine birdies for a 7-under 65 that gave her a one-shot lead over Celine Boutier going into the final round of the Mizuho Americas Open in Jersey City, N.J.

Defending champion Nelly Korda shot a 68, leaving her only two shots behind as the No. 1 player in women’s golf goes for her first win of the year.

Carson Young holed a 30-yard flop shot for eagle on the par-5 15th and shot a 7-under 64 in rainy conditions to take the third-round lead in his home-state Myrtle Beach Classic.

Young, the 30-year-old former Clemson player from Anderson, South Carolina, had a 13-under 200 total. Harry Higgs was a stroke back after a 68.

WOMEN’S SOCCER

Angel City defender Savy King was hospitalized in stable condition, a day after she was stretchered off the field because of what the National Women’s Soccer League called a “medical event” during a match against the Utah Royals.

The NWSL released a statement saying King also was stable when she was taken to the hospital after collapsing on the field during Friday night’s match. She will undergo further evaluation. Further details were not disclosed.

“We are grateful to the Angel City medical staff as well as to local paramedics who handled this difficult situation seamlessly,” the NWSL’s statement said.

Players on both sides were visibly shaken as trainers rushed to King’s side after she went down in the 74th minute. She was attended to for some 10 minutes before she was taken from the field on a cart.

HOCKEY

Canada opened the ice hockey world championship by shutting out newcomer Slovenia 4-0 in Stockholm.

Bo Horvat scored two power-play goals and Dylan Garand made 11 saves for Canada in the Group A game in the Swedish capital.

Meanwhile, the San Jose Sharks’ Alexander Wennberg scored a goal to help Sweden rally late to top Austria 4-2.

TENNIS

Top-ranked Jannik Sinner made a solid return from his three-month doping ban in beating 99th-ranked Mariano Navone 6-3, 6-4 before an adoring home crowd at the Italian Open. It was Sinner’s first match in more than 100 days, since he won his third Grand Slam title at the Australian Open in January.

In women’s play, Iga Swiatek was beaten by Danielle Collins 6-1, 7-5. The third-round loss is Swiatek’s earliest defeat at a big WTA event in nearly four years.