Chastain heads soccer HOF class of ’16

Stanford third after first day of NCAA women’s golf regional

Brandi Chastain, who began her career at Archbishop Mitty High and Santa Clara University, has been elected to the National Soccer Hall of Fame, the group announced Thursday.

Chastain, a leader in women’s sports and pioneer soccer professional, joined former national team member Shannon MacMillan and MLS com- missioner Don Garber for the class of 2016.

“To be inducted into the Hall of Fame and have my name read in the same sentence with our country’s best is truly humbling,” said Chastain.

Chastain, 47, might be best known for a gamewinning penalty kick at the 1999 Women’s World Cup in the Rose Bowl in a 12-year international career that included three World Cups and three Summer Olympics.

Women’s college golf

Defending NCAA champion Stanford was third and San Jose State was tied for 10th after the opening day of NCAA Regionals competition at Stanford Golf Course.

No. 12 Stanford shot a five-over 289, trailing No. 2 USC by two strokes and No. 15 Virginia by one.

The Spartans are 12 strokes out of the lead.

Mariah Stackhouse led Stanford with a two-over 69. She is one stroke behind individual leader Katrina Prendergast of Colorado State.

My Leander led the Spartans with a two-over 73, and is tied for 26th.

Cal finished its first round of regionals at Shoal Creek, Alabama, in eighth place.

Basketball

Cal’s Jaylen Brown was the lone Bay Area player selected to participate in the 2016 NBA Draft Combine that runs May 10-15 in Chicago, according to ESPN’s Jeff Goodman. A total of 64 players were selected. Tyrone Wallace (Cal) and Marcus Lee (Deer Valley before going to Kentucky) were among 13 alternates.

College baseball

Mitchell Kranson had three hits, scored once and drove in a run as Cal beat Stanford 4-1 to open a key Pac-12 series between the two rivals.