Brent Pella

May 30, 2012

Nexus Sports Editors Say Their Goodbyes

By Brent Pella

My word doc yesterday was emptier than my bank account after a Thursday night downtown. For a solid four hours I just stared at it. What a crazy feeling. I’m writing to say goodbye to a school that over the past two ye...

May 29, 2012

UCSB Ends Season Winning Three of Four

By Brent Pella

Andrew Checketts finished off his first year as head coach of the UCSB baseball team with a neutral .500 record, but in high fashion with a 3-1 mark during the last weekend series of the season. The season-ending series ...

May 25, 2012

UCSB Ends Season with Four Road Games

By Brent Pella

Four games in three days will close out the 2012 UCSB baseball season as the Gauchos travel to Bakersfield to take on Cal State Bakersfield and the University of Utah this weekend. A double-header against Utah and Cal Sa...

May 23, 2012

Filling the Voids

By Brent Pella

After a No. 2 finish in conference and a trip to the third round of the NCAA playoffs last season, the UCSB men’s soccer team will add five new members to its roster this coming fall in hopes of expanding on the succes...

May 22, 2012

UCSB Takes on USC in Final Home Game

By Brent Pella

After a disappointing 0-3 performance against Cal Poly on the road this past weekend, the UCSB baseball team returns home for a non-conference, solo-game series against USC. It will be the first time the Gauchos face the...

May 21, 2012

Gauchos Struggle in Final Big West Series

By Brent Pella

A winless outing in Cal Poly capped off the final Big West Conference series for the UCSB baseball team this past weekend. The Gauchos lost all three road games by a combined score of 29-14. With the losses, UCSB drops t...

May 18, 2012

UCSB Faces Cal Poly in Final Season Series

By Brent Pella

Though all but disqualified from post-season contention, the UCSB baseball team will look for a winning weekend against Cal Poly in its last three-game series of the season beginning tonight. The Gauchos will face the Mu...

May 16, 2012

Gaucho Student-Athletes Receive Honors at Golden Eagle Awards

By Brent Pella

May 11, 2012

UCSB Faces Top-Ranked Fullerton

By Brent Pella

An extra motivation will be added for the UCSB baseball team during this weekend’s series against Cal State Fullerton. Not only will the Gauchos play in the final conference home games of the season, which doubles as a...

May 7, 2012

UCSB Swept by Irvine, Drops to Fifth Place

By Brent Pella

A three-day trip to face lower-ranked UC Irvine turned into a three-game series sweep for the Anteaters and two shutout losses for the UCSB baseball team. The Gauchos fell to UCI 2-0, 2-0 and 5-4 on the road this past we...

May 4, 2012

UCSB Travels South to Face UC Irvine

By Brent Pella

Tied for the No. 3 spot in the Big West, the UCSB baseball team faces No. 5 UC Irvine this weekend in one of the last three league series of the season. The Gauchos are currently tied with Cal Poly at 9-6 in the Big West...

April 27, 2012

2012 NBA Playoff Preview

By Brent Pella

This weekend, watch the NFL draft during commercials. Watch the NHL playoff highlights on Sportscenter. Because it’s NBA playoff time. The NBA hasn’t been this full of talent in more than 20 years, when teams like Jo...

April 26, 2012

Battle LA: The Blakeshow

By Brent Pella

The Los Angeles Clippers have undergone the biggest makeover the NBA has seen since Dennis Rodman donned a wedding dress in the ‘90s. A team that six years ago was acting as a prepubescent freshman elbowing his way thr...

April 24, 2012

UCSB Sweeps UOP, Falls to St. Mary’s 2-1

By Brent Pella

After a three-game sweep against Pacific over the weekend, the UCSB baseball team was handed its first loss in five games against St. Mary’s on the road last night. The 2-1 loss came after the Gauchos took the UOP seri...

April 20, 2012

UCSB Travels North to Face Tigers

By Brent Pella

After charging through the Trojans 5-4 on the road Wednesdsay, the UCSB baseball team now travels north for a three-game series against University of the Pacific. Pacific is currently ranked last place at No. 8 overall i...

April 18, 2012

Gauchos Travel to USC for Evening Game

By Brent Pella

After a disappointing series at Long Beach State over the weekend, the UCSB baseball team will once again travel south in the hopes of snapping a three-game losing streak this evening against USC. The Gauchos are current...