Matt Heitner

April 12, 2001

UCSB Baseball Throws Away Victory

By Matt Heitner

Losing always hurts, but as the UCSB men's baseball team found out Tuesday against USC, sometimes the manner in which the setback occurs makes it all the more painful.

April 10, 2001

Baseball Team Looks to Pay Back USC

By Matt Heitner

The freight train known as the UCSB baseball team will head down the tracks to Los Angeles today to take on USC in a one-game matchup.

April 9, 2001

UCSB Baseball Tramples Riverside

By Matt Heitner

Winning never gets old, but the UCSB baseball team may soon force the accomplishment into early retirement.

April 6, 2001

UCSB Baseball Prepares for Riverside

By Matt Heitner

Riverside doesn't join the Big West until next season, but it will get an early dose of the conference this weekend when it faces the UCSB baseball team in a three-game series.

April 5, 2001

Santa Barbara Brings the Lumber in 9-0 Demolition of Westmont

By Matt Heitner

The Gauchos continued their sizzling play of late Wednesday afternoon against Westmont, crushing the Warriors, 9-0.

April 4, 2001

14th Seeded Lady Gauchos Finally Fall To Purdue in NCAA Tournament

By Matt Heitner

Playing in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, the 14th seeded Gauchos proved that they could hang with 1999 National Champions Purdue, trading blows with the Boilermakers for nearly the entire game.

April 3, 2001

Gaucho Baseball Best in Big West

By Matt Heitner

If winning is contagious, then the UCSB baseball team definitely has the fever.

March 9, 2001

UOP Guts Out Emotional Victory Over Men’s Basketball Team

By Matt Heitner

Having already used back-to-back desperation three-pointers from freshman forward Branduinn Fullove and sophomore forward Mark Hull to complete an improbable comeback and take UOP into overtime, Santa Barbara had one fin...

March 8, 2001

Women’s Basketball Routs Fullerton to Secure Big West First Round Win

By Matt Heitner

Yogi Berra once said, "It ain't over 'til it's over," but the UCSB women's basketball team secured its victory over Cal State Fullerton far before the final horn sounded Wednesday night at the Anaheim Convention Center.

March 7, 2001

UCSB Women’s Basketball Prepares for the Big West Tournament

By Matt Heitner

The Gauchos have won four consecutive post-season titles, and Santa Barbara, a #1 seed in the tournament after capturing the Big West regular season crown for the sixth straight year, hopes to retain its iron grip on its...

March 5, 2001

UCSB Women’s Basketball Whips Long Beach State on Senior Day

By Matt Heitner

The UCSB women's basketball team honored the careers of its three departing seniors Saturday night at the Thunderdome, but it was the clutch play of a freshman that lifted the Gauchos to the win over hated rival Long Bea...

March 5, 2001

UCSB Men’s Baseball Blows Out Temple

By Matt Heitner

Santa Barbara dominated the Owls in both games of the twin bill Saturday, taking the first game 9-1 before rolling to a 10-4 victory in game two.

March 2, 2001

Women’s Basketball Gets Defensive; UOP Wilts

By Matt Heitner

With the victory, UCSB clinched a share of the Big West Title and ran its winning streak to five games, yet the Gauchos aren't satisfied by any means.

March 1, 2001

Women’s Basketball Readies for Clash With UOP, Long Beach

By Matt Heitner

Santa Barbara will face Pacific tonight at 7:30 and Long Beach State on Saturday for the right to be named regular season Big West champion.

March 1, 2001

Column: MLB Lacks a Certain Charm

By Matt Heitner

Instead of playing because they love the game, althletes play because they get paid. Culminating with Alex Rodriguez's 10-year $252 million contract, baseball has tumbled to a downward spiral.

February 28, 2001