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UCSB baseball routs Pepperdine in an eight-inning show

The UC Santa Barbara baseball team dominated the Pepperdine University Waves on Tuesday May 5, 13-3 and triggered the NCAA 10-run mercy rule to end the game an inning early.
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UCSB women’s rugby claim first ever national championship

For fourth-year economics and accounting major Amber Lau, a national championship title wasn’t originally on her 2026 bucket list. In its first appearance at a national championship tournament, UC S...
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UCSB softball falls in Big West Championship final despite memorable tournament run

The No. 3 seed UC Santa Barbara softball team’s 2026 Big West Championship run came to a close Saturday, May 9, falling 0-1 to No. 1 seed California State University, Fullerton in the title game. Th...
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UCSB baseball takes first two games of road series against Cal State Bakersfield

The UC Santa Barbara men’s baseball team picked up a close one against the California State University, Bakersfield Roadrunners on Saturday, May 2, 4-3 in the win. They avoided a late scare from CSU...
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Gauchos split doubleheader with Titans before dropping regular season finale

UC Santa Barbara women’s softball closed out the regular season on a bittersweet note, dominating California State University, Fullerton in the opener of a Friday doubleheader before dropping the ne...
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As Big West Champions, the Gauchos’ season concludes in hard-fought NCAA opener

UC Santa Barbara’s men’s tennis team wrapped up its season in the first round of the National Collegiate Athletic Association championships at the Skip and Cindy Hogan Tennis Center in San Diego.
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Gauchos conclude 2026 season with Big West Titles and an NCAA appearance

UC Santa Barbara’s women's tennis closed its 2025-26 season at Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center in Malibu, California, on Friday, May 1. Facing tough competition, No. 11 Pepperdine University, the Gaucho...
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Gauchos emerge victorious, bring home Big West championship title

After winning the Big West regular-season championship earlier this month, the UC Santa Barbara women’s tennis team headed into the Big West tournament as the No. 1 seed. UCSB beat both California S...
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Colin Beazizo’s steady rise within UCSB baseball

For UC Santa Barbara third-year sociology major and outfielder Colin Beazizo, baseball has been a constant in his life long before the intensity of college baseball. Beazizo was first introduced to th...
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Gauchos eliminated by Tritons in Big West Championship opener

During their final tournament of the season, No. 4 seed UC Santa Barbara men’s volleyball headed to UC Irvine’s Bren Events Center on Thursday, April 23, to face No. 5 seed UC San Diego in the fir...
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UCSB Women’s Tennis clinches Big West regular season championship title

UC Santa Barbara No. 48-ranked Women's Tennis team faced No. 73 California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo at Ronca Tennis Center on Saturday, April 18. In a blue-green rivalry match, UCSB del...
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UCSB baseball falls to UCI on the road in second game of the series

The UC Santa Barbara men’s baseball team dropped a back-and-forth affair with the UC Irvine Anteaters on Saturday, April 18, 6-3 in the loss. The Gauchos, ranked No. 1 in the Big West Conference sta...
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Gauchos triumph against UC San Diego, pushing the game to five sets

No. 9 UC Santa Barbara beat No. 11 UC San Diego in a 3-2 match Saturday, April 10, in La Jolla. This secured the Gauchos No. 4 seed in the 2026 Outrigger Big West Men’s Volleyball Championship at UC...
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Gauchos upset No. 1 UCLA, snap Bruins’ 27-game win streak

The UC Santa Barbara men’s baseball team stunned No. 1-ranked UC Los Angeles on April 14. The Gauchos shut out the Bruins 4–0 on their home field, snapping a 27-game win streak and delivering one ...
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Gauchos celebrate seniors, fall short in the home game season finale against No. 3 Long Beach

No. 9 UC Santa Barbara men’s volleyball took on No.3 California State University, Long Beach in back-to-back matches Friday, April 10 and Saturday, April 11.  
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