Danny MacLeith

February 9, 2004

Baseball: Gauchos Beat Aztecs in Opener

By Danny MacLeith

The Gauchos (2-1) won two games and lost one with pitching, but their defense, which committed no errors, was there throughout the entire weekend against San Diego State (5-6).

February 6, 2004

Baseball: Gauchos Begin Season at SDSU

By Danny MacLeith

Finally, baseball season is here and the Gauchos will begin theirs by traveling to state-of-the-art Tony Gwynn Stadium to face the unranked San Diego State Aztecs this weekend. The first of the three UCSB-SDSU clashes be...

February 4, 2004

Baseball: ’04 Santa Barbara Is the Best of the Rest

By Danny MacLeith

In Big West baseball, Titans loom over the competition and 49ers pan most of the gold away from everyone else on the stream, making the Gauchos' pursuit of a conference title all the more elusive. Anyone not named Cal St...

January 27, 2004

Baseball: Gauchos Granted Youth

By Danny MacLeith

Six baseball players departed UCSB last year; some headed for the professional ranks and others to experience the rest of life beyond college. UCSB Head Coach Bob Brontsema and Pitching Coach Dan Ricabal scoured the stat...

January 26, 2004

Alumni Party at Caeser Uyeseka

By Danny MacLeith

With cheers of "back to back" ringing in their ears, the 2004 Gauchos fell to a rowdy squad of UCSB baseball graduates for the second time in a row in this year's annual Alumni Game on Saturday.

January 15, 2004

M. Baseball: Injury-Free UCSB Storms Ahead

By Danny MacLeith

UCSB baseball has had enough talent to post winning seasons every year in recent history, but a number of factors have kept it from fulfilling the expectations that come when hot stoves are turned off and the Super Bowl ...

December 4, 2003

UCSB Travels to Frozen Tundra

By Danny MacLeith

#20 Santa Barbara (19-8, 14-4 in the Big West) has been invited to its 23rd consecutive NCAA Tournament, but the selection committee gave the Gauchos the cold shoulder, shipping them off to Minneapolis for first- and sec...

November 24, 2003

Mustangs Slay Gauchos at T-Dome

By Danny MacLeith

During Saturday's match, it wasn't easy to tell which team was playoff-bound and which was just playing out the string. The #21 Gauchos (18-8, 14-4 in the Big West) dropped a shocker to a struggling Cal Poly squad in fiv...

November 19, 2003

Santa Barbara Sinks Success with ‘One Team…One Dream’ Attitude

By Danny MacLeith

UCSB women's basketball has a knack for choosing catchy mottos for each year's team, and this year is no different. Following "Taking it to the Next Level" and "The Power of One" is "One Team... One Dream," a great fit f...

November 14, 2003

Long Beach Invades the T-Dome Tonight

By Danny MacLeith

With so many road games and nine new faces on the roster, it's a wonder that any Gaucho fans have had time to learn the #21 UCSB women's volleyball team and appreciate the magnitude of this weekend's games.

November 10, 2003

Gauchos Split Weekend Roadtrip

By Danny MacLeith

Santa Barbara saw its conference lead cut in half Thursday with an upset loss to unranked Idaho in four games, 27-30, 30-28, 30-28, and 34-32.

November 6, 2003

Gauchos Travel to Snow to Battle Aggies and Vandals

By Danny MacLeith

Santa Barbara weather has turned chilly, so hopefully the #19 UCSB women's volleyball team (15-6, 11-2 in the Big West) will be prepared for their two-game swing to the frozen lands of Idaho and Utah.

October 31, 2003

UCSB Welcomes Tigers, Matadors

By Danny MacLeith

That old rule that prohibits midterms, paper due dates, and any other kind of test from falling on Halloween will prove to be a myth for the #19 Gaucho women's volleyball team this weekend.

October 28, 2003

Sandell Finds Early Success

By Danny MacLeith

Like many others, Gaucho freshman outside hitter Janine Sandell appreciates the outstanding weather and natural beauty of Santa Barbara, and that, among many other things, is what attracted her to UCSB.

October 24, 2003

SB Set for Southbound Road Trip

By Danny MacLeith

Though they've had tougher road trips this season, the No. 19 Gauchos (11-6, 7-2 in the Big West) are geared up and ready to maintain their perch in first place in the Big West with an away series against Big West doorma...

October 20, 2003

Santa Barbara Splits on Road

By Danny MacLeith

In the past, a split against Long Beach State and UC Irvine for #16 Gaucho women's volleyball (11-6, 7-2 in the Big West) usually meant a quick win over the Anteaters and a heartbreaking loss to the 49ers.