Jorge Mercado

Jorge Mercado is the current Editor in Chief and was a Sports Editor before that since freshman year. He prefers to be called Merk as that was his nickname given to him by the gods. Sometimes, his evil twin Mork appears. Clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose.

September 22, 2016

UCSB to Participate in Mountain Pacific Invitational Starting Fri.

By Jorge Mercado

The No. 6 Gauchos are ready to possibly face-off against some of the top teams in the country such as No. 1 UCLA, No. 2 USC, etc at Berkeley for the Mountain Pacific Tournament.

September 19, 2016

No. 6 UCSB Thrives in Home Opener, Defeats UCSD & Occidental

By Jorge Mercado

After four road matches to begin the season, the No. 6 UCSB men's water polo team reigned victorious in its home opening weekend defeating No. 13 UCSD and Occidental College.

September 17, 2016

Gauchos Return to Campus Pool

By Jorge Mercado

UCSB is set to play on Saturday, September 17 at Campus Pool against UC San Diego at 12 p.m. and Occidental at 2 p.m.

September 3, 2016

No. 6 UCSB Begins 2016 Campaign at Triton Invitational

By Jorge Mercado

Hoping to build off of the success of last season, the No. 6 Gauchos, led by senior Mitchell Hamilton and junior Shane Hauschild, kick off the year at the annual Triton Invitational.

September 2, 2016

No. 10 UCSB Ready to Kick Off Home Schedule

By Jorge Mercado

The No. 10 Gauchos will look to continue its perfect start to the season as they take on the University of San Diego and St. Mary's this weekend.

August 19, 2016

UCSB Ready to Ascend to New Heights, Kicks Off Season at Fresno State

By Jorge Mercado

The Gauchos are ready to build off the success of last years' 13 win season when they open the season today against the Bulldogs.

August 5, 2016

Former Gaucho Swim Captain Makes Olympic Debut as Kayaker

By Jorge Mercado

Former Gaucho swimmer Maggie Hogan has made the U.S. Olympic team for the first team in her career, however, not as a swimmer, but as a Kayaker instead.

July 12, 2016

Farewell to the Big Fundamental

By Jorge Mercado

Tim Duncan's decision to retire has the entire NBA world and assistant sports editor Jorge Mercado reminiscing over the great career of the big fundamental.

July 8, 2016

2016 UCSB Baseball Season Recap

By Jorge Mercado

The Gauchos had a tremendous 2016 campaign and the future looks bright going forward for baseball here in Santa Barbara.

June 22, 2016

UCSB Eliminated from College World Series

By Jorge Mercado

Two days after eliminating Miami from the College World Series, the UCSB baseball team suffered the same fate after Arizona shut them out 3-0 in Wednesday night’s elimination match.

June 22, 2016

More than a Loss

By Jorge Mercado

The game seven loss to the Cavaliers on Sunday Night was a devastating one for every Warrior fan, player, executive involved, but it most likely hurt the image of the leagues first unanimous MVP, Steph Curry, the worst.

June 20, 2016

UCSB Eliminates Miami From CWS, Keeps Championship Hopes Alive

By Jorge Mercado

The Gauchos were facing elimination for the first time this postseason heading into their match-up against the Hurricanes, but responded in solid fashion defeating Miami 5-3.

June 19, 2016

Cowboys Shutout Gauchos in Opening Round of College World Series

By Jorge Mercado

UCSB struggled to score any runs on Oklahoma State's Thomas Hatch leading to a shutout loss in the opening match.

June 18, 2016

UCSB Ready To Take Center Stage at First College World Series

By Jorge Mercado

After sweeping through the Vanderbilt Regionals and the Super Regionals, the Gauchos are ready to take center stage as they face-off against Oklahoma State in their first match of the College World Series.

June 12, 2016

Walk-Off Grand Slam Sends Gauchos To First Ever College World Series

By Jorge Mercado

UCSB knocked off No. 2 Louisville in one of the most wild finishes in UCSB baseball history.

June 11, 2016

UCSB Upsets Louisville in Super Regional Opener

By Jorge Mercado

The Gauchos opened up the Super Regionals the right way, defeating Louisville 4-2 thanks to great performances from pitchers Shane Bieber and Kyle Nelson.