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.

May 17, 2018

Gauchos Head to SLO for Match Against Blue-Green Rival Cal Poly

By Jorge Mercado

Despite officially being out of contention for a postseason berth, the Gauchos sill have a lot to play for as they head down to SLO to take on the Mustangs.

May 10, 2018

UCSB In Must-Win Situation, Heads To Long Beach

By Jorge Mercado

As they head into the latter part of the conference season the Gauchos now find themselves in a must-win situation if they hope to advance into postseason play. They head down to Long Beach to take down the 49ers.

May 2, 2018

UCSB Seeking To Gain Conference Edge, Hosts CSUN

By Jorge Mercado

As the conference season winds down the Gauchos are looking to make one final push up the Big West standings. They're set to take on CSUN Friday afternoon.

April 19, 2018

Athlete Spotlight: Sophomore Pitcher Chris Lincoln

By Jorge Mercado

Sports Co-Editor Jorge Mercado was lucky enough to sit down with rising star Chris Lincoln just before the team heads to UC Davis for a huge conference tilt and get his thoughts on a variety of topics in the inaugural we...

April 17, 2018

UCSB Hopes To Bounce Back From Conf. Series Loss at Irvine, Faces USC Under The Lights

By Jorge Mercado

After dropping two of three to UC Irvine this past weekend, the UCSB baseball team will look to bounce back as it takes on USC for its second-midweek matchup against them this season.

April 15, 2018

Gauchos Set Up Rubber Match Following 9-4 Victory

By Jorge Mercado

The UCSB baseball team really had it going at the plate today smacking 16 hits and bringing in nine runs to improve to 16-14-1 on the season and 3-2 in Big West play.

April 6, 2018

UCSB Presented With Promising Opportunities Heading Into Weekend Series

By Jorge Mercado

Coming in off a loss to USC in its midweek matchup just a few days ago, the UCSB baseball team will look to regroup with its final non-conference three-game weekend series of the 2018 campaign against UTRGV.

March 30, 2018

UCSB Comes Up Big in the Clutch, Evens Up Series With 6-5 Win

By Jorge Mercado

Freshman Drew Williams drove in the game-winning run in the bottom of the eighth to push the Gauchos past the Titans 6-5 and set up the rubber match tomorrow at 2 p.m.

March 29, 2018

Colton Eastman’s No-Hitter Leads Titans Past Gauchos 3-0 in Big West Opener

By Jorge Mercado

Junior right-handed pitcher Colton Eastman tallied his first career no-hitter to nullify the Gauchos offense and drop UCSB to 0-1 to begin conference play following a 3-0 loss.

March 29, 2018

Big West Play Opens With UCSB Hosting Conf. Favorite Cal State Fullerton

By Jorge Mercado

The Gauchos will host the Titans for a three-game series beginning Thursday. Santa Barbara has not netted a series win against CSUF since 2014.

March 26, 2018

Streaking Gauchos Travel to Pepperdine in Hopes of Sustaining Mid-Season Success

By Jorge Mercado

UCSB has won four of its last five matches heading into a road match against Pepperdine University.

March 9, 2018

Gauchos Host Texas State Hoping to Get Back to .500

By Jorge Mercado

Coming into this series with a 4-7 overall mark, the UCSB baseball team has a chance to get back to .500 if it could pull off a sweep of Texas State who is currently 0-1 on the road.

March 9, 2018

UCSB Golf Finishes 4th at Sac State Invitational, Will Participate in Jackrabbit Invitational Beginning Friday

By Jorge Mercado

Finishing the final day of the Sac State Invitational shooting 7-over par 295, the UCSB men's golf team was able to rebound from a poor start in the first day of the invite to finish fourth.

March 3, 2018

For the Love of the Game: The Resurgence of Gabe Vincent

By Jorge Mercado, Andy Lau, Sean White

Last season, the UCSB men's basketball team was in the midst of its worst season in program history when they lost their star guard, Gabe Vincent. However, just like the Gauchos, Vincent has bounced back and is better th...

February 16, 2018

Baseball Fever: UCSB Begins 2018 Season on the Road

By Jorge Mercado

The UCSB baseball team will look to put behind the disappointment of last season as it begins a new campaign this weekend with a three-game series versus San Diego State.