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.

June 8, 2017

2017 Nexus Sports Awards – Put the Team On Their Backs: Austin Bush & Amanda Ball Earn Player of the Year Awards

By Jorge Mercado, Kayla Talley

Take a look into this year's Nexus Sports Awards "Athletes of the Year" recipients Austin Bush and Amanda Ball.

June 1, 2017

2017 NBA Finals: The Golden State vs. The Land Part III

By Sean White, Jorge Mercado

The 2017 NBA Finals is finally upon us and Nexus Sports Editors Sean White and Jorge Mercado present to you the biggest storylines heading into part III of the Warriors/Cavs trilogy.

June 1, 2017

2017 NBA Finals Key Individual Matchups

By Jorge Mercado, Calvin Thrift, Richard Benites, Spencer Ault, Andrew Hernandez

With the brightest stage in basketball set to tip-off today, the Nexus sports staff breaks down the biggest individual matchups of the 2017 NBA Finals!

May 25, 2017

Life Goes On: UCSB Baseball Reflects on Return to I.V. Post-Tragedy

By Jorge Mercado

Three years ago, the UCSB baseball team came back to a different type of I.V. then the one they left after the tragedy on May 23rd which affected everyone.

May 18, 2017

Work Hard Play Hard: Kayte’s Journey Beyond College Life and Basketball Stardom at UCSB

By Jorge Mercado

Kayte Christensen will be honored at 2017 Santa Barbara Court of Champions, but her journey to becoming one of best athletes/human being in general to come from the UCSB program has been a very telling story.

May 18, 2017

UCSB Ends Historic Season With 11th-Place Finish at NCAA Regional

By Jorge Mercado

After five tournament titles, including a Big West championship, an NCAA Regional appearance and a whole lot of individual accolades, the 2016-17 UCSB golf team finally ends its historic season with an 11th place finish ...

May 9, 2017

UCSB Preps For Road Match Against St. Mary’s

By Jorge Mercado

UCSB travels to face St. Mary's at 3 p.m. hoping to pick up its fourth straight midweek victory behind the arm of freshman left-hander, Ben Brecht.

May 5, 2017

Gauchos Rally For 6-3 Victory to Give Checketts 200th Career Win

By Jorge Mercado

Despite falling behind 3-0 in the early going, the UCSB baseball team rallied behind the performance of freshman utility Armani Smith to come out the victor 6-3 in game one of the series.

May 5, 2017

Gauchos Host UC Davis in Crucial Big West Set

By Jorge Mercado

Sitting at 19-22 overall, UCSB faces UC Davis in a must-win Big West three-game set beginning at 3 p.m. on Friday, May 5 at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium.

May 3, 2017

UCSB Golf Claims First Big West Title Since 1998, Clinches Spot in NCAA Tournament

By Jorge Mercado

Holding a six-stroke lead headed into the final day, the Gauchos were able to pull through with a one-shot victory to win their first Big West Title in nearly 20 years.

May 3, 2017

Gauchos Hold 6-Stroke Lead Heading into Final Round of Big West Tournament

By Jorge Mercado

The Gauchos are now one day away from securing its first Big West championship since 1998 and just its second conference championship overall.

May 2, 2017

UCSB Deadlocked in a Three-Way Tie After Day One of Big West Tournament

By Jorge Mercado

The Gauchos are currently tied for first place with Cal Poly and Long Beach State after carding 6-under par 284.

May 1, 2017

Top-Seeded UCSB Golf Seeks First Big West Title Since 1998

By Jorge Mercado

Having claimed four tournament titles this season, the Gauchos will hope to get the conference tournament victory and make the NCAA Regional.

April 30, 2017

UCSB Loses Series at Riverside, Outpaced 9-5 in Game Two of Series

By Jorge Mercado

The Gauchos give up 15 hits and nine runs in their loss at UC Riverside costing them the series. This is the third straight year UCR defeats UCSB in a best of three series.

April 22, 2017

Gauchos Refuse to Let Game Two Slip Away, Rally For a 6-5 Victory

By Jorge Mercado

After blowing a five-run lead in the top of the seventh, the Gauchos responded by scoring the winning run in the bottom half of the frame and hanging onto the narrow 6-5 victory.

April 18, 2017

Gauchos Travel to Pepperdine In Search of Midweek Win

By Jorge Mercado

The Gauchos have won four of their last six games and will look to improve upon that mark against Pepperdine in their second-midweek match versus the Waves.