Justin Goldman

February 10, 2003

Baseball: Santa Barbara Soaks Up Battle of Beach

By Justin Goldman

Despite opening the weekend with a gutsy 12-inning, 4-2 victory over #11 University of Houston on Friday, the Gauchos blew leads in the ninth inning against Washington and Pepperdine. The Huskies defeated Santa Barbara 6...

February 7, 2003

Men’s Baseball: Santa Barbara Slides Into Malibu

By Justin Goldman

If the Gauchos have to venture off their home field, at least they will be on the familiar terrain of a beach. The UCSB baseball team will travel to Malibu for Pepperdine's first Battle at the Beach tournament this weeke...

February 4, 2003

Baseball: Keys for SB: Pitching, Defense

By Justin Goldman

UCSB will hope that freshman Steve Morlock, who actually won the Sunday job over Posthumus before being pushed back with a minor injury, will be able to bag the Trojans in his first start at UCSB.

January 31, 2003

Baseball: Santa Barbara Begins 2003 Season Today

By Justin Goldman

A future Cooperstown resident may coach San Diego State, but he won't be the one digging into the batter's box against the Gauchos. The UCSB baseball team opens its season this weekend by hosting a three-game series sta...

January 22, 2003

Men’s Baseball: Gaucho Hurlers Ready to Throw Heat

By Justin Goldman

In 2002, the UCSB baseball team struggled to a 22-33 record. The Gauchos' pitching staff, statistically near the bottom of the Big West last season, will welcome several solid veterans and a much-needed injection of youn...

November 13, 2002

Shorter Days & Longer Nights: What About Baseball?

By Justin Goldman

Baseball season is over, and it's killing me. With six months before opening day, the NBA barely getting started and the NFL only gracing me with its presence on those miserable, hung-over Sundays, this is a rough time o...

October 10, 2002

One Fan’s Delusional Sports Universe

By Justin Goldman

Please allow me to introduce myself: I'm Justin, and I'm addicted to the Oakland A's. Those of you who follow baseball at all should know where this column is going, because the Cinderella Minnesota Twins trounced my bel...

May 13, 2002

Baseball: Santa Barbara Claims First Big West Series

By Justin Goldman

The UCSB baseball team won its first Big West series this year against UOP at Billy Hebert Field this weekend. They rebounded from a heartbreaking 5-4 loss on Friday to poach the Tigers by scores of 18-2 and 9-3.

May 10, 2002

Baseball: UCSB Stares Into Eye of Tigers

By Justin Goldman

The Gauchos will travel to Stockton for a three-game series against UOP at Billy Hebert Field. Santa Barbara will try to snap a seven-game losing streak in conference that has seen them plummet from second to last in the...

May 6, 2002

Baseball: Santa Barbara Hits Highlander Road, Jack

By Justin Goldman

The Gauchos probably wish they had spent their Cinco de Mayo weekend at home with a case of Corona.

May 3, 2002

Baseball: UCSB Aims High Against Riverside

By Justin Goldman

The UCSB baseball team will host Riverside this weekend in a three-game series at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium. The Gauchos will hope to vault over the Highlanders.

April 19, 2002

Baseball: Gauchos Hope to Make Titans Dim Memory

By Justin Goldman

The UCSB baseball team returns to the comfy confines of Caesar Uyesaka Stadium this weekend for a critical three-game series against Cal State Fullerton No. 15 team in the nation.

April 19, 2002

Baseball: Fullerton Befuddles Santa Barbara With Three-Game Sweep

By Justin Goldman

The series that started out looking like a clash of the titans ended up being a bash for the Titans.

April 15, 2002

Baseball: UCSB Hands Niners First Conference Defeat on Road

By Justin Goldman

The UCSB baseball team had been hoping to stomp all over the Dirtbags. Instead they ended up eating dirt.

April 8, 2002

Baseball: Santa Barbara Salvages Series Against Irvine

By Justin Goldman

The UCSB baseball team dropped the first two games of their series against UC Irvine this past weekend by scores of 4-3 and 3-2, but responded forcefully on Sunday by thrashing the Anteaters 17-6.

March 4, 2002