Matt Connolly

April 7, 2008

SB Takes Another Series

By Matt Connolly

A split in a pair of ninth-inning nail biters and a blowout win in the series finale had the UC Santa Barbara baseball team (21-9 overall, 5-1 in the Big West) take down two out of three on the road versus Pacific (6-22,...

April 4, 2008

SB Looks to Stay Atop Big West

By Matt Connolly

After seeing their seven-game win streak come to an end on the road at Pepperdine on Wednesday, the UC Santa Barbara baseball team (19-8 overall, 3-0 in the Big West) will look to rebound as it continues the road trip ag...

April 3, 2008

Pepperdine Earns Revenge at Home Walloping Against UCSB

By Matt Connolly

A day after pounding #11 Pepperdine at home 14-0, the UCSB baseball team got a taste of their own medicine, allowing 14 runs Wednesday afternoon at the Wave's Eddy D. Field Stadium on the way to a 14-3 blowout loss.

April 2, 2008

Gauchos Demolish Waves at Home

By Matt Connolly

There are tough wins, there are easy wins, and then there are flat out blowouts. UC Santa Barbara's 14-0 triumph yesterday afternoon at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium against Pepperdine can only be classified as the latter.

March 31, 2008

Streaking Gauchos Sweep Big West Opener

By Matt Connolly

If you did not believe in them before, it is about time you jumped on the bandwagon.

March 10, 2008

Gauchos Fail to Lift Off in Houston

By Matt Connolly

Impressive pitching from the opposition and an inability to score enough runs saw UCSB (8-5 overall) drop two out of three to Houston (8-5) on the road at Cougar Stadium.

March 7, 2008

Gauchos Look to Shine in Lone Star State

By Matt Connolly

A couple big innings from the Gaucho offense and a well-pitched debut from one of their young arms led the UCSB Baseball team to an impressive 9-3 victory over visiting Cal State Northridge. With the win, the Gauchos (7-...

March 3, 2008

Gauchos Earn Split With Lions

By Matt Connolly

In its first four game series of the season, the UCSB baseball team (5-3 overall) came away with two wins in four well-contested games against LMU (3-5).

February 29, 2008

UCSB Looks to Rebound After Heart-Breaking Loss

By Matt Connolly

After a 13-inning loss on the road against #3 UCLA, the UCSB baseball team (3-1) will look to bounce back in a four-game series at Loyola Marymount (1-3). The Lions, who have already played and lost to two Big West power...

February 28, 2008

Gauchos Drop Late Night Thriller

By Matt Connolly

The UCSB baseball team (3-1 overall) played it close with #3 UCLA (2-1) in a 13-inning grind, but ultimately fell to the Bruins 4-5 in a very well pitched game on both sides. After the Bruins tied it up at 4-4 in the bot...

February 27, 2008

Bruins Await Gauchos in Westwood

By Matt Connolly

After sweeping Marist College over the weekend to open the season, the UCSB baseball team heads south to face UCLA for one game at Jackie Robinson Stadium tonight at 6 p.m. The Bruins (2-1 overall), who came into the sea...

February 25, 2008

SB Manhandles Marist in Opener

By Matt Connolly

The UCSB baseball team connected on all cylinders, soundly defeating Marist College (0-3) in each of their three games over the weekend at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium.

February 22, 2008

Santa Barbara Faces Marist in Season Opener

By Matt Connolly

After a disappointing 2007 season in which they finished 23-31 overall, including a 9-12 conference record that put them sixth in the Big West, the Gaucho baseball team will look to bounce back in a big way as they open ...

January 15, 2008

Big West Preview: #4 UC Davis

By Matt Connolly

After waiting years to become an official member of the conference, the UC Davis women's basketball team (8-7 overall, 2-1 in the Big West) entered conference play with the best nonconference record in the league, showin...

November 6, 2007

SB Closes in on Conference Leaders

By Matt Connolly

After receiving a much needed break for Halloween festivities, the UCSB women's club field hockey team (6-2-0) picked up right where it left off this past weekend, defeating UC Irvine and Santa Clara on consecutive days.