Matt Connolly

May 16, 2008

Gauchos Host Final Home Series

By Matt Connolly

With an outside shot to make the postseason with only six games remaining on their schedule, the UC Santa Barbara baseball team (31-19 overall, 10-8 in the Big West) will head into their final home series this weekend ag...

May 12, 2008

Gauchos Drop Road Series to Dirtbags

By Matt Connolly

Going into Sunday's finale against #26 Long Beach trying to avoid a three-game sweep, the UCSB baseball team (31-19 overall, 10-8 in the Big West) came together and delivered from every aspect of the game to come out on ...

May 9, 2008

SB Looks to Steal Series From Dirtbags

By Matt Connolly

It is do or die for the UC Santa Barbara baseball team (30-17 overall, 9-6 in the Big West) this weekend, as they travel south to face Long Beach State (28-17 overall, 9-6 Big West) in a must-win series as they try to st...

May 8, 2008

Bullpen Melts Down Once Again

By Matt Connolly

In last Wednesday's meeting against Pepperdine, the Gaucho bullpen blew a lead for starting senior right hander Michael Martin, giving up a grand slam in the ninth to drop their third meeting of the season to the Waves 7...

May 7, 2008

Versatile Martin Rebuilds Career

By Matt Connolly

A lot of seasoned I.V. residents have the luxury of taking extra time to wrap up their collegiate tenure at UCSB, having a final go-around of booze and blackouts as they cruise through a fifth and final year. On the oppo...

May 5, 2008

Wasted Chanced Haunt Gauchos in Crucial Series

By Matt Connolly

In a prime opportunity to rise to the top of the Big West conference standings, the UC Santa Barbara baseball team could not come away with the weekend series at home, dropping two out of three to #12 Cal State Fullerton...

May 2, 2008

SB To Vie for First Place

By Matt Connolly

The battle for the Big West title will undoubtedly heat up this weekend, as the second place UC Santa Barbara baseball team welcomes perennial power and conference leader Cal State Fullerton for a three-game series start...

April 28, 2008

Gump Runs Wild in Dramatic Series

By Matt Connolly

It's the at bat every young baseball player dreams of: a home run with the bases loaded in the ninth to put your team ahead for the win. For junior right fielder Brian Gump, that dream became a reality on Sunday.

April 25, 2008

UCSB Faces Poly in Rivalry Series

By Matt Connolly

After a surprising nonconference loss to Cal State Northridge (16-20 overall, 4-8 in the Big West) on the road this past Tuesday, the UC Santa Barbara baseball team (27-12, 6-3 Big West) will resume conference play this ...

April 21, 2008

Santa Barbara Wraps Up Dominant Sweep of Trojans

By Matt Connolly

Two complete games, including a nine-inning shutout on Sunday courtesy of senior left-hander Chuck Huggins, propelled the UC Santa Barbara baseball team (27-11 overall, 7-3 in the Big West) to a three-game sweep over USC...

April 18, 2008

UCSB Set to Take Down Trojans

By Matt Connolly

Fresh off a manhandling of cross-town Westmont College this past Tuesday, the UC Santa Barbara baseball team will face one of their toughest tests of the season as they square off against USC this weekend in a three-game...

April 16, 2008

Gauchos Destroy Warriors in Lopsided Blowout Win

By Matt Connolly

Talk about a display of power. Just two days after suffering a disappointing extra-inning defeat at the hands of UC Davis, the UCSB baseball team bounced back in a big way, pounding out 29 hits - including six homeruns -...

April 15, 2008

SB Battles Crosstown Rivals

By Matt Connolly

Only two days after playing a grueling weekend series that was capped off with an 11th-inning marathon loss last Sunday, the UC Santa Barbara baseball team will have a great opportunity to bounce back against Westmont to...

April 11, 2008

Gauchos Host Aggies in Battle for First

By Matt Connolly, Alex Pavlovic

After a five-game road trip that ended with a season sweep of Cal State Northridge this past Tuesday, the UCSB baseball team (22-9 overall, 5-1 in the Big West) will return home this weekend for its third and most challe...

April 11, 2008

Local Pros Bring Hoops Back to SB

By Matt Connolly

For hoop fans yearning for more hard court action now that the UCSB men's basketball team has wrapped up its season, the Santa Barbara Breakers will be playing their season opener tonight at the SBCC Sports Pavilion agai...

April 8, 2008

Gauchos Hope to Down Matadors

By Matt Connolly

After taking two out of three games from Pacific over the weekend, the UCSB baseball team will wrap up its five-game road trip tomorrow at Cal State Northridge in a nonconference game against a surging Matador squad that...