Matt Heitner

May 14, 2001

Column: Should Michael Return? A Comeback at Age 38 May Be Asking Too Much of M.J.

By Matt Heitner

He was 99.9 percent sure. Ninety-nine point nine percent positive that his NBA career was over.

May 11, 2001

Softball Head Coach Kelly Resigns After Disappointing Year

By Matt Heitner

On Thursday, UCSB Athletic Director Gary Cunningham announced the resignation of Head Coach Liz Kelly. The announcement came after a dismal season, in which Santa Barbara finished 18-34, including 4-18 in the Big West.

May 11, 2001

Gaucho Baseball Braces for Weekend Series Against Top-Ranked Cal State Fullerton

By Matt Heitner

The Gauchos are in for a rather large role reversal, as they travel to Fullerton to play the top team in the country.

May 9, 2001

Garcia Earns Second Pitcher of Week Award for Performance vs. LBSU

By Matt Heitner

On Monday, the Big West named James Garcia its Pitcher of the Week for his outing against Long Beach State. The junior went the full nine innings against LBSU, limiting the Dirtbags to seven hits and two earned runs.

May 7, 2001

UCSB Baseball Take Two: Santa Barbara Pounds Dirtbags

By Matt Heitner

The #25 UCSB baseball team had hoped to do some spring cleaning this weekend with Long Beach State in town.

May 4, 2001

Gauchos and Long Beach: No Love Connection Here

By Matt Heitner

After meeting only three days ago in a 12-inning Santa Barbara victory, the #25 Gauchos and the #30 Dirtbags renew acquaintances this weekend in what promises to be a contentious three-game series.

May 3, 2001

UCSB Baseball Jams Beach With 12th Inning Single

By Matt Heitner

Some teams have talent, others have heart. Tuesday night at Long Beach, the #25 UCSB baseball team proved it has both.

April 30, 2001

UCSB Baseball Rips Scowl Off Tigers With Three-Game Sweep

By Matt Heitner

It's easy to look ahead in the schedule when a conference cellar dweller comes to town, but the UCSB baseball team maintained its focus this weekend, sweeping a three-game series against Pacific.

April 27, 2001

Gauchos Look to Sweep Pacific

By Matt Heitner

Winning two out of three games in a series is nice, but sweeping the opposition is what sets a first-place team apart from the also-rans.

April 23, 2001

Santa Barbara Takes Two Out of Three vs. Sac State

By Matt Heitner

For the second-straight weekend, the UCSB baseball team went on the road and came home with two more victories in the standings.

April 23, 2001

The Future of Basketball Is in Good Hands

By Matt Heitner

People bitch and moan about how boring the game is, how the players have no heart and, most of all, that the game lacks the star power it once had.

April 20, 2001

Gaucho Baseball Faces Sac State in Weekend Series

By Matt Heitner

In Big West baseball every series counts, and that's just the point the UCSB men's baseball team will take to heart this weekend.

April 19, 2001

Garcia Propels Baseball Team With Hard Work, Clubhouse Attitude

By Matt Heitner

Sometimes a pitching staff is just one good arm away from reaching its full potential, and for the UCSB baseball team the missing link turned out to be junior starter James Garcia.

April 16, 2001

Gauchos Baseball Rides Winning Ways Into Big West Play

By Matt Heitner

The competition may change for the UCSB baseball team, but, to paraphrase Led Zeppelin, the result remains the same.

April 16, 2001

The NFL Draft Sucks

By Matt Heitner

Unlike the NBA Draft, which is a nip-and-tuck two-hour affair, the NFL Draft is spread over two unbearable days.

April 13, 2001

Women’s Water Polo Nets Goal, Win With Score in Fourth Overtime

By Matt Heitner

The game couldn't have been much closer, and in the end, the #6 UCSB women's water polo team couldn't have been much happier.