Ravi Bhatia

May 26, 2009

SB Takes One From No. 1 in Final Series

By Ravi Bhatia

UCSB handed #1 UC Irvine only its second Big West loss of the season on Saturday after hitting a school-record six home runs in an 8-2 blowout victory, but lost 11-7 on Friday and 15-3 on Sunday in a series effort that ...

May 21, 2009

Hungry ‘Eaters Await UCSB in Season Finale

By Ravi Bhatia

With its last hopes for the postseason on the line, the UC Santa Barbara baseball team will face #1 UC Irvine this weekend in a three-game home series at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium. Since the series is the last of the Gaucho...

May 19, 2009

He Said, He Said, He Said, He Said –An NBA Conference Finals Debate–

By Ravi Bhatia

Cleveland's hiatus between the semifinals and the conference finals could either be a blessing or a curse - the Cavs could either be well-rested and fresh come May 20 or rusty from being out of practice.

May 18, 2009

Riverside Ravages Santa Barbara

By Ravi Bhatia

UCSB baseball's four-game winning streak ended this weekend at UC Riverside, after the team suffered losses in the first two games of the series before winning 6-4 on Sunday afternoon at the Riverside Sports Complex.

May 14, 2009

SB Set to Rock Riverside

By Ravi Bhatia

After winning four consecutive games, Gaucho baseball hopes to continue building its case for NCAA playoff contention in a three-game series at Riverside's Sports Complex beginning on Friday at 6 p.m.

May 11, 2009

UCSB Sweeps Dirtbags

By Ravi Bhatia

The Jesusita Fire ravaging Santa Barbara forced Gaucho baseball to lose its home field advantage against Long Beach State this weekend, but the team still came through and kept their playoff hopes alive, sweeping the thr...

May 7, 2009

UCSB Revived at Pepperdine

By Ravi Bhatia

After a seven-game losing streak characterized by poor offensive production and inconsistent pitching, the UCSB baseball team scored five runs in the top half of the seventh inning against Pepperdine to win 10-6 yesterda...

April 29, 2009

He Said, He Said, He Said, He Said

By Ravi Bhatia

Yes, I am a Lakers fan. And I believe I speak for all Lakers fans when I say that LeBron James may win the MVP, but it's still Kobe Bryant's year.

April 23, 2009

Gauchos Swimming at Pacific

By Ravi Bhatia

The #17 UCSB women's water polo team, seeded fourth in the Big West Conference's inaugural postseason women's water polo tournament, will play #25 Pacific on Friday at 4 p.m. in Stockton in a rematch of the 4-3 loss the...

April 20, 2009

UCI Edges UCSB to Win Conference

By Ravi Bhatia

The #6 seed UCSB women's tennis team ended their season on Saturday with a 4-3 loss to #2 seed UC Irvine on Saturday afternoon in the Big West Championships.

April 16, 2009

UCSB Takes Swing at Big West Championships

By Ravi Bhatia

So it begins. In their quest for an NCAA Tournament spot, the UCSB women's tennis team will play rival Cal Poly in the first round of the Big West Championships on Friday at 3 p.m. in Indian Wells. The teams have met in...

April 13, 2009

UCSB Assaults Washington

By Ravi Bhatia

After beating Washington State and Eastern Washington in Pullman this weekend the UCSB women's tennis team ended their regular season 15-5, winning four consecutive matches - six of their last seven - going into the Big ...

April 9, 2009

UCSB Assaults Washington

By Ravi Bhatia

After beating Washington State and Eastern Washington in Pullman this weekend the UCSB women's tennis team ended their regular season 15-5, winning four consecutive matches - six of their last seven - going into the Big ...

April 6, 2009

UCR Gets Rocked In Conference Clash

By Ravi Bhatia

The UCSB women's tennis team might have forgone Isla Vista's biggest beach party of the year to play in Riverside, but at least the trip was worth it. On Saturday, the Gauchos beat UC Riverside (7-8 overall, 0-5 Big Wes...

March 31, 2009

Gauchos Spank Santa Clara

By Ravi Bhatia

With four matches left before the Big West Tournament, the UCSB women's tennis team is right where they want to be.

March 4, 2009

Doubles Point Defines Weekend Wins

By Ravi Bhatia

Although it might be too early to tell, the UCSB women's tennis team might have found the formula they need to take the doubles points against their Big West foes, sweeping San Jose State 7-0 on Saturday at the Robertson...