Baseball

June 12, 2016

Walk-Off Grand Slam Sends Gauchos To First Ever College World Series

By Jorge Mercado

UCSB knocked off No. 2 Louisville in one of the most wild finishes in UCSB baseball history.

June 11, 2016

UCSB Upsets Louisville in Super Regional Opener

By Jorge Mercado

The Gauchos opened up the Super Regionals the right way, defeating Louisville 4-2 thanks to great performances from pitchers Shane Bieber and Kyle Nelson.

June 7, 2016

Gauchos Defeat Xavier To Advance to First Super Regional in Program History

By Jorge Mercado

UCSB completed the sweep of the Nashville Regional after defeating Xavier 14-5 to advance to its first Super Regional in program history.

June 5, 2016

UCSB Defeats Xavier To Clinch Spot in Regional Championship

By Jorge Mercado

The Gauchos are now one win away from reaching their first ever Super Regionals after defeating Xavier in a narrow one-run victory at 5-4.

June 3, 2016

Gauchos Win on Walk-Off Home Run in 14th Inning

By Jorge Mercado

Sophomore Austin Bush hit a walk-off home run after a 14-inning contest, blasting the Gauchos to the winners match with a 3-2 victory.

June 2, 2016

UCSB Confident Heading into Nashville for NCAA Regionals

By Jorge Mercado

The Gauchos are the No. 2 seed headed into the Nashville Regional and will face Washington of Friday at 12 pm in the first game of the Double Elimination tournament.

May 30, 2016

UCSB Ends Regular Season With Disappointment

By Jorge Mercado

The Gauchos lost their final series of the regular season but still have high hopes in making the NCAA tournament for the second year in a row.

May 26, 2016

UCSB Looks to Secure Third in Conf. Standings

By Jorge Mercado

Preparing for its home finale this weekend, UCSB is 23-4 in home games and will look to secure a series victory over UCR in order to clinch the third seed and a good seeding in the NCAA Regionals.

May 24, 2016

UCSB Wins in Walk-Off Fashion Over Gonzaga

By Jorge Mercado

The Gauchos were able to win its final non-conference game of the season by scoring three runs in the final inning to defeat the Bulldogs.

May 23, 2016

Gauchos Score Two Road Victories at Irvine

By Jorge Mercado

UCSB picks up two solid wins at Irvine to maintain a solid conference record and third place standing with only one week left in conference play.

May 19, 2016

Checketts’ Method: A Winning Culture Reborn

By Jorge Mercado

Since his arrival in 2011 and his coaching debut in 2012, Head Coach Andrew Checketts has brought a winning culture back to UCSB baseball.

May 19, 2016

Gauchos Look to Enchance Playoff Chances at Irvine

By Jorge Mercado

Having not won a series at UC Irvine since 1986, UCSB will look to end that 30-year drought this weekend in order to climb up the conference ladder and make a run at making its second straight NCAA regional.