Baseball

April 11, 2019

No. 14 UCSB Hosts No. 16 UC Irvine in Big West Clash

By Jorge Mercado

The UCSB baseball team has arguably been the most dominant team in the Big West to this point. With a 24-5 overall mark to this point and the No. 6 highest rating percentage index (RPI, a quantity used to rank sports tea...

April 4, 2019

Red-Hot No. 19 UCSB Hosts SFA in Final Non-Conf. Matchup

By Jorge Mercado

Winners of three of their last four games, the UCSB baseball team is looking to keep up their momentum heading into conference season as they get set to host SFA this weekend.

April 4, 2019

Padres Promote Tatis Jr., Change Landscape of Baseball

By Brandon Victor

In a city that craves so desperately a winner (or at least a competitive team) general manager A.J. Preller opted to change the entire dynamic of baseball by bringing up Fernando Tatis Jr. for opening day.

March 30, 2019

No. 17 Gauchos Thwart Late Rally From Titans To Steal Game One

By Jorge Mercado

UCSB was able to steal game one of a three-game set against Cal State Fullerton in the conference opener for both teams.

March 29, 2019

No. 17 UCSB Hopes To Sustain Successful Start Heading into Conference Play

By Jorge Mercado

The Gauchos will be looking to prove their non-conference success has not been just luck when they take on defending Big West champs Cal State Fullerton Friday.

March 8, 2019

Gauchos Hold Off Green Wave To Earn 7th-Straight Win

By Jorge Mercado

UCSB jumped out to a 7-0 lead and did just enough to hold onto to a victory and improve to 9-2 on the year.

March 7, 2019

Gauchos Hope To Continue Hot Start to the Season

By Jorge Mercado

Overall, Santa Barbara has some steep competition when it travels to Louisiana, but it also has some momentum. The last two years through 10 games, Santa Barbara was just 4-6 in both seasons. Being 8-2 this year certainl...

February 21, 2019

Gauchos Set For Home-Opener Against Hartford

By Jorge Mercado

The UCSB baseball team finally makes their debut this weekend at Ceasar Uyesaka Stadium to take on the University of Hartford.

May 20, 2018

UCSB Drops Series Against Rival Mustangs

By Andrew Hernandez

The Gauchos were not able to put an end to their end of the season slide as they dropped the first two games of the series against the Cal Poly Mustangs.

May 17, 2018

Gauchos Head to SLO for Match Against Blue-Green Rival Cal Poly

By Jorge Mercado

Despite officially being out of contention for a postseason berth, the Gauchos sill have a lot to play for as they head down to SLO to take on the Mustangs.

May 10, 2018

UCSB In Must-Win Situation, Heads To Long Beach

By Jorge Mercado

As they head into the latter part of the conference season the Gauchos now find themselves in a must-win situation if they hope to advance into postseason play. They head down to Long Beach to take down the 49ers.

May 6, 2018

Gauchos Roll Over Matadors Thanks to Dominant Pitching Display

By Andrew Hernandez

Behind a commanding pitching performance by senior Stephen Manga, the Gauchos steamrolled over the Northridge Matadors 12-0 on Saturday. The pitcher has continually proved that he has one of the best arms in the conferen...

May 5, 2018

Gauchos Lose to CSUN Friday 6-4

By Andrew Hernandez

Gauchos fall short against CSUN Friday, but get revenge Saturday, winning 12-0 to shutout the Matadors and even the series. The third game of the series will take place Sunday at 1 p.m. at Caesar Uyesaka.

May 2, 2018

UCSB Seeking To Gain Conference Edge, Hosts CSUN

By Jorge Mercado

As the conference season winds down the Gauchos are looking to make one final push up the Big West standings. They're set to take on CSUN Friday afternoon.

May 1, 2018

Gauchos Hoping to Bounce Back From 11th-Inning Loss, Travels to Bakersfield

By Andrew Hernandez

UCSB is on the road against Cal State Bakersfield in hopes of tallying its fourth away game of the season.

April 19, 2018

Gauchos Look To Take Command of Conference Heading to UC Davis

By Andrew Hernandez

The UCSB baseball team (17-15-1) will finish up its last leg of a seven-game road trip against the UC Davis Aggies (10-21) that has seen the Gauchos garner a 2-2 record so far.