Baseball

December 7, 2017

Can UCSB Baseball Return to CWS Form in 2017-18?

By Brandon Victor

It was another successful offseason for the UCSB baseball team, who is looking to return in 2018 with a vengeance.

June 8, 2017

2017 Nexus Sports Awards – Welcome to the Next Level: Armani Smith & Lindsey Ruddins Named “Nexus” Freshmen of the Year

By F.P. Santangelo Jr, Omar Hernandez

Freshman don't produce, right? WRONG! Armani Smith and Lindsey Ruddins helped lead each of their teams despite being new to the collegiate scene.

May 25, 2017

UCSB Secures Victory in Opening Game of Hawaii Series

By Kayla Talley

The Gauchos managed to strike first in the win column of its series against Hawaii following the continued dominance of slugger Austin Bush.

May 25, 2017

Life Goes On: UCSB Baseball Reflects on Return to I.V. Post-Tragedy

By Jorge Mercado

Three years ago, the UCSB baseball team came back to a different type of I.V. then the one they left after the tragedy on May 23rd which affected everyone.

May 25, 2017

Gauchos Travel to Hawaii for Regular Season Finale

By Kayla Talley

Entering its final regular season series, the UCSB baseball team seeks to salvage up some victories to conclude what has been an underwhelming campaign in its road trip to Hawaii.

May 18, 2017

UCSB Looks to Play Spoiler Against Blue-Green Rival Cal Poly

By Sean White

With nothing but pride on the line, the Gauchos are looking to upset their longtime rival Cal Poly in its final home series of the season.

May 17, 2017

Bush, Muno Help UCSB Ding USC 6-5

By Kayla Talley

Juniors Austin Bush and J.J. Muno both hit a home run in Wednesday's game against USC helping UCSB score the 6-5 road victory.

May 14, 2017

3rd Inning Blues: Gauchos Give up 8 Runs in 3rd Inning, Lose 4th Conference Rubber Match of the Season

By F.P. Santangelo Jr

Riding the high of a 6-3 win on Saturday did not play a factor in this one as UCSB dropped its series against CSUF after suffering a 12-3 loss in the rubber match.

May 13, 2017

UCSB Drops 8-4 Decision at Fullerton in Game One of Series

By Kayla Talley

Cal State Fullerton took game one of this weekend’s three-game series at Goodwin Field with a final score of 8-4 dropping UCSB to 20-26 on the year.

May 11, 2017

Lights, Anthem, Action: UCSB Goes to Cal St. Fullerton for Big Weekend Series

By F.P. Santangelo Jr

The highly anticipated series all year long between CSUF and UCSB is set to take place this weekend with two games being nationally televised.

May 9, 2017

UCSB Preps For Road Match Against St. Mary’s

By Jorge Mercado

UCSB travels to face St. Mary's at 3 p.m. hoping to pick up its fourth straight midweek victory behind the arm of freshman left-hander, Ben Brecht.

May 8, 2017

Double Downer: Gauchos Drop Double-Header to Lose Series vs. UC Davis

By F.P. Santangelo Jr

Despite collecting a victory in the series opening game, UCSB was swept in the final two games of its series versus UC Davis.

May 5, 2017

Gauchos Rally For 6-3 Victory to Give Checketts 200th Career Win

By Jorge Mercado

Despite falling behind 3-0 in the early going, the UCSB baseball team rallied behind the performance of freshman utility Armani Smith to come out the victor 6-3 in game one of the series.

May 5, 2017

Gauchos Host UC Davis in Crucial Big West Set

By Jorge Mercado

Sitting at 19-22 overall, UCSB faces UC Davis in a must-win Big West three-game set beginning at 3 p.m. on Friday, May 5 at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium.

May 1, 2017

Gauchos Avoid Sweep at UCR with 6-5 Sunday Win

By F.P. Santangelo Jr

Despite losing a series set to UCR for the second year in a row, the Gauchos were able to recover and win game three to keep any hope of a Big West title alive.

April 30, 2017

UCSB Loses Series at Riverside, Outpaced 9-5 in Game Two of Series

By Jorge Mercado

The Gauchos give up 15 hits and nine runs in their loss at UC Riverside costing them the series. This is the third straight year UCR defeats UCSB in a best of three series.