Sports

April 5, 2012

Fantasy Baseball Columnist Gets You Ready For the Upcoming Season

By Joshua Greenberg

It’s almost baseball season, which means a few things. First, it means hardcore baseball fans like me are about to get a lot weirder as we start worrying about all the ways we could potentially jinx or curse our teams....

April 4, 2012

Gauchos Fall to CSU Bakersfield 8-2

By Brent Pella

A long-awaited rematch quickly turned into a disappointing loss yesterday at Caesar Uyesaka stadium. The UCSB baseball team fell 8-2 to visiting Cal State Bakersfield, giving the Roadrunners their second road victory of ...

April 4, 2012

UCSB Competes at Sam Adams Invitational

By Joseph Tapiro

Following impressive performances at the Cal Poly Invitational and Cal/Nevada Championships this past week, UCSB track & field turned its attention to the Sam Adams Multi-Event that took place here in Santa Barbara a...

April 4, 2012

MLB Season Preview

By Tanner Gore

With opening day just around the corner, aftertastes from last season are rekindled. For some clubs, it is a bitter, uncomfortable feeling, like in Boston and Atlanta. But for those in Detroit and Anaheim, the hopes of d...

April 4, 2012

Mitchell Recognized as Rookie Head Coach of Year Finalist

By Kristen Henneman

After a year in which UCSB women’s basketball Head Coach Carlene Mitchell led her team to a Big West Conference Tournament Championship and an NCAA tournament birth, the first-year coach was named one of three finalist...

April 3, 2012

Track and Field Continues Season Play

By Joe Tapiro

Last week, both the men and women’s track and field teams excelled at the Cal Poly Invitational in San Luis Obispo, finishing in first place with respective scores of 141.5 and 98. The men’s squad took first in the 4...

April 3, 2012

Gauchos Face CSUB in Rematch

By Brent Pella

UCSB baseball returns from Spring Break with a 14-12 overall record and a 2-1 start in Big West Conference play. On Sunday, the Gauchos beat UC Riverside in the final game of a three-game series. UCSB took the home serie...

April 3, 2012

UCSB Returns from Spring Break Action

By David Russo

The No. 49 UCSB men’s tennis team went 2-1 in its three home matches over Spring Break to improve to 11-7 overall and 3-1 in the Big West. The Gauchos won the battle for second place in the conference on Sunday, sweepi...

April 2, 2012

Gauchos Drop Eighth Straight in Conference

By Paul-Michael Ochoa

Spring Break did not bring about any change for the No. 15 UCSB men’s volleyball team, as the Gauchos lost two games over the weekend, their seventh and eighth consecutive losses overall. UCSB dropped matches at UC Irv...

April 2, 2012

No. 15 Gauchos Win Five of Seven Over Break

By Joshua Greenberg

The No. 15 UCSB women’s water polo team has played seven games at home since March 11, including its first two games of the conference portion of their schedule. The Gauchos won five and lost just two of those games to...

April 2, 2012

UCSB Opens Conference With Series Win Vs. LBSU

By Mark Salay

The UCSB softball team began its long awaited conference season this past weekend at Campus Diamond, playing host to preseason league favorites Long Beach State for a three-game series. The Gauchos began their hunt for t...

March 23, 2012

Gauchos Dominated by No. 1 Baylor in First Round of NCAA’s

By Kristen Henneman

The UCSB women’s basketball team experienced firsthand why Baylor is the No. 1 team in the nation this past Sunday when the Lady Bears handed the Gauchos an 81-40 defeat in the first round of the NCAA tournament. With ...

March 19, 2012

Gauchos to Face No. 1 Baylor in First Round of NCAA’s

By Kristen Henneman

The UCSB women’s basketball team will look to pull off a major upset on Sunday in the first round of the NCAA tournament when the team takes on Baylor, the No. 1-ranked team in the nation. The Baylor Bears are an undef...

March 12, 2012

Gauchos Bring Home the Hardware

By Kristen Henneman

In ending its Cinderella story season, the UCSB women’s basketball team brought home something better than a prince this past weekend in Anaheim: a Big West championship and an automatic berth in the NCAA tournament. I...

March 12, 2012

UCSB Women Complete Storybook Ending With Win Over Long Beach State in Big West Championship

By Kristen Henneman

  In ending its Cinderella story season, the UCSB women’s basketball team brought home something better than a prince — a Big West Championship and an automatic berth into the Big Dance. It was the first time a ...

March 9, 2012

Women Have Busy Weekend vs. SDSU, CSUN; Men Look to Rebound From Two Straight Losses vs. Nevada

By David Russo

The UCSB women’s tennis team plays at San Diego State this afternoon and then resumes Big West play at home against Cal State Northridge on Sunday. The Gauchos are 4-9 overall and 2-1 in the Big West after dropping the...