Sports

May 24, 2006

Female of the Year: Softball Star Shines on the Diamond

By Anna Oleson-Wheeler

After setting the new single-season strike out record at 232 and in pitching 73 percent of UCSB's total innings this season, junior starting pitcher Jenn Davis is kind of a big deal.

May 24, 2006

Team of the Year: Men’s Soccer Continues Dominance

By Sean Swaby

When Head Coach Tim Vom Steeg took over at the reins of the UCSB soccer team seven years ago, merely making the NCAA tournament would have been considered an unprecedented success. So, when the Gauchos made it to the sec...

May 24, 2006

Coach of the Year: Gregg Wilson Makes a Splash in 2006

By Kelly Hayes

Brought in as one of the most highly regarded recruits in the UCSB men's soccer program history, freshman midfielder Eric Avila was the star of the 2005-2006 freshman athletic class.

May 24, 2006

Freshman of the Year: Avila Steps Up for SB

By Chris Hoffman

Brought in as one of the most highly regarded recruits in the UCSB men's soccer program history, freshman midfielder Eric Avila was the star of the 2005-2006 freshman athletic class.

May 23, 2006

Rec Cen Honors SB Alumni in Hall of Fame

By Monique Moyal

Last weekend, the Rec Cen kicked off its inaugural Celebration of Recreational Sports weekend, with over 300 UCSB alumni attending the event. During an awards banquet held in Corwin Pavilion on Saturday evening, three st...

May 23, 2006

UC Santa Barbara Blown Away in Evanston Regional

By Anna Oleson-Wheeler

The UCSB softball team was down and out in the Windy City, being eliminated from the Evanston Regional by Notre Dame 5-2 and by Southern Illinois University 4-2. "I felt that it was a disappointing ending of the year.

May 23, 2006

Column: Sac-Town Soliloquist

By Sean Swaby

If I can thank three years at the Nexus for anything - aside from a lot of lost nights and a paltry paycheck every so often - it allowed me to have the ignorance of UCSB athletics, which plagues so many in the student po...

May 22, 2006

There’s No Plate Like Home

By Tiffany Polfer

To some, it is an eyesore; to others, it is just something that they pass on their way to soccer. But for one Big West baseball team, it's called home. Caesar Uyesaka Stadium is home to the 35 men that make up the UCSB b...

May 22, 2006

A Legend in Diapers?

By Jeff Gibson

These days it seems like professional sports are riddled with individual comparisons between elite players. From arguing whether Peyton Manning or Tom Brady is better under the helm at quarterback to whether Barry Bonds ...

May 22, 2006

Baseball: Gauchos Dominate Against UC Davis in Slugfest

By Tiffany Polfer

The UCSB baseball team played its final home series of the season this weekend, as the Gauchos defeated UC Davis two games to one. The Gauchos (25-26 overall, 8-10 in the Big West) racked up a total of 39 runs over the w...

May 19, 2006

Softball: UCSB Swings Into Chicago Regional

By Anna Oleson-Wheeler

The UCSB softball team has packed its bags and is off to the Big Dance for the second time in program history. The Gauchos begin their NCAA tournament trip today, facing off against Notre Dame University in the first gam...

May 19, 2006

She Got Game

By Monique Moyal

If you're opening to the sports page out of your own free will, chances are you've already read Moneyball from cover to cover. Even for the average non-East Bay baseball fanatic, the book was genius. It captured the esse...

May 19, 2006

Baseball: UC Davis Moseys to SB for Last Home Series

By Chris Hoffman

After three stellar series in conference play, the UCSB baseball team faces its final nonconference opponent of the season this weekend as UC Davis comes to Caesar Uyesaka Stadium. Santa Barbara (23-25 overall, 8-10 in t...

May 18, 2006

Waves Drown UCSB

By Chris Hoffman

The UCSB baseball team's old habits came back to haunt it as the squad issued 13 walks and hit two batters in a 10-5 loss to #20 Pepperdine University. Five of the Waves' (38-18 overall) 10 runs came on free passes, and ...

May 18, 2006

Santa Barbara Closes Out Season

By cass Staff Writer

The #71 UCSB men's tennis team ended its season Saturday with a 4-0 loss to #20 Cal in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The Gauchos (15-11 overall) lost the doubles point and went on to lose three singles matches ...

May 18, 2006

Column: Hits, Runs and Bonds

By Sean Lewis

It's only a matter of time before Barry Bonds hits home run number 714*. At least, it seems like it's only a matter of time before Barry catches the Sultan of Swat on the all-time home run list. Right now the Bay Area sl...