Sports

May 12, 2003

Baseball: Gauchos Cage Tigers at Home

By Danny MacLeith

For the first time this season, the Gauchos used one of their many opportunities to climb out of last place in the Big West. Fittingly, it was limiting Pacific's opportunities to score, and cashing in on their own that n...

May 12, 2003

Softball: Santa Barbara Finishes With 34 Wins, Ties School Record

By Harry Berezin

Entering their final series of the regular season, the Santa Barbara softball team knew that playing at perennial conference powerhouse Cal State Fullerton was a tall order. Although they failed to produce a victory, the...

May 9, 2003

Baseball: Tigers on the Prowl

By Bryan DeSena

With just six scheduled games remaining, the Gauchos are beginning to look back at a season of opportunities missed. UCSB has lost 15 of its last 24 games, beginning with a three-game stretch at Oregon State against the ...

May 9, 2003

Softball: Titans Try to Prevent Santa Barbara History

By Chris Trenchard

With the help of the NCAA increasing the number of teams selected to the National Softball Tournament this year, the UCSB softball team has a chance to qualify for the first time ever. All Santa Barbara has to do is beat...

May 9, 2003

Track: Gauchos Attempt to Qualify at Oxy

By Jose Torino

The 2003 Big West Track & Field Championships start Wednesday for the UCSB men's and women's track and field teams. Athletes who have hit their qualifying marks will take part in the championships in their events.

May 8, 2003

Men’s Tennis: Gauchos Meet Trojans in NCAA Tourney

By Keith Busam

Nothing is as sweet as revenge, and when the #62 UCSB men's tennis team takes to the courts this weekend in the first round of the NCAA Tournament against defending national champion #21 USC, the revenge the Gauchos will...

May 8, 2003

Kings Gotta Have More Cowbell

By Matt Faust

As the Sacramento Kings continue to roll through the NBA playoffs, let us reflect on a phenomenon that occurred over five years ago: The emergence of the Kings fan.

May 7, 2003

Baseball: UCLA Rips Double in Ninth to Beat SB

By Danny MacLeith

The great Babe Ruth's hitting strategy was simple: hit the ball so far that the other team can't catch it. The UCLA baseball team employed that strategy Tuesday evening, clubbing four home runs and a clutch ninth-inning ...

May 7, 2003

Men’s and Women’s Rowing: Row, Row, Row Your Boat Santa Barbara

By Jonathan Tu

The UCSB men's and women's rowing club teams will travel this weekend to the East Coast for two of their biggest events of the year: the Dad Vail Regatta held in Philadelphia and the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conferenc...

May 7, 2003

Ill Spittin’ Game: NBA Awards Don’t Add Up

By Eliav Appelbaum

The NBA postseason awards amount to giving a bottle of cologne for the Swamp Thing as a housewarming gift. Sure, the Thing might smell a tad less revolting and it would be a nice touch on the toadstool next to the sewage...

May 6, 2003

Baseball: Gauchos Make Trip for Westwood One

By Bryan DeSena

The Gaucho baseball team might not be heading for the playoffs, but plenty of guys have still been getting the job done on the field this season. UCSB's mediocre year has seemingly overshadowed some very impressive indiv...

May 6, 2003

Santa Barbara Provides International Flavor

By Daily Nexus Staff

The New Zealand under-23 national team called senior midfielder Neil Jones and junior defender Tony Lochhead for an upcoming match against Japan on March 21. Jones and Lochhead are both veterans of international competit...

May 5, 2003

Baseball: CSUN Slips in Rain Against Visiting SB

By Bryan DeSena

The Gauchos may have just found the secret to success. Now they just have to convince the Big West schedule makers to let them play Cal State Northridge every weekend.

May 5, 2003

Softball: 49ers Hand Gauchos Bittersweep Series

By Chris Trenchard

The 2003 season has been memorable for the UCSB softball team. Tying a school record with 34 wins, they needed just one more to etch their place in history on Sunday.

May 2, 2003

Softball: UCSB Hosts LBSU

By Harry Berezin

The Gauchos (34-17, 9-6 in the Big West) head into a critical series this weekend against Long Beach State at Campus Diamond. The 49ers currently stand in second place in the Big West.

May 2, 2003

Baseball: Gauchos Gear For Nasty Northridge

By Bryan DeSena

With just 10 games remaining in their 2003 campaign, the Gauchos are staring back at a season that could have been something spectacular. Santa Barbara has lost 11 of its last 12 games after heading into conference play ...