Sports

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 8, 2017

Gauchos Fall Short in Pivotal Home Series Against UC Davis

By Omar Hernandez

After having its three series winning streak ended last weekend, the Gauchos endured another series defeat over the weekend to 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 4, 2017

Beyond the Shore: Taylor Helps Lead Best Buddies

By Tommy Pardini

Taylor Shore has other best buddies beside her beloved sport of water polo. The standout senior utility player on the UCSB women’s water polo team is a leader both inside and outside of the pool.

May 4, 2017

Institutionalized: Disbanning Social Injustices’ Cyclical Presence in Sports

By Sean White

Following the incident in which racially unjust behavior by some Boston Red Sox fans toward Baltimore Orioles centerfielder Adam Jones, Sports Editor Sean White paints the bigger picture of the situation that took place.

May 4, 2017

UCSB Hoping To Regain its Focus in Home Return, Will Host UCD

By Calvin Thrift

With just three series remaining on the season heading into this weekend, the Gauchos are looking to gain momentum to jumpstart a run for first place.

May 4, 2017

Season In Review: UCSB Women’s Water Polo

By Tommy Pardini

After a sixth-place finish in the Big West Conference Tournament to end its season last weekend, the UCSB women's water polo team fell short and staff writer Tommy Pardini helps recap the team's campaign.

May 3, 2017

UCSB Golf Claims First Big West Title Since 1998, Clinches Spot in NCAA Tournament

By Jorge Mercado

Holding a six-stroke lead headed into the final day, the Gauchos were able to pull through with a one-shot victory to win their first Big West Title in nearly 20 years.

May 3, 2017

Gauchos Hold 6-Stroke Lead Heading into Final Round of Big West Tournament

By Jorge Mercado

The Gauchos are now one day away from securing its first Big West championship since 1998 and just its second conference championship overall.

May 2, 2017

UCSB Deadlocked in a Three-Way Tie After Day One of Big West Tournament

By Jorge Mercado

The Gauchos are currently tied for first place with Cal Poly and Long Beach State after carding 6-under par 284.

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.

May 1, 2017

Top-Seeded UCSB Golf Seeks First Big West Title Since 1998

By Jorge Mercado

Having claimed four tournament titles this season, the Gauchos will hope to get the conference tournament victory and make the NCAA Regional.

May 1, 2017

Men’s Tennis Completes Three-Peat, Fourth Big West Title in Five Years

By Richard Benites

UCSB took home the Big West conference title following a win in the championship game against rival Cal Poly by a 4-1 result.

May 1, 2017

UCSB Falls Flat in Conf. Title Defense, Finish in Sixth

By Tommy Pardini

It was a disappointing, yet competitive ending to an underwhelming season for the UCSB women's water polo team at the Big West Conference Tournament this past weekend.