Softball

April 6, 2012

Gauchos Travel to Cal State Fullerton

By Mark Salay

With its first conference series out of the way, the UCSB softball team will pack up their bags to travel to Anderson Family Field this weekend for a three-game series against conference opponent Cal State Fullerton. “...

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 9, 2012

Gauchos Look to Finish Strong on Road Trip

By Mark Salay

The UCSB softball team will conclude its 10-game road swing starting today as it heads to San Jose to compete in the Santa Clara Bronco Classic. After dropping four out of five and leaving 31 runners stranded on base in ...

March 2, 2012

UCSB Travels to Hawaii to Begin 10-Game Road Trip

By Mark Salay

After a successful 5-1 homestand last weekend, the UCSB softball team now begins a 10-game road trip starting today with the Bank of Hawaii Invitational hosted by Hawaii at the Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium. The Gaucho...

February 26, 2012

Softball wins Five of Six Games in Weekend Tourney

By Mark Salay

Riding a six-game losing streak entering their home opener at Campus Diamond, the UCSB softball team came out of the weekend winners of five out of six games, including two wins against a ranked opponent. The Gauchos wer...

February 21, 2012

Softball Struggles In Season Opening Road Trip

By Mark Salay

The UCSB softball team concluded its season-opening 11-game road trip this past weekend, losing all five of their games in the Campbell/Cartier Classic, which was hosted by the University of San Diego and San Diego State...

February 17, 2012

Softball Looks for First Win of Season at Five-Game San Diego Tournament

By Mark Salay

After a disappointing start to the season last weekend, the UCSB women’s softball team will hit the road again to play in the Campbell/Cartier Classic, hosted by the University of San Diego and San Diego State, startin...

February 13, 2012

UCSB Loses Five of Six in Season-Opening Tournament at Arizona State

By Mark Salay

UCSB started the 2012 campaign this past weekend dropping five of its six games in the Kajikawa Classic hosted by Arizona State, including three losses to teams ranked in the top 25 in the nation. “We just didn’t rea...

February 9, 2012

UCSB Opens 2012 Season With Road Tournament

By Mark Salay

The UCSB softball team will take a trip down to Tempe, Arizona this week to begin the 2012 season at the Kajikawa Classic hosted by Arizona State. The Gauchos will be tested starting Thursday, playing six teams in four d...

May 17, 2011

UCSB Brings Out the Brooms v. Aggies

By Kristen Henneman

UCSB softball ended its season Monday with a sweep of visiting UC Davis 4-3, 3-2 and 2-0.

May 12, 2011

Between Three Gauchos: The Interview

By Kristen Henneman

Last week, I sat down with softball players Jessica Berisitanos, Lainey Depompa, and Amanda Ziegler [denoted by J, L, and A respectively]. With a combination of Jessica’s facial expressions, Lainey’s sarcasm, and Ama...

May 9, 2011

Losses Drop Gauchos Below .500

By Kristen Henneman

UCSB softball closed out its final road trip of the season this past weekend after getting swept by Pacific 3-2, 5-1 and 9-2 at Bill Simoni Field.

May 5, 2011

UCSB Faces Big West’s Best

By Kristen Henneman

Gaucho softball will need to bring its A-game up north this weekend if they plan on beating Pacific in a three-game series. UCSB (24-23 overall, 8-7 Big West) was swept by Long Beach last weekend in three games, two of w...

May 1, 2011

Long Beach State Notches Three-Straight in Weekend Domination

By Kristen Henneman

Superior pitching beat skilled offense this weekend when Long Beach State swept UCSB softball 5-0, 6-5 and 3-2 at the 49er Softball Complex.

April 21, 2011

UCSB Looks to Start New Streak v. Matadors

By Kristen Henneman

Playing Cal State Northridge this weekend, UCSB softball will take their home field with extra motivation after losing the final game of the series to UC Riverside last weekend, which snapped their nine-game win streak.

April 18, 2011