LOS ANGELES, Calif.— No. 20 UCSB Baseball won its second straight game Tuesday night taking down LMU on the road in a marathon game 18-7. The Gauchos collected 19 hits, nine of which went for extra bases, and the Gaucho staff set a program record with 18 strikeouts.

On the Stat Sheet

• Sophomore JD Callahan earned the start for the Gauchos tossing three full innings and allowing two hits and two earned while striking out four.
  
• Five Gauchos came in his relief including Alex Schrier who made his first appearance back from injury and Sam Whiting who tossed 2.1 hitless innings to go with six strikeouts. Nick Welch was the first pitcher out of the pen and earned the win tossing an inning.
  
• The Gauchos' 19 hits were spread out amongst 10 different players including five multi-hit performances.
  
• Junior Christian Kirtley went an incredible 5-for-7 and was a double short of the cycle collecting three RBI and a stolen base.
  
• Sophomore Jordan Sprinkle went 3-for-4, Leo Mosby had two hits and three RBI, Broc Mortensen smashed a ninth-inning grand slam in his two-hit effort.

How It Happened

• The Gauchos got on the board in the top of the 1^st as senior Jason Willow walked, stole second, and was driven in on an RBI single by junior Christian Kirtley. Loyola Marymount wasted no time scoring two of its own in the bottom half to take a 2-1 lead.
  
• In the top of the 3^rd the Gauchos scored a trio of unearned, two-out runs as Leo Mosby reached on a high infield pop-up that was completely missed by the Lions. Bryce Willits would come in on that play and Kirtley followed with an RBI triple to score Mosby. Kirtley came home on the next at bat with Kyle Johnson roping a double to left center on a full count to make it 4-2. Once again LMU answered in the bottom with a run on a wild pitch.
  
• Three more came across in the top of the fourth, again on two outs, as the Gauchos loaded the bases for Mosby. The sophomore took a ball off the wall to clear the bases with a 3 RBI double to put his team up 7-3. But once again LMU answered with two more in the bottom half to stay in it 7-5.
  
• The Gauchos added one more in the 6^th, as Johnson took a four-pitch walk with the bases-loaded to bring in Willits, but the Lions gained ground once more scoring a pair to make it a one-run game at 8-7.
  
• Insurance came in the 8^th with Kirtley crushing a lead-off homer, freshman LeTrey McCollum following with an RBI single ripped down the left line, and Willits capping off the scoring efforts with an RBI ground-rule double to make it 11-7.
  
• The Gauchos weren't done there putting up their biggest number in the top of the 9^th, a seven-spots on eight hits punctuated by a Broc Mortenson grand slam and Gianni Bloom solo shot.

Next Up
UCSB now comes home for its home opening series vs Nevada. The Wolfpack comes to Caesar Uyesaka Stadium for a three-game weekend series.