Schedule
Game 1
Friday, April 22, 2022 at 5:30 PM
UCSB vs Long Beach State
Caesar Uyesaka Stadium – Santa Barbara, Calif.
Audio |Video| Live Stats
Game 2
Saturday, April 23, 2022 at 2:00 PM
UCSB vs Long Beach State
Caesar Uyesaka Stadium – Santa Barbara, Calif.
Audio |Video | Live Stats
Game 3
Sunday, April 24, 2022 at 1:00 PM
UCSB vs Long Beach State
Caesar Uyesaka Stadium – Santa Barbara, Calif.
Audio |Video | Live Stats
Game 4
Tuesday, April 26, 2022 at 6:00 PM
UCSB at USC
Dedeuax Field – Los Angeles, Calif.
Audio |Video | Live Stats
Tickets
Tickets for all UCSB Baseball home games are on sale at our online ticket office. UCSB has moved to a completely mobile/digital ticketing platform. For more information, click here.
Gaucho Gameday App
Install the new UCSB Gaucho Gameday app on your smartphone for exclusive UCSB coverage all season long. Our new app gives you a one stop shop where you can secure tickets and parking as well. Now available on the Google Play Store and Apple App Store.
Gaucho 9 Podcast
Gaucho 9 Podcast is the Official Podcast of UCSB Baseball, presented by Kyle's Kitchen and hosted by Kevin Cannon. Tune in to hear a show created by Gaucho Baseball enthusiasts, for Gaucho Baseball enthusiasts; committed to discussing UCSB Baseball's past, present, and future! New episodes are posted frequently during the season and they can be heard on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Google Podcasts.
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Gauchos on the Air
All three contests at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium will be aired live on ESPN+ with the voice of the Gauchos Gerry Fall and Gaucho Baseball legend Bob Brontsema on the call. Additionally, an audio-only call will featuring Kevin Cannon and live stats will be available on UCSBGauchos.com.
Tuesday's contest at Dedeuax Field will be aired on Pac-12+ with an additional audio-only call from Kevin Cannon.
Probable Starters for the Weekend
Friday: RHP Cory Lewis vs RHP Luis Ramirez
Saturday: LHP Mike Gutierrez vs RHP Marques Johnson
Sunday: RHP Ryan Gallagher vs RHP Juaron Watts-Brown
Best in the West
The Gauchos are atop the Big West Conference in several stat categories already this season:
Team ERA – 3.92 (23rd in NCAA DI)
Home Runs – 44
Home Runs Per Game – 1.33
OBP - .380
Scoring – 6.8 runs per game
Slugging Percentage – .462
Stolen Bases – 52
Stolen Bases Per Game – 1.58
Strikeouts Per Nine Innings – 10 (44th in NCAA DI)
Win Percentage – .727 (19th in NCAA DI)
On the Stat Sheet
Current Rankings
The Gauchos are ranked No. 13 by Collegiate Baseball and are receiving votes in the NCBWA and USA Today Coaches polls. They are also 47th in NCAA RPI.
Hits for Willits
Now that third baseman Bryce Willits has officially played in 66.6% of his team's contests, the Big West is recognizing his impressive offensive stat lines. He leads the league with a 1.192 OPS and a .716 slugging percentage, and is third with a .476 OBP and fourth with a .373 batting average.
Mach9
The Gauchos' starting shortstop, #9 Jordan Sprinkle is back at it again on the basepaths this year leading the Big West Conference with 17 stolen bases, which ranks 45th in the nation. Getting into scoring position has helped him touch home plate for 25 runs this season which ranks 8th in conference.
Sprinkle Named to Golden Spikes Mid-Season Watchlist
USA Baseball announced its Golden Spikes Award midseason watchlist on April 5th, naming sophomore shortstop Jordan Sprinkle to its ranks. The award is given annually to the top amateur baseball in the country for the 2022 season.
The Body
First baseman Kyle Johnson, known around the dugout as The Body, has been using that big frame on the offensive end this year. He has been one of the best and most consistent bats in the Gaucho lineup this year showing enormous growth in being patient and having great at-bats. He currently ranks third in the Big West with 24 walks this season and is ninth with 11 doubles. He also ranks top-20 in OBP, OPS, hits, and RBI.
Hot Starts
The Gauchos bats have been getting going quickly this year and when they do UCSB has a lot of success currently boasting a 16-5 record when scoring first. So far this season the team has outscored its opponents 20-12 in the first inning and is 7-4 when it does score in that first frame. The Gauchos are also an undefeated 21-0 this season when outhitting their opponents.
Harvey with the Heat
Sophomore slinger Ryan Harvey has found his niche after moving from the weekend rotation into the bullpen and becoming a true closer for the Gauchos. The righty currently leads the Big West and has the 7th most saves in the country with nine already to this point.
'K'ory Lewis
Sophomore righty Cory Lewis has been nails this season sliding into the role of the Friday starter for UCSB. He currently ranks second with 63 strikeouts and is fourth with a 12.06 strikeouts per nine innings average having tallied four 10+ K outings already this season. Both of his K marks are good for top-50 in the nation. He is also seventh in the Big West with a 3.45 ERA, second with five wins, and fourth with a 6.32 hits allowed per nine innings average.
Broc is Back
Broc Mortensen is back in right field doing the two things he is the absolute best at: hitting homers and racking up HBP. The reigning home run champ is tied for the conference lead with nine homers and ranks third with 11 HBP already this season. He is also second with 31 RBI.
Gallagher Named Big West Pitcher of the Week
A great outing down at CSUN earned freshman Ryan Gallagher his first career Big West Pitcher of the Week award. The rookie righty was nails in his Sunday start tossing eight full innings, which is the longest outing of his young career so far. He allowed just one earned run that crossed on a wild pitch as the Gauchos topped the Matadors 7-1 and Gallagher improved to 3-0 on the season. He scattered four hits and four walks in the eight frames while striking out five.
The Catch Heard Round the Conference
In game one at UC Davis the Gauchos led the Aggies 5-3 heading into the bottom of the ninth. With two outs the Aggies brought the tying run to the plate in Kyler Arenado, who sent what would've been a game tying-home run over the left field wall, but Gaucho Christian Kirtley had plans of his own snagging the ball from over the wall to end the game.
Record Broken
In what turned out to be a 4.5 hour marathon matchup between the Gauchos and Lions of LMU on Tuesday, Feb 22nd, UCSB made sure to make the wait worth its while. The Gauchos struck out a program record 18 batters which breaks the old record of 17 set back in 2016 against Washington.
Lewis Named Big West Pitcher of the Week
For the first time in his career, UCSB Baseball's very own Cory Lewis was named Big West Pitcher of the Week, the conference announced Monday afternoon. The righty earned the Friday start in the Gauchos' home opening series against Nevada and did not disappoint as the sophomore earned the win after pitching six full hitless, scoreless innings with 11 strikeouts, tying his career high. Scattering four walks, the Southern California native improved to an impressive ERA of 1.69 on the season.
