Schedule
Game 1
Friday, April 29, 2022 at 6:00 PM
UCSB at Cal Poly
Baggett Stadium — San Luis Obispo, Calif.
Audio |Video| Live Stats
Game 2
Saturday, April 30, 2022 at 4:00 PM
UCSB at Cal Poly
Baggett Stadium — San Luis Obispo, Calif.
Audio |Video | Live Stats
Game 3
Sunday, May 1, 2022 at 1:00 PM
UCSB at Cal Poly
Baggett Stadium — San Luis Obispo, Calif.
Audio |Video | Live Stats
Game 4
Tuesday, May 3, 2022 at 5:30 PM
UCSB vs Pepperdine
Caesar Uyesaka Stadium – Santa Barbara, Calif.
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 Baggett Stadium will be aired live on ESPN+, as will Tuesday's game with Pepperdine.
Probable Starters for the Weekend
Friday: RHP Cory Lewis vs RHP Drew Thorpe
Saturday: LHP Mike Gutierrez vs LHP Travis Weston
Sunday: TBA vs TBA
Best in the West
The Gauchos are atop the Big West Conference in several stat categories already this season:
Runs- 259
RBIs- 238
Total Bases- 593
Team ERA – 3.94 (26th in NCAA DI)
Home Runs – 50
Home Runs Per Game – 1.35
OBP - .379
Scoring – 7 runs per game
Slugging Percentage – .470
Stolen Bases – 58
Stolen Bases Per Game – 1.57
Strikeouts Per Nine Innings – 10 .01(35th in NCAA DI)
Win Percentage – .750 (15th in NCAA DI)
On the Stat Sheet
– Christian Kirtley has reached base safely in 25 straight games, Bryce Willits has in 23, John Neman Jr has in 15, and Jordan Sprinkle and Nick Vogt both have in 10
– Kirtley and Johnson lead the team in multi-hit games already this season with 14 and 11, respectively
– Broc Mortensen leads the way with 10 multi-RBI games
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.
Big West Leaders
Multiple Gauchos top the Big West in a variety of offensive stat lines. Bryce Willits leads the league with a .643 slugging percentage, second with a 1.089 OPS, and is fifth with a .446 OBP. John Newman Jr. leads the conference with a .484 OBP and seventh with a .347 batting avg. Nick Vogt takes the fourth spot with 31 RBIs. Christian Kirtley also ranks fifth in home runs (7).
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.
Mach9
The Gauchos' starting shortstop, #9 Jordan Sprinkle is back at it again on the basepaths this year leading the Big West Conference with 18 stolen bases, which ranks 49th in the nation. Getting into scoring position has helped him touch home plate for 30 runs this season which ranks 6th in conference.
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 fifth in the Big West with 25 walks this season and is ninth with 11 doubles and 28 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 19-5 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 24-0 this season when outhitting their opponents.
Harvey with the Heat
Sophomore slinger Ryan Harvey 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 5th most saves in the country with 10 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 71 strikeouts and is fourth with a 11.79 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 fifth in the Big West with a 3.45 ERA, second with six wins, and second with a 5.76 hits allowed per nine innings average(21st NCAA DI).
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 third in the conference with nine homers and 31 RBI. He also ranks sixth with 11 HBP already this season.
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.
