Box Score BAKERSFIELD, Calif.— No. 4 UCSB Baseball (42-12, 26-3) picked up their fifth straight win topping CSU Bakersfield 9-1 on the road Friday night. The Gauchos have officially made it through the regular season having not lost a single weekend series as they split four games with Oregon back and early March and have won their other 14 series. They are one of just a handful of teams in the nation to do so.
On the Stat Sheet
- Mike Gutierrez improved to 8-1 on the season with six innings of work tonight. He allowed just one run and struck out seven. He also picked off a pair of 'Runners.
- Kyle Johnson was at it again going 3-for-4 with a double, a walk, and three runs.
- Jordan Sprinkle went 3-for-4 with a walk and three RBI and Nick Oakley added a multi-hit effort as well going 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, a run, and an RBI.
- Christian Kirtley (42), Johnson (23), and Broc Mortensen (15) all extended their on-base streaks.
- Hayden Hattenbach had a tremendous relief appearance tossing two perfect innings with two Ks.
How It Happened
- The Roadrunners took an early lead with a run in the bottom of the first, but UCSB answered quickly as Sprinkle slapped a bases-loaded single in the top of the 2nd.
- The game remained tied until the sixth when the Gauchos scored a four-spot in the sixth, added three more in the seventh, and one more in the eighth to go up 9-1. Mixed in were RBI singles by Sprinkle and John Newman Jr, a two-RBI single from Jason Willow, and the 14th home run of the year for Broc Mortensen who entered on a pinch-hit.
- CSUB scored a run in the bottom of the ninth, but Alex Schrier stranded two 'Runners to end the game.
Next Up
The Gauchos will look for their eighth weekend sweep of the season tomorrow in the final game of the regular season. First pitch is set for 1 PM.
