In the final game of the 2009 season and the final game at Russ Carr Field before construction of a new field, Westmont Baseball was defeated 5-4 by the Cougars of Azusa Pacific on Tuesday afternoon. Kellen Skersies took the loss for the Warriors. The senior pitched four and one-third innings, giving up four runs on seven hits. Azusa's Peter Gehle was awarded the win after giving up three runs, two earned, and allowing six hits in six innings of work. Ben Jones, who pitched the final two … [Read more...]
Chargers challenged to core by Cate
Tuesday, April 28, 2009 By Leave a Comment
The Dos Pueblos boys tennis team beat Cate on Tuesday afternoon even after winning only one doubles set, taking the non-league match 75-72 in a tiebreaker decided by games after a 9-9 tie.The match was neck-and-neck the whole way until Austin Cano won his final set of the day 6-1, giving the Chargers (13-3) their ninth set plus the needed game differential to pull out the win. … [Read more...]
Zandona takes it all the way for Dons
Tuesday, April 28, 2009 By Leave a Comment
The Santa Barbara baseball team put together seven innings of quality pitching and defense on Tuesday and reaped the rewards, gaining a 5-1 Channel League victory over visiting Buena at Eddie Mathews Field.Sophomore starting pitcher Danny Zandona threw a stellar game, recording a complete game while striking out seven without any walks or hit batsmen. The Bulldogs prevented the shutout by stringing together three singles in the top of the fourth to manufacture a run.At the plate and in … [Read more...]
Cal State Bakersfield prevents Gaucho sweep
Tuesday, April 28, 2009 By Leave a Comment
The UCSB baseball team scored six runs on 14 hits, but it was not enough to complete a four-game sweep of Cal State Bakersfield as they lost 8-6 at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium on Tuesday.Junior right-hander David Meals (2-2) took the loss for the Gauchos. He allowed seven runs and struck out three Roadrunners over five innings.Brian Gump led UCSB with three hits, but he was thrown out trying to advance to second after a single in the sixth inning. Gump and head coach Bob … [Read more...]
WSC Player of Year Perez takes Vaqs to conference title
Tuesday, April 28, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Freshman Andrew Perez fired rounds of 71 and 72 on Monday, guiding SBCC to its first Western State Conference men's golf title in coach Chuck Melendez's nine-year tenure.The Vaqueros topped the eight-team field in the first round at Cypress Ridge GC in Arroyo Grande with a 9-over-par 369. They finished fifth in the second round at 387 but still beat Ventura by five shots (756-761) to win the WSC Championship Tournament.Perez, a former Santa Barbara High star, was the medalist at 1-under … [Read more...]
These twins really tie the room together at Harry’s
Monday, April 27, 2009 By Leave a Comment
If you look hard enough, there are always a few themes that tie everything together at the weekly Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table press luncheon.Take the number two, for example.There were two sets of twins at Harry's this week — one set from Bishop Diego and the other from San Marcos. … [Read more...]
Calabasas claims one on Chargers
Monday, April 27, 2009 By Leave a Comment
A trimmed down Dos Pueblos boys tennis team held its own in doubles but got knocked around where it was leanest, falling at Calabasas 12-6 in a non-league game on Monday.Missing their top two singles players, the Chargers managed just one set in one-on-one competition, an hour-long struggle that Austin Cano won in a tiebreaker. … [Read more...]
Owls swoop and sweep St. Bonnie
Monday, April 27, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Julian Harake moved to the outside hitter position and put away eight kills with four blocks and four digs as the Laguna Blanca boys volleyball team swept Condor League foe St. Bonaventure 25-17, 25-20, 25-21 Monday night."They like it, I like it and the crowd likes it," said coach Bobby Sanchez of Harake's switch from the middle to the left. Parker "The Gentleman" Lilly had a nice game with five kills, four blocks and three digs. … [Read more...]
Pre-NCAA match goes to Cal
Monday, April 27, 2009 By Leave a Comment
The No. 73 UCSB men's tennis squad came up short Sunday afternoon at the Recreation Center courts, dropping a 5-2 decision to No. 38 Cal. The loss moves the Gauchos to 11-13 overall as they await the NCAA selection show to take place Tuesday afternoon at 2:20 p.m.In doubles, the UCSB men went up a break at the No. 2 and No. 3 slots, but let the lead slip away as the Bears took over to sweep the doubles point. … [Read more...]
Anteaters take first Big West tourney from Gauchos
Monday, April 27, 2009 By Leave a Comment
STOCKTON - The fourth-seeded UCSB women's water polo team had its impressive run through the inaugural Big West Conference Women's Water Polo Championship end with a 13-9 loss to second-seeded UC Irvine on Sunday afternoon at Pacific's Chris Kjeldsen Pool.The Gauchos end the 2009 season with an overall record of 17-12, recording 11 more wins than in the 2008 campaign. UC Irvine finishes at 23-9 overall. An automatic bid into the 2009 NCAA Championships will not be rewarded to the Big West's … [Read more...]
Gauchos undone by Mustangs, 15-7
Monday, April 27, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Sunday hasn't been kind to the UCSB baseball team in conference play this season and Sunday hammered that point home. Nothing seemed to go in the Gauchos' favor in the rubber-match of a three-game series with Cal Poly and UCSB suffered a 15-7 Big West setback to the No. 13 Mustangs at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium as a direct result.Bad hops, bad calls, bad fielding and bad pitching caught up with the Gauchos, who gave up nine runs in the final four innings after rallying to tie Cal Poly 6-6 with … [Read more...]
Red-hot Vaqueros shut out Moorpark, 11-0
Sunday, April 26, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Tony Cooper went 5-for-5 with four RBIs on Saturday and three pitchers combined on a five-hitter as SBCC cruised to an 11-0 WSC baseball victory at Moorpark.Jacob Trimble added four hits for the Vaqueros (22-18, 9-13), who racked up 11 runs for the second straight game and moved into a tie for fourth place with the Raiders (16-21, 9-13). Trimble, who became the starting third baseman two weeks ago, raised his average to .550. … [Read more...]
