Wyatt Taylor was everywhere on Tuesday.He was on the mound throwing the first pitch (a strike), in the dugout giving high-fives to players, running to home plate to grab bats and on the public address system calling out raffle ticket numbers — he even got on the radio and said hello to listeners.After all, it was Wyatt's day, and the Santa Barbara Foresters did their part to make it special by picking up a 4-0 win at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium over the visiting Fontanetti's Athletics from … [Read more...]
Griffin shines as Foresters hook Wahoo 6-1
Sunday, June 14, 2009 By Leave a Comment
The Santa Barbara Foresters' roster is starting to fill out with even more late-arriving standouts, and the team is starting to look more and more like the defending national champs every single day.AJ Griffin made his first start of the summer on Sunday and pitched a one-hitter through five innings, striking out six in the Foresters' 6-1 win over the visiting California Wahoo.Griffin, the single-season and career record holder in saves at the University of San Diego, is trying to hone … [Read more...]
Pickering’s Breakers win back-to-back WCBL titles
Sunday, June 14, 2009 By Leave a Comment
There was more than one professional basketball title won on Sunday.In a tight game throughout, the Santa Barbara Breakers wrestled away the West Coast Basketball League crown from the Newport Beach Surf, 127-118, behind strong performances by Mark Peters and finals MVP Mark Dawson.The victory gave Santa Barbara back-to-back championships in the WCBL, after going undefeated at 18-0 last season, the leagues first in existence.According to Breakers head coach Curt Pickering, Santa … [Read more...]
Pickering fires up defense as Breakers make title game
Sunday, June 14, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Trailing 24-27 after the first quarter Saturday, Santa Barbara Breakers head coach Curt Pickering delivered a fiery speech to his players, imploring them to pick up their defensive intensity or to sit next to him on the bench.They took his words to heart. Outscoring the visiting Ventura County Jets 25-15 in the second quarter and taking a 49-42 lead into the break, the defending champion Breakers advanced to Sunday's West Coast Basketball League title game with a 112-97 win at San … [Read more...]
Gaucho women’s hoops receives NCAA grant
Saturday, June 13, 2009 By
INDIANAPOLIS – UCSB was one of 18 institutions or conferences which was selected by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) to receive a women’s basketball grant as part of the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Grant Program, which is in its second year. The 2009-10 NCAA grant program dedicated approximately $750,000 nationally to increase awareness, exposure and increase attendance of women’s basketball. … [Read more...]
MLB Draft picks off record nine Gauchos
Saturday, June 13, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Three more UCSB baseball players were chosen on the third day of Major League Baseball's First Year player draft, bringing the total number of Gauchos picked to nine, which sets a record for most draft picks taken from UCSB in a single draft. The previous high came in 2001 when seven UCSB players were chosen in the draft.The nine Gauchos drafted was the most in the Big West, a conference that had two nationally-ranked teams in the NCAA postseason and has featured at least one team in the … [Read more...]
Foresters strong all-around in win over Wahoo
Saturday, June 13, 2009 By Leave a Comment
The pitchers continued to get the job done, and the bats and defense bounced back as the Santa Barbara Foresters picked up a 7-1 win over the visiting California Wahoo at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium on Saturday. The game was called in the middle of the eighth due to darkness.Santa Barbara pitcher Tim Crabbe, still undecided on his future after being drafted by the Cincinnati Reds earlier this week, danced out of danger a few times and struck out nine in five shutout innings. … [Read more...]
Out-of-towners earn AAA ratings at East Beach
Saturday, June 13, 2009 By Leave a Comment
On an epic summer Saturday, East Beach hosted the 2nd California Beach Volleyball Association (CBVA) tournament of the year. Both men and women fought for pride and glory to gain their AAA-rating — the highest level an amateur volleyball player can achieve. In the men’s division, number one seeded men’s team Adam Renfree and Dan Neiman of San Diego met the dynamic twin brothers Nick and Brent Schirippa from Los Angeles in the final. As their seed suggested, Renfree/Neiman walked off … [Read more...]
June 13-20
Saturday, June 13, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Santa Barbara High's Jack Perry wins first World Junior Golf Event in Minnesota. READ MORELocals Will Montgomery, Eve Ettinger, Jordon Dyer, Sammie Brown and UCSB's Andy McGuire named to USA Volleyball National Beach Training Teams.DP grad James McCann singles and scores in Arkansas' College World Series opening win over Cal State Fullerton on Saturday, SEE BOX SCORE or GAME RECAPHere's the NSSA National Championship preview. Locals Conner Coffin, Lakey Peterson, Parker Coffin, … [Read more...]
Foresters fall in another error-plagued game
Friday, June 12, 2009 By Leave a Comment
It’s not often you see nine errors committed in a baseball game. Two days in a row? That’s just plain bizarre. A day after pulling out a 3-2 extra-inning win up in Santa Maria, the Santa Barbara Foresters found themselves on the losing end of a 4-3 decision at the hands of the So Cal Black Sox at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium Friday. "I’m a little disappointed,” said coach Bill Pintard. “Not with the hitting, but with the defense. You need to be able to throw and catch.” … [Read more...]
Foresters prevail 3-2 in 10-inning error party
Thursday, June 11, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Coach Bill Pintard’s explanation was as good as anybody’s. “I think there was a gremlin out there in the six-hole today,” he said after Thursday’s 3-2 Santa Barbara Foresters win over Santa Maria at Elks Field. Shortstops committed seven of the game’s nine errors, and the first earned run wasn’t scored until the top of the 10th, when local boy Zach Chavez came home from third on a wild pitch. Chavez was arguably the most valuable offensive player of the game despite not even … [Read more...]
UCSB’s McLaughlin to lead Pan-Am spikers
Thursday, June 11, 2009 By Leave a Comment
UCSB head men's volleyball coach Rick McLaughlin will serve as the head coach of the U.S. National Team that will compete at the 2009 NORCECA Pan American Cup in Mexico. In addition, former UCSB head coach Ken Preston is a member of the staff as the team's manager.The Pan Am Cup begins June 15 in Chiapas, Mexico.This wasn't the team that was originally supposed to be competing. However the H1N1 virus - AKA swine flu - outbreak in Mexico caused NORCECA to change the dates of the event … [Read more...]
