Former UCSB baseball star Chris Valaika made his Major League debut for the Cincinnati Reds in San Francisco on Tuesday, going 1-for-2 with a single to center field on the very first pitch he saw from Giants pitcher Santiago Casilla.Valaika, a 2006 third-round draft pick by the Reds, was the organization's Minor League Player of the Year in 2008. Before being called up on Tuesday, the shortstop was hitting .305 at the Triple-A level in Louisville. He came in to pinch-hit for relief pitcher Nick … [Read more...]
Valaika nabs base hit in MLB debut
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Meaux, Gelinas opt to return to Gauchos
UCSB pitchers Jesse Meaux and Kevin Gelinas will return to the baseball team for the 2011 season after the deadline for Major League Baseball teams to sign their draft picks passed late Monday night.Gelinas and Meaux were the remaining two players who had not signed deals from a June draft class that saw six Gauchos picked. The left-handed Gelinas was drafted in the 44th round (No. 1322 overall) by the New York Mets after posting a 3.60 ERA and six strikeouts in five innings. The junior pitched … [Read more...]
Filed Under: UCSB, UCSB Baseball Tagged With: Big West Conference, Jesse Meaux, Kevin Gelinas, NCAA baseball, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, ucsb gauchos
Valaika doubles, scores in Triple-A All-Star game
Former UCSB Gaucho Chris Valaika had a hand in the International League's 2-1 victory over the Pacific Coast League in the Triple-A All-Star game on Wednesday, leading off the bottom of the sixth inning with a double before scoring his side's first run.Valaika, a second baseman with the Cincinnati Reds' minor league affiliate in Louisville, was 1-for-3 on the night and is hitting .290 for the season.Valaika starred at UCSB from 2004-2006 before being selected by the Reds in the third round … [Read more...]
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Hollands goes to Phillies in tenth round
UCSB had one player taken on the second day of Major League Baseball’s June amateur draft when left-handed pitcher Mario Hollands was selected in the tenth round.Hollands was taken 321st overall by the defending National League champion Philadelphia Phillies. The left-hander from El Cerrito was an All-Big West Honorable Mention selection this past season after going 5-5 with a 3.77 ERA. Hollands was among the conference’s best, ranking in the top-10 in complete games, ERA, strikeouts, … [Read more...]
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Gauchos contribute four to All-Big West team
Four UCSB baseball team players were honored as All-Big West Conference players, it was announced on Tuesday.Left-handed pitcher Mario Hollands, right-handed pitcher Jesse Meaux, shortstop Matt Valaika and catcher Marty Mullins were all named Honorable Mention selections after standout 2010 seasons.Hollands went 5-5 with a 3.77 ERA (3-3, 4.34 ERA in conference) and ranked among the conference’s top-10 in several categories including complete games, ERA, strikeouts, innings pitched and opponents … [Read more...]
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Gauchos sweep up season at Pacific
STOCKTON - UCSB came back to win the final game of the 2010 baseball season in ten innings and complete a series sweep of Pacific on Sunday at Klein Family Field. Jesse Meaux pitched seven strong innings to keep UCSB in the game until the late inning heroics capped off the Gauchos' season.The Tigers struck first in the fifth inning after Joe Oliveira lead off with a single and scored on a triple by Dustin Torchio. Ben Gorang padded the lead by singling in Torchio from third, but Meaux escaped … [Read more...]
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Davis most dangerous in last appearance
STOCKTON — UCSB pitcher Greg Davis saved his best for last.In his final appearance of the 2010 season, Davis went the distance and led the Gauchos to a 5-1 win at Pacific. It was UCSB's second straight win in the series and they improve to 23-30 overall and 9-14 in league.Davis (2-2) was outstanding on the night. He pitched the first complete game of his career, allowing nine hits, including eight singles, and just one fifth-inning run. The junior from Huntington Beach, Calif., struck … [Read more...]
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Mended Mullins mashes a pair
STOCKTON - Marty Mullins had a bone in his hand broken when he was hit by a pitch early in May. On Friday night at Pacific he returned the Gauchos lineup and made his presence felt.Mullins, a senior catcher, walloped a pair of home runs and went 3-for-4 with three RBI, as UC Santa Barbara (22-30 overall, 8-14 Big West) won the first game of its three game series at Pacific (31-21, 12-10), 9-7.Jesse Meaux, who is scheduled to start UCSB's final game of the season on Sunday, nailed down … [Read more...]
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Gauchos add to string of late-season losses
Cal State Bakersfield scored in all but two innings on Tuesday while hitting five home runs to defeat UCSB, 13-10, in the Gauchos' final home game of the season.UCSB falls to 21-30 on the season while Cal State Bakersfield improves to 24-28. The Gauchos have lost 11 of their past 13 games.UCSB starting pitcher Nick Capito started what turned out to be a trend for the Gauchos in the first inning by surrendering a two-out home run to Martin Medina. Mick Gaston homered with one out in the … [Read more...]
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Davis collects the series sweep
The UCSB baseball team scored eight quick runs in the first five innings on Sunday, however UC Davis rallied, scoring all of its runs in the final five innings for a 9-8 victory in 10 innings to complete a three-game sweep over the Gauchos.UCSB falls to 21-29 overall and 7-14 in the Big West after suffering its first weekend sweep of the season. UC Davis improves to 25-27 overall and 8-13 in the Big West.BOX SCOREThe Gauchos struck early and often against UCD starter Scott Lyman, scoring … [Read more...]
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