UCSB baseball dominates series opener against Titans

By ERIC BOOSE UCSB SPORTS WRITER

The UCSB Baseball team (19-7, 6-1 Big West) rolled into Goodwin Field and showcased all the qualities that make them the favorites to win The Big West this season, scoring 14 runs on 16 hits, including three homers, and allowing just three hits to Cal State Fullerton (1410, 7-3 Big West), as the Gauchos took the series opener, 14-0, Thursday night. Nick Oakley provided two of the three UCSB long balls for his first multi-homer game of his career, and Matt Ager was dominant in his 7 2/3 innings on the mound, striking out nine and walking just one, as he and Elliot Gallegos combined to shut out the Titans.

How It Happened

Ager’s night got off to an unlucky start, as an error and a walk put the first two Titans on, but a strikeout and a pair of

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The Laguna Blanca Owls boys volleyball team took the win Thursday against Bishop Diego.

The scores of the sets were 25-16, 25-21, 18-25 and 25-20.

This improves their overall record to 14-3 and their league record 5-0.

Ganden Walker had a huge defensive game with 18 digs and three blocks, leading the team in both categories. Thomas Couvillion led the Owls on offense with 24 kills.

Tyson Deveze also had an groundouts got him out of the inning. And from there, he was nearly untouchable. He set down the side in order in the second and did the same in the third, finishing it with back-to-back punchouts. He gave up a two-out triple in the fourth, and a two-out double in the fifth, but left both stranded. They would be the last two baserunners he allowed, as he set down the final nine Titans he faced in a row as he worked into the eighth inning, including snaring a line drive to end the sixth and striking out the side in the seventh.

Like their pitcher, the Gaucho hitters were on fire Thursday evening, scoring 10 of their 14 runs in the first three innings.

In the top of the second, an error by the Fullerton first baseman kept the inning alive for UCSB with two outs and two runners on, and Oakley immediately took advantage, hitting his second home run of the season to put the Gauchos up 3-0.

The offense erupted in the third, scoring seven runs, their most in an impressive night with 18 digs. Middles Kincade and Drew Levinson both work hard transitioning and making themselves available to score from the middle position.

“It was a fun cross town battle tonight,” said assistant coach Kat Niksto.

The Owls will play Foothill Tech next on April 11.

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The Chargers boys’ lacrosse team had a match against their rivals, winning against Santa Barbara 10-3 on April 6.

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Captain Gus Miller led the scoring with five assists and one goal. Jack Finneran and Dan Finneran both tied for leading scorers, with three goals each. Alongside his own goal, Cairo Rios went six for eight on face-offs.

This win improves the Chargers’ overall record to 6-2 and league record to 2-1.

Dos Pueblos will compete against Cate on April 11.

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The Dons had a tough loss against Camarillo on April 6 with

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Elliot Gallegos replaced Ager on the mound with two outs in the eighth inning and, after giving up a single to the first batter he faced, retired the next four Titans in order to wrap up the game.

On The Stat Sheet

• Ager continues to be a workhorse on the mound, with his innings total up to 51 after Thursday’s start. He also returns to the top of The Big West’s strikeout list with 59 (22 looking, also a conferencebest) on the season. His final line from Thursday was 7 2/3 innings pitched, zero a final score of 2-3. Despite outhitting Camarillo four to five, the Dons could not finalize on their score.

Liam Keithley started as pitcher and recorded 18 outs for the Dons. Jetner Welch went two for three at the plate to lead in hits.

Santa Barbara will play Tuesday at Buena.

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The San Marcos boys tennis team beat Santa Barbara 15-3 Thursday.

The Royals had impressive singles matches, with Jed Greenwald and Carter Cotich showing off their consistency each winning 6-0, 6-0, 6-0.

San Marcos’ one and two teams for doubles won all of their matches. Shea Suzuki and Kyle Shaffer were the talk of the match, decisively defeating Santa Barbara’s one team 6-0.

The Royals play against Lompoc Wednesday.

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The Cardinals baseball team played Grace Brethren Thursday and lost 6-1.

First baseman Johansen scored the Cardinals only run in the last inning and had two hits total in the game. Ferries pitched the entire game, with four strikeouts recorded in the game. The Cardinals’ records are now 2-9 overall and 0-4 in league.

In their game against last year’s CIF winners Nordhoff, the Warriors put up a great fight but ended up losing 12-6.

Carpinteria is now 5-5 overall and 3-2 in the Citrus Coast League.

• Oakley is the fifth Gaucho to hit multiple home runs in a game this season, joining Brethowr, Aaron Parker, Sundstrom (who has two such games), and John Newman, Jr. (who did it in UCSB’s last game).

• Speaking of multi-homer games, UCSB has hit two or more home runs in each of their last six games, tallying 19 long balls in that stretch.

• McCollum and Brethowr each extended their hitting streaks on Thursday, to 13 and 11 games respectively. McCollum is batting .442/.547/.488 over the course of his streak, while Brethowr is batting .356/.408/.756 with five home runs in his 11-game stretch.

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“We played fine today, but I know there is more upside to this team. I just have to find out how to get it out of them,” said head coach Charles Bryant.

Max Stone had an impressive match today, as he swept his three sets and did not drop a game. Ryan Souza added one point to the score in his singles match. Lucas Martin and Connor Gralewski also improved the Warriors’ score, going 2-1.

The Warriors will play back-to-back against Channel Islands on Tuesday and Wednesday.

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The Cardinals boys’ tennis team lost a decisive game 17-1 against Thacher on Thursday.

“We may have had our serves broken a few times today but not our spirit. We fight on, steadily improve and wait our turn to be rewarded with a win,” said head coach Pete Kirk.

The only point came from Aaron Bush, who had a 6-3 win in round three. “Aaron is playing way more aggressively now. No more just rallying it around. It paid dividends in that third round match,” explained Kirk.

The Bishop Diego boy’s tennis team will play Santa Ynez on April 14.

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The Warriors took on Newbury Park on Thursday in a co-ed swim match. The Warriors split with the Panthers, the boys winning and the girls losing.

The girls lost 53-111, yet still showed an impressive performance. Senior Erin Otsuki placed first in both the 50m freestyle and 100m backstroke.

Junior Lilli Nemetz was another winner for the Warriors, capturing the 200m and 500m freestyle events.

The boys beat Newbury Park 100-70.

Junior Jackson Melton was the star of the show, barely beating his school record for the second consecutive day and the fourth time this year in the 200m individual medley. Other winners on the boys side included Matthew Endow for the 100m fly and 100 backstroke, Jacob Otsuki for the 100m freestyle, Chase Glasgow for the 100 backstroke, Jacob Taff for the 100 breaststroke, and Eli Sheaffer for the 500m freestyle.

The Warriors will compete against Hueneme on Wednesday.

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The Chargers took on Nordhoff at the Glen Annie course for their first match in a home and away series. The team shot a season low of 360, breaking its previous school record of 364 earlier this year. They were five over par as a team.

“It has been very exciting watching everyone play well on the same day. The boys decided before the match to try to stay focused all round for every shot, and it really paid off,” said head coach Kevin Ahlers.

Teddy Vigna and Denver Douglas both shot a 71, earning them a co-medalist title. Laith Reynolds and Scott Nightingale were right behind them, both with a 72. Colt Roberts fell short behind with a 74.

Dos Pueblos will play Rio Mesa on Tuesday in a league match.

— Compiled by Annika Bahnsen