Gauchos are now on a ten-game winning streak

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Sam Whiting taking the mound. He walked the first batter he faced, but got a fly ball and a grounder to keep Bakersfield off the board and the Gauchos a chance for their first walk-off of the season.

Williams led off the inning with a hard-hit ground ball that ate up the Roadrunners’ first baseman, and while LeTrey McCollum squared up to try bunting Willams over, he saw four pitches off the plate and worked a walk. John Newman, Jr. was called on to pinch hit and lay down a bunt, which he did perfectly. The ball tight-roped the third base line, staying fair to load the bases for the team’s RBI leader, Brethowr. The sophomore from Kansas took three pitches before getting one he liked, dropping a walk-off single into right field.

ON THE STAT SHEET

• The Gauchos are now on a ten-game winning streak for the first time since 2019, when they won 13 straight games from the end of April to mid-May.

• Aaron Parker and Broc Mortensen each had two-hit games Sunday; Mortensen drove in a run with each of his hits to lead the team in RBI for the game.

• Sunday was the second game this season in which the Gauchos hit two home runs in the same inning, the other being their 10-0 win at Oregon, when they hit three in the eighth.

• UCSB was one of only two teams to sweep their opening Big West series this weekend, the other being UC San Diego over Long Beach State.

Up Next

The Gauchos will be back in Big West action and back at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium next weekend as they will host a three-game series against the CSUN Matadors, March 24-26. First pitch times are set for 5:05 p.m. Friday, 4:05 p.m. Saturday, and 1:05 p.m. Sunday. All season, children ages 12 and under will receive free admission to Saturday and Sunday home games. For fans who cannot make it to the ballpark, the games will be live on ESPN+, with an audio broadcast and live stats available through ucsbgauchos.com.

Eric Boose is assistant director of athletic communications at UCSB. email: sports@newspress.com

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A crew takes advantage of windy conditions Sunday to set sail off West Beach in Santa Barbara. The Oxnard station of the National Weather Service issued a high wind warning for portions of Southern California — including Santa Barbara County — with “gusts up to 60 mph possible” on top of the forecasted 30 to 40 mph winds. The watch remains in effect until tonight. In addition, the National Weather Service predicted rain would start Monday evening and continue today in Santa Barbara County and the rest of Southern California. The chance of rain was seen as 100% by the weather service, which expects it to continue Wednesday. Partly cloudy skies are predicted for Thursday, with sunny days set for Friday, Saturday and Sunday. And highs this week will be in the mid 50s to lower 60s throughout the county, with lows in the mid to upper 40s, according to the weather service.

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