Tag archives: baseball
Exactly one week ago, all three co-hosts of the World Cup prevailed in their first games of the knockout phases and were happily about to play their round of 16 matches. And Austria – who made Santa Barbara their home base for the World Cup after having qualified to the tournament for the first time […]
The UCSB Gauchos flamed out in the regionals of the NCAA baseball tournament late last month, although once again, ace pitcher Jackson Flora was fantastic in his only outing. The decision was made to save him for Game 2 against likely opponent Texas, the No. 6 ranked team in the country, but the plan went […]
Despite a No. 1 seed earned over the course of the full Big West conference season, UCSB’s Gaucho baseball team failed to capture the tournament, falling in successive games after an opening day victory and forfeiting the automatic berth to the NCAA national tourney. But don’t blame Jackson Flora. The righty flamethrowing pitcher added to […]
Postseason baseball is coming to Russ Carr Field as Westmont hosts the four-team PacWest Baseball Championship May 6-8. The Warriors (29-19, 25-17 PacWest) officially secured the berth May 1 following a doubleheader sweep of Menlo. As the No. 4 seed, Westmont opens the double-elimination tournament at 11 am against top-seeded Point Loma (41-10, 37-7). The […]
Westmont baseball (25-19, 21-17) looks to secure a top-four PacWest spot and a berth in the conference tournament, which the Warriors host May 6-8. Westmont finishes its regular season against conference foe Menlo (17-25, 15-24) in back-to-back double headers on Friday, May 1, and Saturday, May 2, both beginning at 11 am at Carr Field. […]
Westmont baseball returns from a soggy trip to Hawaii, where they won all three games against Chaminade, to play Hawaii Hilo in back-to-back doubleheaders March 25-26, beginning at 11 am on Carr Field. The Warriors, ranked No. 23 by the 2026 National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Division II Poll, have been led by Visalia junior […]
Local baseball lovers who whooped it up as the Los Angeles Dodgers became the first back-to-back world series winners in a quarter century, were thrilled to see the team enhance its reputation as this era’s Evil Empire – once again signing the top-rated free agent Kyle Tucker to a massive contract in a bid to […]
Westmont baseball swept the season-opening series against CSU San Bernardino, 14-3, 9-7 and 8-7, at Carr Field. The Warriors entered the new season ranked No. 13 nationally in the American Baseball Coaches Association Preseason Poll, No. 17 in the DII Baseball Top-25 Ranking, and No. 24 in the National Collegiate Baseball Writers of America Preseason […]
UCSB pitcher Tyler Bremner impressed scouts, prospect prognosticators, and fans who came out to the ballgames to watch the fireballing right-hander. Bremner turned in a stunning sophomore season in 2024, resulting in his being rated pre-season this spring in the Top 10 for the 2025 draft. But his stock had slipped in the early weeks […]
Turning to a local baseball team still playing this summer, the Santa Barbara Foresters are continuing their winning ways, closing out last weekend still in sole control of first place in the CCL South. The team, which has won an unprecedented 10 National Baseball Congress World Series titles, will be headed once again to the […]
About 100 top high school baseball players from Southern California and Hawaii worked out in front of MLB and college scouts as part of the Milwaukee Brewers Area Code Baseball Tryouts June 30 to July 2 from 9 am to 4 pm at Carr Field. Westmont has hosted the annual event, which is free and […]
Westmont baseball (41-12) defeated the Sharks of Hawai’i Pacific (32-22) 5-3 to win the PacWest Tournament Championship – in its first year of eligibility – on May 9 in Fresno. The tournament championship came eight days after the Warriors clinched the PacWest Regular Season Championship, the first PacWest regular season championship team won by a […]
Westmont baseball (37-11, 32-9 PacWest) – ranked No. 4 in NCAA DII – cut its magic number to two after taking three of four games against Vanguard on April 25-26. Westmont has two games remaining in the regular season, make-up games at Azusa Pacific on Thursday, May 1. Freshman Jesse Di Maggio, a Dos Pueblos […]
Westmont baseball (31-9, 26-7 PacWest), ranked No. 4 in the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Division II Poll, won another series April 11-12 defeating the Hawaii Hilo Vulcans (9-28, 9-24) in three games with the fourth game being rained out after three innings with Westmont leading 5-0. The Warriors remain atop the PacWest standings with […]
Westmont baseball (22-3, 17-1 PacWest), ranked No. 5 in NCAA DII by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association, swept Azusa Pacific in a doubleheader, 9-5 and 11-2, on March 15 at Carr Field. The Warriors are 19-1 over their last 20 games. Two pitchers established new program records for the Warriors. Senior starter Bryan Peck […]
Westmont baseball (20-3, 15-1) won three of four games against Point Loma over the weekend to take a four-game lead over Jessup and Point Loma in PacWest Conference standings. Prior to the showdown at Carr Field, the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Division II Poll had Westmont ranked at No. 5 and Point Loma at […]
Both the Westmont men’s and women’s basketball teams will begin play in their first-ever PacWest Tournament March 6 and 7 at the Conlan Center on the campus of Dominican University in San Rafael. The Warriors’ teams will conclude their regular seasons March 1 at Point Loma. The women (17-9,13-6 PacWest) will be seeded no lower […]
In its home opening weekend, No. 25 Westmont baseball (5-2) took all four games from San Francisco State (1-4). Catcher Shane Hofstadler hit .714 in the series to raise his overall batting average to .429, while infielder Michael Soper hit .470 in the series sweep. Local talent Jesse Di Maggio (Dos Pueblos) and Isaac Veal […]
Santa Barbara has always been a community rooted in pride and a spirit of giving back. Its love for the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos runs deep, and nothing embodies that connection more than the recent announcement of a transformative $15 million donation to UCSB Athletics. This incredible gift, the largest ever for the university’s athletic […]
About 200 of the best high school baseball players from Southern California came to Westmont’s Carr Field to show off their talents in front of Major League Baseball scouts and coaches from Division I colleges June 24-26. Since 2010, Westmont has hosted the Area Code Tryouts, which are organized by the Milwaukee Brewers in this […]
