Week in Sports: UCSB Goes for Sweep Against Pacific
UCSB has rebounded from its longest slump of the baseball season with three consecutive victories and will be going for a sweep of the Pacific Tigers Sunday (April 5) at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium. Gauchos ace Mike Ford will take the mound for the first pitch at 1 p.m.
After dropping two Big West games at Cal State Northridge last weekend and a nonconference game against San Diego State, the Gauchos turned around to whip the Aztecs, 15-7, and they dealt a pair of nines in 9-8 and 9-6 wins over Pacific.
UCSB is 17-8 overall and 3-2 in the Big West entering Sunday’s game.
High school teams return to action this week after most of them took a spring break. Among the top games is Tuesday’s showdown at Santa Barbara High‘s Eddie Mathews Field between the San Marcos Royals and the host Dons.
Here is a list of events to check out:
TOP SPORTING EVENTS: APRIL 5-14
Sunday, April 5
College baseball – Pacific at UCSB, 1 p.m.
Track & field – Easter Relays Youth and Masters Meet, SBCC La Playa Stadium, 8 a.m.
Monday, April 6
Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table press luncheon, Harry’s Plaza Cafe, noon.
Tuesday, April 7
College baseball – Pepperdine at UCSB, 2 p.m.; L.A. Mission at SBCC, Pershing Park, 2:30 p.m.
College women’s tennis – St. Mary’s at UCSB, 1:30 p.m.
High school baseball – San Marcos at Santa Barbara, 3:15 p.m.; St. Bonaventure at Bishop Diego, 3:30 p.m.
High school softball – Santa Barbara at San Marcos, 3:30 p.m.; Hueneme at Carpinteria, 3:30 p.m.
Wednesday, April 8
College baseball – Porterville at SBCC, Pershing Park, 2:30 p.m.
College men’s volleyball – Moorpark at SBCC, 6 p.m.
High school track & field – Santa Barbara vs. Ventura at San Marcos, 2:45 p.m.
High school softball – Bishop Diego at San Marcos, 3:30 p.m.
Thursday, April 9
College softball – L.A. Pierce at SBCC (2), Pershing Park, 1 p.m.
High school baseball – Oak Park at Carpinteria, 3:30 p.m.
High school boys volleyball – St. Joseph at Carpinteria, 6 p.m.; Dos Pueblos at San Marcos, 6:30 p.m.
Friday, April 10
College softball – Cal State Northridge at UCSB (2), noon.
High school baseball – Santa Barbara at Dos Pueblos, 3:15 p.m.
High school softball – Santa Barbara at Dos Pueblos, 3:30 p.m.; Ventura at San Marcos, 3:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 11
Running – Are You Tough Enough 100K, Toro Canyon to Nojoqui Falls Park, starts at 4 a.m. (individuals) and 7 a.m. (teams).
College softball – Cal State Northridge at UCSB, 12 p.m.
College men’s tennis – Loyola Marymount at UCSB, 1 p.m.
Monday, April 13
Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table press luncheon, Harry’s Plaza Cafe, noon.
Tuesday, April 14
College softball – Hancock at SBCC, Pershing Park, 2:30 p.m.
High school swimming – San Marcos at Santa Barbara, 2:30 p.m.
High school baseball – Ventura at Dos Pueblos, 3:15 p.m.
High school softball – Santa Ynez at Santa Barbara, 3:30 p.m.; Buena at San Marcos, 3:30 p.m.
High school boys volleyball – San Marcos at Santa Barbara, 6:30 p.m.; Santa Ynez at Dos Pueblos, 6:30 p.m.
UPCOMING RUNS
Saturday, April 18 – Santa Barbara Chardonnay 10-Miler and Patsy Dorsey 5K, Leadbetter Beach, 8 a.m. Sign-up information.
Saturday, April 25 – Gaucho Gallop (10K run, 5K run/walk, 1 mile Dog Dash, Kid’s Dash), UCSB lagoon, 8 a.m. Sign-up information..
