UC Santa Barbara Baseball 2019 NCAA Tournament Capsule
May 19, 2019 · CSM Staff
UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
Big West (45-9, 19-5)
Coach: Andrew Checketts
Key Field Players:
Tommy Jew, Junior, OF, .282 BA, 11 HR, 39 RBI, 20 SB
Armani Smith, Junior, UT, .325 BA, 11 HR, 45 RBI
Thomas Rowan, Senior, C, .324 BA, 13 HR, 46 RBI
Eric Yang, Junior, C, .383 BA, 7 HR, 45 RBI
Andrew Martinez, Sophomore, IF, .286 BA, 8 HR, 47 RBI
Tevin Mitchell, Senior, IF, .285 BA, 5 HR, 36 RBI, 20 SB
Key Pitchers:
Ben Brecht, Junior, P, 3.76 ERA, 10-1 W/L, 88.2 IP, 101 SO
Jack Dashwood, Sophomore, P, 2.17 ERA, 9-2 W/L, 87.0 IP, 90 SO
Rodney Boone, Freshman, P, 2.78 ERA, 8-0 W/L, 81.0 IP, 80 SO
Chris Lincoln, Junior, P, 3.60 ERA, 4-1 W/L, 35.0 IP, 40 SO, 13 SV
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .304 (18th in nation, 1st in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.59 (218, 9)
Doubles per Game: 2.22 (14, 1)
Earned Run Average: 3.28 (7, 1)
Fielding Percentage: .978 (30, 3)
Home Runs per Game: 1.25 (21, 1)
Scoring Offense: 7.4 (20, 1)
Slugging Percentage: .511 (6, 1)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.71 (30, 1)
Triples per Game: 0.55 (2, 1)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
| 2016 | Regional | defeated Washington, defeated Xavier, defeated Xavier |
| 2016 | Super Regional | defeated Louisville |
| 2016 | CWS | lost to Oklahoma State, defeated Miami (FL), eliminated by Arizona |
| 2015 | Regional | lost to San Diego State, eliminated by USC |
| 2013 | Regional | defeated Texas A&M, lost to Oregon State, eliminated by Texas A&M |
| 2001 | Regional | lost to Florida International, defeated Milwaukee, eliminated by Notre Dame |
| 1996 | Regional | lost to Mississippi State, eliminated by Florida State |
| 1990 | Regional | lost to Oklahoma State, eliminated by Penn State |
| 1987 | Regional | lost to Wichita State, eliminated by Stanford |
| 1986 | Regional | defeated Loyola Marymount, lost to Hawaii, eliminated by Loyola Marymount |
*all team stats through 5/19
