Baseball team season
The 2025 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos baseball team representes University of California, Santa Barbara during the 2025 NCAA Division I baseball season . The Gauchos play their home games at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium as a member of the Big West Conference . They are led by head coach Andrew Checketts , in his fourteenth year as head coach.
The coaches poll was released on February 7, 2025. UCSB was selected to win the conference.[ 2]
Coaches' Poll
Predicted finish
Team
Points
1
UCSB
99 (9)
2
UC Irvine
89 (2)
3
Cal Poly
79
4
Hawaii
76
5
UC San Diego
63
6
CSUN
50
7
UC Davis
47
T−8
Cal State Fullerton
36
T−8
Long Beach State
36
10
Cal State Bakersfield
18
11
UC Riverside
12
Lineup
Pos.
No.
Player.
Year
C
1B
2B
3B
SS
LF
CF
RF
DH
Weekend Pitching Rotation
Day
No.
Player.
Year
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
2025 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos baseball game log (15–7)
Regular season (15–7)
February (8–1)
Date
TV
Opponent
Rank
Stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall
BWC
February 14
ESPN+
Campbell *
No. 22
Caesar Uyesaka Stadium Santa Barbara, CA
W 6–1
Krodel (1–0)
Murray (0–1)
Tryba (1)
709
1–0
—
February 15
ESPN+
Campbell*
No. 22
Caesar Uyesaka Stadium
W 7–2
Flora (1–0)
Rossow (0–1)
Jackson (1)
932
2–0
—
February 16
ESPN+
Campbell*
No. 22
Caesar Uyesaka Stadium
W 14–4
Hoover (1–0)
Grubich (0–1)
None
585
3–0
—
February 18
ESPN+
Saint Mary's (CA)
No. 21
Caesar Uyesaka Stadium
L 5–1
Gardini (1–0)
Moring (0–1)
Santiago (1)
496
3–1
—
Tony Gwynn Legacy Series
February 21
vs. Seattle U *
No. 21
Triton Ballpark La Jolla, CA
W 9–3
Jackson (1–0)
Smith (0–2)
None
422
4–1
—
February 22
MW Network
at San Diego State *
No. 21
Tony Gwynn Stadium San Diego, CA
W 7–5
Peterson (1–0)
Young (0–1)
None
1,751
5–1
—
February 23
vs. Cal Baptist *
No. 21
Tony Gwynn Stadium
W 6–3
Prosky (1–0)
New (1–1)
Hoover (1)
338
6–1
—
February 25
ESPN+
at Pepperdine *
No. 20
Eddy D. Field Stadium Malibu, CA
W 13–2
Moring (1–0)
Rios (0–1)
None
181
7–1
—
February 28
ESPN+
Fresno State *
No. 20
Caesar Uyesaka Stadium
W 3–1
Bremner (1–0)
Anker (2–1)
Hoover (2)
556
8–1
—
March (7–6)
Date
TV
Opponent
Rank
Stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall
BWC
March 1
ESPN+
Fresno State*
No. 20
Caesar Uyesaka Stadium
W 8–7 (10)
Froling (1–0)
Anderson (0–2)
None
679
9–1
—
March 2
ESPN+
Fresno State*
No. 20
Caesar Uyesaka Stadium
L 1–2
Cremarosa (2–2)
Proskey (1–1)
Hay (1)
621
9–2
—
March 4
B1G+
at USC *
No. 16
George C. Page Stadium Los Angeles, CA
W 8–1
Aceves (1–0)
Baker (0–1)
None
291
10–2
—
March 7
ESPN+
CSUN
No. 16
Caesar Uyesaka Stadium
W 4–3 (13)
Jackson (2–0)
Hernandez (0–1)
None
667
11–2
1–0
March 8
ESPN+
CSUN
No. 16
Caesar Uyesaka Stadium
W 11–9
Olivas (1–0)
Davis (0–2)
Aceves (1)
821
12–2
2–0
March 9
ESPN+
CSUN
No. 16
Caesar Uyesaka Stadium
W 10–9
Jackson (3–0)
Hall (0–1)
None
635
13–2
3–0
March 11
ESPN+
San Diego *
No. 15
Caesar Uyesaka Stadium
W 8–4
Hoover (2–0)
Giordano (0–1)
Gallegos (1)
531
14–2
—
March 14
ESPN+
at Hawaii
No. 15
Les Murakami Stadium Honolulu, HI
W 2–1
Bremner (2–0)
Takemoto (1–3)
Jackson (2)
3,948
15–2
4–0
March 15
ESPN+
at Hawaii
No. 15
Les Murakami Stadium
L 5–17
Rodriguez (2–0)
Flora (1–1)
Magdaleno (2)
4,421
15–3
4–1
March 16
ESPN+
at Hawaii
No. 15
Les Murakami Stadium
L 0–1
Walls (2–0)
Proskey (1–2)
Magdaleno (3)
3,914
15–4
4–2
March 21
ESPN+
UC Irvine
No. 21
Caesar Uyesaka Stadium
L 0–10
Kelly (3–0)
Bremner (2–1)
None
997
15–5
4–3
March 22
ESPN+
UC Irvine
No. 21
Caesar Uyesaka Stadium
L 3–9
Hansen (4–0)
Flora (1–2)
Martin (5)
874
15–6
4–4
March 23
ESPN+
UC Irvine
No. 21
Caesar Uyesaka Stadium
L 4–9
Ojeda (4–0)
Proskey (1–3)
Martin (6)
698
15–7
4–5
March 25
at Saint Mary's*
Louis Guisto Field Moraga, CA
—
March 28
at Long Beach State
Blair Field Long Beach, CA
March 29
at Long Beach State
Blair Field
March 30
at Long Beach State
Blair Field
April (0–0)
Date
TV
Opponent
Rank
Stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall
BWC
April 1
at Loyola Marymount *
George C. Page Stadium
—
April 4
UC Davis
Caesar Uyesaka Stadium
April 5
UC Davis
Caesar Uyesaka Stadium
April 6
UC Davis
Caesar Uyesaka Stadium
April 8
Pepperdine*
Caesar Uyesaka Stadium
—
April 11
at UC Riverside
Riverside Sports Complex Riverside, CA
April 12
at UC Riverside
Riverside Sports Complex
April 13
at UC Riverside
Riverside Sports Complex
April 14
at Cal Baptist*
James W. Totman Stadium El Sobrante, CA
—
Blue–Green Series
April 17
ESPNU
Cal Poly
Caesar Uyesaka Stadium
April 18
Cal Poly
Caesar Uyesaka Stadium
April 19
Cal Poly
Caesar Uyesaka Stadium
April 21
Cal Baptist*
Caesar Uyesaka Stadium
—
April 25
at UC San Diego
Triton Ballpark
April 26
at UC San Diego
Triton Ballpark
April 27
at UC San Diego
Triton Ballpark
April 28
at San Diego*
Fowler Park San Diego, CA
—
May (0–0)
Date
TV
Opponent
Rank
Stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall
BWC
May 2
at Cal State Fullerton
Goodwin Field Fullerton, CA
May 3
at Cal State Fullerton
Goodwin Field
May 4
at Cal State Fullerton
Goodwin Field
May 6
USC*
Caesar Uyesaka Stadium
—
May 9
at Loyola Marymount*
George C. Page Stadium
—
May 10
Loyola Marymount*
Caesar Uyesaka Stadium
—
May 11
Loyola Marymount*
Caesar Uyesaka Stadium
—
May 15
Cal State Bakersfield
Caesar Uyesaka Stadium
May 16
Cal State Bakersfield
Caesar Uyesaka Stadium
May 17
Cal State Bakersfield
Caesar Uyesaka Stadium
Postseason (0–0)
Big West tournament (0–0)
Date
TV
Opponent
Rank
Stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall
BWCT Record
Source
May 21–25
ESPN+
Goodwin Field
Legend: = Win = Loss = Canceled Bold = UCSB team member * Non-conference game Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.[ 3]
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Final Coaches' [ 4] 22 22* 19 15 17 21 Baseball America [ 5] 23 22 21 25 24 — NCBWA †[ 6] 25 20 18 18 17 15 D1Baseball[ 7] 22 21 20 16 15 21 Perfect Game[ 8] 24 22 22 22 20 —
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.
Venues People Seasons College World Series appearances in italics