2025 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos baseball team

Baseball team season

2025 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos baseball

Tony Gwynn Legacy Series champions

Conference| Big West Conference
Ranking
Coaches| No. 21
D1Baseball.com| No. 21
Record| 15–7 (4–5 Big West)
Head coach|

* Andrew Checketts (14th season)

Associate head coach| Matt Fonteno (6th season)
Assistant coach| Kyle Hunt (1st season)
Pitching coach| Dylan Jones (6th season)
Home stadium| Caesar Uyesaka Stadium

Seasons

<- 2024

2026 ->

2025 Big West Conference baseball standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  | PCT |  |  | W |  | L |  | T |  | PCT
Cal Poly ‍‍‍ | 6 | - | 0 | - | 0 |  | 1.000 |  |  | 13 | - | 6 | - | 0 |  | .684
UC Davis ‍‍‍ | 3 | - | 0 | - | 0 |  | 1.000 |  |  | 11 | - | 7 | - | 0 |  | .611
UC Irvine ‍‍‍ | 5 | - | 1 | - | 0 |  | .833 |  |  | 14 | - | 5 | - | 0 |  | .737
No. 21 UC Santa Barbara ‍‍‍ | 4 | - | 2 | - | 0 |  | .667 |  |  | 15 | - | 4 | - | 0 |  | .789
Cal State Bakersfield ‍‍‍ | 2 | - | 1 | - | 0 |  | .667 |  |  | 7 | - | 15 | - | 0 |  | .318
Hawai'i ‍‍‍ | 3 | - | 3 | - | 0 |  | .500 |  |  | 14 | - | 5 | - | 0 |  | .737
UC San Diego ‍‍‍ | 3 | - | 3 | - | 0 |  | .500 |  |  | 11 | - | 8 | - | 0 |  | .579
UC Riverside ‍‍‍ | 2 | - | 4 | - | 0 |  | .333 |  |  | 10 | - | 11 | - | 0 |  | .476
Cal State Fullerton ‍‍‍ | 1 | - | 5 | - | 0 |  | .167 |  |  | 6 | - | 13 | - | 0 |  | .316
Long Beach State ‍‍‍ | 1 | - | 5 | - | 0 |  | .167 |  |  | 6 | - | 13 | - | 0 |  | .316
CSUN ‍‍‍ | 0 | - | 6 | - | 0 |  | .000 |  |  | 2 | - | 14 | - | 0 |  | .125
† - Conference champion
y - Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of March 16, 2025[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

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.

## Preseason

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### Coaches poll

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The coaches poll was released on February 7, 2025. UCSB was selected to win the conference.[2]

Coaches' Poll  Predicted
finish  | Team  | Points

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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

## Personnel

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### Starters

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Lineup  Pos. | No. | Player. | Year

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DH |  |  |
Weekend Pitching Rotation  Day | No. | Player. | Year

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## Game log

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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]

## Rankings

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Main article: 2025 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked| Week

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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.

## References

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1. ^ "Big West Conference 2025 Baseball Standings". bigwest.org. Retrieved February 24, 2025.
2. ^ "UC Santa Barbara Predicted to Win The Big West in 2025 Baseball Preseason Coaches' Poll". bigwest.org. February 7, 2025. Retrieved February 11, 2025.
3. ^ "2025 Baseball Schedule". ucsbgauchos.com. Retrieved February 11, 2025.
4. ^ "NCAA Baseball Coaches Poll | USA Today Sports". USA TODAY. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
5. ^ "College Baseball Top 25 Rankings". www.baseballamerica.com. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
6. ^ "NCBWA > News > Top 30 Poll". www.sportswriters.net. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
7. ^ "Rankings Archives • D1Baseball". d1baseball.com. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
8. ^ "Rankings | Perfect Game USA". perfectgame.org. Retrieved January 26, 2025.

## External links

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