The Gaucho9 Podcast

Ep6: Michael Young & Bob Brontsema

Michael Young, a Gaucho and Texas Rangers Hall of Famer, joins us this week with Bob Brontsema to talk about baseball at UCSB in the mid-90's, memorable at-bats in the Bigs, visualization, and contributions to Gaucho Baseball and the Rangers Organization.

Ep5: Al Ferrer

Former Head Coach Al Ferrer stops by this week to share stories about the great teams of the 1980's, the Hammerheads, Augie Garrido, and the current state of UCSB Baseball.  Don't ever back down.

Ep4: Skip Schumaker & Bob Brontsema

The Gaucho9 Podcast welcomes Skip Schumaker, the new Associate Head Coach for the San Diego Padres, and his college coach, Bob Brontsema who sit in to reminisce about the 2001 squad, Jerry Schmuckler, hard nosed baseball, and coaching mentality.

Ep3: The Core 4

This week we sit down with Thomas Rowan, Tommy Jew, Tevin Mitchell, and Kevin Chandler to discuss their growth as 4 year players.  From role players on the College World Series team to leaders on the BigWest Championship team, the 'Core 4' (dubbed while recording the pod) are true Gauchos.

Ep2: The Birth of Gaucho Analytics

Evan Short and Tony Ortiz, former Directors of Baseball Analytics at UCSB, join the pod to discuss how their passion for the game of baseball and its numerous statistical applications helped foster one of the premier analytics departments in college baseball.

Ep1: 2015 Weekend Rotation

Baseball is back!  Shane Bieber, Dillon Tate, and Justin Jacome deliver once again for the Gauchos; and watch out for a special guest bringing the heat.  Shoutout to our 1st official sponsor, Kyle's Kitchen