The Gaucho9 Podcast

Ep50: UCLA Recap + McGreevy, Eng, Callahan, Lewis chatter

Gauchos get some valuable RPI points over the weekend in the series vs UCLA but lose 2 of 3 games; with 8 games remaining in the regular season UCSB sits at 31-18 overall.  We begin with highlights and interviews with JD Callahan, Cory Lewis, Mason Eng, & Michael McGreevy. Then David Tillotson and Spencer Stewart pass out awards, plus the UCSB pitching staff sets a new school record with 510 strikeouts, surpassing the 2019 staff mark of 507.

Ep49 Coach Checketts & UC Irvine Recap

UCSB wins a thriller on Friday day vs UC Irvine but falls in the series, Gauchos sit in second place in the BigWest 30-16 (21-11) - Today we sit down with Coach Checketts to review the weekend, discuss the upcoming UCLA series and having family and friends back in the stands.  The UCSB Analytics come on to pass out awards and we review the 19 former Gauchos playing in Minor League Baseball.

Ep48: John Newman, JD Callahan, Gauchos take 3 of 4 from rival Cal Poly

Gauchos win the series vs their rivals from San Luis Obispo and improve to 29-13 (20-8 BigWest) heading into the big weekend against UC Irvine.  On this weeks pod we have weekend highlights and we had a chance to talk to John Newman about his walk-off single vs CP and his big plays against Long Beach.  Then JD Callahan talks about his great start on Sunday helping to lead the Gauchos to the series win.  Plus UCSB Analytics stops by to pass out weekend awards and preview the series with the Anteaters.

Ep47: Christian Kirtley & Clayton Hall, wild finish on ESPNU, Weekend Awards

On this week's pod we recap the Long Beach series with Christian Kirtley & Clayton Hall, 2 heroes from the dramatic 12 inning, 8-5 win on Sunday.  Then UCSB Analytics joins to break down the key moments of the weekend including the Sprinkle Slam, Boone's 10 K's, and the crazy 9th inning.  UCSB sits at 26-12 (17-7 BigWest) with 5 weeks remaining in the regular season.  

Ep46: Zach Rodriguez, Cole Cummings & Jordan Sprinkle, UCSD Week 9 Recap

Gauchos take 3 of 4 from UC San Diego and improve to 24-10 (15-5 BigWest).  For this week's pod we decided to revisit the pregame interviews from the weekend series with RF Zach Rodriguez (32:01), 3b Cole Cummings (40:02) & SS Jordan Sprinkle (45:07) who were some of the offensive heroes vs the Tritons, plus we pass out Week 9 awards with UCSB Analytics.

Ep45: Mid-Season Report with Gerry Fall & UCSB Analytics

We're halfway through the 2021 season and the Gauchos sit 1 game back of first place in the BigWest Conference at 12-4, 21-9 overall.  Gerry Fall joins us once again to review the first half and discuss the weekend series win vs CSUN.  The UCSB Baseball Analytics jumps on to offer their weekend awards.

Ep44: Week 7 recap vs Hawaii

UCSB (18-8, 9-3 in BigWest) gains ground on UC Irvine after winning 3 of 4 games in Honolulu vs the Rainbow Warriors.  Michael McGreevy earns Big West Pitcher of the Week honors after throwing a CG SHO on Friday.  Gauchos get key contributions offensively from Zach Rodriguez, Bryce Willits, Christian Kirtley, and Jordan Sprinkle plus fine starts by Rodney Boone and JD Callahan.  Shane Bieber and Dillon Tate make their MLB season debuts.

Ep43: Gauchos Sweep UC Davis

Gauchos improve to 15-7 (6-2 BigWest) after sweeping UC Davis in four games over the weekend.  Rodney Boone earns BigWest Pitcher of the Week (for the second time in 2021) after throwing a CG SHO in Game 3.  Zach Rodriguez stays hot with 2 opposite field home runs on Sunday to help the Gauchos complete the sweep.  UCSB Analytics is here to review the weekend and look forward to this weeks series in Hawaii.

EP42 Chex Wins #300 & Week 5 recap vs Fullerton

With their 11-4 win on Saturday, the Gauchos secured the 300th career win for Head Coach Andrew Checketts who is our first guest on this week's pod as we discuss the weekend series split with Cal State Fullerton and talk about some of the best wins of the last 10 years.  Then UCSB Analytics reviews what was an impressive weekend at the plate for the Gauchos.

Ep41: Gauchos Sweep USF

UCSB Analytics joins the pod to recap the Gauchos' Week 4 series with San Francisco; 3 big wins including a 14-inning epic that included a lightning delay, next day restart, and 4 Gaucho comebacks in the 9th inning or later.  Weekend performance awards are given out plus we look ahead to the first BigWest Conference series vs Cal State Fullerton.