2016 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos baseball team

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2016 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos baseball
UC Santa Barbara Gauchos wordmark.svg
Conference Big West Conference
Record43–20–1 (13–11 Big West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Neil Walton (4th season)
  • Eddie Cornejo (5th season)
  • Matt Harvey (2nd season)
Home stadium Caesar Uyesaka Stadium
Seasons
 2015
2017 
2016 Big West Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
#28 Cal State Fullerton y 1770 .70836220 .621
Long Beach State  y1590 .62537210 .638
No. 6 UC Santa Barbara  y13110 .54238181 .675
Cal Poly  12120 .50032250 .561
Hawaii  12120 .50023300 .434
UC Riverside  12120 .50026290 .473
UC Irvine  11130 .45831250 .554
Cal State Northridge  11130 .45833220 .600
UC Davis  5190 .20817360 .321
Conference champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 5, 2016 [1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2016 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos baseball team represented the University of California, Santa Barbara in the 2016 NCAA Division I baseball season, the team competed in the Big West Conference and was led by head coach Andrew Checketts, who was in his fifth season with the program. They played their home games at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium.

SeasonHighlights

  1. OverallRecord: The Gauchos finished the season with an impressive 43-20-1 overall record.
  2. ConferenceRecord: In the Big West Conference, they had a record of 13-11, finishing third in the standings.
  3. NCAATournament: The team earned an at-large bid to the 2016 NCAA Tournament.


Notable Players

The 2016 team featured several standout players who played key roles in their success:


Legacy

The 2016 Gauchos are remembered for their remarkable postseason run and for putting UC Santa Barbara baseball on the national map. Their performance in the College World Series was a defining moment for the program and showcased their resilience and talent against some of the nations best teams.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches' [2] —*—*2219201914191418212323*23*7
Baseball America [3] 241812139171524—*—*9
Collegiate Baseball^ [4] 19222117111213112113261486
NCBWA [5] 3026222320141613162019211313*7

^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
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

  1. "Big West Conference - 2016 Standings". d1Baseball.com. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
  2. Baseball Coaches Poll
  3. Baseball America College: Top 25
  4. NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
  5. NCBWA Division I poll