2025 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos baseball team

2025 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos baseball
Conference	Big West Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 19
D1Baseball.com	No. 20
Record	8–1 (0–0 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

v t e	Conf.									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
Hawai'i  ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0		–			7	–	1	–	0		.875
No. 20 UC Santa Barbara  ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0		–			6	–	1	–	0		.857
UC Davis  ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0		–			5	–	2	–	0		.714
UC Riverside  ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0		–			5	–	3	–	0		.625
Long Beach State  ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0		–			4	–	3	–	0		.571
UC Irvine  ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0		–			4	–	3	–	0		.571
UC San Diego  ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0		–			4	–	3	–	0		.571
CSUN  ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0		–			2	–	4	–	0		.333
Cal Poly  ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0		–			2	–	5	–	0		.286
Cal State Bakersfield  ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0		–			2	–	5	–	0		.286
Cal State Fullerton  ‍‍‍	0	–	0	–	0		–			1	–	6	–	0		.143
† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of February 24, 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

Coaches poll

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

Personnel

Starters

Lineup

Pos.	No.	Player.	Year
C
1B
2B
3B
SS
LF
CF
RF
DH

Weekend Pitching Rotation

Day	No.	Player.	Year
Friday
Saturday
Sunday

Game log

2025 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos baseball game log (8–1)
Regular season (8–1)
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 (0–0) Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall BWC March 1 ESPN+ Fresno State* No. 20 Caesar Uyesaka Stadium — March 2 ESPN+ Fresno State* No. 20 Caesar Uyesaka Stadium — March 4 B1G+ at USC* George C. Page Stadium Los Angeles, CA — March 7 ESPN+ CSUN Caesar Uyesaka Stadium March 8 ESPN+ CSUN Caesar Uyesaka Stadium March 9 ESPN+ CSUN Caesar Uyesaka Stadium March 11 ESPN+ San Diego* Caesar Uyesaka Stadium — March 14 at Hawaii Les Murakami Stadium Honolulu, HI March 15 at Hawaii Les Murakami Stadium March 16 at Hawaii Les Murakami Stadium March 21 UC Irvine Caesar Uyesaka Stadium March 22 UC Irvine Caesar Uyesaka Stadium March 23 UC Irvine Caesar Uyesaka Stadium 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

Main article: 2025 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking

	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
Baseball America [5]	23	22	21
NCBWA† [6]	25	20	18
D1Baseball [7]	22	21	20
Perfect Game [8]	24	22	22

† 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 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

• UCSB Baseball