2016 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos baseball team

2016 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos baseball
Louisville Super Regional champions Nashville Regional champions
Conference	Big West Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 7
AP	No. 6
Record	43–20–1 (13–11 Big West)
Head coach	Andrew Checketts (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Neil Walton (4th season) Eddie Cornejo (5th season) Matt Harvey (2nd season)
Home stadium	Caesar Uyesaka Stadium

2016 Big West Conference baseball standings

	Conf.									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
#28 Cal State Fullerton †y  ‍‍‍	17	–	7	–	0		.708			36	–	22	–	0		.621
Long Beach State  ‍‍‍y	15	–	9	–	0		.625			37	–	21	–	0		.638
No. 6 UC Santa Barbara  ‍‍‍y	13	–	11	–	0		.542			38	–	18	–	1		.675
Cal Poly  ‍‍‍	12	–	12	–	0		.500			32	–	25	–	0		.561
Hawaii  ‍‍‍	12	–	12	–	0		.500			23	–	30	–	0		.434
UC Riverside  ‍‍‍	12	–	12	–	0		.500			26	–	29	–	0		.473
UC Irvine  ‍‍‍	11	–	13	–	0		.458			31	–	25	–	0		.554
Cal State Northridge  ‍‍‍	11	–	13	–	0		.458			33	–	22	–	0		.600
UC Davis  ‍‍‍	5	–	19	–	0		.208			17	–	36	–	0		.321
† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 5, 2016 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.

The Gauchos finished the season with a 43–20–1 overall record. In the Big West Conference, they had a record of 13–11, and finished third in the standings. The team earned an at-large bid to the 2016 NCAA Tournament. The Gauchos won the Nashville Regional, hosted by Vanderbilt. They then won the Louisville Super Regional. For the first time in program history, UC Santa Barbara reached the College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska. They lost to Oklahoma State in the first round before beating Miami (FL). They then lost to eventual runner-up Arizona, finishing with a 1–2 record in the College World Series.

Notable players

Shane Bieber was a pitcher who played for the Gauchos in 2016. He later went on play professionally, joining the Cleveland Guardians of Major League Baseball.

Schedule

Source:

Legend
	Gauchos win
	Gauchos loss
	Postponement
Bold	Gauchos team member

2016 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos baseball game log (43–20–1)
Regular season (37–18–1)
February (7–1) Date Time (PST) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall BWC February 19 2:00 p.m. — San Francisco* — Caesar Uyesaka Stadium Santa Barbara 8–2 Bieber (1–0) Ponticelli (0–1) None 400 1–0 — February 20 (DH) 11:00 a.m. — San Francisco* — Caesar Uyesaka Stadium 6–5 Nelson (1–0) Parker (0–1) None 320 2–0 — February 20 (DH) 2:30 p.m. — San Francisco* — Caesar Uyesaka Stadium 13–5 Bettencourt (1–0) Post (0–1) None 360 3–0 — February 21 1:00 p.m. — San Francisco* — Caesar Uyesaka Stadium 7–3 Record (1–0) Goodman (0–1) None 369 4–0 — February 23 2:00 p.m. — vs. St. Mary's* — Caesar Uyesaka Stadium 4–7 Loeprich (1–0) Bettencourt (1–1) Gonsolin (2) 179 4–1 — Tony Gwynn Legacy Tournament February 26 1:00 p.m. — vs. Kentucky* — Tony Gwynn Stadium San Diego, California 11–4 Bieber (2–0) Brown (0–2) None 200 5–1 — February 27 1:00 p.m. — vs. Bryant* — Tony Gwynn Stadium 16–2 Davis (1–0) Bingel (1–1) None 876 6–1 — February 28 10:00 a.m. — vs. San Diego* — Tony Gwynn Stadium 9–3 Record (2–0) Richan (0–1) None 450 7–1 —
March (11–4) Date Time (PST) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall BWC March 1 2:00 p.m. — No. 21 UCLA* No. 19 Caesar Uyesaka Stadium Santa Barbara, California 11–6 Chapman (1–0) Burke (0–1) None 318 8–1 — March 4 3:00 p.m. — at No. 7 Oregon* No. 19 PK Park Eugene, Oregon 1–13 Irvin (2–0) Bieber (2–1) None 1,533 8–2 — March 5 12:00 p.m. — at No. 7 Oregon* No. 19 PK Park 1–0 Nelson (2–0) Stiles (0–1) None 1,120 9–2 — March 6 12:00 p.m. — at No. 7 Oregon* No. 19 PK Park 1–3 Peterson (2–0) Record (2–1) Nogosek (4) 1,111 9–3 — March 12 (DH) 11:00 p.m. — Hartford* No. 22 Caesar Uyesaka Stadium 7–4 Bieber (3–1) Gauthier (2–1) Bettencourt (1) 215 10–3 — March 12 (DH) 2:00 p.m. — Hartford* No. 22 Caesar Uyesaka Stadium 2–1 Nelson (3–0) LaRossa (0–1) None 230 11–3 — March 13 1:00 p.m. — Hartford* No. 22 Caesar Uyesaka Stadium 7–6 Bettencourt (2–1) McKay (0–1) Nelson (1) 260 12–3 — March 18 3:00 p.m. — UConn* No. 21 Caesar Uyesaka Stadium 5–3 Nelson (4–0) Polonia (1–1) None 350 13–3 — March 19 2:00 p.m. — UConn* No. 21 Caesar Uyesaka Stadium 9–6 Hatton (1–0) Darras (1–1) Bettencourt (2) 340 14–3 — March 20 1:00 p.m. — UConn* No. 21 Caesar Uyesaka Stadium 6–2 Record (3–1) Rossomando (0–2) None 300 15–3 — March 22 6:00 p.m. — at Cal State Bakersfield* No. 17 Hardt Field Bakersfield, California 10–4 Hatton (1–0) Carter (0–3) None 508 16–3 — March 24 3:00 p.m. — USC* No. 17 Caesar Uyesaka Stadium 10–1 Bieber (4–1) Wheatley (0–2) None 400 17–3 — March 25 3:00 p.m. — USC* No. 17 Caesar Uyesaka Stadium 5–2 Davis (2–0) Wegman (2–1) Nelson (2) 550 18–3 — March 26 2:00 p.m. — at USC* No. 17 Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, California 5–9 Navilhon (1–2) Record (3–2) None 1,364 18–4 — March 29 3:00 p.m. — at Pepperdine* No. 11 Eddy D. Field Malibu, California 2–6 Green (1–0) Chapman (1–1) Garcia (1) 335 18–5 —
April (10–5–1) Date Time (PST) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall BWC April 1 6:00 p.m. — at No. 26 Long Beach State No. 11 Blair Field Long Beach, California 4–3 Bieber (5–1) Mathewson (3–3) Nelson (3) 1,616 19–5 1–0 April 2 2:00 p.m. — at No. 26 Long Beach No. 11 Blair Field 3–1 Davis (3–0) McCaughan (4–1) Nelson (4) 1,393 20–5 2–0 April 3 1:00 p.m. — at No. 26 Long Beach No. 11 Blair Field 0–2 Brown (4–2) Record (3–3) Rivera (11) 1,614 20–6 2–1 April 8 3:00 p.m. — at College of Charleston* No. 12 CofC Baseball Stadium at Patriots Point Mount Pleasant, South Carolina 7–4 Bieber (6–1) Helvey (4–3) None 422 21–6 — April 9 11:30 a.m. — at College of Charleston* No. 12 CofC Baseball Stadium at Patriots Point 3–10 Ober (3–1) Davis (3–1) None 616 21–7 — April 10 10:00 a.m. — at College of Charleston* No. 12 CofC Baseball Stadium at Patriots Point 6–6 No Decision 461 21–7–1 — April 15 3:00 p.m. — CSUN No. 13 Caesar Uyesaka Stadium Santa Barbara, California 1–0 Bieber (7–1) Rodriguez (3–3) None 400 22–7–1 3–1 April 16 2:00 p.m. — CSUN No. 13 Caesar Uyesaka Stadium 5–4 Nelson (5–0) Diaz (1–1) None 425 23–7–1 4–1 April 17 1:00 p.m. — CSUN No. 13 Caesar Uyesaka Stadium 8–2 Record (4–3) O'Neil (3–4) Bettencourt (3) 375 24–7–1 5–1 April 18 3:00 p.m. — Nevada* No. 11 Caesar Uyesaka Stadium 5–4 Nelson (6–0) McMahan (1–1) None 200 25–7–1 — April 22 6:00 p.m. — at Cal Poly No. 11 Baggett Stadium San Luis Obispo, California 0–7 Smith (5–3) Bieber (7–2) None 1,302 25–8–1 5–2 April 23 6:00 p.m. — at Cal Poly No. 11 Baggett Stadium 5–10 Uelmen (5–0) Davis (3–2) None 2,269 25–9–1 5–3 April 24 1:00 p.m. — at Cal Poly No. 11 Baggett Stadium 3–4 Zill (4–1) Record (4–4) Calomeni (6) 1,505 25–10–1 5–4 April 26 3:00 p.m. — St. Mary's* No. 21 Louis Guisto Field Moraga, California 4–3 (11) Bettencourt (3–1) Holdgrafer (0–1) None 124 26–10–1 — April 29 3:00 p.m. — Hawai'i No. 21 Caesar Uyesaka Stadium 14–2 Bieber (8–2) Hornung (3–7) None 210 27–10–1 6–4 April 30 2:00 p.m. — Hawai'i No. 21 Caesar Uyesaka Stadium 6–3 Bettencourt (4–1) Chew (0–3) None 500 28–10–1 7–4
May (9–8) Date Time (PST) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall BWC May 1 1:00 p.m. — Hawai'i No. 21 Caesar Uyesaka Stadium Santa Barbara, California 5–4 Davis (4–2) Valencia (3–1) None 400 29–10–1 8–4 May 3 3:00 p.m. — Pepperdine* No. 13 Caesar Uyesaka Stadium 4–3 Hatton (3–0) Pendergast (2–3) Bettencourt (4) 150 30–10–1 — May 6 2:30 p.m. — UC Davis No. 13 Dobbins Stadium Davis, California 2–6 Brown (1–3) Bieber (8–3) None 272 30–11–1 8–5 May 7 3:00 p.m. — UC Davis No. 13 Dobbins Stadium 7–3 Record (5–4) Henderson (1–3) Nelson (5) 382 31–11–1 9–5 May 8 1:00 p.m. — UC Davis No. 13 Dobbins Stadium 3–13 Hamby (3–4) Hatton (3–1) None 402 31–12–1 9–6 May 10 3:00 p.m. — Cal State Bakersfield* No. 26 Caesar Uyesaka Stadium 4–5 Coats (1–0) Bettencourt (4–2) Gusbeth (3) 200 31–13–1 — May 13 3:00 p.m. — No. 15 Cal State Fullerton No. 26 Caesar Uyesaka Stadium 3–2 Bieber (9–3) Seabold (6–4) Nelson (6) 600 32–13–1 10–6 May 14 2:00 p.m. — No. 15 Cal State Fullerton No. 26 Caesar Uyesaka Stadium 2–18 Gavin (5–2) Davis (4–3) None 568 32–14–1 10–7 May 15 1:00 p.m. — No. 15 Cal State Fullerton No. 26 Caesar Uyesaka Stadium 3–6 Prohoroff (1–1) Nelson (6–1) Serigstad (4) 575 32–15–1 10–8 May 17 6:00 p.m. — UCLA* — Jackie Robinson Stadium Pasadena, California 4–3 Kelly (1–0) Forbes (1–2) Nelson (7) 200 33–15–1 — May 20 6:30 p.m. — UC Irvine — Anteater Ballpark Irvine, California 10–3 Bieber (10–3) Surrey (3–6) None 746 34–15–1 11–8 May 21 7:00 p.m. Fox Sports UC Irvine — Anteater Ballpark 4–5 Faucher (2–0) Nelson (6–2) None 605 34–16–1 11–9 May 22 6:00 p.m. ESPNU UC Irvine — Anteater Ballpark 9–5 Nelson (7–2) Faucher (2–1) None 541 35–16–1 12–9 May 23 3:00 p.m. — Gonzaga* — Caesar Uyesaka Stadium 6–5 Davis (5–3) LeBrun (5–3) None 300 36–16–1 — May 26 3:00 p.m. — UC Riverside — Caesar Uyesaka Stadium 1–3 Sodders (7–4) Davis (5–4) Fagalde (3) 250 36–17–1 12–10 May 27 3:00 p.m. — UC Riverside — Caesar Uyesaka Stadium 2–1 Bieber (11–3) Delgado (1–8) Nelson (8) 400 37–17–1 13–10 May 28 1:00 p.m. — UC Riverside — Caesar Uyesaka Stadium 0–6 Landazuri (5–5) Record (5–5) None 500 37–18–1 13–11
Postseason (6–2)
Vanderbilt Regional (3–0) Date Time (PST) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall NCAAT Record June 3 12:00 p.m. — vs. No. 21 Washington — Hawkins Field Nashville, Tennessee 3–2 (14) Kelly (2–0) Nesbitt (6–3) None 1,898 38–18–1 1–0 June 5 12:00 p.m. — vs. Xavier — Hawkins Field 5–4 Davis (6–4) Astle (5–5) Kelly (1) 2,039 39–18–1 2–0 June 6 12:00 p.m. — vs. Xavier — Hawkins Field 14–5 Record (6–5) Jacknewitz (1–7) None 1,944 40–18–1 3–0
Louisville Super Regional (2–0) Date Time (PST) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall NCAAT Record June 11 9:00 a.m. — vs. No. 5 Louisville No. 14 Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, Kentucky 4–2 Bieber (12–3) McKay (12–4) Nelson (9) 4,634 41–18–1 4–0 June 12 9:00 a.m. — vs. No. 5 Louisville No. 14 Jim Patterson Stadium 4–3 Chandler (1–0) Burdi (1–3) None 4,784 42–18–1 5–0
College World Series (1–2) Date Time (PST) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall NCAAT Record June 18 12:00 p.m. ESPN 2 vs. No. 6 Oklahoma State No. 8 TD Ameritrade Park Omaha, Nebraska 0–1 Hatch (9–2) Bieber (12–4) None 20,956 42–19–1 5–1 June 19 12:00 p.m. ESPNU vs. No. 2 Miami No. 8 TD Ameritrade Park 5–3 Davis (7–4) Garcia (9–5) Nelson (10) 15,748 43–19–1 6–1 June 20 12:00 p.m. ESPN vs. No. 7 Arizona No. 8 TD Ameritrade Park 0–3 Cloney (7–4) Kelly (2–1) Ming (3) 22,133 43–20–1 6–2
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from D1Baseball. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific.

Rankings

See also: 2016 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

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

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
Coaches'	—	—*	—*	—	—	22	19	20	19	14	19	14	18	—	21	23	23*	23*	7
Baseball America	—	—	—	—	—	24	18	12	13	9	17	15	24	—	—	—	—*	—*	9
Collegiate Baseball^	—	—	19	22	21	17	11	12	13	11	21	13	26	—	—	—	14	8	6
NCBWA†	—	—	—	—	30	26	22	23	20	14	16	13	16	20	19	21	13	13*	7

^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 30 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 25 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.