BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (Interstat) — The UC Santa Barbara Gauchos continue their Big West series against the Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners on Saturday at Hardt Field.

First pitch is set for 6 p.m. The teams were scheduled to open the series Friday, but the game was not played.

UC Santa Barbara enters with a 27-15 record. Cal State Bakersfield is 19-24.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a 6-5 Gauchos victory. Interstat’s ELO system gives UC Santa Barbara an 84.7 percent probability to win.

The Gauchos are coming off a 15-3 loss to UCLA on Tuesday. Right fielder Noah Karliner went 2 for 3 with two home runs and three RBIs in that game. Karliner has been inconsistent recently. He also went 0 for 2 against Cal State Fullerton on April 25 and 0 for 3 against the Titans on April 24. He drove in a run against California Baptist on April 20.

The Roadrunners are coming off a 17-4 win at Pacific on Tuesday. Third baseman Dusty Vela went 3 for 4 with five RBIs. Vela has been hot. He went 1 for 1 with two RBIs against UC Riverside on April 26 and 2 for 2 with an RBI against UC Riverside on April 25.

UC Santa Barbara also lost to Cal State Fullerton 6-1 on Sunday and 9-7 on Saturday before winning 8-3 on Friday. The Gauchos beat UC Irvine 11-6 on Monday and 8-4 on Sunday. They also beat UCLA 4-0 on April 14.

Cal State Bakersfield swept UC Riverside, winning 14-1 on Sunday and 10-0 on Saturday before losing 11-5 on Friday. The Roadrunners lost to Hawaii 14-5 on Sunday and 5-3 on Saturday after winning 2-0 on Friday.

The series continues Sunday. UC Santa Barbara then hosts Pepperdine on Tuesday before traveling to Cal State Northridge for a three-game series beginning Friday.

Cal State Bakersfield hosts Fresno State on Tuesday before a three-game series against UC San Diego beginning Friday.