UC Santa Barbara edges Cal State Bakersfield 4‑3 on Nunez’s three RBIs

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (Interstat) — Corey Nunez drove in three runs, leading UC Santa Barbara to a 4-3 victory over Cal State Bakersfield on Saturday at Hardt Field. The Gauchos (29-15) scored all four runs in the first two innings, with Nunez delivering an RBI double in the first, a run-scoring single in the second and another RBI double in the fourth. Cole Tryba pitched 3⅓ hitless innings, allowing one earned run with six strikeouts, and Calvin Proskey added four hitless innings with two strikeouts for UCSB, which outhit the Roadrunners 6-5 and made three sacrifice hits. Evan Cloyd homered for Cal State Bakersfield (19-26) in the first inning. The Roadrunners cut the deficit to 4-3 in the eighth on a two-run double by Pelayo. Brock Adamson threw two hitless innings with four strikeouts in relief for CSUB. The series concludes Sunday.