Gauchos sweep Matadors behind Montgomery’s gem
LOS ANGELES (Interstat) — Kellan Montgomery tossed five scoreless innings of no-hit ball with two strikeouts as UC Santa Barbara completed a three-game Big West sweep with a 4-2 victory over Cal State Northridge on Sunday evening at Matador Field.
The Gauchos (34-15) scored all their runs in the first inning. Rowan Kelly singled home Liam Barrett, William Vasseur followed with a two-run single, and Nick Husovsky added an RBI single. Montgomery allowed only one unearned run in five innings before exiting. Cole Tryba worked four innings, yielding one earned run while striking out six to secure the win.
The Matadors (24-26) answered in the sixth with RBI singles by Matthew Pena and Mateo Rickman but could not close the gap. Ryan Ellis struck out three over five innings for Cal State Northridge, allowing four hits but no earned runs. Vasseur finished 3-for-5 with two RBIs.
UC Santa Barbara has now won four straight games.