SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (Interstat) — Connor Ross went 3 for 4 with two home runs and four RBIs to lead California Baptist to an 8-3 win over UC Santa Barbara on Monday afternoon at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium. Ross homered in the third inning and again in the seventh, driving in four runs. Cole Howarth also homered and drove in two runs, going 3 for 5. Bryan Peck tossed six scoreless innings, allowing no hits while striking out three. California Baptist outhit the Gauchos 13-3. The Lancers scored all eight runs by the top of the eighth, with RBIs from Chris Ramirez and Ben Castelli. UC Santa Barbara rallied in the bottom of the eighth with a two-run double from Liam Barrett and an unearned run on a throwing error, but could not complete the comeback. The Gauchos grounded into two double plays. California Baptist improved to 40-12, while UC Santa Barbara fell to 34-16.