UC Riverside 5, at UC Santa Barbara 15

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (Interstat) — Xavier Esquer homered twice and drove in seven runs as UC Santa Barbara routed UC Riverside 15-5 on Friday afternoon at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium. Esquer’s first blast was a grand slam in the bottom of the first inning that erased UC Riverside’s early five-run lead. His second homer, a three-run shot in the fifth, broke open a tight game and propelled the Gauchos to their ninth win in 10 games. UC Santa Barbara improved to 36-16 overall and remained atop the Big West standings, while the Highlanders dropped to 15-33. UC Riverside had jumped out… Read more...