SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (Interstat) — Rowan Kelly drove in two runs and Cole Kosciusko hit a tying two-run homer as UC Santa Barbara rallied to defeat Long Beach State 4-3 in a Big West Conference opener Friday at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium.

The Gauchos (10-2, 1-0 Big West) trailed 3-0 after Dylan Lina’s two-run single in the first for the Dirtbags (4-9, 0-1). Starter Jackson Flora settled in with seven strikeouts over six innings for the win. UC Santa Barbara scored three times in the fifth, capped by Kosciusko’s blast, and took the lead on Kelly’s RBI double in the sixth.

Long Beach State loaded the bases in the ninth, but AJ Krodel and Raymond Olivas stranded them. The Dirtbags outhit the Gauchos 10-8 but left 11 runners on base.