SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (Interstat) — Nate Vargas and Corey Nunez hit back-to-back solo home runs and five UC Santa Barbara relievers combined for seven scoreless innings in a 5-1 win over Southern California on Tuesday at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium.

The Gauchos avenged a one-run loss to the Trojans from a week prior. Vargas finished 3-for-4, starting the scoring with his third-inning homer to tie the game 1-1. Nunez broke the tie with his blast in the fourth.

Van Froling earned the win in relief for UCSB, pitching three hitless innings with three strikeouts. The Gauchos’ bullpen allowed just three hits after the third. Sax Matson threw two hitless innings for USC, but the Trojans managed only five hits total. USC fell to 27-7, while UCSB improved to 20-10.