UC Santa Barbara 19, at Cal State Bakersfield 9

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (Interstat) — Noah Karliner went 5 for 6 with a home run and seven runs batted in to lead UC Santa Barbara to a 19-9 victory over Cal State Bakersfield on Sunday evening at Hardt Field. The Gauchos, who improved to 30-15 overall and completed a three-game Big West sweep of the Roadrunners, pounded out 21 hits. Cal State Bakersfield fell to 19-27. Karliner’s seven RBIs were the most in a single game for UC Santa Barbara this season. He entered the contest in a recent slump, having gone 1 for 8 in the first two games of… Read more...