UC Santa Barbara 5, at Southern Mississippi 1

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (Interstat) — The UC Santa Barbara Gauchos capitalized on early opportunities and rode a strong pitching performance to a 5-1 victory over the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles in the season opener for both teams Friday at Pete Taylor Park. The Gauchos, who entered as underdogs according to Interstat’s ELO projections, defied a 58.30 percent win probability for the home team. They scored once in the first inning and broke the game open with a two-run fourth, while their pitchers held Southern Mississippi’s lineup in check until a lone solo home run in the eighth. The most important sequence… Read more...