UC Santa Barbara 15, at Holy Cross 1

AUSTIN, Texas (Interstat) — Jackson Flora and Raymond Olivas combined on a three-hitter and Nate Vargas highlighted a 10-run seventh inning with a grand slam as UC Santa Barbara routed Holy Cross 15-1 on Saturday afternoon at UFCU Disch–Falk Field in an NCAA tournament playoff game. The Gauchos, who entered the game with an 85.30 percent win probability according to Interstat’s ELO system, wasted little time asserting dominance. They scored in the third inning on a walk to Vargas that brought home a run and a bases-loaded walk to Corey Nunez, then added another run on a single by Xavier… Read more...