AUSTIN, Texas (Interstat) — Jackson Flora pitched 7.2 shutout innings of no-hit ball and UC Santa Barbara erupted for 15 runs in a runaway 15-1 victory over Holy Cross on Saturday afternoon at UFCU Disch-Falk Field. Flora struck out nine and allowed only one earned run, lowering his postseason ERA to 1.91. The Gauchos improved to 39-19, while the Crusaders fell to 25-30.

UC Santa Barbara piled up 15 hits, led by Xavier Esquer’s 4-for-5, three-RBI performance. Nate Vargas homered and drove in five, and Rowan Kelly added three hits and three RBIs. The Gauchos broke the game open in the third inning, scoring three runs on walks and a single. They added seven more in the seventh, capped by Vargas’ grand slam.

Holy Cross managed just three hits, with Ryan Grundy homering in the fifth for the only Crusader run. Starter Jake Lenahan took the loss, allowing six earned runs over six innings. Brett Mulligan pitched 1.2 scoreless in relief.