UC SANTA BARARA, Calif. (KEYT) – The big hit never came and UCSB lost game one of this 3-game home series against #20 Oregon 4-0.
Gauchos ace Jackson Flora pitched five innings of 2-hit shutout ball, striking out five. He did walk three batters and had two wild pitches but he was able to escape a few jams.
(Flora lowered his ERA to 0.83 after 5 scoreless innings against Ducks. Entenza Design).
UCSB had plenty of chances as they walked 6 times but they could not buy a timely hit and ended up with 13 runners left on base…