UCSB Shakes Off Four-Run Deficit, Bests CSU Bakersfield 6-4

Santa Barbara Athletics News


Apr 25, 2017





SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – The UC Santa Barbara bullpen, led by a standout effort from freshman righty Chris Lincoln, combined for five shutout innings and the offense rallied for runs in four of the team's final five at-bats to overcome a 4-0 deficit and win 6-4 over CSU Bakersfield in Tuesday's midweek action at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium.
The Roadrunners (20-16) built a 4-0 lead after 3 1/2 innings off UCSB (18-20) starter Ben Brecht, who entered the contest with a streak of four consecutive quality starts. The Gauchos meanwhile were held off the board early by CSUB's Mathew Seibert, who was making his first career start.
Seibert, who had just nine innings of Division I experience before Tuesday's game and was in a controlled start, thrived in the first three innings but faltered to start the fourth, giving up a pair of one-out singles to put UCSB in business for the first time.
Reliever Kenny Johnson came in at that point for the Runners, but couldn't stop UCSB's momentum as JJ Muno rolled a grounder through the left side to load the bases. Freshman catcher Eric Yang plated the Gauchos' first run with an RBI groundout, and then Colton Burns came through with a line double into the left-center gap to bring in a pair and cut the deficit to one.
After that three-spot, Lincoln came on for UCSB in the top of the fifth. He greeted CSUB leadoff hitter Mark Pena with a backwards K, and then received some help from his shortstop to get out of the inning. With a runner on first and two outs, Max Carter chopped one to the left side of the infield and off the glove of third baseman Kenny Corey. The ball trickled towards left field, but Muno made a heads-up play, scooping the ball up and racing to tag Andrew Penner, who was ...

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