Daily Nexus Mayó, 1996 PagelA Gauchos Take Two From Fullerton; NCAA Regional Berth Looks Likely ■ UCSB Upsets Defending National Champs, Tied for 2nd in Big West

By Curtis Kaiser starter Seth Bean out of the game Gauchos a 10-7 lead. Staff Writer and taken a commanding 7-2 Tapia, who had four hits on lead. However, the Gauchos be­ the afternoon along with three gan to claw back while junior re­ RBI, didn’t let the pressure of the Heading to Titan Field to take liever Jorvic Salazar kept the situation affect him when Kot­ on a Cal State Fullerton squad Fullerton lineup, the third best say put him behind in the count. ranked third in the nation and in the nation, scoreless until the “I was hitting the ball well all boasting a 16-game home win ninth. day,” he said. “He threw the first streak, the UCSB team Santa Barbara put one on one by me, but I stayed with it didn’t figure to stand much of a the board in the sixth and added and ended up hitting it cleanly chance in its final conference se­ two in the seventh to narrow the up the middle.” ries of the season. The game didn’t end easily for However, not only did the UCSB, however. Fullerton Gauchos (32-16 overall, 14-7 mounted a brief rally in the bot­ Big West) take two of three tom of the ninth when catcher games from the Titans (41-10, Brian Loyd hit a two-run shot off 13-6), winning 9-4 Saturday and Salazar, his third round-tripper 10-9 Sunday to finish in a and sixth and seventh RBI of the second-place tie with UNLV in game, bringing the Titans within the conference, but UCSB one, but the threat was ended nearly pulled off a sweep, losing when Phoenix threw out left fiel­ DAN THIBODeAU/Dftily N ero 4-3 Friday only after a controver­ der Steve Chatham as he tried to sial ninth-inning non-call by the advance from first to third on umpire crew. second baseman Mike Lamb’s Atwood Throws a Two-Hit Sunday in front of 2,092 Ful­ two-out single. lerton faithful at Titan Field, the Bob Brontsema has been a Gauchos posted what was the part of the Gaucho baseball Shutout; Off-Field Incidents program’s most important vic­ program since 1982 as a player, tory in quite some time, a win Justin Lehr assistant coach and now as a that all but guarantees UCSB a third-year head coach. He did Bring On-Field Distractions return to the top 25 rankings and score to 7-5, where it remained not hesitate to describe the im­ occurred a week ago on a a trip to the NCAA regionals for until the ninth. portance of Sunday’s victory. By Michael CadiUi Staff Writer______Northern California road the first time since 1990. Fullerton Head Coach Auggie “That game ranks as one of trip. The story goes, Head Freshman catcher Justin Garrido brought in Kotsay, the the biggest and greatest in the 15 Coach Liz Kelly suspended se­ Lehr’s two-out, three-run homer 1995 college player of the year years I’ve been in the program, At times there was very good nior Maria Costa for the two to right field in the ninth inning and a possible .Olympic team and there have been a few,” he softball played by UCSB this Fullerton games for saying the off Fullerton reliever Mark Kot- member this year who is also the said. weekend — and at other times word “horseshit” in a discus­ say handed CSUF its 10th defeat Titans’ center fielder, to close Saturday’s game featured a it was downright ugly as the sion with Kelly after a game in of the season and capped a suc­ out the game. gutsy performance by UCSB Gauchos dropped three of four which Costa was benched. cessful weekend for the Junior second baseman Clark freshman starting David games this weekend in their fi­ Several players voiced con­ Gauchos. Parker led off the inning by Uris (4-1), who hurled the first nal games of the season. cern over Costa’s punishment “I was looking for a fastball,” drawing a walk. After Kotsay complete game of his collegiate Seniors Stacy Atwood and and threatened to boycott the Lehr said. “When I hit it, I wasn’t struck out junior leftfielder Brett career. Uris showed impressive Michelle Ray each homered in series with the Titans. The ath­ sure what to think. At first I Hardy, junior designated hitter control on the afternoon, walk­ the second game of Saturday’s letes decided to play after all, thought it would be caught, but I Dave Willis, senior center fielder ing only one Titan. doubleheader at Campus Dia­ but the emotional damage had guess the adrenaline I had gave it Wynter Phoenix and senior third One reason for Uris’ success mond against the #9 Cal State been done and tensions ran what it needed to get out.” baseman Lou Tapia all singled, may have been the large lead the Fullerton Titans, and Atwood high. Early in Sunday’s game, it lying the game. After junior first Gaucho lineup spotted him. threw a two-hit, 1-0 shutout in “I just think Kelly blew this looked as if UCSB would have to baseman Brooks Morris popped Thanks to the UCSB bats, Willis’ game one of “seniors day” Sun­ thing out of proportion. We’ve settle for one win on the up, Lehr took a Kotsay offering and Phoenix’s in particular, Uris day to beat the #23 conference been cussing all year and we weekend. By the fifth inning, the and deposited it just over the champion Long Beach State just didn’t agree with [Maria’s Titans had chased sophomore right-field fence to give the See WINS, p.3A 49ers. punishment],” senior J.J. Can­ But the whole weekend was non said. “We felt so strongly UCSB Track and Field Update marred by a situation off the against it, we decided to take a field that manifested itself on stand.” “We derive a lot of satisfaction finisher and winner of the Out­ the field in the second game “It’s unfortunate this had to By Brian Arbour standing Gaucho Female award Reporter______from a meet like this, being on versus LBSU on Sunday. happen with four games left in your home track peaking at the for the invitational, met her goal The event staff had to warn the season, when no punish­ end of the season,” said UCSB of running under 4.40 with a an unruly crowd of Gaucho ment has been given out all The UCSB men’s and wo­ Head Coach Pete Dolan. time of 4.339. fans (some of whom were year for profanity,” Costa said. men’s track and field teams “I PR’d [personal record] by drinking from a keg that was But Kelly did what she felt clicked at just the right time as Women 11 seconds. That’s just unreal to eventually confiscated by cam­ was right in assessing both the they hosted the final home meet With five personal records for me,” Rodriguez said. “I couldn’t pus police at the beginning of benching of Costa a week ago of the season Saturday in the the Gauchos and times that were even imagine it yesterday.” game one) out in left field for and the subsequent disciplin­ 15th annual Nick Carter much better than expected, the Sound individual perfor­ using profanity — a circum­ ary action. Invitational. 1,500-meter run became the mances were posted in other stance that led to the forced re­ “I suspended her for using The event, named after the highlight of the invitational. events, making the meet well- moval of people from that area profanity and it’s been blown former UCSB head coach and “The women’s 1,500 was the rounded for UCSB. Sophomore and the second arrival of way out of proportion,” she record-breaking runner, was an race of the year,” said Dolan. “It Tania Maync took top honors in police. said. “In this case I benched a unscored meet that featured Cal was Gaucho magic. It was a the high jump (5’3% ”), while After five innings into game player because she wasn’t per­ State Bakersfield and Cal Poly coach’s dream race.” senior Lisa Knott placed second two, Long Beach State’s Head forming [two hits in her last 30 San Luis Obispo as Santa Bar­ Sophomore Gabriela Rodri­ in the 100-meter hurdles (15.06) Coach Pete Manarino and at-bats], and at the division I bara’s competitors. guez, the event’s second-place and grabbed third place in the both umpires objected to the level you have to be able to 400-meter hurdles. Junior Mary atmosphere in which the con­ handle that.” Wilson finished second in the test was being played— result­ The internal strife appeared javelin competition (135’9”) be­ ing in the near canceling of the to carry over in the series with hind potential Olympian Kim game. the Titans (39-24 overall, 17-13 Carter (142’4”). “I don’t think anything bad in the Big West) as Santa Bar­ happened. I just think the um­ bara generated only one hit, by Men pires didn’t want anything to junior left fielder Danelle Senior Eli Gladden competed happen,” said Cam Stephens, a Lovetro, and lost 9-0 (in a five- in his last home meet for UCSB UCSB athletic administrator inning mercy rule game). and had a great going-out party. who was taking care of the situ­ Game two saw Atwood and Gladden won the trophy for the ation. “We don’t tolerate Ray each homer, but Fullerton outstanding Gaucho male in the drinking — they either have to hit a game-winning three-run invitational and reached his per­ get rid of it or leave.” home run of its own in the sonal best with a 6T0V4 ” high “I guess the fans got involved seventh frame to win the con­ jump to earn first place in the and there was a lot of verbal ab­ test 6-3. event. use,” Manarino said. “When But Atwood and the "This is the best meet I’ve ever fans were abusive to the um­ Gauchos (20-30, 9-23) re­ had, mark-wise,” Gladden said. pires and my players—when it bounded against Long Beach “I’m glad I did it here.” gets personal — you have to State (34-17, 22-6), as the se­ He was also upbeat about the consider calling the game.” nior right-hander allowed only team’s overall success. The profanity that several two hits while sitting down five “The team really came fans were using included the in a complete-game shutout to GOING FOR GOLD: The men’s and women’s track and field together this week more than it word “horseshit.” The crowd improve her record to 9-10. * # # f jr *• » team s hadrpany oersppa! bests in the Nick Carter Gaucho fhvk - > li y > -jri.Tt * ''ii Deemed to be vocalizing this tationai.. named.after the former. UCSB head coach.* v ' v rtV' See NICK, p.3A word to protest a situation that See STRIFE, p.3A 2A Monday, May 6,1996 Daily Nexus

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just four hits before tiring Gauchos didn’t have the Brontsema refused to WINS in the ninth. After allow­ same luck this time ponder what might have ing an infield single to around. been if the umpires had STRIFE NICK Continued from p.lA Lamb and pitching two Pinch-hitter Scott Seal Continued from p.lA made the correct call and Continued from p.lA had a 2-0 lead before he straight balls to third base- skied a Bean delivery into UCSB had held on to win Ray collected her 50th took the mound in the first man Tony Martinez, shallow center field, on Friday. and 51st hits of the season ever has this season,” he and a 6-0 lead when he Noyes was removed in fa­ where Phoenix made a di­ in the game and scored the said. “Everyone’s peaking toed the rubber in the sec­ vor of Gaucho junior ving catch for the first out only run on an RBI fiel­ right now, which is really ond frame. closer John Minton, who of the inning. Pinch- der’s choice ground-out by good. That’s always going “If we would have to bring the team closer.” Phoenix posted two hits pitched two more balls to runner Nakia Hill man­ looked to the past, we junior Jessica Montgom­ and four RBI in the game, Martinez before surren­ aged to score from third would have been swept,” ery (7 RBI). while Willis delivered dering a run-scoring dou­ base on the out, sup­ he said. “Instead, we lived But tensions ran high in The distance squad dis­ three hits and four RBI, in­ ble down the left-field line posedly tagging up on the in the present and ended played its continual im­ cluding his second home to shortstop Jack Jones, a that second game, marked play. However, Hill had up taking the last two.” by two incidents in which, provement, turning in a nm of the weekend and U.S. Olympic team hope­ clearly not returned to the dominating performance. 15th of the season. one, Ray seemed to get ful. Minton proceeded to bag to tag up before scor­ thrown at on purpose by Junior Brian Steip was vic­ Friday’s contest, which walk Chatham intention­ ing. Despite a 10-minute In some bad news for torious in an exciting began under the lights at 7 ally, loading the bases. LBSU’s hurler Tammy discussion among the the Gauchos, the team’s Dietrich, and, two, pitcher 1,500-meter run (3:55.9), p.m. in front of 1,943 fans, Brontsema then went to three-man umpire crew, leading hitter, senior with five other Gauchos featured a pitcher’s duel Megan O ’B rien was the bullpen to summon Brontsema, pitching /designated hit­ spiked also on purpose on placing in the top eight. between UCSB junior Sunday’s starter Bean, a coach Tim Montez and ter Ryan Kritscher, who starter Biyan Noyes (5-2) a play at the plate that strategy which worked members of the Gaucho went 3-4 on Friday to raise nearly resulted in a scuffle. Sophomore Liam Jones and CSUF hurler Brent well for UCSB two weeks infield, the call stood and his batting average to .400, turned in another first- Billingsley (10-1). ago when Noyes came out the game was tied at 3-3. fractured a bone in his O’Brien took the 6-0 place performance for Noyes dominated early, of the bullpen to earn a Kotsay then doubled in hand diving back to first loss despite throwing well UCSB in the steeplechase taking a no-hitter into the save against New Mexico Jones with the winning base and will be out for (giving up two earned runs with a 9:36.2 time. sixth inning and allowing State. However, the run. two to four weeks. on six hits with seven K’s). n SUN TIME SUN TANNING CENTER Kahuna Kafe SINCE 1980 6549 PARDALL (Across from Tempo) 685-1942 FAKE-N-BAKE STUDYING ALL YOUR FRIENDS DO IT, BUT THEY’RE EMBARRASSED TO TELL YOU W e ’re O p e n 4* Best Prices & Service. Until Midnight! * Stereo in Each Room. * 7 Tanning Beds - 1 Stand Up. * Top Quality Tanning Lamps. FREE DRINK * 1.5 Miles From UCSB. * 1 0 Tans for $40. Buy 3 Espresso Drinks, J Q , * Summer is Almost Here. get the 4th one FREE! * Free Candy. SUN TIME — A FULL SERVICE SALON CARIBBEAN Recom m ended for control o f ACNE, PSORIASIS and ECZEMA C O FFEE Small 50C, Large 75C OPEN EVERYDAY MON-FRI 9AM-9PM m SAT-SUN 8AM-5PM F A T F R E E 967-8983 Soups, Salad Dressings 5858 HOLLISTER AVENUE & Pastries 100 PLACES TO SHOOT POOL One Specialty Store • Hundreds of cues in stock • Everything for the Pool Player • Plus a wide selection of games from Darts to Ping Pong OPEN 9-5 M-F 10-4 Sat MASTER VISA AMEX MISSION POOL TABLES e*.»«. 26 W. Mission • Santa Barbara 569-1444 569-1449 4 A Monday, May 6,1996 Daily Nexus

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