UC Santa Barbara pitcher Jackson Flora delivered a dominant performance Thursday night in what may have been his final appearance at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium, throwing a complete-game shutout in a 1-0 victory over UC Riverside in the opening game of a three-game Big West series.
Flora, who is projected to be among the top selections in the upcoming Major League Baseball Draft, carried a perfect game into the eighth inning before surrendering a leadoff ground-rule double. The right-hander finished with a two-hit shutout, striking out 12 batters and walking none as the Gauchos improved to 35-16 overall and 20-8 in conference play.
UC Riverside fell to 15-35 overall and 10-18 in the Big West.