With a star studded pitching staff and loads of momentum coming off an NCAA Regional Finals appearance, the UC Santa Barbara baseball program has plenty of reasons for optimism going into the 2025 season.
The lingering question that remains is where will the offense come from as many of the Gauchos’ top bats from last season have moved on.
“We are a little dinged up right now so there are not a lot of options. The healthy guys are going to play and need to perform,” said UC Santa Barbara coach Andrew Checketts. “We’ve got some retuners that have played a little bit and we’ve got some new guys coming in that we think are talented.”