#12 UC Santa Barbara Baseball 2021 Preview

 
UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
 
Overall Rank: #12
Conference Rank: #1 Big West
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2019: 45-11, 19-5
2019 Postseason: NCAA
Coach: Andrew Checketts
 
Key Departed Players:
Tommy Jew, OF, .283 BA, 11 HR, 40 RBI
Armani Smith, UTL, .323 BA, 11 HR, 45 RBI
Thomas Rowan, C, .327 BA, 13 HR, 46 RBI
Eric Yang, C, .368 BA, 7 HR, 45 RBI
Andrew Martinez, IF, .285 BA, 8 HR, 47 RBI
Tevin Mitchell, IF, .277 BA, 5 HR, 37 RBI
Jack Dashwood, P, 2.48 ERA, 9-2 W/L, 90.2 IP, 93 SO
Ben Brecht, P, 4.10 ERA, 10-2 W/L, 90.0 IP, 101 SO
 
Key Returning Players:
Kyle Johnson, 1B, .223 BA, 3 HR, 20 RBI
Jason Willow, IF/OF, .267 BA, 1 HR, 20 RBI
Rodney Boone, P, 2.78 ERA, 8-0 W/L, 81.0 IP, 80 SO
Michael McGreevy, P, 1.95 ERA, 5-1 W/L, 60.1 IP, 53 SO
 
Projected Postseason: NCAA Baseball Tournament