If there was a way that any UC Santa Barbara baseball player could overshadow Joe Gardner on Friday, it would have had to be something dramatic. Matt Valaika found a way to do it. The junior hit a walk-off single with the bases loaded and two outs in the ninth inning to make the Gauchos 6-5 winners over No. 12 Cal Poly in the opener of a crucial three-game weekend series.

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Dirtbags Start Pacific Series With 5-1 Win

Derek Legg was 4-for-4 with a double and Adam Wilk pitched eight scoreless innings on the way to a 5-1 victory. The Dirtbag defense was also key, turning four double plays on the night.

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Hur's Three-Run Blast Helps Highlanders, Bargas To 9-0 Win Over CS Northridge

Trevor Hairgrove's solo shot in the third gave the Highlanders the lead, Michael Hur's three-run blast in the fifth extended the lead, and Tony Nix's pinch-hit, three-run homer in the ninth gave the Highlanders an insurmountable lead as UC Riverside (22-13, 3-7) snapped a three-game Big West Conference losing streak with a 9-0 win over Cal State Northridge (17-23, 4-9) Friday afternoon.

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Titans Cruise to Fourth Straight Win, 13-1

Gary Brown had 4 hits to lead a 21-hit attack and Daniel Renken pitched 5.2 innings of no-hit ball on his way to his first victory in five weeks Friday afternoon as No. 10-ranked Cal State Fullerton cruised to a 13-1 Big West Conference victory at UC Davis.

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Christian Bergman Hurls First Career Complete Game to Lead No. 1 UCI Past Utah

Christian Bergman hurled his first career complete game to lead No. 1 UC Irvine to its 30th win as the Anteaters defeated Utah 10-1 Friday at Spring Mobile Ballpark. The Anteaters extended their win streak to a season-high seven games, improving to 30-10, while Utah dropped to 14-24.

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