Flora Authors a Masterpiece in Likely Final Home Start at UCSB

Flora authors a masterpiece in likely final home start at UCSB

Entenza DesignFlora pitches a complete game gem in win UC SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) - UCSB ace pitcher Jackson Flora gave the Gauchos home fans one final thrill on the mound. The junior star pitched a complete game 2-hit shutout and tied his career-high with 12 strikeouts in a 1-0 victory over UC Riverside. His catcher Nate Vargas provided the only run with a tape-measure solo home run in the third inning that hit the top of the video board i…

Jackson Flora Twirls Complete-Game Shutout to Vault UCSB Past UC Riverside, 1-0

UCSB righthander Jackson Flora added another gem to his historic junior season in Thursday’s series opener, twirling a complete-game shutout to power his team to a 1-0 win over UC Riverside at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium. Flora, who is set to be the first pitcher selected in the 2026 MLB Draft, racked up 12 strikeouts and allowed just two hits to improve his ERA to 1.03, good for the best in the nation. He was perfect through seven innings before all…

Flora Delivers Caesar Swan Song with Shutout of Highlanders - University of California, Santa Barbara

Jackson Flora knows he likely pitched his final game at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium on Thursday night. UC Santa Barbara's ace is projected to be the first pitcher selected in this summer's Major League Baseball Draft, but before he goes, he gave the home crowd one last masterpiece to marvel at. Flora was perfect through the first seven innings and allowed just two hits en route to a complete game shutout of UC Riverside in the Gauchos' 1-0 series-ope…

Highlanders Fall, 1-0, to Gauchos

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - The Highlanders headed up the California coast to take on UC Santa Barbara in the final series of 2026. Joshua Torres got the start for the Highlanders and had one of his best outings of the year. Turned out the Gauchos were one run better.