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The Gaucho9 Podcast

The official podcast of UCSB Baseball, presented by Kyle"s Kitchen and hosted by Kevin Cannon #chomaha

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Ep133: Noah Karliner, Coach Brontsema on Weeks 1-3

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2026/03/06

The Gauchos get set to begin conference play this weekend vs Long Beach St at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium and carry with them the 3rd best RPI in the Nation, plus a 9-2 record and 8 game winning streak. On this weeks episode we revisit a pregame interview with UCSB right fielder Noah Karliner, the hero from last week's extra inning win at LMU. Then we are joined by former Gaucho Head Coach Bob Brontsema to discuss the first 3 weeks of the season, the ferocious pitching staff, encouraging offense, and

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72:43

Ep132: Nick Husovsky + S.Miss Series, Goldstein & Mendez

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2026/02/20

UCSB begins the 2026 season 1-2 after a hard fought series in Hattiesburg, Mississippi with lots of positives to draw on. SP Jackson Flora and 2B Cade Goldstein brought home BigWest Pitcher/Player of the Week Honors. On this episode we dive into the career path of 5th year 1b Nick Husovsky and how grateful he is of the game of baseball. Plus we include the pregame interviews from the weekend with Goldstein as well as SS Jonathan Mendez.Gauchos take on the Portland Pilots this weekend and debut

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88:43

Ep131: 2026 Season Preview

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2026/02/13

It's Opening Day 2026 in College Baseball and the Gauchos are on the road in Hattiesburg, MS to take on Sun Belt power Southern Miss Golden Eagles. Coach Checketts joins us to discuss UCSB's competitive schedule which includes games against 7 different regional teams from last season. Then we conclude with a fun hotel lobby sit down with 4 starting pitchers, Jackson Flora, Nathan Aceves, Kellan Montgomery and Calvin Proskey.

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85:40

Ep130: 1st '26 Pod X ROW AJ

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2026/02/05

Xavier Esquer, Rowan Kelly & AJ Krodel join the Gaucho9 Podcast as we kick start a fresh season of UCSB Baseball pod content. Opening Day is 8 days away so we decided to bring on these 3 veteran players to cover a variety of topics from their impressions of the new videoboard at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium, current baseball trends, as well as their baseball origins.

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77:02

Ep129: Hot Ones with the Gauchos

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2025/12/04

As a homage to Matt Ager's favorite YouTube channel, the Gaucho9 Podcast presents Hot Ones with the Gauchos where we sample hot sauces on chicken wings and answer baseball questions. 6 former UCSB Baseball players sit down to test their tastebuds and try to conquer the infamous Thermageddon Hot Sauce which boasts a 2.6 million on the Scoville Heat Unit scale. Hope you enjoy this one of a kind podcast with Matt Ager, Zander Darby, Ryan Gallagher, Aaron Parker, Justin Trimble, and Frank

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66:18

Ep128: Coach Checketts Fall '25 Preview, Plus Willow...

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2025/10/16

The Pod is back for Fall of '25 and we kick things off with a recap and preview of things going on around the program with Head Coach Andrew Checketts. UCSB finished the 2025 Season 36-18 (16-14) in 5th place in the BigWest after getting eliminated in the play-in game by Hawaii in the Conference Tournament. Today we sit down and catch up on pro Gauchos, the latest news and a run down of the new roster.Then we're joined by former Gaucho Jason Willow (50:15) as he reacts to the Blue Jays playoff

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01:16:28

Ep127: Jason Willow '25 Midseason Report

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2025/04/11

For our 2025 mid season report we bring on Gaucho Alum and fellow podcaster, Jason Willow, from the Oppo Taco Podcast. Just past the half way point of the season the Gauchos are 21-10 (7-8 BigWest) and have 15 conference games remaining to make the push towards the BigWest Tournament. This week we unpack a variety of things in the sporting/life space as well as a break down of how the Gaucho season has gone and where the team is going as they hit the stretch run.The Gaucho9 Podcast is presented

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32:53

Ep126: Donovann Jackson & Xavier Esquer, UCI Preview

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2025/03/21

Gauchos return home after a tough trip to Hawaii where they dropped their first series of the season to go to 15-4 (4-2 BigWest) and get set to take on UC Irvine in a pivotal home conference matchup this weekend at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium. On this week's episode we recount the weekend interviews with LHP Donovann Jackson and 3b/SS Xavier Esquer, and then your host attempts a solo recap of the Hawaii series plus a preview for the upcoming series with the Anteaters.The Gaucho9 Podcast is proudly

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51:26

Ep125: LeCycle

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2025/03/13

When I consider some of the best moments in the history of Gaucho Baseball there are instantly a few that come to mind; Sam Cohen's walk off grand slam to send UCSB to the CWS in 2016, Joey Epperson's walk off homer against UC Irvine in 2013 & Chris Malec's homer off of Jered Weaver returning from cancer in 2005. Now insert LeTrey McCollum's walk off 2-run home run to complete the cycle on Sunday v CSUN into that list, the first cycle for UCSB since Michael Young's in 1997.McCollum joins us

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48:35

ep124 Jack Holman, Coach Hunt, Tony Gwynn Legacy Recap

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2025/02/28

This weeks episode features interviews with 1b Jack Holman & Asst. Coach Kyle Hunt, plus a highlight of the week & a recap of the weeks action with David Tillotson and Jake Underwood.UCSB Baseball is off to a strong 7-1 start after sweeping the weekend at the Tony Gwynn Legacy and winning 13-2 on Tuesday on the road at Pepperdine. The Gauchos sit tied for first in the BigWest with Hawaii and move up in the polls after a 4-0 week. Jack Holman & Donovann Jackson continue to impress and

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39:14

Ep123: Campbell Weekend, Week 1 Draft

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2025/02/21

UCSB Analytics joins us this week for the first players of the week draft of 2025! The Gauchos completed the sweep vs Campbell on opening weekend, outscoring the Camels 27-7, posting a 36/2 k/bb ratio, and slugging 6 home runs. Tuesday saw the Gauchos' 29 game home regular season winning streak snapped by St. Mary's 5-1. UCSB enters the week 2 road trip to the Tony Gwynn Legacy with a 3-1 record and will kick things off on Friday against Seattle University. All games will carry the audio only

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01:11:27

Ep122: 2025 Season Preview feat. Bob Brontsema

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2025/02/14

Another season of UCSB Baseball begins this weekend as the Gauchos play host to the Campbell Fighting Camels, the return leg of last years opening series with the foes from Buies Creek. Bob Brontsema joins us to preview the upcoming season as we recap the thrilling Alumni Game, discuss the Gauchos 53 game schedule, the new BigWest Conference Tournament, the vaunted UCSB pitching staff led by aces Tyler Bremner, Jackson Flora & Cole Tryba, as well as the collection of talented position players

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45:29

Ep121 Head Coach Andrew Checketts, Big Announcement,...

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2025/01/06

Head Coach Andrew Checketts sits down to recap the 2024 Season which saw the Gauchos go 26-0 at home, win the BigWest, win 40+ games & host a Regional at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium for the 1st time. We follow that up with discussing the recent Fall season, new additions to the staff, and a revamped and talented roster. Plus, Coach reveals some exciting news regarding a transformative gift for the future of the program.

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55:31

Ep120: Elite Student Managers, Justin Han & Isaac...

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2025/01/02

We kick off the New Year with a pair of 4th year Student Managers, Justin Han and Isaac Shinbrot who have been integral in the everyday operation and success of the Gaucho Baseball program the last few years. We talk about the love of the game, pursuing pro ball, the path towards being a sports agent, and the experience of living and breathing baseball on a daily basis.

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55:51

Ep119: Analytics Blast & New Tech

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2024/12/26

On today's episode we reintroduce David Tillotson, welcome back Devon Kost and introduce Jake Underwood to the Gaucho9 Podcast as we break down a variety of developmental functions within the program. We start with discussing the various tech pieces that we use on a daily basis from portable Trackman & Hittrax and finish the pod with the top performers and numbers from the Fall '24 season.

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01:03:25

Ep118 ProPod2024 AP, Durf, Jesse, Z

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2024/12/13

We kick off a collection of holiday podcasts with a pro ball recap featuring 2024 BigWest Champs Aaron Parker, Brendan Durfee, Jesse Brown & Zander Darby as they take a look back at their 1st years in professional baseball.

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01:04:29

Ep117: Draft & Summer Ball Extravaganza 2024, Brendan...

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2024/07/20

It's the 2024 Draft & Summer Ball Extravaganza Pod! We visit with 5 Gauchos to discuss their summer seasons starting with two players who will be signing professional contracts, Brendan Durfee (Padres 14th Round, 7:20) & Jessada Brown (Marlins FA, 20:37). Then 3 players who are in the midst of outstanding seasons in their respective summer leagues, Reiss Calvin (Northwoods, Rochester Honkers, 31:47), Nic Peterson (West Coast, Bellingham Bells, 43:25) & Jonah Sebring (California

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01:15:17

Ep116: 2024 Season Recap with Jason Willow

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2024/06/14

The 2024 UCSB Baseball season has come to a close and what a year it was. Our guest for today's recap is former Gaucho utility man Jason Willow (OppoTaco Podcast) as we break down everything from regional games, individual performances, leadership, and other regional/super regional games. UCSB hosted an NCAA Regional at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium for the 1st time in school history, won the Big West Championship for the 3rd time in the last 5 seasons & went undefeated at home during the regular

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01:13:47

Ep115: Santa Barbara Regional Preview, Andrew...

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2024/05/28

UCSB Baseball is hosting an NCAA Regional at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium this weekend, that's it, that's the podcast.

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01:36:55

Ep114: Bill Mahoney Gaucho Encyclopedia

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2024/05/10

A long overdue guest for this particular media format, Bill Mahoney spent 38 years working in the UCSB Athletic Department, many of them as the Director of Communications, and joins us today to simply talk sports. Bill got his start working for the showtime Lakers and California Angels before moving to UCSB where he witnessed many of the glory years of Gaucho Hoops and Baseball (even Football). We talk about the '24 Gauchos as well as memorable moments at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium and finish with

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