Kraig Pakulski / Friday, February 27, 2026 / Categories: Regions, California; Santa Barbara County Another fantastic ‘Flora Friday’ as UCSB wins 5th straight game Entenza DesignNate Vargas celebrates 2-run homer in fifth inning UC SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) - More Friday fun for Gauchos ace pitcher Jackson Flora. He was fantastic for the third straight Friday to start the season as UCSB beat Utah 7-2 to extend their winning streak to five games. Flora pitched seven innings allowing just 1 run on 4 hits with 10 strikeouts as he moves to 3-0 on the season. The Gauchos(6-2) backed Flora with plenty of offense highlighted by a 2-run double in the second inning by Cole Kosciusko and a 2-run home run in the fifth inning by Nate Vargas. The 3-game series continues on Saturday with first pitch scheduled for 3:05 p.m. The post Another fantastic ‘Flora Friday’ as UCSB wins 5th straight game appeared first on News Channel 3-12. Previous Article Hundreds of Nipomo elementary students explore future jobs at annual career fair Next Article OpenAI strikes deal with Pentagon hours after Trump admin bans Anthropic Print 20 Rate this article: No rating Tags: Local NewsNewsSanta Barbara - South CountySportsTop StoriesCollege Sports Please login or register to post comments.