Alexa Sams drove in six runs in UCSB softball’s doubleheader sweep over Cal Poly on Saturday at Campus Diamond. The scores were 8-4 and 8-2.
The Gauchos improved to 18-11 on the season and 5-3 in the Big West.
Sams had a two-run triple in the first inning and a two-run single in the fourth in the first game.
In the nightcap, she had a RBI single to break a 1-1 tie in the third inning and drove in the Gauchos’ last run on a sacrifice fly in the fourth.
Madelyn McNally and Daryn Siegel also drove in pair of runs in the second game.
Pitcher Malaya Johnson earned her third win in the nightcap. She allowed two runs on five hits and struck out two in a complete-game performance.
Camryn Snyder went the distance in the opener to pick up her eighth win. She allowed four runs on seven hits, walked three and struck out five.
Siegel drove in three runs, one on a hit by pitch with the bases loaded in the fourth inning and two on a single in the fifth.
The Gauchos scored three runs in the fourth and fifth innings to take an 8-2 lead.
UCSB and Cal Poly play a single game on Sunday at 1 p.m.