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2007
Returning All-Big West reliever should start as the Gaucho closer. Segal enters the season just six appearances behind the top spot in the record books with 75.
2006
Earned the Gaucho closer position early in the season and became the most reliable and effective arm out of the pen...Garnered Second Team All-Big West honors after a record-setting season as a junior...Set a Gaucho single-season record and earned the top spot in the Big West with 36 appearances...Finished the year with a team-best 2.29 ERA in 55 innings pitched...His ERA was also the best in the Big West, with the second best ERA set at 2.38, and ranked seventh on the Gaucho All-Time single-season record list...Finished 31 of the 36 games that he appeared...Also set a single-season record for fewest earned runs surrendered in 50 or more innings pitched with 14...Earned the second spot in Gaucho career appearances with 75, just six behind the top spot...Tallied 33 strikeouts while walking only 13 batters in those innings en route to his 5-3 record...His five wins ranked second on the Gauchos, and the 33 strikeouts placed him third on the team...Was tops on the squad in saves with seven...His seven saves also ranks sixth on the Gaucho All-Time single-season record list...Tallied a season-high four strikeouts in three innings pitched against UC Irvine on April 22 to earn the win...Pitched a season-long five innings against Cal Poly on March 10 en route to earning the victory...Did not allow a run in his last six appearances of the season...Opponents batted a measly .241 against the submariner, also tops on the staff...Recorded two runners picked-off, ranking second in that category...Also earned victories over Loyola Marymount on March 3, Dartmouth on March 16 and Cal State Northridge on April 29.
2005
Was a major contributor in the Gaucho relief effort, making 27 appearances out of the pen...Finished the season with a 4.66 ERA, which ranked second on the staff...Opponents batted .289 against him and Segal punched out twenty-three batters on the year...Finished 2005 with an even 1-1 record...Threw a season-high 5.1 innings of relief and posted a season-best six strikeouts against Oregon State on Feb. 27...Gave up no earned runs in 18 of his 27 appearances...Surrendered only eight walks in 46.1 innings pitched.
2004
Redshirted for UCSB.
2003
The walk-on overcame all odds to battle his way onto a competitive pitching staff...As a true freshman, he appeared in twelve games and tossed 9.1 innings for UCSB.
Summer Ball
Played in the Cape Cod League in the summer of 2006, earning innings on the hill for the Chatham A's...Led the team in appearances with 17 and also tallied the most games finished...Sported the second lowest ERA in the entire Cape Cod League with an incredible 0.84 mark...Pitched for the Rockville Express in the Cal Ripken Sr. Collegiate Baseball League in 2005...Sported a 1.88 ERA in 19 appearances...Finished with an even 2-2 record...Posted 24 strikeouts and held opponents to a measly .173 batting average...Earned the win in the league's All-Star game on July 18 with one inning pitched and one strikeout.
High School
Played for Rick Nathanson at Calabasas High School...Pitched and played shortstop...Won three Frontier League championships and was awarded Team Most Valuable Player during those years...Also awarded First Team All-Frontier League honors and League MVP...Received Second Team All-Southern Section CIF honors...As a junior, he made the American Legion All-Star team and was a standout in the Valley Invitational Baseball League...Tied the school record for most career wins by a pitcher.
Personal
Born June 14, 1984 in Tarzana, Calif...Majoring in Business Economics at UCSB...Roots for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Lakers...Favorite athlete is Eric Gagné...Most memorable playing moment was pitching in his first collegiate game...Will always remember the Steve Finley grand slam that clinched the playoffs for the Dodgers...Enjoys watching Braveheart and Old School...Tunes in to watch SportsCenter, 24 and Family Guy...Subscribes to Sports Illustrated...Favorite aspect of Santa Barbara is the weather...Describes himself as dedicated, hard-working and competitive...Son of Ron and Shelley Segal.
