Saturday, February 13
San Diego, CA
11:30 AM
UC Riverside
vs
Boise State
Photo by: Bobby R. Hester, (c) 2009
Softball Opens 2010 Season With Four Games This Weekend
2/9/2010 8:48:47 AM | Softball
The UC Riverside softball team opens the 2010 season on Saturday, Feb. 13 with games against Boise State at 11:30 am and San Diego at 2:00 pm in San Diego, CA.
On Sunday, Feb. 14, the Highlanders return home to Amy S. Harrison Field in Riverside for two games against those same teams. First pitch is slated for 9:00 am. Live stats for Sunday's games may be found here.
GAME NOTES
RECORD SETTERS
UCR won their sixth conference game of the season on April 19, 2009 against UC Davis, and with that win, the Highlanders set a new school mark for most conference wins. With five Big West wins in 2008, UCR tied the previous school record for conference wins in a season originally set back in 2002. The Highlanders finished out the year with seven Big West wins.
UCR Top 3 Big West Winning Percentages
STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE
The Highlanders are set to play 17 games in 2010 against teams that reached the 2009 NCAA Tournament, with 11 of those teams currently ranked or receiving votes in the latest national polls.
NEW FACES IN THE DUGOUT
UCR brought in six freshmen and one junior college transfer to compliment the 13 returners from a year ago. Two of those freshmen, Alexis Villamor and Ariel Shore, are projected to start in the Highlanders lineup.
COACHING CHANGES
During the off-season, UC Riverside Head Coach Connie Miner announced two additions to the coaching staff for the 2010 season. Former Utah State head coach Candi Letts joined the Highlanders staff as first assistant, while former Long Beach State player Franny Morlet was hired as the second assistant.
ALL-BIG WEST
The UC Riverside softball team placed two players on the 2009 All-Big West Honorable Mention Team. Senior Marissa Alvidrez (pictured) was named as a designated player, while sophomore Brittany Keeney was named as an outfielder.
With this award, Alvidrez earned her third Honorable Mention accolade of her career and fifth All-Conference award overall. The Bakersfield, CA native was named to the First-Team and Second-Team for two different positions in 2008, and named to the Honorable Mention Team in 2007 as both the designated and utility player. The junior batted .247 during the 2009 campaign, leading the team with six home runs and a .452 slugging percentage.
Keeney earned her first Big West All-Conference award, one of just six freshmen in the Big West to earn a spot on the All-Conference Teams. The Canyon Lake, CA native was one of just four UCR softball players to play in and start every contest on the year, while leading the team in hits (42) and total bases (62) and finishing second on the squad in triples, home runs, batting average, slugging percentage, runs, and RBI.
On Sunday, Feb. 14, the Highlanders return home to Amy S. Harrison Field in Riverside for two games against those same teams. First pitch is slated for 9:00 am. Live stats for Sunday's games may be found here.
| Highlanders vs San Diego & Boise State Game Capsules |
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| UC Riverside | San Diego | Boise State | |||||
| 2009 Record & stats |
18-32 |
21-33 |
22-30 |
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| 2010 Record & stats |
0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||||
| 2010 Schedule |
2010 Schedule |
2010 Schedule |
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| 2010 Roster | 2010 Roster | 2010 Roster | |||||
| Conference | Big West |
PCSC |
WAC |
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| Current Streak | L 5 |
Not Available |
L 2 |
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| Last Box Score |
L, 11-1 vs. Cal Poly |
Not Available |
L, 10-2 vs. Hawaii |
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| Next Opponent | 2/19 vs. Sac St |
2/19 vs. BYU | 2/18 at UNLV |
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| Top Returning Hitter (2009 stats) |
 Keeney Sophomore .276 avg, 17 runs, 42 hits, 17 rbi |
 Gensler Junior .327 avg, 30 runs, 48 hits, 10 rbi |
 Cox Senior .341 avg, 40 runs, 59 hits, 40 rbi |
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| Top Returning Pitcher (2009 stats) |
 Alvidrez Senior 3.13 ERA |
 Ellenbeck Senior 2.67 ERA |
 Zell Sophomore 4.24 ERA |
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| All-Time Record Against | 17-4 |
First Meeting |
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| Current Streak Against | W 2 |
N/A |
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| Projected Highlander Lineup | |||||||||
| (By Position; 2009 Stats) | |||||||||
| Pos | # | Name | Yr | B/T | Avg | OBP | SLG | H | RBI |
| C | 10 |
Dawn Brodersen | Jr |
R/R |
.000 |
.000 |
.000 |
0 |
0 |
| 1B | 9 |
Brittany Keeney |
So |
R/R |
.276 |
.327 |
.408 |
42 |
17 |
| 2B | 8 |
Taylor Thomas |
Jr |
R/R |
.247 |
.341 |
.353 |
37 |
19 |
| SS | 1 |
Kameryn Hebenton |
Jr |
R/R |
.250 |
.331 |
.353 |
39 |
15 |
| 3B | 11 |
Brooke Hebenton |
Jr |
R/R |
.188 |
.229 |
.295 |
21 |
11 |
| LF | 5 |
Alexis Villamor |
Fr |
R/R |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| CF | 7 |
Ariel Shore |
Fr |
L/R |
- |
- |
- |
- | - |
| RF | 3 |
Tiana Towns |
Sr |
R/R |
.310 |
.375 |
.345 |
9 |
6 |
| DP | 12 | Marissa Alvidrez | Sr | R/R | .247 |
.391 |
.452 |
23 |
11 |
GAME NOTES
RECORD SETTERS
UCR won their sixth conference game of the season on April 19, 2009 against UC Davis, and with that win, the Highlanders set a new school mark for most conference wins. With five Big West wins in 2008, UCR tied the previous school record for conference wins in a season originally set back in 2002. The Highlanders finished out the year with seven Big West wins.
UCR Top 3 Big West Winning Percentages
| W | L | Pct | |
| 2009 | 7 | 14 | .333 |
| 2008 | 5 | 16 | .238 |
| 2002 | 5 | 19 | .208 |
STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE
The Highlanders are set to play 17 games in 2010 against teams that reached the 2009 NCAA Tournament, with 11 of those teams currently ranked or receiving votes in the latest national polls.
NEW FACES IN THE DUGOUT
UCR brought in six freshmen and one junior college transfer to compliment the 13 returners from a year ago. Two of those freshmen, Alexis Villamor and Ariel Shore, are projected to start in the Highlanders lineup.
COACHING CHANGES
During the off-season, UC Riverside Head Coach Connie Miner announced two additions to the coaching staff for the 2010 season. Former Utah State head coach Candi Letts joined the Highlanders staff as first assistant, while former Long Beach State player Franny Morlet was hired as the second assistant.
ALL-BIG WEST
The UC Riverside softball team placed two players on the 2009 All-Big West Honorable Mention Team. Senior Marissa Alvidrez (pictured) was named as a designated player, while sophomore Brittany Keeney was named as an outfielder.
With this award, Alvidrez earned her third Honorable Mention accolade of her career and fifth All-Conference award overall. The Bakersfield, CA native was named to the First-Team and Second-Team for two different positions in 2008, and named to the Honorable Mention Team in 2007 as both the designated and utility player. The junior batted .247 during the 2009 campaign, leading the team with six home runs and a .452 slugging percentage.
Keeney earned her first Big West All-Conference award, one of just six freshmen in the Big West to earn a spot on the All-Conference Teams. The Canyon Lake, CA native was one of just four UCR softball players to play in and start every contest on the year, while leading the team in hits (42) and total bases (62) and finishing second on the squad in triples, home runs, batting average, slugging percentage, runs, and RBI.
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