Saturday, April 16
Santa Barbara, CA
12:00 PM
UC Riverside
at
UC Santa Barbara
Photo by: Gabriel L. Acosta
Highlanders Hit The Road For Three-Game Series At UC Santa Barbara
4/12/2011 8:30:57 AM | Softball
The UC Riverside softball team continues Big West Conference play this weekend with a three-game series at UC Santa Barbara on April 16-17. First pitch for Saturday's doubleheader is slated for 12:00 pm, while Sunday's finale is set for noon as well. Live Stats
The Highlanders continued league play last weekend by taking one of three games from the Cal State Fullerton Titans. Watch the series video recap.
GAME NOTES
FEVER PITCH
The Cal State Fullerton pitchers felt the heat this past weekend as the Highlanders more than doubled their home run total for the season. Heading into the series with the Titans, UCR had hit just two home runs. But that all changed when Kameryn Hebenton hit two and Brittany Keeney and Jessica Vasser each hit one homer apiece.
SPEED DEMONS
The Highlanders set a Division I single-game program record with eight stolen bases against Saint Louis on March 11.
CATCH ME IF YOU CAN
As a team, the Highlanders led the Big West with 53 stolen bases and 57 attempts in 2010. In fact, UCR became the first team in league history to record 50+ stolen bases while not being caught at least 10 times.
The 53 stolen bases in 2010 set the Highlanders Division I program record for most stolen bases in a single-season. So far in 2011, UCR has stolen 45 bases in 51 attempts, well on pace to break that mark this season.
DOUBLE VISION
Brittany Keeney has recorded 12 doubles through the first 31 games of the season, already tying the Division I era record for most doubles in a season. The UCR all-time record for most doubles in a season is 18. Keeney is currently ranked 13th in the nation in doubles per game.
RAIN OUTS
Mother Nature was not kind to the Highlanders during the week of March 20, as seven of the nine games that week were canceled due to rain.
RECORD SETTERS
Last season UC Riverside tied the Division I program record for most conference wins with seven, equaling the 2009 team which originally established the mark. The Highlanders also tied the mark for most overall wins with 22.
UCR Top Big West Winning Percentages
NOT SO SWEET 16
UC Riverside pounded out a season-high 16 hits in a 12-9 loss to Idaho State on March 4. The 16 hits tie the Division I record for most hits in a single game.
TODAY'S HIGH
The Highlanders scored a season-high 11 runs in their 13-11 loss to Boise State on February 25. The 11 runs scored are the most since the team plated that many against Harvard on March 14, 2010. It is also the most runs scored in a loss in the Division I history of the program.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
UC Riverside sophomore Kayla White was named Big West Conference Player of the Week on February 14 after hitting .529 and slugging .765 during the Highlanders opening weekend tournament in Las Vegas. White recorded nine hits in 17 at bats, hitting safely in all five games at the UNLV Sportco Kick-Off Classic. She tied her career-high with three hits against UNLV on Friday, and set a career-high with two runs in UCR's 7-6 win against Mississippi State on Saturday.
PITCHER OF THE WEEK
UC Riverside junior Jordyn McDonald was named the Big West Conference's Pitcher of the Week on February 21 after going 1-1 over the weekend with a 1.00 ERA. McDonald picked up her first win of the season in a 6-1 victory over Minnesota on Friday, February 18. She pitched all seven innings scattering four hits while striking out seven. In a 4-0 loss to Loyola Marymount on Sunday, February 20, McDonald gave up just one earned run while striking out four in 7.0 innings of work.
NOT THE RECORD YOU WANT BROKEN
The Highlanders allowed #10 Washington to score 23 runs against them on February 11, breaking the program's Division I record for most runs allowed.
DID U C L A LOSE?
The Highlanders upset the No. 5 team in the nation on March 3, 2010 with their 3-2 victory over UCLA. That win marked the first victory over a ranked opponent in the program's Division I history. UCLA went on to win the 2010 NCAA National Championship.
ALL-BIG WEST
The UC Riverside softball team placed two players on the 2010 All-Big West Team. Marissa Alvidrez earned a Second Team nod at the designated player position, while Brittany Keeney nabbed an Honorable Mention accolade at first base.
With this award, Alvidrez earned her sixth-career Big West All-Conference selection. She was previously named Honorable Mention as both a utility and designated player in 2007, Second Team as a designated player and First Team as a utility in 2008, and Honorable Mention as a designated player in 2009.
Brittany Keeney earned her second Big West All-Conference award as she was previously named to the Honorable Mention team as a freshman in the 2009 season.
The Highlanders continued league play last weekend by taking one of three games from the Cal State Fullerton Titans. Watch the series video recap.
| Highlanders at UC Santa Barbara Game Capsule |
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| UC Riverside | UC Santa Barbara |
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| 2010 Stats & Record |
22-32 | 15-37 | |||||||
| 2011 Stats & Record |
9-22, 2-4 | 20-18, 4-2 | |||||||
| Schedule | Schedule | ||||||||
| Roster | Roster | ||||||||
| Conference | Big West | ||||||||
| Current Streak | L 2 |
W 7 | |||||||
| Last Box Score |
L, 4-2 vs. Cal State Fullerton |
W, 11-1 at CSU Bakersfield |
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| Next Opponent | 4/22 at Pacific |
4/22 vs. Cal State Northridge |
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| Top Hitter |  Hebenton Senior .369 BA |
 Kane Freshman .333 BA |
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| Top Pitcher |  McDonald Junior 4.16 ERA |
 Collins Freshman 3.69 ERA |
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| D1 Record Against | 3-24 (View all results) |
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| D1 Current Streak Against | L 1 | ||||||||
| Projected Highlander Lineup | |||||||||
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| Pos | # | Name | Yr | B/T | Avg | OBP | SLG | H | RBI |
| C | 6 | Alexis Pickett | So. | L/R | .236 | .288 | .278 | 17 | 10 |
| 1B | 13 | Jessica Vasser | So. | L/L | .275 | .407 | .406 | 19 | 11 |
| 2B | 8 | Taylor Thomas | Sr. | R/R | .265 | .365 | .337 | 22 | 14 |
| SS | 1 | Kameryn Hebenton | Sr. | R/R | .369 | .470 | .488 | 31 | 12 |
| 3B | 9 | Brittany Keeney | Jr. | R/R | .330 | .400 | .553 | 31 | 16 |
| RF | 7 | Ariel Shore | So. | L/L | .275 | .284 | .300 | 22 | 2 |
| CF | 4 | Kayla White | So. | R/R | .356 | .417 | .481 | 37 | 16 |
| LF | 5 | Coco Villamor | Sr. | R/R | .213 | .204 | .277 | 10 | 6 |
| DP | 11 | Brooke Hebenton | Sr. | R/R | .222 | .286 | .222 | 4 | 1 |
GAME NOTES
FEVER PITCH
The Cal State Fullerton pitchers felt the heat this past weekend as the Highlanders more than doubled their home run total for the season. Heading into the series with the Titans, UCR had hit just two home runs. But that all changed when Kameryn Hebenton hit two and Brittany Keeney and Jessica Vasser each hit one homer apiece.
SPEED DEMONS
The Highlanders set a Division I single-game program record with eight stolen bases against Saint Louis on March 11.
CATCH ME IF YOU CAN
As a team, the Highlanders led the Big West with 53 stolen bases and 57 attempts in 2010. In fact, UCR became the first team in league history to record 50+ stolen bases while not being caught at least 10 times.
The 53 stolen bases in 2010 set the Highlanders Division I program record for most stolen bases in a single-season. So far in 2011, UCR has stolen 45 bases in 51 attempts, well on pace to break that mark this season.
DOUBLE VISION
Brittany Keeney has recorded 12 doubles through the first 31 games of the season, already tying the Division I era record for most doubles in a season. The UCR all-time record for most doubles in a season is 18. Keeney is currently ranked 13th in the nation in doubles per game.
RAIN OUTS
Mother Nature was not kind to the Highlanders during the week of March 20, as seven of the nine games that week were canceled due to rain.
RECORD SETTERS
Last season UC Riverside tied the Division I program record for most conference wins with seven, equaling the 2009 team which originally established the mark. The Highlanders also tied the mark for most overall wins with 22.
UCR Top Big West Winning Percentages
| W | L | Pct. | |
| 2010 | 7 | 14 | .333 |
| 2009 | 7 | 14 | .333 |
NOT SO SWEET 16
UC Riverside pounded out a season-high 16 hits in a 12-9 loss to Idaho State on March 4. The 16 hits tie the Division I record for most hits in a single game.
TODAY'S HIGH
The Highlanders scored a season-high 11 runs in their 13-11 loss to Boise State on February 25. The 11 runs scored are the most since the team plated that many against Harvard on March 14, 2010. It is also the most runs scored in a loss in the Division I history of the program.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
UC Riverside sophomore Kayla White was named Big West Conference Player of the Week on February 14 after hitting .529 and slugging .765 during the Highlanders opening weekend tournament in Las Vegas. White recorded nine hits in 17 at bats, hitting safely in all five games at the UNLV Sportco Kick-Off Classic. She tied her career-high with three hits against UNLV on Friday, and set a career-high with two runs in UCR's 7-6 win against Mississippi State on Saturday.
PITCHER OF THE WEEK
UC Riverside junior Jordyn McDonald was named the Big West Conference's Pitcher of the Week on February 21 after going 1-1 over the weekend with a 1.00 ERA. McDonald picked up her first win of the season in a 6-1 victory over Minnesota on Friday, February 18. She pitched all seven innings scattering four hits while striking out seven. In a 4-0 loss to Loyola Marymount on Sunday, February 20, McDonald gave up just one earned run while striking out four in 7.0 innings of work.
NOT THE RECORD YOU WANT BROKEN
The Highlanders allowed #10 Washington to score 23 runs against them on February 11, breaking the program's Division I record for most runs allowed.
DID U C L A LOSE?
The Highlanders upset the No. 5 team in the nation on March 3, 2010 with their 3-2 victory over UCLA. That win marked the first victory over a ranked opponent in the program's Division I history. UCLA went on to win the 2010 NCAA National Championship.
ALL-BIG WEST
The UC Riverside softball team placed two players on the 2010 All-Big West Team. Marissa Alvidrez earned a Second Team nod at the designated player position, while Brittany Keeney nabbed an Honorable Mention accolade at first base.
With this award, Alvidrez earned her sixth-career Big West All-Conference selection. She was previously named Honorable Mention as both a utility and designated player in 2007, Second Team as a designated player and First Team as a utility in 2008, and Honorable Mention as a designated player in 2009.
Brittany Keeney earned her second Big West All-Conference award as she was previously named to the Honorable Mention team as a freshman in the 2009 season.
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