Softball Hosts Doubleheaders On Tuesday And Wednesday

Tuesday, March 6

Riverside, CA

2:30 pm

UC Riverside

Michigan State

Photo by: Gabriel L. Acosta

Softball Hosts Doubleheaders On Tuesday And Wednesday

3/5/2012 10:37:00 AM | Softball

Riverside—Fresh off a 3-1 weekend at the Highlander Classic, the UC Riverside softball team gets right back into action with eight scheduled games this week starting with a doubleheader on Tuesday, March 6.

The Highlanders are scheduled to play Saint Joseph's on Tuesday at noon, and will play Michigan State approximately 30 minutes after that.

On Wednesday, UCR hosts Eastern Kentucky for a doubleheader beginning at 12:00 pm.

Gates open one hour prior to the first game, and all fans must park in Lot 26 on Tuesday and Wednesday. Campus Map

Highlanders vs Game Capsules

UC
Riverside

Saint
Joseph's

Michigan
State

Eastern
Kentucky

2012 Stats,
Record

7-11

5-6

4-12

6-3

Schedule

Roster

Conference

Big West

Atlantic 10

Big Ten

Ohio Valley

Current Streak

W 1

L 1

L 3

L 1

Last Box
Score

W, 8-0 vs
Portland
State

L, 4-3 vs
Utah
State

L, 11-7 at
Cal St
Fullerton

L, 6-4 vs
Alabama
State

Next Opp.

3/24 vs
Colorado
State

3/14 at
Penn

3/7 at
UCLA

3/8 vs
North
Carolina

Top
Hitter

Jessica
Vasser
Jr.
.400 BA

Rochelle
Christman
Jr.
.303 BA

Stephanie
Sanders
RS Fr.
.429 BA

Carissa
Reisinger
Jr.
.382 BA

Top
Pitcher

Taylor
Alvarez
Fr.
3.61
ERA

Lauren
Pembleton
Sr.
1.29
ERA

Carly
Nielsen
Fr.
4.34
ERA

Leanna
Pittsenbarger
Fr.
1.44
ERA

D1 Record
Against

1-1
Results

0-2
Results

1-1
Results

D1 Current
Streak Against

L 1

L 2

W 1

Projected Highlander Lineup
(By Position)
Pos	#	Name	Yr	B/T	Avg	OBP	SLG	H	RBI
C	6	Alexis Pickett	Jr.	L/R	.333	.418	.438	16	8
1B	13	Jessica Vasser	Jr.	L/L	.400	.533	.511	18	7
2B	9	Brittany Keeney	Sr.	R/R	.273	.347	.341	12	3
SS	12	Kaylie Atkinson	Fr.	R/R	.302	.380	.465	13	7
3B	8	Yesenia Duenas	Fr.	R/R	.077	.200	.077	1	1
RF	19	Dionne Anderson	So.	L/R	.277	.358	.362	13	6
CF	4	Kayla White	Jr.	R/R	.265	.345	.510	13	15
LF	7	Ariel Shore	Jr.	L/R	.236	.311	.291	13	7
DP	1	Halle Luna	Fr.	L/R	.471	.500	.471	8	2

GAME NOTES
STREAKING
After dropping nine of their first 10 games, the Highlanders have since won six of eight.

DON'T SHUT ME OUT
UC Riverside shutout Portland State on two occasions during the Highlander Classic, winning 5-0 on March 1 and defeating them 8-0 in five innings on March 4.

OFFENSIVE EXPLOSION
After scoring a combined three runs in five games from Feb. 17-19, the Highlanders exploded for 28 runs over their next four games. Included in that total was a season-high 12 runs against South Dakota on Feb. 26.

OFFENSIVE EXPLOSION II
UC Riverside's 12 runs against South Dakota on Feb. 26 are the most since the team scored 14 against Longwood on March 13, 2009. The 12 runs also ties for fourth on the UCR Division I single-game charts for most runs.

SHOWING NO MERCY
UCR has eight-run, mercy-ruled three opponents so far in 2012—UIC on Feb. 24, South Dakota on Feb. 26, and Portland State on Mar. 4—the most times since the 2007 squad mercy-ruled three opponents.

FEELING A LITTLE RANK
The Highlanders faced off against the top team in country on Feb. 18, dropping a 10-0 ballgame to Cal. The Golden Bears were the first ranked opponent UCR has faced since playing #4 Arizona on March 6, 2011.

ALL-BIG WEST
The UC Riverside softball team placed three players on the 2011 All-Big West Team. Kayla White was named to the first team—just the third Highlanders player in the program's Division I history to gain a spot on the league's top squad—while Kameryn Hebenton and Brittany Keeney were named to the All-Big West Second Team.

COACHING CHANGES
UC Riverside will have two new faces in the dugout this season, as Michell Vlahos joins the Highlanders as an assistant coach, and former player Kameryn Hebenton joins the staff as a volunteer coach.