Saturday, February 23
Riverside, CA
11:30 am
UC Riverside
vs
Boise State
Photo by: Lorie Shore
Softball Welcomes Boise State, Weber State And San Diego To Amy S. Harrison Classic
2/19/2013 3:52:00 PM | Softball
Riverside, CA—The UC Riverside Softball Team hosts the first of three tournaments during the 2013 season this weekend, welcoming Boise State, Weber State, and San Diego to the Amy S. Harrison Classic on February 22-24 at Amy S. Harrison Field. View the Tournament Page.
The schedule is as follows:
Gates open one hour prior to the first game of the day, and fans can park in Lot 24 on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Campus Map
UC Riverside owns an 18-5 record against San Diego dating back to the 2002 season, including winning three of the last four meetings. The Highlanders will face Weber State on Saturday for the first time in the program's Division I history, while Boise State has defeated the Highlanders in two of the last three games.
Live stats for all nine games may be found here.
GAME NOTES
OFF TO THE RACES
The Highlanders won their 2013 season opener against Southern Miss on February 8—the first season-opening victory since 2007.
FEELING A LITTLE RANK
UCR faced off against three ranked opponents in consecutive games at the Campbell/Cartier Classic on February 15-17—the most ranked opponents the team has faced in a row since a three-game series against #21 Cal Poly on May 8-9, 2009.
ERROR MESSAGE
UC Riverside committed five errors in its loss against Fresno State on Feb. 8, the most since April 16, 2011 when the Highlanders recorded six errors.
BREAKING RECORDS
UCR finished the 2012 season with a 25-28 overall record, setting a new program Division I mark for most wins in a season and for best winning percentage.
BRINGING OUT THE BROOMS
The Highlanders sweep of Cal State Northridge on May 5-6, 2012 was the first such sweep over the Matadors in the team's Division I history. The sweep was also the first for UCR in conference play since taking a three-game series from Sacramento State on May 4-5, 2002.
SHOWING NO MERCY
UCR won six games last year by the eight-run mercy-rule—the most times in the program's DI history. This season, they’ve already won one game by the mercy rule, but have been mercy ruled four times by opponents.
BATTER UP
UCR finished the 2012 season with a team batting average of .281— the highest single-season average in the team's Division I history, besting the 2011 squad with a .276 batting average.
CATCH ME IF YOU CAN
The Highlanders stole 73 bases in 2012, 10 more than the program's previous DI record of 63 set in 2011. UCR already has 17 stolen bases in 2013.
WHAT A DIFFERENCE A YEAR MAKES
The Highlanders won 13 games in 2011, but nearly doubled that win total in 2012 with 25 victories.
OFF THE CHARTS
UC Riverside's 16 runs against Eastern Kentucky on March 7, 2012 are the most in the Division I history of the program for a single-game total. The previous high was 15, set at Utah State on May 3, 2003.
CONFERENCE DIVAS
The Highlanders led the Big West Conference last season in triples, stolen bases, and steal attempts while ranking second in batting average, slugging percentage, on base percentage, and RBI. On the national scale, UC Riverside ranked 12th in double plays per game and 44th in both triples per game and stolen bases per game.
COACHING CHANGES
UC Riverside welcomes an entirely new coaching staff to the dugout in 2013. Head Coach Linda Garza was hired in June to lead the program, and named Jodie Cox and Chez Sievers as assistant coaches and Morgan Stuart as a volunteer coach.
ALL-BIG WEST
Four UC Riverside players were selected to the Big West All-Conference Team last season, with outfielder Kayla White garnering All-Big West First-Team awards while Alexis Pickett was selected to the Second Team, and Ariel Shore and Kaylie Atkinson both received Honorable Mention accolades.
The schedule is as follows:
| Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
| Boise State vs Weber State at 9 am | Boise State vs San Diego at 9 am | Boise State vs San Diego at 9 am |
| San Diego vs Weber State at 11:30 am | UC Riverside vs Boise State at 11:30 am | UC Riverside vs Weber State at 11:30 am |
| UC Riverside vs San Diego at 2 pm | UC Riverside vs Weber State at 2 pm | UC Riverside vs San Diego at 2 pm |
Gates open one hour prior to the first game of the day, and fans can park in Lot 24 on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Campus Map
UC Riverside owns an 18-5 record against San Diego dating back to the 2002 season, including winning three of the last four meetings. The Highlanders will face Weber State on Saturday for the first time in the program's Division I history, while Boise State has defeated the Highlanders in two of the last three games.
Live stats for all nine games may be found here.
| Highlanders vs Amy S. Harrison Classic Game Capsules | ||||
| UC Riverside | Boise State | Weber State | San Diego | |
| 2013 Record & Stats | 2-7 | 4-6 | 0-5 | 3-4 |
| Roster | Roster | Roster | Roster | |
| Schedule | Schedule | Schedule | Schedule | |
| Conference | Big West | Mountain West | Big Sky | PCSC |
| Current Streak | L 6 | L 1 | L 5 | L 1 |
| Most Recent Box Score |
L, 9-1 at San Diego State |
L, 9-2 vs Rutgers |
L, 5-0 vs Seattle |
L, 3-2 vs UC Santa Barbara |
| Next Opponent |
3/1 vs Portland State |
3/1 vs BYU |
3/1 vs DePaul |
3/1 vs Utah State |
| Top Hitter |
Marissa
Escalante Freshman .350 BA |
 Bourke Senior .379 BA |
 Kulp Freshman .353 BA |
 Mavridis Freshman .421 BA |
| Top Pitcher |
Alyssa
Razo Sophomore 4.29 ERA 2-3 Record |
 Patton RS Junior 4.99 ERA 3-2 Record |
 Allaband Sophomore 5.73 ERA 0-2 Record |
 Coleman Junior 2.13 ERA 2-1 Record |
| DI Record vs. | 1-2 | 0-0 | 18-5 | |
| DI Current Streak vs. | L 1 | First Meeting | W 1 | |
| Projected Highlanders Lineup | |||||||||
| (By Position) | |||||||||
| Pos | # | Name | Yr | B/T | Avg | OBP | SLG | H | RBI |
| C | 20 | Natalie Sanchez | Fr. | R/R | .143 | .333 | .190 | 3 | 0 |
| 1B | 17 | Marissa Escalante | Fr. | R/R | .350 | .480 | .550 | 7 | 5 |
| 2B | 3 | Meagan Esteban | Fr. | L/R | .095 | .095 | .095 | 2 | 2 |
| 3B | 16 | Brittanie Akey | Fr. | R/R | .100 | .182 | .100 | 2 | 2 |
| SS | 11 | Nicolette Lujan | So. | R/R | .143 | .250 | .143 | 2 | 0 |
| RF | 19 | Dionne Anderson | Jr. | L/R | .250 | .385 | .250 | 5 | 2 |
| CF | 4 | Kayla White | Sr. | R/R | .276 | .300 | .414 | 8 | 2 |
| LF | 7 | Ariel Shore | Sr. | L/R | .185 | .241 | .259 | 5 | 0 |
| DP | 9 | Ashley Ercolano | Fr. | R/R | .250 | .375 | .300 | 5 | 4 |
GAME NOTES
OFF TO THE RACES
The Highlanders won their 2013 season opener against Southern Miss on February 8—the first season-opening victory since 2007.
FEELING A LITTLE RANK
UCR faced off against three ranked opponents in consecutive games at the Campbell/Cartier Classic on February 15-17—the most ranked opponents the team has faced in a row since a three-game series against #21 Cal Poly on May 8-9, 2009.
ERROR MESSAGE
UC Riverside committed five errors in its loss against Fresno State on Feb. 8, the most since April 16, 2011 when the Highlanders recorded six errors.
BREAKING RECORDS
UCR finished the 2012 season with a 25-28 overall record, setting a new program Division I mark for most wins in a season and for best winning percentage.
| Best Winning Pct. (DI) | |
| .472 | 2012 |
| .449 | 2006 |
| .407 | 2010 |
| Most Wins (DI) | |
| 25 x | 2012 |
| 22 | 2006 |
| 22 | 2010 |
BRINGING OUT THE BROOMS
The Highlanders sweep of Cal State Northridge on May 5-6, 2012 was the first such sweep over the Matadors in the team's Division I history. The sweep was also the first for UCR in conference play since taking a three-game series from Sacramento State on May 4-5, 2002.
SHOWING NO MERCY
UCR won six games last year by the eight-run mercy-rule—the most times in the program's DI history. This season, they’ve already won one game by the mercy rule, but have been mercy ruled four times by opponents.
BATTER UP
UCR finished the 2012 season with a team batting average of .281— the highest single-season average in the team's Division I history, besting the 2011 squad with a .276 batting average.
CATCH ME IF YOU CAN
The Highlanders stole 73 bases in 2012, 10 more than the program's previous DI record of 63 set in 2011. UCR already has 17 stolen bases in 2013.
WHAT A DIFFERENCE A YEAR MAKES
The Highlanders won 13 games in 2011, but nearly doubled that win total in 2012 with 25 victories.
OFF THE CHARTS
UC Riverside's 16 runs against Eastern Kentucky on March 7, 2012 are the most in the Division I history of the program for a single-game total. The previous high was 15, set at Utah State on May 3, 2003.
CONFERENCE DIVAS
The Highlanders led the Big West Conference last season in triples, stolen bases, and steal attempts while ranking second in batting average, slugging percentage, on base percentage, and RBI. On the national scale, UC Riverside ranked 12th in double plays per game and 44th in both triples per game and stolen bases per game.
COACHING CHANGES
UC Riverside welcomes an entirely new coaching staff to the dugout in 2013. Head Coach Linda Garza was hired in June to lead the program, and named Jodie Cox and Chez Sievers as assistant coaches and Morgan Stuart as a volunteer coach.
ALL-BIG WEST
Four UC Riverside players were selected to the Big West All-Conference Team last season, with outfielder Kayla White garnering All-Big West First-Team awards while Alexis Pickett was selected to the Second Team, and Ariel Shore and Kaylie Atkinson both received Honorable Mention accolades.
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