
Highlanders Finish Play in San Diego
2/19/2023 5:22:00 PM | Softball
SAN DIEGO - UC Riverside finished out the Campbell Cartier Classic on Sunday with a 12-5 loss to Oregon and a 4-3 loss to LMU.
Kat Montuya put a little scare into the Ducks in the second inning with a two-run shot to left center that also scored Max Ortega, whose leadoff single on an 0-2 pitch put the Highlanders in business. Oregon would pull ahead with a big second inning of their own, but Haylee Kela made the first game of the day a bit more manageable with a three-run shot in the third.
Kela's homer was the Highlanders' second of the day that came following a leadoff base hit. The Long Beach native was UCR's offensive go-to against the Lions as well, going 1 for 3 in the tournament finale with a pair of RBIs.
Jackie Alday had a day at the plate as well, turning in a 2-for-3 afternoon with two runs, including the Highlanders' first of the game.
UC Riverside is next headed to the Mary Nutter Classic beginning on Thursday, February 23 with a 12:30 p.m. first pitch against Bethune-Cookman at Big League Dreams in Cathedral City.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Hansen, Stevie (4-2)
L: Blanco, Briza (0-3)

Batting:
HR: Kela, Haylee 1 ; Montuya, Kat 1
RBI: Kela, Haylee 3 ; Montuya, Kat 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Witt, Nadia 1 ; Kela, Haylee 1 ; Ortega, Max 1 ; Montuya, Kat 1 ; Garewal, Lauryn 1

Batting:
2B: Bunker, Allee 1 ; Bird, Tehya 1
3B: Bunker, Allee 1 ; Carlson, Ariel 1
HR: McGowan, Terra 1 ; Bird, Tehya 1
RBI: Bunker, Allee 3 ; McGowan, Terra 4 ; Carlson, Ariel 2 ; Ornelas, Karissa 1 ; Bird, Tehya 1
SF: Humphreys, KK 1 ; Sinicki, Paige 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Morris, Kyla 2 ; Bunker, Allee 2 ; McGowan, Terra 3 ; Luschar, Kedre 1 ; Carlson, Ariel 1 ; Bird, Tehya 2 ; Sinicki, Paige 1
SB: Morris, Kyla 1 ; Humphreys, KK 1 ; Luschar, Kai 1
HBP: Sinicki, Paige 1















