RIVERSIDE, Calif. - UC Riverside swept Saturday's doubleheader against Holy Cross with wins of 12-11 and 11-4, now holding a five-game win streak for the first time since 2010.  

HOW IT HAPPENED 

• The Highlanders were forced to play catchup early with a quick 5-0 Holy Cross lead. UCR got two runs back in the third, however, also putting runners on second and third in the fourth.  
• UC Riverside saved the bulk of its offense in game one for the final two innings, where the Highlanders scored 10 runs – four in the eighth and sixth in the ninth – to complete the comeback after being down 11-2 after seven. 
• Bubba Rocha went 4 for 4 in game one with two runs while Jayden Sanchez went 2 for 4 with a pair of runs. Sean McLeod also contributed four RBIs in game one.  
• Tyler Gebb improved to 2-1 on the season in a game two win for UCR, racking up five strikeouts to help the Highlanders win their fifth straight.  
• Both teams traded multi-run first innings before the Highlanders raced ahead with a four-run third on a sacrifice groundout and a three-run homer from Zach Tallerman.  
• Holy Cross responded with two runs in the fourth, but Gebb retired five of seven as UCR held the Crusaders scoreless the rest of the way.  

HIGHLANDER HIGHLIGHTS 

• UCR's first win of the day featured two home runs, emphasized by a grand slam from Sean McLeod that cut the deficit to 11-6.  
• Tallerman went 3 for 5 in game two with two runs and four RBIs. 

UP NEXT 

• UCR concludes the series on Sunday, March 10 with a 12:00 p.m. first pitch against the Crusaders.