Heinlin Goes the Distance in Series Opening Win at Bakersfield

Friday, May 10

Bakersfield, Calif.

2:30 p.m.

UC Riverside

17-28, 11-14

Cal State Bakersfield

5-44, 3-22

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
UC Riverside	1	0	1	0	2	1	0	5	12	1
CSU Bakersfield	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0

Photo by: Andrea David

Heinlin Goes the Distance in Series Opening Win at Bakersfield

5/10/2024 5:15:00 PM | Softball

Box Score

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - UC Riverside (17-28, 11-14 Big West) opened the final weekend of the season on Friday with a dominant 5-1 win over Cal State Bakersfield at Roadrunner Softball Complex.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Maddie Heinlin improved to 6-11 on the year with a masterful seven-inning complete game, allowing a single run on just two hits with seven strikeouts.
Rebeca Cabezas opened the scoring for UC Riverside, wasting no time with an RBI to left field in the top of the first that scored Nadia Witt.
Bakersfield tied the series opener at one apiece before Cabezas notched her second RBI on the day in the third.
Gigi Araki put the Highlanders squarely in the driver's seat with a two-run home run in the fifth for just her second long ball of the season.
UCR rounded out the scoring in the sixth inning on a groundout from Jackie Alday to score Kamryn Davis.

HIGHLANDER HIGHLIGHTS

Heinlin registered her second complete game of the season to give UCR a 1-0 series lead in its final weekend of 2024.
Cabezas notched her third three-hit outing of the season and second of Big West play. The sophomore was one of four Highlanders to record multiple hits in the win.

UP NEXT

UC Riverside will complete its 2024 season on Saturday at Roadrunner Softball Complex with a doubleheader beginning at 12:00 p.m. Both games will be streamed live on ESPN+.