Baseball vs CSF
3
UC Riverside UCR 16-33, 6-21 Big West
12
Winner UC Santa Barbara SB 39-12, 23-4 Big West
UC Riverside UCR
16-33, 6-21 Big West
3
Final
12
UC Santa Barbara SB
39-12, 23-4 Big West
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
UC Riverside UCR 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 0
UC Santa Barbara SB 0 1 0 0 2 5 1 3 X 12 17 2

W: R. Gallagher (9-1) L: Gebb, Tyler (4-4)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Highlanders Fall in Series Opener to UCSB, 12-3

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - UC Riverside opened the final Big West series of the season against the University of California, Santa Barbara Gauchos with a Thursday evening showdown at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium. Despite jumping to the lead in the fourth inning, the Highlanders couldn't hold the Gauchos and fell 12-3.

HOW IT HAPPENED 

  • The Gauchos opened up the scoreboard with a solo home run in the bottom of the first inning. 
  • In the top of the fourth, the Highlanders pounded out three runs. Sean Blandino doubled to score Koniarsky, followed by Lopez scoring on a fielding error. Rudy Rodriguez sent the final run of the inning home with a sacrifice to score Blandino. 
  • The Gauchos put up runs in the fifth, sixth and seventh innings, culminating with a three run homer in the bottom of the eighth to lift UCSB to a 12-3 lead.  

HIGHLANDER HIGHLIGHTS 

  • Blandino had a double, an RBI and a run in his three at bats to open the series. 

UP NEXT 

  • The Highlanders return to face the Gauchos for game two in the final weekend of Big West play. First pitch is scheduled for 4:35 p.m. on Friday, May 24.