Gigi Araki
4
Winner UC Santa Barbara UCSB 16-29, 9-11 Big West
1
UC Riverside UCR 15-26, 9-12 Big West
Winner
UC Santa Barbara UCSB
16-29, 9-11 Big West
4
Final
1
UC Riverside UCR
15-26, 9-12 Big West
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
UC Santa Barbara UCSB 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 11 0
UC Riverside UCR 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1

W: Camryn Snyder (7-6) L: Blanco, Briza (4-10)

8
Winner UC Santa Barbara UCSB 17-29, 10-11 Big West
7
UC Riverside UCR 15-27, 9-13 Big West
Winner
UC Santa Barbara UCSB
17-29, 10-11 Big West
8
Final
7
UC Riverside UCR
15-27, 9-13 Big West
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
UC Santa Barbara UCSB 0 0 1 1 1 5 0 8 9 5
UC Riverside UCR 0 0 2 0 1 3 1 7 10 2

W: Malaya Johnson (4-7) L: Heinlin, Maddie (5-11)

Game Recap: Softball |

Softball Drops Doubleheader to Gauchos

RIVERSIDE, Calif. - UC Riverside (15-28, 9-14 Big West) started off its final home series of 2024 on Saturday at Amy S. Harrison Field with defeats of 4-1 and 8-7 against UC Santa Barbara.  

HOW IT HAPPENED 

  • Both teams did their game one offensive damage in the first inning with Nadia Witt taking the first pitch she saw to straightaway center for her third home run of the year.  
  • Gigi Araki recorded her 12th double of the season in the fourth inning of game one.  
  • Game two was a pitcher's duel through innings one and two before the Gauchos went ahead on a solo home run and UCR countered with two runs in the third on a fielding error.  
  • UC Riverside again tied the game on a fielding error in the fifth inning and responded to the Gauchos' five-run fifth with a three-run frame of its own. The Highlanders pulled to within two on a triple from Kat Montuya to right center field. 
  • UCR inched closer in the bottom of the seventh with a groundout from Samiya Jones that scored Rebeca Cabezas.  

HIGHLANDER HIGHLIGHTS 

  • Araki has now doubled in five of her last seven games, also currently owning a team-high eight-game on-base streak and seven-game hitting streak. 

UP NEXT 

  • The Highlanders will host Senior Day and its home finale on Sunday with a 12:00 p.m. first pitch from Amy S. Harrison Field. Tickets are available now at highlanderstickets.universitytickets.com.