RIVERSIDE, Calif. - UC Riverside (14-14, 5-1 Big West) completed a three-game sweep of Cal State Bakersfield on Saturday morning at Amy S. Harrison Field with a 5-3 win.  

HOW IT HAPPENED 

• UC Riverside continued its offensive dominance from game two with a 3-0 lead after two innings. Rebeca Cabezas tripled in the Highlanders' first at-bat of the morning, and Kamryn Davis drove her in immediately after. 
• Davis scored on a sac fly from Mariana Palazuelos later in the frame.  
• Bakersfield went down quietly before UCR tacked on its third early run.  
• The Roadrunners tied things up in the fourth with three runs, and the Highlanders counted with a bases-loaded threat in the bottom half in the frame.  
• Eta Lauti broke the game open in the fifth with a two-out, two-run double to left center before Maddie Heinlin shut the door with back-to-back one-two-three innings to end it.  

NOTABLES 

• UC Riverside has now won five straight and is off to its best six-game Big West start in program history at 5-. 
• Reagen Everett recorded six strikeouts in her start while Davis went 4 for 4 with a run and an RBI.  
• The Highlanders now own a 14-game win streak in the series dating back to 2020. 

UP NEXT 

• UCR will continue its hot start to conference play next weekend at UC San Diego. First pitch in game one from La Jolla is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 22.