Highlanders Drop Third Straight to CBU
4/14/2026 8:09:00 PM | Baseball
CBU scored four in the first and did not look back. The Highlanders were able to get two back with a run in the second and third innings, but the Lancers answered.Â
The big inning for CBU came in the seventh when they scored ten times off of three UCR pitchers. It was a combination of walks and singles mostly that led to the big inning. There was only one extra base hit in the frame.
In the bottom of fhe seventh the Highlanders were able to get two across on a home run by Hunter Backstrom. For the outfielder it was his first career homer as a Highlander.Â
Up next for UC Riverside is a trip to Long Beach State to take on the Dirtbags. First pitch on Friday night is 6PM.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Cameron Teper (5-0)
L: Aviña, Jayden (0-2)
Batting:
2B: Riley Hunsaker 1 ; Ben Castelli 1
HR: Ben Castelli 1 ; Diesel Toth 1
RBI: Riley Hunsaker 2 ; Chris Ramirez 1 ; Cole Hansen 2 ; Eric Ruiz 1 ; Bryce McFeely 1 ; Connor Ross 1 ; Ben Castelli 4 ; Camden Andrews 2 ; Cole Howarth 2 ; Diesel Toth 1
SH: Connor Ross 1
SF: Chris Ramirez 1 ; Cole Hansen 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Riley Hunsaker 3 ; Chris Ramirez 3 ; Bryce McFeely 2 ; Connor Ross 3 ; Ben Castelli 1 ; Matthew Bline 1 ; Matt Chavez 1 ; Cole Howarth 2 ; Diesel Toth 3
CS: Chris Ramirez 1 ; Samuel Lopez 1
HBP: Bryce McFeely 1 ; Connor Ross 1

Batting:
2B: Byrd, Jaxon 1
HR: Backstrom, Hunter 1
RBI: Byrd, Jaxon 1 ; Walton, Ty 1 ; Backstrom, Hunter 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Sanderson, Jarren 1 ; Gordon, Tyler 1 ; Backstrom, Hunter 1 ; Sepulveda, Esteban 1
SB: Hernandez, Isaiah 1 ; Sepulveda, Esteban 1












