This season was a special season for the UC Riverside track and field team, as they were able to practice and compete in the newly constructed track stadium. The Highlanders performed in front of a home crowd for first time in seven years, in a dual meet with UC Santa Barbara. The UC Riverside men’s and women’s teams have...
The UC Riverside softball team finished the season with a record of 8-13 in Big West conference play and 25-28 overall. The eight conference wins and 25 overall wins set a new UCR softball Division I record. The Highlanders finished fifth in the conference standings, exceeding expectations of a preseason coaches poll that had UCR finishing last in the...
Kendall’s Fastball
Folks, the season has ended for the UC Riverside baseball team. It is sad and heartbreaking for UCR fans to not see their team participating after regulation play. Riverside should look for the positive from now on and should use this off-season to bounce back for next season.
The Highlanders will miss their four graduating comrades Eddie Orozco, Vince...
The men’s tennis team had only six victories overall this season. The first three wins came against teams such as Vanguard, College of the Desert and Riverside CC at the same tourney. The next three wins came against Weber State, Seattle and Idaho State. Aside from those victories, the men’s team struggled to find any wins against Big West...
The men’s golf team started off the academic year fairly well with eighth place finish out of 13 teams at the Washington State Palouse Collegiate tourney held on Sept. 12-13. The Highlanders looked as if they were on their way to a solid season as they posted a season high third place finish out of six at the Firestone...
The Preseason Big West Coaches Poll suggested that the Highlanders would finish in fifth place in their division. The team, however, expected to finish even higher in the standings and possibly be in the hunt for the NCAA Regional Baseball Tournament in Eugene, Oregon.
The team ultimately fell short of their expectations. Riverside had just four players with 10 or...
PBHAK’S CORNER
With this newspaper issue being the last of the school year, it has made me look back and recall some of the memorable games and achievements in UCR athletics this season. In a year, where many Highlanders teams struggled, there were some great feats accomplished. The men’s basketball game versus CSU Long Beach was an amazing game to...
This past Sunday marked the end of the season for UCR sports. Some notable athletes in the month of May included baseball’s Vince Gonzalez, who had an amazing 19-game hitting streak. Track and field had Travis Smith, Caleb Stuart and Ryan Swafford dominate the Big West competition and all advance past the NCAA West Regional Preliminary to the NCAA...
Date: May 22, 2012
Lions 3 - Highlanders 0
The UC Riverside baseball team faced off against the Loyola Marymount Lions last Tuesday afternoon. The ball game was ugly for the Highlanders as they only mustered three hits and left nine men on base which transpired into a 0-3 shutout loss.
Riverside’s starter Mitch Patito (3-4) went seven innings before being pulled....
UC Riverside sent eight athletes to compete at the NCAA West Regional Preliminary Round, which was held this past week at the Mike A. Myers stadium in Austin, Texas. In order to move past the preliminary round and onto the national meet, each Highlander athlete needed to come in the top 12 places in their respective events. Out of...