:UC Riverside Highlanders

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The UC Riverside Highlanders baseball team is the varsity intercollegiate baseball team of the University of California, Riverside.{{cite web|url=https://gohighlanders.com/documents/2010/3/29/2010%20BA%20Media%20Guide.pdf?id=611|title=2010 UC Riverside baseball media guide|publisher=gohighlanders.com|access-date=May 26, 2019}} The team is a member of the Big West Conference, which is part of the NCAA Division I. UC Riverside's first baseball team was fielded in 1958. The team plays its home games at the 2,500-seat Riverside Sports Complex.

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The UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball team represents the University of California, Riverside. The school's team currently competes in the Big West Conference, which is part of the NCAA Division I.{{cite web |url=https://gohighlanders.com/sports/2010/9/4/MBB_0904100125.aspx|title=Men's Basketball: Career Coaching Records|publisher=gohighlanders.com|access-date=May 26, 2019}} UC Riverside's first men's basketball team was fielded during the 1958–59 season. The team plays its home games at the 3,168-seat Student Recreation Center Arena.

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The UC Riverside Highlanders women's basketball team represents the University of California, Riverside. The school's team currently competes in the Big West Conference, which is part of the NCAA Division I.{{cite web |url=https://gohighlanders.com/sports/2010/8/2/WBB_0802102827.aspx?id=682|title=Women's Basketball: Career Coaching Records|publisher=gohighlanders.com|access-date=May 26, 2019}} UC Riverside's first women's basketball team was fielded during the 1977–78 season. The team plays its home games at the 3,168-seat Student Recreation Center Arena.

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The UC Riverside Highlanders men's soccer team have an NCAA Division I Tournament record of 0–2 through two appearances.{{cite web |title=Bracket of the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship |url=https://www.ncaa.com/brackets/soccer-men/d1/2018 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=November 19, 2018}}{{cite web |title=Bracket of the 2022 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship |url=https://www.ncaa.com/brackets/soccer-men/d1/2022 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=February 15, 2024}}

The UC Riverside Highlanders women's soccer team have an NCAA Division I Tournament record of 0–1 through one appearance.{{cite web |title=Division I Women's Soccer Championships Records Book |url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/w_soccer_champs_records/2017/D1.pdf |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=July 25, 2018}}

The UC Riverside Highlanders football team played from 1955 until the program was disbanded in 1975. The team played at Highlander Stadium.

The UC Riverside Highlanders competed in the NCAA Tournament across 6 active sports (2 men's and 4 women's) 10 times at the Division I level.{{cite web|title=NCAA Championships Statistics|url=https://www.ncaa.org/sports/2021/2/9/statistics.aspx|publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association|access-date=April 10, 2022}}

• Baseball (2): 2003, 2007
• Women's basketball (3): 2006, 2007, 2010
• Men's soccer (1): 2018
• Women's soccer (1): 2005
• Women's indoor track and field (2): 2009, 2016
• Women's outdoor track and field (1): 2009

UC Riverside has never won a national championship at the NCAA Division I level.{{cite web|title=Championships Summary|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/champs_records_book/Overall.pdf|publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association|access-date=May 20, 2018}}

UC Riverside won 4 national championships at the NCAA Division II level.

• Baseball (2): 1977, 1982
• Women's volleyball (2): 1982, 1986

Below is one national championship that was not bestowed by the NCAA:

• Women's volleyball – Division II (1): 1977 (AIAW)

UC Riverside had 1 Highlander win an NCAA individual championship at the Division I level.

At the NCAA Division II level, UC Riverside garnered 11 individual championships.

"Scotty Highlander" is the mascot for UC Riverside. The original mascot was an aggressive little bear wearing a kilt for the school's logo. In 1998, a referendum to move to NCAA Division I was passed and the students approached the administration requesting a new mascot and the old mascot was replaced. In 2011, the mascot was updated again with students voting online and a new "Scotty Highlander" mascot, featuring a roaring bear wearing a plaid Tam o' Shanter was chosen.

All schools in the University of California System have a combination of blue and gold as their school colors. UC Riverside follows this tradition.

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