The program's home venue is the Riverside Sports Complex, located on the university's campus.

Although the school traces its history to the early 20th century, the University of California, Riverside opened for classes in February 1954.

[6] On September 2, 1970, John Lowenstein became the first program alumnus to appear in Major League Baseball, as he debuted for the Cleveland Indians.

[5] Prior to the start of the 1971 season, the program joined the College Division's California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA).

[4][11] Future major leaguers Steve Lubratich and Eric Show played on the championship team.

[7] The Highlanders' home venue, the Riverside Sports Complex, hosted the Division II College World Series from 1980 to 1984.

In 1981, the team won the West Regional, but was eliminated after losing consecutive World Series games to Florida Southern and Cal State Northridge.

In the World Series, the Highlanders won their second Division II National Championship with victories over Longwood, New Haven, and Florida Southern twice.

[7] For the seven straight seasons from 1983 to 1989, the program failed to qualify for the NCAA tournament, despite finishing with an above-.500 CCAA record in six of the seven years.

On one occasion, in 1991, it advanced to the Division II College World Series, the program's fourth appearance.

As the #3 seed in the Palo Alto Regional, the team beat Richmond 10–8 in its opening game.

[4] Prior to the 2007 season, an unused storage building near the Riverside Sports Complex was renovated and converted into the team's home clubhouse.

[22] In the 2007 season, the team went 38–21 and won the Big West title, thus receiving an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as a #2 seed in the Tempe Regional.

In that seven-year stretch, the program had three winning seasons and finished as high as third in the Big West; it did not qualify for the postseason.

[24] The program's home venue is the Riverside Sports Complex, located on the university's campus.

P Eddie Orozco, selected in the 22nd round by the Chicago Cubs, chose to sign a professional contract.