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2024 UC Irvine Anteaters baseball Conference Big West Conference Coaches No. 13 CB No. 15 Record 41–11 (20–6 Big West) Head coach Assistant coaches
Ryan Johnston (2nd season)
Erich Pfohl (1st season)
CJ Yogi (1st season) Hitting coach J.T. Bloodworth (5th season) Pitching coach Daniel Bibona (11th season) Home stadium Cicerone Field Seasons
The 2024 UC Irvine Anteaters baseball team represents the University of California, Irvine during the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball season . The Anteaters play their home games at Cicerone Field as a member of the Big West Conference . They are led by head coach Ben Orloff , in his sixth season as manager.
Previous season [ edit ] UC Irvine is coming off a 38–17 (19–11) season. The Anteaters finished fourth in the Big West Conference, but did not receive an at-large berth to the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball tournament .
Preseason [ edit ] Preseason Big West awards and honors [ edit ]
Preseason All-Big West Team
Player
No.
Position
Class
Dub Gleed
4
3B
Junior
Caden Kendle
5
OF
Senior
Anthony Martinez
55
1B
Sophomore
Coaches poll [ edit ] The coaches poll was released on February 9, 2024. UC Irvine was picked to finish second in the conference and received two first-place votes.[2]
Coaches' Poll
Pos.
Team
Points
1
UCSB
99 (9)
2 UC Irvine 89 (2)
3
UC San Diego
78
4
Hawaii
70
5
CSUN
65
6
Cal State Fullerton
59
7
Cal Poly
46
8
Long Beach State
42
9
UC Davis
25
10
Cal State Bakersfield
21
11
UC Riverside
11
Personnel [ edit ] Starters [ edit ]
Lineup
Pos.
No.
Player.
Year
C 8
Thomas McCaffrey
Senior
1B 55
Anthony Martinez
Sophomore
2B 16
Will Bermudez
RS-Junior
3B 1
Jo Oyama
Senior
SS 2
Woody Hadeen
RS-Junior
LF 5
Caden Kendle
Senior
CF 11
Myles Smith
Junior
RF 26
Chase Call
Junior
DH 4
Dub Gleed
Junior
Weekend Pitching Rotation
Day
No.
Player.
Year
Friday 13
Nick Pinto
Graduate
Saturday 28
Trevor Hansen
Freshman
Sunday 27
Brandon Luu
Freshman
2024 UC Irvine Anteaters baseball team
Players
Coaches
#
Pos.
Name
Bats/throws
Height
Weight
Year
Home town
1
INF Jo Oyama L/R
5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
Sr
Okinawa, JPN
2
INF Woody Hadeen S/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
RS Jr
Temecula, CA
4
INF Dub Gleed R/R
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Jr
Ladera Ranch, CA
5
OF Caden Kendle R/R
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Sr
Huntington Beach, CA
7
OF Jacob Stinson L/R
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Sr
Pleasanton, CA
8
C Thomas McCaffrey R/R
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Sr
Santa Monica, CA
10
OF Luke Spillane R/R
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Gr
Trabuco Canyon, CA
11
OF Myles Smith L/R
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Jr
Torrance, CA
12
RHP David Utagawa R/R
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
RS Jr
Phoenix, AZ
13
LHP Nick Pinto L/L
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Gr
Coto de Caza, CA
14
RHP Danny Suarez R/R
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Jr
Trabuco Canyon, CA
15
RHP Finnegan Wall R/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Jr
Hesperia, CA
16
INF Will Bermudez S/R
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
RS Jr
Whittier, CA
17
RHP Riley Kelly R/R
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
So
Santa Ana, CA
18
RHP Ricky Tibbett R/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Gr
Chula Vista, CA
20
RHP Tim Grack R/R
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Fr
Fountain Valley, CA
21
INF Landon Gaz R/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
Fr
Moorpark, CA
22
RHP Cameron Wheeler R/R
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Gr
Chino Hills, CA
23
INF Frankie Carney L/R
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
RS Fr
San Diego, CA
24
INF Auggie Gutierrez R/R
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
RS Fr
Yorba Linda, CA
25
INF James Castagnola R/R
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
RS Fr
San Diego, CA
26
OF Chase Call R/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Jr
Porter Ranch, CA
27
LHP Brandon Luu L/L
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Fr
Irvine, CA
28
RHP Trevor Hansen R/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Fr
Simi Valley, CA
30
OF Trevor Wilson R/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Fr
Fresno, CA
31
RHP Dante Zamudio R/R
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Jr
Los Angeles, CA
32
RHP David Vizcaino R/R
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
RS Jr
Chino, CA
33
RHP Max Martin R/R
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
So
Los Angeles, CA
34
C Abraham Garcia-Pacheco R/R
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Sr
Highland, CA
35
RHP Michael Pirrello R/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Sr
Los Alamitos, CA
36
RHP Andrew Grove R/R
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
So
Orange, CA
37
C Holt Williams R/R
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Fr
Camas, WA
38
INF Lucas Scott R/R
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Fr
Long Beach, CA
39
RHP David Butler R/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Jr
Riverside, CA
40
C Blake Penso R/R
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
Jr
Huntington Beach, CA
41
RHP Elliot Joslin R/R
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
So
Los Angeles, CA
42
LHP Ryder Brooks L/L
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
RS Fr
Fountain Valley, CA
43
LHP Ricky Ojeda L/L
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Fr
Valencia, CA
44
LHP Nick Rincover L/L
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Gr
West Hills, CA
55
INF Anthony Martinez L/R
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
So
Fairfield, CA
Head coach Ben Orloff
Assistant coach(es) Daniel Bibona
Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) IneligibleRoster
Game log [ edit ]
2024 UC Irvine Anteaters Baseball Game Log (41–11)
Regular Season (41–11)
February (6–0)
Date
TV
Opponent
Rank
Stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall
BWC
February 16
ESPN+ North Dakota State *No. 25
Cicerone Field Irvine, California W 14–2Pinto (1–0)Puetz (0–1)
None 826
1–0
—
February 17
ESPN+
North Dakota State*
No. 25
Cicerone Field
W 7–2Luu (1–0)Knight (0–1)
None 745
2–0
—
February 18
ESPN+
North Dakota State*
No. 25
Cicerone Field
W 10–4Brooks (1–0)Koenig (0–1)
None 718
3–0
—
February 20
KUCI San Diego *No. 25
Cicerone Field
Canceled (inclement weather) 3–0
—
February 23
ESPN+
at Tulane *
No. 25
Turchin Stadium New Orleans, Louisiana W 5–4Pinto (2–0)Saum (0–2)Tibbett (1)1,692
4–0
—
February 24
ESPN+
at Tulane*
No. 25
Turchin Stadium
W 11–4Luu (2–0)Cehajić (0–1)
Ojeda (1)2,005
5–0
—
February 25
ESPN+
at Tulane*
No. 25
Turchin Stadium
W 10–7Hansen (1–0)Lombardi (0–1)
None 1,692
6–0
—
March (16–3)
Date
TV
Opponent
Rank
Stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall
BWC
Dodger Stadium College Baseball Classic
March 1
ESPN+
San Diego*
No. 23
Cicerone Field
W 3–1Pinto (3–0)Randall (0–1)
Tibbett (2)856
7–0
—
March 2
ESPN+
Michigan *No. 23
Cicerone Field
W 12–4Wheeler (1–0)Denner (1–2)
Martin (1)896
8–0
—
March 3
MLBN vs. UCLA *
No. 23
Dodger Stadium Los Angeles, California W 5–2Ojeda (1–0)Rodriguez (0–1)
Tibbett (3)4,617
9–0
—
March 5
ESPN+
Cal Baptist *No. 22
Cicerone Field
W 13–4Luu (3–0)Wilson (0–2)
Tibbett (4)738
10–0
—
March 7
MWN at Fresno State *
No. 22
Pete Beiden Field Fresno, California W 13–4Brooks (2–0)Dixon (2–1)
None 1,658
11–0
—
March 8
KUCI
vs. Columbia *
No. 22
Pete Beiden Field
W 32–2Pierrello (1–0)Sheets (0–2)
None 1,239
12–0
—
March 8
MWN
at Fresno State *
No. 22
Pete Beiden Field
L 1–13Beal (1–2)
Pinto (3–1)None 1,239
12–1
—
March 9
KUCI
vs. Columbia*
No. 22
Pete Beiden Field
W 25–7Hansen (2–0)Edwards (0–1)
None 1,438
13–1
—
March 13
ESPN+
UConn *No. 19
Cicerone Field
L 0–5Schild (2–0)
Vizcaino (0–1)None 622
13–2
—
March 15
ESPN+
UC Davis No. 19
Cicerone Field
W 1–0Tibbett (1–0)Delaney (1–1)
None 831
14–2
1–0
March 16
ESPN+
UC Davis
No. 19
Cicerone Field
W 6–1Ojeda (2–0)Valdez (1–1)
None 700
15–2
2–0
March 17
ESPN+
UC Davis
No. 19
Cicerone Field
L 10–1211 Woolridge (1–0)
Wheeler (1–1)None 956
15–3
2–1
March 22
ESPN+
Cal State Bakersfield No. 24
Cicerone Field
W 10–3Pinto (4–1)Verdugo (0–3)
None 846
16–3
3–1
March 23
ESPN+
Cal State Bakersfield
No. 24
Cicerone Field
W 12–4Hansen (3–0)Gutierrez (0–2)
None 586
17–3
4–1
March 24
ESPN+
Cal State Bakersfield
No. 24
Cicerone Field
W 3–212 Utagawa (1–0)Grosjean (1–3)
None 591
18–3
5–1
March 26
ESPN+
at Loyola Marymount *
No. 20
George C. Page Stadium Los Angeles, California W 10–911 Pierrello (2–0)Kershaw (1–1)
Zamudio (1)307
19–3
—
March 28
ESPN+
at Hawaii
No. 20
Les Murakami Stadium Honolulu, Hawaii W 6–3Pinto (5–1)Giroux (3–1)
Tibbett (5)3,291
20–3
6–1
March 29
ESPN+
at Hawaii
No. 20
Les Murakami Stadium
W 12–8Rincover (1–0)Abshier (1–2)
Tibbett (6)4,159
21–3
7–1
March 30
ESPN+
at Hawaii
No. 20
Les Murakami Stadium
W 12–5Ojeda (3–0)Magdaleno (1–2)
None 3,324
22–3
8–1
April (11–5)
Date
TV
Opponent
Rank
Stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall
BWC
April 5
ESPN+
No. 23 UCSB
No. 16
Cicerone Field
W 9–3Pinto (6–1)Gallagher (2–1)
None 772
23–3
9–1
April 6
ESPN+
No. 23 UCSB
No. 16
Cicerone Field
L 4–5Gutierrez (5–0)
Hansen (3–1)Flora (4)
1,327
23–4
9–2
April 7
ESPN+
No. 23 UCSB
No. 16
Cicerone Field
W 11–4Luu (4–0)Ager (2–3)
None 1,036
24–4
10–2
April 9
P12N at USC *
No. 12
George C. Page Stadium[b]
L 5–12Johnson (3–0)
Grack (0–1)None 374
24–5
—
April 12
ESPN+
at UC San Diego
No. 12
Triton Ballpark La Jolla, California L 4–15Eyanson (5–1)
Pinto (6–2)None 500
24–6
10–3
April 13
ESPN+
at UC San Diego
No. 12
Triton Ballpark
W 16–3Hansen (4–1)Ernisse (1–2)
Martin (2)426
25–6
11–3
April 14
ESPN+
at UC San Diego
No. 12
Triton Ballpark
L 9–10I. Martinez (3–1)
Tibbett (1–1)None 524
25–7
11–4
April 17
ESPN+
USC*
No. 15
Cicerone Field
L 4–12Ebner (2–0)
Brooks (2–1)None 955
25–8
—
April 19
ESPN+
San Diego State *No. 15
Cicerone Field
W 4–3Pinto (7–2)Riordan (3–4)
Tibbett (7)920
26–8
—
April 20
MWN
at San Diego State*
No. 15
Tony Gwynn Stadium San Diego, California W 9–8Utagawa (7–2)Miranda (1–1)
Tibbett (8)1,044
27–8
—
April 21
ESPN+
San Diego State
No. 15
Cicerone Field
W 7–610 Tibbett (2–1)Canada (0–4)
None 1,203
28–8
—
April 23
P12N
at UCLA*
No. 12
Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California W 9–7Martin (1–0)Ruff (2–4)
Utagawa (1)680
29–8
—
April 26
KUCI
at UC Riverside
No. 12
Ballpark at RSC Riverside, California W 15–1Pinto (8–2)Capacete (0–6)
None 269
30–8
12–4
April 27
KUCI
at UC Riverside
No. 12
Ballpark at RSC
W 15–7Hansen (5–1)Flores (0–6)
None 276
31–8
13–4
April 28
KUCI
at UC Riverside
No. 12
Ballpark at RSC
W 12–3Luu (5–0)Andrunas (1–1)
None 227
32–8
14–4
April 30
ESPN+
at San Diego*
No. 9
Fowler Park San Diego, California W 8–4Grack (1–1)Kysar (1–1)
None 473
33–8
—
May (8–3)
Date
TV
Opponent
Rank
Stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall
BWC
May 3
ESPN+
Cal Poly No. 9
Cicerone Field
L 5–10Wright (7–2)
Ojeda (3–1)None 874
33–9
14–5
May 4
ESPN+
Cal Poly
No. 9
Cicerone Field
W 4–3 (10)Tibbett (3–1)Baum (2–4)
None 904
34–9
15–5
May 5
ESPN+
Cal Poly
No. 9
Cicerone Field
L 2–11Volmerding (1–0)
Luu (5–1)None 1,036
34–10
15–6
May 7
ESPN+
UCLA*
No. 16
Cicerone Field
W 9–6Ojeda (4–1)Stump (0–5)
None 1,990
35–10
—
May 10
ESPN+
at Long Beach State
No. 16
Blair Field Long Beach, California W 18–3Pinto (9–2)Geiss (3–3)
None 2,403
36–10
16–6
May 11
ESPN+
at Long Beach State
No. 16
Blair Field
W 11–2Hansen (5–1)Larson (2–1)
None 2,110
37–10
17–6
May 12
ESPN+
at Long Beach State
No. 16
Blair Field
W 7–1Grack (2–1)Montgomery (3–3)
None 1,522
38–10
18–6
May 14
ESPN+
Loyola Marymount*
No. 13
Cicerone Field
W 7–2Kelly (1–0)Caycedo (0–2)
None 731
39–10
—
May 17
ESPN+
at Cal State Fullerton
No. 13
Goodwin Field Fullerton, California W 10–6 (12)Tibbett (4–1)Jones (0–2)
None 1,062
40–10
19–6
May 18
ESPN+
at Cal State Fullerton
No. 13
Goodwin Field
L 2–9Rodriguez (3–7)
Hansen (5–2)None 1,018
40–11
19–7
May 19
ESPN+
at Cal State Fullerton
No. 13
Goodwin Field
W 18–4Kelly (2–0)Wright (1–6)
None 851
41–11
20–7
May 23
ESPN+
CSUN Cicerone Field
May 24
ESPN+
CSUN
Cicerone Field
May 25
ESPN+
CSUN
Cicerone Field
Postseason (0–0)
Legend: = Win = Loss = CanceledD1Baseball poll.
[3]
Schedule Notes
^ Game will be played at George C. Page Stadium instead of USC's main field, Dedeaux Field , due to a scheduling conflict. USC will still be the designated home team.
Rankings [ edit ] Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Final Coaches' [4] RV RV* 25 23 20 21 19 17 14 16 13 11 16 13 Baseball America [5] 25 21 20 19 19 19 16 14 11 15 14 12 18 17 NCBWA †[6] — RV 25 22 22 20 19 17 14 18 15 11 16 13 D1Baseball[7] — — — 23 22 24 20 16 12 17 12 9 16 15 Perfect Game[8] — — — 22 22 23 20 19 14 18 16 10 17 12
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.
References [ edit ]
^ "Big West Conference" . D1Baseball.com. Retrieved February 25, 2024 .^ "UC Santa Barbara Picked to Win The Big West in 2024 Baseball Preseason Coaches' Poll" . bigwest.org . February 9, 2024. Retrieved March 17, 2024 .^ "2024 Baseball Schedule" . vcuathletics.com . Retrieved January 8, 2024 .^ "Baseball Coaches Poll" . USA Today Gannett . Retrieved March 2, 2024 .^ Flaherty, Peter; Cahill, Teddy (February 26, 2024). "College Baseball Top 25 Rankings" . Baseball America . Retrieved March 2, 2024 . ^ "NCBWA Division I Poll" . National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Dallas . Retrieved March 2, 2024 .^ "D1Baseball.com Top 25" . d1baseball.com . Retrieved March 2, 2024 .^ "NCAA Division I - Top 25 Rankings" . Perfect Game USA . February 26, 2024. Retrieved March 2, 2024 .
External links [ edit ]
Venues People Seasons College World Series appearances in italics
