2024 UC Irvine Anteaters baseball team explained
| Mode: | baseball |
| Year: | 2024 |
| Team: | UC Irvine Anteaters |
| Conference: | Big West Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big West |
| Coachrank: | 13 |
| Cbrank: | 15 |
| Record: | 45–14 |
| Conf Record: | 22–8 |
| Head Coach: | Ben Orloff |
| Hc Year: | 6th |
| Asst Coach1: | Ryan Johnston |
| Ac1 Year: | 2nd |
| Asst Coach2: | Erich Pfohl |
| Ac2 Year: | 1st |
| Asst Coach3: | CJ Yogi |
| Ac3 Year: | 1st |
| Hit Coach: | J.T. Bloodworth |
| Htc Year: | 5th |
| Pitch Coach: | Daniel Bibona |
| Pc Year: | 11th |
| Stadium: | Cicerone Field |
| Champion: | Dodger Stadium College Baseball Classic champions |
| Bowl: | Corvallis Regional |
| Bowl Result: | 2–2 |
The 2024 UC Irvine Anteaters baseball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Anteaters played their home games at Cicerone Field as a member of the Big West Conference. They were led by head coach Ben Orloff, in his sixth season as manager.
Previous season
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
Preseason Big West awards and honors
| Preseason All-Big West Team |
| Player | No. | Position | Class |
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| Dub Gleed | 4 | 3B | Junior |
| Caden Kendle | 5 | OF | Senior |
| Anthony Martinez | 55 | 1B | Sophomore |
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Coaches poll
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.[1]
Coaches' Poll| 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
Starters
Lineup| Pos. | No. | Player. | Year |
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| 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 |
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| Friday | 13 | Nick Pinto | Graduate |
| Saturday | 28 | Trevor Hansen | Freshman |
| Sunday | 27 | Brandon Luu | Freshman | |
Roster
Game log
| 2024 UC Irvine Anteaters Baseball Game Log (41–11) |
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| Regular Season (41–11) |
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| February (6–0) |
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| Date | TV | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | BWC |
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| February 16 | | North Dakota State | No. 25 | Cicerone Field
Irvine, California | W 14–2 | Pinto (1–0) | Puetz (0–1) | None | 826 | 1–0 | — | | February 17 | ESPN+ | North Dakota State* | No. 25 | Cicerone Field | W 7–2 | Luu (1–0) | Knight (0–1) | None | 745 | 2–0 | — | | February 18 | ESPN+ | North Dakota State* | No. 25 | Cicerone Field | W 10–4 | Brooks (1–0) | Koenig (0–1) | None | 718 | 3–0 | — | | February 20 | | | No. 25 | Cicerone Field | Canceled (inclement weather) | 3–0 | — | | February 23 | ESPN+ | at * | No. 25 | Turchin Stadium
New Orleans, Louisiana | W 5–4 | Pinto (2–0) | Saum (0–2) | Tibbett (1) | 1,692 | 4–0 | — | | February 24 | ESPN+ | at Tulane* | No. 25 | Turchin Stadium | W 11–4 | Luu (2–0) | Cehajić (0–1) | Ojeda (1) | 2,005 | 5–0 | — | | February 25 | ESPN+ | at Tulane* | No. 25 | Turchin Stadium | W 10–7 | Hansen (1–0) | Lombardi (0–1) | None | 1,692 | 6–0 | — | |
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| March (16–3) |
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| Date | TV | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | BWC |
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| March 1 | ESPN+ | San Diego* | No. 23 | Cicerone Field | W 3–1 | Pinto (3–0) | Randall (0–1) | Tibbett (2) | 856 | 7–0 | — | | March 2 | ESPN+ | Michigan | No. 23 | Cicerone Field | W 12–4 | Wheeler (1–0) | Denner (1–2) | Martin (1) | 896 | 8–0 | — | | March 3 | | vs. UCLA* | No. 23 | Dodger Stadium
Los Angeles, California | W 5–2 | Ojeda (1–0) | Rodriguez (0–1) | Tibbett (3) | 4,617 | 9–0 | — | |
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| March 5 | ESPN+ | | No. 22 | Cicerone Field | W 13–4 | Luu (3–0) | Wilson (0–2) | Tibbett (4) | 738 | 10–0 | — | | March 7 | | at * | No. 22 | Pete Beiden Field
Fresno, California | W 13–4 | Brooks (2–0) | Dixon (2–1) | None | 1,658 | 11–0 | — | | March 8 | KUCI | vs. * | No. 22 | Pete Beiden Field | W 32–2 | Pierrello (1–0) | Sheets (0–2) | None | 1,239 | 12–0 | — | | March 8 | MWN | at * | No. 22 | Pete Beiden Field | L 1–13 | Beal (1–2) | Pinto (3–1) | None | 1,239 | 12–1 | — | | March 9 | KUCI | vs. Columbia* | No. 22 | Pete Beiden Field | W 25–7 | Hansen (2–0) | Edwards (0–1) | None | 1,438 | 13–1 | — | | March 13 | ESPN+ | | No. 19 | Cicerone Field | L 0–5 | Schild (2–0) | Vizcaino (0–1) | None | 622 | 13–2 | — | | March 15 | ESPN+ | | No. 19 | Cicerone Field | W 1–0 | Tibbett (1–0) | Delaney (1–1) | None | 831 | 14–2 | 1–0 | | March 16 | ESPN+ | UC Davis | No. 19 | Cicerone Field | W 6–1 | Ojeda (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+ | | No. 24 | Cicerone Field | W 10–3 | Pinto (4–1) | Verdugo (0–3) | None | 846 | 16–3 | 3–1 | | March 23 | ESPN+ | Cal State Bakersfield | No. 24 | Cicerone Field | W 12–4 | Hansen (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 * | 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 | No. 20 | Les Murakami Stadium
Honolulu, Hawaii | W 6–3 | Pinto (5–1) | Giroux (3–1) | Tibbett (5) | 3,291 | 20–3 | 6–1 | | March 29 | ESPN+ | at Hawaii | No. 20 | Les Murakami Stadium | W 12–8 | Rincover (1–0) | Abshier (1–2) | Tibbett (6) | 4,159 | 21–3 | 7–1 | | March 30 | ESPN+ | at Hawaii | No. 20 | Les Murakami Stadium | W 12–5 | Ojeda (3–0) | Magdaleno (1–2) | None | 3,324 | 22–3 | 8–1 | |
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| April (11–5) |
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| Date | TV | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | BWC |
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| April 5 | ESPN+ | No. 23 | No. 16 | Cicerone Field | W 9–3 | Pinto (6–1) | Gallagher (2–1) | None | 772 | 23–3 | 9–1 | | April 6 | ESPN+ | No. 23 UCSB | No. 16 | Cicerone Field | L 4–5 | Gutierrez (5–0) | Hansen (3–1) | Flora (4) | 1,327 | 23–4 | 9–2 | | April 7 | ESPN+ | No. 23 UCSB | No. 16 | Cicerone Field | W 11–4 | Luu (4–0) | Ager (2–3) | None | 1,036 | 24–4 | 10–2 | | April 9 | | at USC* | No. 12 | George C. Page Stadium | L 5–12 | Johnson (3–0) | Grack (0–1) | None | 374 | 24–5 | — | | April 12 | ESPN+ | at | No. 12 | Triton Ballpark
La Jolla, California | L 4–15 | Eyanson (5–1) | Pinto (6–2) | None | 500 | 24–6 | 10–3 | | April 13 | ESPN+ | at UC San Diego | No. 12 | Triton Ballpark | W 16–3 | Hansen (4–1) | Ernisse (1–2) | Martin (2) | 426 | 25–6 | 11–3 | | April 14 | ESPN+ | at UC San Diego | No. 12 | Triton Ballpark | L 9–10 | I. Martinez (3–1) | Tibbett (1–1) | None | 524 | 25–7 | 11–4 | | April 17 | ESPN+ | USC* | No. 15 | Cicerone Field | L 4–12 | Ebner (2–0) | Brooks (2–1) | None | 955 | 25–8 | — | | April 19 | ESPN+ | | No. 15 | Cicerone Field | W 4–3 | Pinto (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 9–8 | Utagawa (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 9–7 | Martin (1–0) | Ruff (2–4) | Utagawa (1) | 680 | 29–8 | — | | April 26 | KUCI | at | No. 12 | Ballpark at RSC
Riverside, California | W 15–1 | Pinto (8–2) | Capacete (0–6) | None | 269 | 30–8 | 12–4 | | April 27 | KUCI | at UC Riverside | No. 12 | Ballpark at RSC | W 15–7 | Hansen (5–1) | Flores (0–6) | None | 276 | 31–8 | 13–4 | | April 28 | KUCI | at UC Riverside | No. 12 | Ballpark at RSC | W 12–3 | Luu (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 8–4 | Grack (1–1) | Kysar (1–1) | None | 473 | 33–8 | — | |
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| May (8–3) |
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| Date | TV | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | BWC |
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| May 3 | ESPN+ | | No. 9 | Cicerone Field | L 5–10 | Wright (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 2–11 | Volmerding (1–0) | Luu (5–1) | None | 1,036 | 34–10 | 15–6 | | May 7 | ESPN+ | UCLA* | No. 16 | Cicerone Field | W 9–6 | Ojeda (4–1) | Stump (0–5) | None | 1,990 | 35–10 | — | | May 10 | ESPN+ | at | No. 16 | Blair Field
Long Beach, California | W 18–3 | Pinto (9–2) | Geiss (3–3) | None | 2,403 | 36–10 | 16–6 | | May 11 | ESPN+ | at Long Beach State | No. 16 | Blair Field | W 11–2 | Hansen (5–1) | Larson (2–1) | None | 2,110 | 37–10 | 17–6 | | May 12 | ESPN+ | at Long Beach State | No. 16 | Blair Field | W 7–1 | Grack (2–1) | Montgomery (3–3) | None | 1,522 | 38–10 | 18–6 | | May 14 | ESPN+ | Loyola Marymount* | No. 13 | Cicerone Field | W 7–2 | Kelly (1–0) | Caycedo (0–2) | None | 731 | 39–10 | — | | May 17 | ESPN+ | at | 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 2–9 | Rodriguez (3–7) | Hansen (5–2) | None | 1,018 | 40–11 | 19–7 | | May 19 | ESPN+ | at Cal State Fullerton | No. 13 | Goodwin Field | W 18–4 | Kelly (2–0) | Wright (1–6) | None | 851 | 41–11 | 20–7 | | May 23 | ESPN+ | | No. 13 | Cicerone Field | W 5–2 | Ojeda (5–1) | Pallares (0–3) | Tibbett (9) | 976 | 42–11 | 21–7 | | May 24 | ESPN+ | CSUN | No. 13 | Cicerone Field | L 9–14 | Halamicek (6–3) | Hansen (6–3) | None | 843 | 42–12 | 21–8 | | May 25 | ESPN+ | CSUN | No. 13 | Cicerone Field | W 14–9 | Kelly (3–0) | Wentz (0–3) | Tibbett (10) | 1,156 | 43–12 | 22–8 | | |
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Legend: = Win = Loss = Canceled
Bold =UC Irvine team member
Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.[2] | |
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Schedule Notes
Rankings
See main article: 2024 NCAA Division I baseball rankings.
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: UC Santa Barbara Picked to Win The Big West in 2024 Baseball Preseason Coaches' Poll . bigwest.org . March 17, 2024 . February 9, 2024.
- Web site: 2024 Baseball Schedule . vcuathletics.com . January 8, 2024.
