2024 UC Irvine Anteaters baseball team

American college baseball season

2024 UC Irvine Anteaters baseball
Dodger Stadium College Baseball Classic champions
ConferenceBig West Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
CBNo. 15
Record45–14 (22–8 Big West)
Head coach
  • Ben Orloff (6th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Ryan Johnston (2nd season)
  • Erich Pfohl (1st season)
  • CJ Yogi (1st season)
Hitting coachJ.T. Bloodworth (5th season)
Pitching coachDaniel Bibona (11th season)
Home stadiumCicerone Field
Seasons
← 2023
2025 →
2024 Big West Conference baseball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 13 UC Santa Barbara ‍†‍‍y 26 – 4 – 0   .867 42 – 12 – 0   .778
No. 21 UC Irvine ‍‍‍y 22 – 8 – 0   .733 43 – 12 – 0   .782
Hawai'i  ‍‍‍ 20 – 10 – 0   .667 37 – 16 – 0   .698
Cal Poly  ‍‍‍ 20 – 10 – 0   .667 35 – 22 – 0   .614
UC San Diego*  ‍‍‍ 17 – 13 – 0   .567 30 – 23 – 0   .566
Cal State Northridge  ‍‍‍ 16 – 14 – 0   .533 30 – 24 – 0   .556
UC Davis  ‍‍‍ 13 – 17 – 0   .433 29 – 27 – 0   .518
Long Beach State  ‍‍‍ 10 – 20 – 0   .333 25 – 29 – 1   .464
Cal State Bakersfield  ‍‍‍ 8 – 22 – 0   .267 15 – 38 – 0   .283
Cal State Fullerton  ‍‍‍ 7 – 23 – 0   .233 16 – 38 – 0   .296
UC Riverside  ‍‍‍ 6 – 24 – 0   .200 16 – 36 – 0   .308
* Ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 25, 2024[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

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
Dub Gleed 4 3B Junior
Caden Kendle 5 OF Senior
Anthony Martinez 55 1B Sophomore

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.[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

Starters

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

Roster

2024 UC Irvine Anteaters baseball team
Players Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T 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
J.T. Bloodworth
Ryan Johnston

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: May 19, 2024

Game log

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 14–2 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 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 5–4 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 —
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 3–1 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 MLBN vs. UCLA* No. 23 Dodger Stadium
Los Angeles, California		 W 5–2 Ojeda (1–0) Rodriguez (0–1) Tibbett (3) 4,617 9–0 —
March 5 ESPN+ Cal Baptist* No. 22 Cicerone Field W 13–4 Luu (3–0) Wilson (0–2) Tibbett (4) 738 10–0 —
March 7 MWN at Fresno State* No. 22 Pete Beiden Field
Fresno, California		 W 13–4 Brooks (2–0) Dixon (2–1) None 1,658 11–0 —
March 8[a] KUCI vs. Columbia* No. 22 Pete Beiden Field W 32–2 Pierrello (1–0) Sheets (0–2) None 1,239 12–0 —
March 8[a] MWN at Fresno State* 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+ UConn* No. 19 Cicerone Field L 0–5 Schild (2–0) Vizcaino (0–1) None 622 13–2 —
March 15 ESPN+ UC Davis 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+ Cal State Bakersfield 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 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 6–3 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
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 9–3 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 P12N at USC* No. 12 George C. Page Stadium[b] L 5–12 Johnson (3–0) Grack (0–1) None 374 24–5 —
April 12 ESPN+ at UC San Diego No. 12 Triton Ballpark
La Jolla, California		 L 4–15 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+ San Diego State* 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 UC Riverside 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 —
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 5–10 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 Long Beach State 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 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 2–9 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+ CSUN 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
Postseason (0–0)
NCAA Regionals (0–0)
Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall A10T Record Source
May 21–25 vs. TBD Capital One Park
Tysons, Virginia
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled
Bold =UC Irvine team member
Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

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Schedule Notes

  1. ^ a b Part of a doubleheader.
  2. ^ 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

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
Coaches'[4]RVRV*252320211917141613111613
Baseball America[5]2521201919191614111514121817
NCBWA†[6]—RV252222201917141815111613
D1Baseball[7]———232224201612171291615
Perfect Game[8]———2222232019141816101712

† 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

  1. ^ "Big West Conference". D1Baseball.com. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  2. ^ "UC Santa Barbara Picked to Win The Big West in 2024 Baseball Preseason Coaches' Poll". bigwest.org. February 9, 2024. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
  3. ^ "2024 Baseball Schedule". vcuathletics.com. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
  4. ^ "Baseball Coaches Poll". USA Today. Gannett. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
  5. ^ Flaherty, Peter; Cahill, Teddy (February 26, 2024). "College Baseball Top 25 Rankings". Baseball America. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
  6. ^ "NCBWA Division I Poll". National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association. Dallas. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
  7. ^ "D1Baseball.com Top 25". d1baseball.com. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
  8. ^ "NCAA Division I - Top 25 Rankings". Perfect Game USA. February 26, 2024. Retrieved March 2, 2024.

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