2024 UC Irvine Anteaters baseball team

2024 UC Irvine Anteaters baseball
2024 UC Irvine Anteaters baseball
Dodger Stadium College Baseball Classic champions
Corvallis Regional, 2–2
Conference	Big West Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 13
CB	No. 15
Record	45–14 (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 coach	J.T. Bloodworth (5th season)
Pitching coach	Daniel Bibona (11th season)
Home stadium	Cicerone Field
	Seasons ← 2023 2025 →

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.

2024 Big West Conference baseball standings
v t e	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

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

Player	No.	Position	Class
Preseason All-Big West Team
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
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.

^[3]

Schedule Notes

^ ^a ^b Part of a doubleheader.
^ 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
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

^ "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

UCI Baseball

[Doubleheader-3] Part of a doubleheader.

[USC-UCI-4] 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.

[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.

[5] "2024 Baseball Schedule". vcuathletics.com. Retrieved January 8, 2024.

[Coaches_Poll-6] "Baseball Coaches Poll". USA Today. Gannett. Retrieved March 2, 2024.

[BA_Poll-7] Flaherty, Peter; Cahill, Teddy (February 26, 2024). "College Baseball Top 25 Rankings". Baseball America. Retrieved March 2, 2024.

[NCBWA_Poll-8] "NCBWA Division I Poll". National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association. Dallas. Retrieved March 2, 2024.

[D1B_Poll-9] "D1Baseball.com Top 25". d1baseball.com. Retrieved March 2, 2024.

[PG_Poll-10] "NCAA Division I - Top 25 Rankings". Perfect Game USA. February 26, 2024. Retrieved March 2, 2024.

[1]

[2]

[a]

[b]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]