2024 UC Irvine Anteaters baseball team

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 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
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
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

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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

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Preseason Big West awards and honors

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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

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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

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Starters

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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

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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

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2024 UC Irvine Anteaters Baseball Game Log (41–11)
Regular Season (41–11)
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)
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

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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

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  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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