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 came 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. 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 LineupPos. 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
Game log 2024 UC Irvine Anteaters baseball game log (45–14) Regular season (43–12) February (6–0) Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall BWC February 16 ESPN+ North Dakota State* No. 25 Cicerone FieldIrvine, 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 * No. 25 Cicerone Field Canceled (inclement weather) 3–0 — February 23 ESPN+ at * No. 25 Turchin StadiumNew 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 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 StadiumLos Angeles, California W 5–2 Ojeda (1–0) Rodriguez (0–1) Tibbett (3) 4,617 9–0 — March 5 ESPN+ * No. 22 Cicerone Field W 13–4 Luu (3–0) Wilson (0–2) Tibbett (4) 738 10–0 — March 7 MWN at * No. 22 Pete Beiden FieldFresno, 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+ UConn* 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 StadiumLos Angeles, California W 10–911 Pierrello (2–0) Kershaw (1–1) Zamudio (1) 307 19–3 — March 28 ESPN+ at No. 20 Les Murakami StadiumHonolulu, 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 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 L 5–12 Johnson (3–0) Grack (0–1) None 374 24–5 — April 12 ESPN+ at No. 12 Triton BallparkLa 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 StadiumSan 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 StadiumLos Angeles, California W 9–7 Martin (1–0) Ruff (2–4) Utagawa (1) 680 29–8 — April 26 KUCI at No. 12 Ballpark at RSCRiverside, 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 ParkSan Diego, California W 8–4 Grack (1–1) Kysar (1–1) None 473 33–8 — May (10–4) Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall BWC 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 FieldLong 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 FieldFullerton, 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 Postseason (2-2) (2-2) Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Postseason Record May 31 ESPN+ vs. Nicholls (3) No. 21 Goss StadiumCorvallis, Oregon 13-12 Utagawa (3-0) Desandro (6-5) None 3,893 44-12 1-0 June 1 ESPN+ vs. No. 7 Oregon State (1) No. 21 Goss Stadium L 3-5 Kmatz (7-2) Hansen (6–4) Holmes (13) 4,224 44–13 1-1 June 2 ESPN+ vs. Tulane (4) No. 21 Goss StadiumCorvallis, Oregon 17-7 Ojeda (6-1) Price (3-3) Vizcaino (1) 3,880 45-13 2-1 June 2 ESPN+ vs. No. 7 Oregon State (1) No. 21 Goss Stadium L 6-11 Hutcheson (4-2) Utagawa (3-1) None 4,134 45-14 2-2 Legend: = Win = Loss = CanceledBold =UC Irvine team memberRankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.
Schedule Notes
Rankings
References
External links UCI Baseball