The 2025 UC Irvine Anteaters baseball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 2025 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 seventh season as manager. This was the first year since 1998 the Big West Conference had a postseason tournament, and the Anteaters finished as the runner-up, falling to Cal Poly back-to-back. The Anteaters were one of four mid-major teams to receive an at-large bid, where they were subsequently placed in the Los Angeles regional, hosted by UCLA. They ended up losing in the regional final to UCLA 5–8, failing to improve upon their 2024 record. They finished the season ranked 25th by D1Baseball.com and 23rd by the USA Today Coaches Poll.
Previous season
Last season, UC Irvine finished with a 45–14 record, going 22–8 in the Big West, and finishing second in the conference. They received an at-large bid to the 2024 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament, along with conference champion UC Santa Barbara. The Anteaters went 2-2, falling to Oregon State in the regional finals 11–6. UC Irvine finished the season ranked 23rd in the nation by D1Baseball.com and 25th by the USA Today Coaches Poll.
Preseason Big West Coaches' Poll The Big West Coaches' Poll was released on February 7, 2025. This is the fourth season in a row UC Irvine is predicted to finish second in the conference. Coaches' Poll 1 UC Santa Barbara 99 (9) 2 UC Irvine 89 (2) 3 Cal Poly 79 4 Hawai'i 76 5 UC San Diego 73 6 CSUN 50 7 UC Davis 47 T8 Cal State Fullerton 36 T8 Long Beach State 36 10 Cal State Bakersfield 18 11 UC Riverside 12
Personnel
Starters LineupPos. No.Player. Year C 40 Blake Penso Senior 1B 5 James Castagnola RS-Sophomore 2B 16 Will Bermudez RS-Senior 3B 36 Zach Fjelstad Sophomore SS 34 Colin Yeaman Junior LF 9 Rowan Felsch Junior CF 8 Jacob McCombs Sophomore RF 26 Chase Call Senior DH 55 Anthony Martinez Junior
Weekend pitching rotation Day No.Player. Year Friday 14 Danny Suarez RS-Junior Saturday 2 Jack Ross Junior Sunday 28 Trevor Hansen Sophomore
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{| class="toccolours" width=95% style="clear:both; margin:1.5em auto; text-align:center;" |- ! colspan=2 style="" | 2025 UC Irvine Anteaters baseball game log (43–17) |- ! colspan=2 style="" | Regular season (39–13) |- valign="top" | February (6–3) Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall BWC MLB Desert Invitational February 14 MLBN vs. No. 24 Nebraska* - Salt River Fields at Talking StickScottsdale, Arizona 10–5 Ojeda (1–0) McConnaughey (0–1) None 1,300 1–0 – February 15 MLBN New Mexico* - Sloan ParkMesa, Arizona 18–4 Ross (1–0) Lopez (0–1) None 545 2–0 — February 16 MLB.com vs. No. 16 Vanderbilt* - Sloan Park 8–9 O'Rourke (1–0) Butler (0–1) Green (2) 825 2–1 — February 18 ESPN+ USC* - Cicerone FieldIrvine, California 2-5 Govel (1–0) Brooks (0–1) None 1,239 2-2 — February 21 ESPN+ at Texas Tech* - Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin ParkLubbock, Texas 6-4 Kelly (1–0) Heuer (0–1) Ojeda (1) 3,284 3-2 — February 22 ESPN+ Texas Tech* - Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park 12-15 Crotchfelt (1–0) Ross (0–1) Parish (1) 3,909 3-3 — February 23 ESPN+ Texas Tech* - Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park 11-10 Martin (1–0) Drake (0–1) Butler (1) 3,894 4-3 — February 26 ESPN+ Utah Tech* - Cicerone Field 8-4 Brooks (1-1) Newman (0–1) None 762 5-3 — February 28 ESPN+ Louisiana* - Cicerone Field 7-4 Ojeda (2–0) Holzhammer (0–1) Martin (1) 742 6-3 —
March (15–2) Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall BWC March 1 ESPN+ Louisiana* - Cicerone Field 9-6 Ross (2–1) McGehee (1–2) Martin (2) 650 7-3 — March 2 ESPN+ Louisiana* - Cicerone Field 12-5 Hansen (1–0) Herrmann (1-1) None 792 8-3 — March 4 ESPN+ at San Diego* - Fowler ParkSan Diego, California 12-3 Brooks (2–1) Harrison (1–2) None 282 9-3 — March 7 ESPN+ - Cicerone Field 8-10 Montgomery (4–0) Suarez (0–1) Roblez (1) 821 9-4 0–1 March 8 ESPN+ Long Beach State - Cicerone Field 8-6 Kelly (2–0) Geiss (1–4) Martin (3) 782 10-4 1-1 March 9 ESPN+ Long Beach State - Cicerone Field 10-1 Hansen (2–0) Kahalekai (0–3) None 1,117 11-4 2–1 March 11 B1G+ at UCLA* - Jackie Robinson FieldPasadena, California 4-11 May (2–1) Kysar (0–1) None 317 11-5 — March 14 ESPN+ at - Matador FieldNorthridge, California Rescheduled for March 15 Doubleheader (Inclement Weather) 11-5 — March 15 (DH 1) - at CSUN - Matador Field 11-3 Ojeda (3–0) Halamicek (0–3) None 354 12-5 3–1 March 15 (DH 2) - at CSUN - Matador Field 15-2 Hansen (3–0) Rinehart (0–2) None 354 13-5 4–1 March 16 ESPN+ at CSUN - Matador Field 6-2 Butler (1-1) Gutierrez (1–2) Martin (4) 342 14-5 5–1 March 21 ESPN+ at No. 21 UCSB - Caesar Uyesaka StadiumSanta Barbara, California 10–0 Kelly (3–0) Bremner (2–1) None 997 15–5 6–1 March 22 ESPN+ at No. 21 UCSB - Caesar Uyesaka Stadium 9-3 Hansen (4–0) Flora (1–2) Martin (5) 874 16-5 7–1 March 23 ESPN+ at No. 21 UCSB - Caesar Uyesaka Stadium 9–4 Ojeda (4–0) Proskey (1–3) Martin (6) 698 17–5 8–1 March 25 B1G+ at USC* No. 19 George C. Page StadiumLos Angeles, California 12-9 Kysar (1-1) Osborne (0–1) Butler (2) 422 18-5 — March 28 ESPN+ No. 19 Cicerone Field 20-1 Kelly (4–0) Milliman (2–1) None 754 19-5 9–1 March 29 ESPN+ UC Riverside No. 19 Cicerone Field 14-8 Hansen (5–0) Flores (2–3) None 739 20-5 10–1 March 30 ESPN+ UC Riverside No. 19 Cicerone Field 7-4 Brooks (3–1) Martinez (1-1) Max (7) 926 21-5 11–1
April (12–4) Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall BWC April 1 ESPN+ San Diego* No. 12 Cicerone Field 16–7 Ojeda (5–0) Giordano (0–2) None 646 22–5 — April 4 Portland's CW at No. 11 Oregon State* No. 12 Goss Stadium 12-0 Ojeda (6–0) Keljo (2–1) None 4,012 23-5 — April 5 Portland's CW at No. 11 Oregon State* No. 12 Goss Stadium 2-4 Hutcheson (1–0) Butler (1–2) None 4,066 23-6 — April 6 Portland's CW at No. 11 Oregon State* No. 12 Goss Stadium 4-7 Kleinschmit (5–1) Brooks (3–2) Oakes (1) 3,908 23-7 — April 11 - at No. 13 UC Davis Health StadiumDavis, California 4–1 Ojeda (7–0) Green (2–3) Martin (8) 352 24–7 12–1 April 12 - at UC Davis No. 13 UC Davis Health Stadium 3–7 Valdez (4–3) Butler (1–3) None 637 24–8 12–2 April 13 ESPN+ at UC Davis No. 13 UC Davis Health Stadium 13-2 Brooks (4–2) Barnes II (0–1) None 600 25-8 13–2 April 15 ESPN+ Loyola Marymount* No. 13 Cicerone Field 5–15 Behrens (3–0) Ross (2–2) None 745 25–9 — April 17 ESPN+ No. 13 Cicerone Field 3-1 Ojeda (8–0) Ronan (1–2) Martin (9) 733 26-9 14–2 April 18 ESPN+ Hawaii No. 13 Cicerone Field 4-0 Hansen (6–0) Adamson (0–1) None 1,170 27-9 15–2 April 19 ESPN+ Hawaii No. 13 Cicerone Field 5-0 Brooks (5–2) Walls (2–3) None 1,089 28-9 16–2 April 22 ESPN+ No. 15 UCLA* No. 12 Cicerone Field 5–3 Ojeda (9–0) Hepp (0–1) None 1,727 29–9 — April 25 ESPN+ at No. 12 Baggett StadiumSan Luis Obispo, California 6–4 Ojeda (10–0) Torres (2–3) None 2,492 30–9 17–2 April 26 ESPN+ at Cal Poly No. 12 Baggett Stadium 4-0 Hansen (7–0) Volmerding (4–3) None 2,782 31-9 18–2 April 27 ESPN+ at Cal Poly No. 12 Baggett Stadium 10–8 Ojeda (11–0) Torres (2–4) None 2,026 32–9 19–2 April 29 - vs. Cal State Fullerton* No. 8 Angel StadiumAnaheim, California 5–1 Ross (3–2) Hawkinson (1–3) None 1,863 33–9 -
May (6–4) Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall BWC May 2 ESPN+ No. 8 Cicerone Field 4–19 Dalquist (6–4) Kelly (4–1) None 1,005 33–10 19–3 May 3 ESPN+ UC San Diego No. 8 Cicerone Field 0–4 Gregson (2–1) Hansen (7–1) Seid (3) 891 33–11 19–4 May 4 ESPN+ UC San Diego No. 8 Cicerone Field 8–4 Ojeda (12–0) Murdock (0–3) None 982 34–11 20–4 May 6 ESPN+ at Cal Baptist* No. 13 James W. Totman Stadium Riverside, California 9–8 Utagawa (1–0) Orozco (2–3) Meyer (10) 480 35–11 — May 9 ESPN+ at No. 13 Hardt FieldBakersfield, California 14–11 Butler (2–3) King (0–5) Ojeda (2) 306 36–11 21–4 May 10 ESPN+ at Cal State Bakersfield No. 13 Hardt Field 7–3 Hansen (8–1) McAlinden (1–7) Martin (11) 237 37–11 22–4 May 11 ESPN+ at Cal State Bakersfield No. 13 Hardt Field 5-3 Brooks (6–2) Gutierrez (3–6) Martin (12) 205 38-11 23–4 May 15 ESPN+ Cal State Fullerton No. 12 Cicerone Field 7–9 Wright (3–2) Martin (1–1) None 959 38–12 23–5 May 16 ESPN+ Cal State Fullerton No. 12 Cicerone Field 2–4 Harper (3–0) Hansen (8–2) Wright (10) 1,423 38–13 23–6 May 17 ESPN+ Cal State Fullerton No. 12 Cicerone Field 12-10 Suarez (1-1) Gurnea (0–2) Martin (13) 987 39-13 24–6 |- ! colspan=2 style="" | Postseason (4–4)
(2–2) Date TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall BWCT Record Source May 22 ESPN+ Hawai'i (4) Round 2 No. 20 (1) Goodwin FieldFullerton, California 7-5 Ojeda (13–0) Takemoto (2–6) Martin (14) 554 40-13 1-0 May 23 ESPN+ Cal Poly (2) Upper Finals No. 20 (1) Goodwin Field 15-3 (7) Hansen (9–2) Volmerding (5-5) None 752 41-13 2-0 May 24 ESPN+ Cal Poly (2) Finals No. 20 (1) Goodwin Field 5-15 (8) Downs (6–0) Brooks (6–3) None 1,006 41-14 2-1 May 25 ESPN+ Cal Poly (2) Finals No. 20 (1) Goodwin Field 4-6 Sagouspe (4–2) Ojeda (13–1) None 763 41-15 2-2
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="margin:auto; width:100%; text-align:center; font-size:95%" ! colspan=14 style="padding-left:4em;" | (2-2) |- ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" | Date ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" | TV ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" | Opponent ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" | Rank ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" | Stadium ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" | Score ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" | Win ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" | Loss ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" | Save ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" | Attendance ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" | Overall ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" | NCAA Tournament Record |-bgcolor="ffbbbb" | May 30 || ESPN2 || (3) || No. 23 || Jackie Robinson FieldPasadena, California || 2-4 || Jacobs (4–3) || Hansen (9–3) || Carlon (4) || 1,034 || 41-16 || 0–1 |-bgcolor="bbffbb" | May 31 || ESPN+ || (4) || No. 23 || Jackie Robinson Field || 8-3 || Utagawa (2–0) || Cremarosa (6-6) || None || 725 || 42-16 || 1-1 |-bgcolor="bbffbb" | June 1 || ESPN+ || Arizona State (3) || No. 23 || Jackie Robinson Field || 11-6 || Brooks (7–3) || Schaefer (3–1) || None || 704 || 43-16 || 2–1 |-bgcolor="ffbbbb" | June 1 || ESPN+ || No. 13 UCLA (1) Regional Finals || No. 23 || Jackie Robinson Field || 5-8 || Grothues (3–1) || Wall (0–1) || Hawk (1) || 1,070 || 43-17 || 2-2
2025 MLB draft
Source: #4 #107 Riley Kelly RHP Colorado Rockies #4 #124 Colin Yeaman SS Baltimore Orioles #7 #209 Jacob McCombs OF Minnesota Twins #8 #252 Anthony Martinez 1B Cleveland Guardians #10 #308 Max Martin RHP Kansas City Royals #11 #326 Junior Barajas C San Francisco Giants #16 #486 Chase Call OF Houston Astros
Awards
Preseason
National team Preseason College Baseball All-American Third Team Player No. Position Class Anthony Martinez 55 1B Junior
Preseason All-Big West Team Preseason All-Big West Team Player No. Position Class Anthony Martinez 55 1B Junior Ricky Ojeda 13 LHP Sophomore
Regular season National Awards National Pitcher of the Year Weekly Awards Player No. Position Class Date Ryder Brooks 42 LHP RS Sophomore April 22, 2025 Trevor Hansen 28 RHP Sophomore April 22, 2025
Big West Weekly Awards Big West Weekly Athlete Awards Player No. Position Class Award Name Date Jacob McCombs 08 OF Sophomore Field Player of the Week February 24, 2025 Anthony Martinez 55 INF Junior Field Player of the Week March 10, 2025 Ricky Ojeda 13 LHP Sophomore Pitcher of the Week March 24, 2025 Colin Yeaman 34 INF Junior Field Player of the Week March 24, 2025 Chase Call 26 OF Senior Field Player of the Week April 28, 2025 Blake Penso 40 C Senior Field Player of the Week May 12, 2025
Postseason National team Perfect Game All-American Third Team Player No. Position Class Ricky Ojeda 13 LHP Sophomore
Regional Teams