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2024 UC Irvine Anteaters baseball Conference Big West Conference Coaches No. 13 CB No. 15 Record 45–14 (22–8 Big West) Head coach 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
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.
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 Big West awards and honors [ edit ]
Preseason All-Big West Team
Player
No.
Position
Class
Dub Gleed
4
3B
Junior
Caden Kendle
5
OF
Senior
Anthony Martinez
55
1B
Sophomore
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
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
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
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
KUCI
vs. Columbia *
No. 22
Pete Beiden Field
W 32–2
Pierrello (1–0)
Sheets (0–2)
None
1,239
12–0
—
March 8
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)
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
^ 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.
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ 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.
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^ "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 .
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