Follow the team on social media by searching: ucibsb 2020 BASEBALL GAME NOTES #TogetherWeZot | #RipEm CONTACT: Alex Croteau // OFFICE: (949) 824-5814 // CELL: (949) 410-3346 // EMAIL: [email protected] // www.ucirvinesports.com UC IRVINE ANTEATERS (8-7) VS MISSOURI STATE BEARS (9-8) 2020 SCHEDULE & RESULTS MARCH 6-8, 2020 // CICERONE FIELD AT ANTEATER BALLPARK (3,408) - IRVINE, CALIF. Record: 8-7 Home: 5-2 2019 Record 20-36 (10-11, 6th in Missouri Valley) Friday, Mar. 13 6:00 PM 2019 Big West: 17-7 Away: 3-5 Head Coach Keith Guttin 1 Jr. RHP Trenton Denholm (2-2, 2.28) vs. Record at Missouri State 1,288-820, 38th year 35 Sr. RHP Logan Wiley (2-1, 3.09) Day Date Opponent Time/Result Career Record 1,288-820, 38th year Saturday, Mar. 14 6:00 PM Fri. Feb. 14 at Fresno State L, 1-3 55 Jr. RHP Peter Van Loon (2-0, 2.78) vs. Sat. Feb. 15 at Fresno State W, 12-6 Sun. Feb. 16 at Fresno State L, 10-12 2019 Record 37-17 (17-7, T2nd in Big West) 19 Fr. RHP Hayden Minton (1-2, 3.48) Tue. Feb. 18 at San Diego L, 1-9 Head Coach Ben Orloff Sunday, Mar. 15 1:00 PM Fri. Feb. 21 Rice W, 10-1 Record at UCI 45-24, 2nd year 13 Fr. LHP Nick Pinto (1-2, 4.91) vs. Sat. Feb. 22 Rice W, 2-1 Career Record 45-24, 2nd year 31 So. RHP Forrest Barnes (3-0, 2.37) Sun. Feb. 23 Rice W, 9-4 Tue. Feb. 25 San Diego State L, 1-2 Fri. Feb. 28 at Washington L, 1-5 UC IRVINE ANTEATERS (8-7) VS ST. JOHN’S RED STORM (5-9) Sat. Feb. 29 at Washington W, 9-0 MARCH 20-22, 2020 // JACK KAISER STADIUM (3,500) - QUEENS, N.Y. Sun. Mar. 1 at Washington L, 2-12 Tue. Mar. 3 at USC W, 5-1 2019 Record 31-23 (9-9, 3rd in Big East) Friday, Mar. 20 12:00 PM Fri. Mar. 6 Sacramento State W, 2-0 Head Coach Mike Hampton 1 Jr. RHP Trenton Denholm (2-2, 2.28) vs. Sat. Mar. 7 Sacramento State W, 3-2 Record at St. John’s 5-9, 1st year TBA Sun. Mar. 8 Sacramento State L, 0-8 Career Record 5-9, 1st year Saturday, Mar. 21 10:00 AM Fri. Mar. 13 Missouri State 6:00 PM 55 Jr. RHP Peter Van Loon (2-0, 2.78) vs. Sat. Mar. 14 Missouri State 6:00 PM 2019 Record 37-17 (17-7, T2nd in Big West) TBA Sun. Mar. 15 Missouri State 1:00 PM Head Coach Ben Orloff Sunday, Mar. 22 10:00 AM Fri. Mar. 20 at St. John’s 12:00 PM Record at UCI 45-24, 2nd year 13 Fr. LHP Nick Pinto (1-2, 4.91) vs. Sat. Mar. 21 at St. John’s 10:00 AM Career Record 45-24, 2nd year TBA Sun. Mar. 22 at St. John’s 10:00 AM Tue. Mar. 24 at UCLA 6:00 PM Fri. Mar. 27 at CSUN* 3:00 PM Sat. Mar. 28 at CSUN* 1:00 PM Cicerone Field at Sun. Mar. 29 at CSUN* 1:00 PM Broadcast Information Tue. Mar. 31 USC 6:00 PM Anteater Ballpark Opened: ............ Jan. 25, 2002 (19th year of operation) Fri. Apr. 3 at Cal Poly* 6:00 PM Radio Capacity: ..................... 3,408 (908 Seats, 2,500 Anthill) Sat. Apr. 4 at Cal Poly* 4:00 PM KUCI 88.9 FM with Mark Roberts Sun. Apr. 5 at Cal Poly* 1:00 PM All-time record: .................................... 343-181 (.655) Tue. Apr. 7 at Loyola Marymount 6:00 PM for Sunday’s game vs. MO State Rated 4.14 out of 5 stars by StadiumJourney.com Thurs. Apr. 9 UC Riverside* 6:00 PM All games also available live on Fri. Apr. 10 UC Riverside* 6:00 PM the internet at kuci.org and Dedicated: .............................................. May 19, 2009 Sat. Apr. 11 UC Riverside* 1:00 PM ucirvinesports.com to Chancellor Ralph J. Cicerone for his revival of the Tue. Apr. 14 at San Diego State 6:00 PM Fri. Apr. 17 at Washington State 3:05 PM baseball program that broke ground in January 2001 Sat. Apr. 18 at Washington State 2:05 PM Game Updates Dimensions: LF 335 - LC 380 - CF 408 - RC 380 - RF 335 Sun. Apr. 19 at Washington State 11:05 AM All UC Irvine baseball games can be Fence: ........................................................ 12 feet high Tue. Apr. 21 Loyola Marymount 6:00 PM followed via live stats with links found on Fri. Apr. 24 Hawai’i* 6:00 PM Surface: ....................................... GN-1 Bermuda grass Sat. Apr. 25 Hawai’i* 6:00 PM ucirvinesports.com and the UCI Athletics app. Scoreboard: ................................ 52 feet high - 22’x46’ Sun. Apr. 26 Hawai’i* (ESPN3) 1:00 PM Each game is also live tweeted at @UCIbsb Video Display: .......................... 12’x21.6’ (295” screen) Tue. Apr. 28 UCLA 6:00 PM #TheCis Fri. May 1 at UC Davis* 2:30 PM Sat. May 2 at UC Davis* 1:00 PM Sun. May 3 at UC Davis* 1:00 PM Around The Horn Tue. May 5 San Diego 6:00 PM Fri. May 8 Cal State Fullerton* 6:00 PM Sat. May 9 Cal State Fullerton* 6:00 PM Sun. May 10 Cal State Fullerton* 1:00 PM Tue. May 12 at Cal State Fullerton 6:00 PM Fri. May 15 at Long Beach State* 6:00 PM Sat. May 16 at Long Beach State* 3:00 PM Sun. May 17 at Long Beach State* 1:00 PM 2 & 8 2014 11.4 Thurs. May 21 UC Santa Barbara* 6:00 PM Fri. May 22 UC Santa Barbara* 6:00 PM The Anteaters offense has ebbed Nick Pinto’s Tuesday night perfor- All of Jake Palmer’s numbers are Sat. May 23 UC Santa Barbara* (ESPNU) 5:00 PM and flowed all season. The team is 8 mance was the first quality start in a impressive with a .479 on-base -2 in 2020 when scoring at least 2 midweek for the Anteaters since percentage, team highs in hits, runs, Home games in italics * - Big West game runs in a game and 6-1 when scoring 2014 when Evan Manarino fired one doubles, stolen bases, and walks, Big West Preseason Coaches Poll 1st Place Votes more than 2 runs. On the flip side, on February 19 against Bakersfield. but he’s added a low number in 5 - 1. Cal State Fullerton (3) 68 over half (8) of the team’s 15 games It’s the first time an Anteater mid- the amount of times he’s struck out T2. Cal Poly (2) 61 have finished with a team scoring 8 week starter completed even five as he ranks 82nd nationally and 3rd T2. Long Beach State (2) 61 or more runs. UCI offense has been innings since May 12, 2015. Pinto in the Big West striking out once 4. UC Santa Barbara (1) 55 steady scoring 6 or more runs in joins UCI’s weekend starters who every 11.4 at-bats and once every 5. UC Irvine (1) 47 6. Hawai’i 46 nearly every inning this year each have a quality start this year. 14.4 plate appearances 7. CSUN 32 UC Irvine had 25 starts register as 8. UC Riverside 18 quality starts in the 2019 season 9. UC Davis 17 2020 UC Irvine Baseball Game Notes Quick Facts General Information Baseball Staff School: UC Irvine Head Coach: Ben Orloff (UC Irvine, 2009) City | Zip: Irvine, Calif. | 92697-4500 E-mail address: [email protected] Founded: 1962 (opened 1965) Record at UC Irvine: 37-17 (1 season) Enrollment: 36,742 Overall DI Record: 37-17 (1 season) Colors: Blue & Gold Assistant Coach JT Bloodworth (2nd season) Affiliation: NCAA Division I Email address: [email protected] Conference: Big West Assistant Coach: Daniel Bibona (8th season) Nickname: Anteaters Email address: [email protected] Chancellor: Howard Gillman, Ph.D. (Stanford - 1974) Volunteer Assistant: Mitch Holland (1st season) Interim Athletic Director: Paula Smith Email address: [email protected] Faculty Athletic Representative: David Snow Director of Operations Bryce Stowell Athletics Phone: (949) 824-6931 Email address: [email protected] Baseball Office: Newkirk Pavilion Baseball History Office Phone: (949) 824-9521 First season: 1970 (DI in 1978) Anteater baseball seasons: 42nd season (34 as DI, 19 since 2002) Team Information All-Time Record: 1,275-981-19 2019 Record 37-17 NCAA Tournament Appearances: 13 (DI - 8, DII - 5) Home 21-5 CWS Appearances: 2 (2007, 2014) Road 16-12 Big West Conference Titles: 1 (2009) Big West Record 17-7 (T2nd) National Championships: DII - 1973, 1974 Home 11-1 Road 6-6 Cicerone Field at Anteater Ballpark Letterwinners Returning | Lost 14 | 17 Opened: January 25, 2002 Starting Position Players Returning | Lost 4 | 5 Dedicated: May 19, 2009 Pitchers Returning | Lost 5 | 10 To Chancellor Ralph J. Cicerone for his revival of the Newcomers 18 baseball program that broke ground in January 2001 Seating Capacity: 3,408 (908 Seats, 2,500 Anthill) Top Returning Position Players Dimensions (LF-LC-CF-RC-RF): 335-380-408-380-335 Mike Peabody, Jr., OF 50 G, .312, 11 2B, HR, 28 RBI, 6 SB Jake Palmer, Jr., OF .307, HR, 22 RBI, 43 R, 39 BB Fence: 12 feet high Adrian Damla, Sr., INF 51 G, .299, 9 2B, HR, 39 RBI Surface: GN-1 Bermuda grass Konnor Zickefoose, Grad., OF .308, 37 H, 11 2B, 16 RBI Media Relations Top Returning Pitchers Trenton Denholm, Jr., RHP 9-4, 1.81, 4 CG, 99.2 IP, 93 K Associate AD/Director Stacey King John Vergara, Sr., LHP 1-0, 3.55, 20 G, 25.1 IP, 28 K Office Phone: (949) 824-7350 Michael Frias, RS-So., RHP 1-1, 6.04, 14 G, 28.1 IP, 32 K Asst.