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 (6-6) VS SACRAMENTO STATE HORNETS (8-4) 2020 SCHEDULE & RESULTS MARCH 6-8, 2020 // CICERONE FIELD AT ANTEATER BALLPARK - IRVINE, CALIF. Record: 6-6 Home: 3-1 2019 Record 40-25 (18-9, 4th in WAC) Friday, Mar. 6 6:00 PM 2019 Big West: 17-7 Away: 3-5 Head Coach Reggie Christiansen 1 Jr. RHP Trenton Denholm (1-2, 3.06) vs. Record at Sac State 302-254, 10th year 16 Sr. RHP Parker Brahms (2-0, 0.51) Day Date Opponent Time/Result Career Record 409-394, 15th year Saturday, Mar. 7 6:00 PM Fri. Feb. 14 at Fresno State L, 1-3 55 Jr. RHP Peter Van Loon (1-0, 2.70) 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) 35 Jr. RHP Scott Randall (2-0, 0.95) Tue. Feb. 18 at San Diego L, 1-9 Head Coach Ben Orloff Sunday, Mar. 8 1:00 PM Fri. Feb. 21 Rice W, 10-1 Record at UCI 43-23, 2nd year TBD vs. Sat. Feb. 22 Rice W, 2-1 Career Record 43-23, 2nd year 32 So. RHP Travis Adams (1-1, 2.25) 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 (6-6) VS MISSOURI STATE BEARS (6-6) Sat. Feb. 29 at Washington W, 9-0 MARCH 13-15, 2020 // CICERONE FIELD AT ANTEATER BALLPARK - IRVINE, CALIF. Sun. Mar. 1 at Washington L, 2-12 Tue. Mar. 3 at USC W, 5-1 2019 Record 20-36 (10-11, 6th in Missouri Valley) Friday, Mar. 13 6:00 PM Fri. Mar. 6 Sacramento State 6:00 PM Head Coach Keith Guttin 1 Jr. RHP Trenton Denholm (1-2, 3.06) vs. Sat. Mar. 7 Sacramento State 6:00 PM Record at Sac State 1,285-818, 38th year TBA Sun. Mar. 8 Sacramento State 1:00 PM Career Record 1,285-818, 38th year Saturday, Mar. 14 6:00 PM Fri. Mar. 13 Missouri State 6:00 PM 55 Jr. RHP Peter Van Loon (1-0, 2.70) 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. 15 1:00 PM Fri. Mar. 20 at St. John’s 12:00 PM Record at UCI 43-23, 2nd year TBD vs. Sat. Mar. 21 at St. John’s 10:00 AM Career Record 43-23, 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 All games also available live on Rated 4.14 out of 5 stars by StadiumJourney.com Thurs. Apr. 9 UC Riverside* 6:00 PM the internet at kuci.org and Fri. Apr. 10 UC Riverside* 6:00 PM ucirvinesports.com Dedicated: .............................................. May 19, 2009 Sat. Apr. 11 UC Riverside* 1:00 PM 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 2014 538 Thurs. May 21 UC Santa Barbara* 6:00 PM Fri. May 22 UC Santa Barbara* 6:00 PM The Big West unveiled their ESPN Nick Pinto’s Tuesday night perfor- This weekend’s series pits two of the Sat. May 23 UC Santa Barbara* (ESPNU) 5:00 PM Spring schedule on Wednesday mance was the first quality start in a top West Coast programs against revealing 2 ESPN broadcasts coming midweek for the Anteaters since each other. Since 2012, UCI and Sac Home games in italics * - Big West game to Anteater Ballpark. UCI’s Sunday 2014 when Evan Manarino fired one State have combined for 538 wins Big West Preseason Coaches Poll 1st Place Votes finale with Hawai’i, April 26, will be on February 19 against Bakersfield. and one losing season between 1. Cal State Fullerton (3) 68 shown on ESPN3 with a 1:00 p.m. It’s the first time an Anteater mid- them. Sac State ranks 5th in Califor- T2. Cal Poly (2) 61 first pitch. The season finale, May week starter completed even five nia over that stretch with 276 wins T2. Long Beach State (2) 61 23, has also been picked up as UCI innings since May 12, 2015. Pinto with UCI close behind with the 8th- 4. UC Santa Barbara (1) 55 and UC Santa Barbara will now start joins UCI’s weekend starters who most at 262. The programs have not 5. UC Irvine (1) 47 6. Hawai’i 46 at 5:00 p.m. broadcasted nation- each have a quality start this year. faced off since 2011 when the 7. CSUN 32 wide on ESPNU UC Irvine had 25 starts register as ‘Eaters swept the Hornets at home 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.