2025 UC Irvine Anteaters baseball team

2025 UC Irvine Anteaters baseball
2025 UC Irvine Anteaters baseball
Conference	Big West Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 21
D1Baseball.com	No. 19
Record	21–5 (11–1 Big West)
Head coach	Ben Orloff (7th season);
Assistant coaches	Ryan Johnston (3rd season); Erich Pfohl (2nd season); CJ Yogi (2nd season);
Hitting coach	J.T. Bloodworth (6th season)
Pitching coach	Daniel Bibona (12th season)
Home stadium	Cicerone Field
	Seasons ← 2024 2026 →

2025 Big West Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf.						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
Cal Poly ‍‍‍	9	–	0	–	0	1.000	18	–	8	–	0	.692
No. 19 UC Irvine ‍‍‍	11	–	1	–	0	.917	21	–	5	–	0	.808
Hawai'i ‍‍‍	8	–	4	–	0	.667	20	–	6	–	0	.769
UC San Diego ‍‍‍	5	–	4	–	0	.556	14	–	13	–	0	.519
Cal State Fullerton ‍‍‍	6	–	6	–	0	.500	13	–	14	–	0	.481
Cal State Bakersfield ‍‍‍	4	–	5	–	0	.444	9	–	20	–	0	.310
UC Santa Barbara ‍‍‍	5	–	7	–	0	.417	17	–	9	–	0	.654
UC Davis ‍‍‍	3	–	6	–	0	.333	12	–	13	–	0	.480
Long Beach State ‍‍‍	4	–	8	–	0	.333	10	–	16	–	0	.385
CSUN ‍‍‍	3	–	9	–	0	.250	6	–	17	–	0	.261
UC Riverside ‍‍‍	2	–	10	–	0	.167	11	–	17	–	0	.393

† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 30, 2025^[1] Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2025 UC Irvine Anteaters baseball team represent the University of California, Irvine during the 2025 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Anteaters will play their home games at Cicerone Field as a member of the Big West Conference. They are led by head coach Ben Orloff, in his seventh season as manager. This is the first year since 1998 the Big West Conference will have a postseason tournament. It will be held at Goodwin Field.^[2]

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.

Preseason

Preseason All-American Teams

Player	No.	Position	Class
Preseason College Baseball All-American Third Team^[3]
Anthony Martinez	55	1B	Junior

Preseason All-Big West Team

Source:^[4]

Both the preseason All-Big West team, and the Big West Coaches' Poll were released on February 7, 2025. This is the fourth season in a row UC Irvine is predicted to finish second in the conference.

Player	No.	Position	Class
Preseason All-Big West Team
Anthony Martinez	55	1B	Junior
Ricky Ojeda	13	LHP	Sophomore

Big West Coaches' Poll

Coaches' Poll
Pos.	Team	Points
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

Lineup
Pos.	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

Roster

Source:^[5]

2025 UC Irvine Anteaters baseball team

Players

Coaches

#	Pos.	Name	B/T	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
1	INF	Ryan Castro	R/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	San Dimas, CA
2	RHP	Jack Ross	R/R	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Huntington Beach, CA
4	INF	Andrew Grove	R/R	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Fr	Orange, CA
5	INF	James Castagnola	R/R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS So	San Diego, CA
8	OF	Jacob McCombs	L/R	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Rancho Cucamonga, CA
9	OF	Rowan Felsch	L/L	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Palo Alto, CA
10	OF	Zach Doyle	L/L	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Ladera Ranch, CA
11	RHP	Max Martin	R/R	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Northridge, CA
12	RHP	David Utagawa	R/R	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	RS Sr	Phoenix, AZ
13	LHP	Ricky Ojeda	L/L	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Valencia, CA
14	RHP	Danny Suarez	R/R	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Jr	Trabuco Canyon, CA
15	RHP	Finnegan Wall	R/R	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Jr	Hesperia, CA
16	INF	Will Bermudez	S/R	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Sr	Whittier, CA
17	RHP	Riley Kelly	R/R	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	RS So	Santa Ana, CA
18	C	Zach Crandall	R/R	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Jr	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
20	RHP	Tim Grack	R/R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Fountain Valley, CA
21	INF	Landon Gaz	R/R	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	So	Moorpark, CA
22	RHP	David Butler	R/R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Riverside, CA
23	INF	Frankie Carney	L/R	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS So	San Diego, CA
24	INF	Auggie Gutierrez	R/R	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Yorba Linda, CA
25	C	Alonso Reyes	L/R	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Inglewood, CA
26	OF	Chase Call	R/R	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Porter Ranch, CA
27	LHP	Brandon Luu	L/L	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Irvine, CA
28	RHP	Trevor Hansen	R/R	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Simi Valley, CA
30	OF	Ryan Kysar	R/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS Sr	Valencia, CA
31	RHP	Matthew Krause	R/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Redondo Beach, CA
32	OF	Davis D'Errico	R/R	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Fr	Los Alamitos, CA
33	RHP	Tyler Foster	R/R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Carlsbad, CA
34	INF	Colin Yeaman	R/R	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Saugus, CA
35	OF	Hudson Comer	R/R	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	El Segundo, CA
36	INF	Zach Fjelstad	L/R	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Coto de Caza, CA
37	INF	Ryan Ham	R/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Scripps Ranch, CA
38	LHP	Dane Grant	L/L	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	San Juan Capistrano, CA
40	C	Blake Penso	R/R	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Huntington Beach, CA
42	LHP	Ryder Brooks	L/L	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS So	Fountain Valley, CA
43	C	Michael Podstreleny	L/R	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	San Diego, CA
44	INF	Theo Kim	S/R	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Rancho Bernardo, CA
45	LHP	Jaxton Andeel	L/L	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Placentia, CA
52	RHP	Aidan Alvarez	R/R	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Yorba Linda, CA
55	INF	Anthony Martinez	L/R	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	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: Feb 4, 2025

Schedule

Source:^[6]

Legend
	Anteaters win
	Anteaters loss
	Postponement
Bold	Anteaters team member
*	Non-Conference Game

2025 UC Irvine Anteaters Baseball Game Log (21–5)

Regular Season (21–5)

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 Stick Scottsdale, Arizona	10–5	Ojeda (1–0)	McConnaughey (0–1)	None	1,300	1–0	–
February 15	MLBN	New Mexico*	-	Sloan Park Mesa, 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 Field Irvine, 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 Park Lubbock, 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 Park San Diego, California	12-3	Brooks (2-1)	Harrison (1-2)	None	282	9-3	—
March 7	ESPN+	Long Beach State	-	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 Field Pasadena, California	4-11	May (2-1)	Kysar (0-1)	None	317	11-5	—
March 14	ESPN+	at CSUN	-	Matador Field Northridge, 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 Stadium Santa 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 Stadium Los Angeles, California	12-9	Kysar (1-1)	Osborne (0-1)	Butler (2)	422	18-5	—
March 28	ESPN+	UC Riverside	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 (0–0)
Date	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	BWC
April 1	ESPN+	San Diego*	-	Cicerone Field	-	-	-	-	-	-	—
April 4	Portland's CW	at Oregon State*	-	Goss Stadium	-	-	-	-	-	-	—
April 5	Portland's CW	at Oregon State*	-	Goss Stadium	-	-	-	-	-	-	—
April 6	Portland's CW	at Oregon State*	-	Goss Stadium	-	-	-	-	-	-	—
April 11	-	at UC Davis	-	UC Davis Health Stadium Davis, California	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
April 12	-	UC Davis	-	UC Davis Health Stadium	-	-	-	-	-	-	—
April 13	-	UC Davis	-	UC Davis Health Stadium	-	-	-	-	-	-	—
April 15	ESPN+	Loyola Marymount*	-	Cicerone Field	-	-	-	-	-	-	—
April 17	ESPN+	Hawaii	-	Cicerone Field	-	-	-	-	-	-	—
April 18	ESPN+	Hawaii	-	Cicerone Field	-	-	-	-	-	-	—
April 19	ESPN+	Hawaii	-	Cicerone Field	-	-	-	-	-	-	—
April 22	ESPN+	UCLA*	-	Cicerone Field	-	-	-	-	-	-	—
April 25	-	at Cal Poly	-	Baggett Stadium San Luis Obispo, California	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
April 26	-	at Cal Poly	-	Baggett Stadium	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
April 27	-	at Cal Poly	-	Baggett Stadium	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
April 29	-	vs. Cal State Fullerton*	-	Angel Stadium Anaheim, California	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

May (0–0)
Date	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	BWC
May 2	ESPN+	UC San Diego	-	Cicerone Field	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
May 3	ESPN+	UC San Diego	-	Cicerone Field	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
May 4	ESPN+	UC San Diego	-	Cicerone Field	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
May 6	ESPN+	at Cal Baptist*	-	James W. Totman Stadium Riverside, California	-	-	-	-	-	-	—
May 9	-	at Cal State Bakersfield	-	Hardt Field Bakersfield, California	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
May 10	-	at Cal State Bakersfield	-	Hardt Field	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
May 11	-	at Cal State Bakersfield	-	Hardt Field	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
May 15	ESPN+	Cal State Fullerton	-	Cicerone Field	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
May 16	ESPN+	Cal State Fullerton	-	Cicerone Field	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
May 17	ESPN+	Cal State Fullerton	-	Cicerone Field	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Postseason (0–0)

Big West tournament (0–0)
Date	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	BWCT Record	Source
May 21–25	ESPN+			Goodwin Field Fullerton, California

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ 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	Final
Coaches'^[7]	RV	RV*	RV	25	RV	RV	21
Baseball America^[8]	24	21	20	18	18	20	17
NCBWA†^[9]	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	21
D1Baseball^[10]	—	—	—	—	—	—	19
Perfect Game^[11]	—	—	—	RV	—	—	20

† 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.

References

^ "Big West Conference 2025 Baseball Standings". bigwest.org. Retrieved February 24, 2025.
^ "2025 Big West Baseball Championship - The Big West". bigwest.org. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
^ https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/2025-preseason-college-baseball-all-american-teams/
^ "UC Santa Barbara Predicted to Win The Big West in 2025 Baseball Preseason Coaches' Poll". bigwest.org. February 7, 2025. Retrieved February 7, 2025.
^ https://ucirvinesports.com/sports/baseball/roster
^ https://ucirvinesports.com/sports/baseball/schedule
^ "NCAA Baseball Coaches Poll | USA Today Sports". USA TODAY. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
^ "College Baseball Top 25 Rankings". www.baseballamerica.com. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
^ "NCBWA > News > Top 30 Poll". www.sportswriters.net. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
^ "Rankings Archives • D1Baseball". d1baseball.com. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
^ "Rankings | Perfect Game USA". perfectgame.org. Retrieved January 26, 2025.

External links

UCI Baseball

[1] "Big West Conference 2025 Baseball Standings". bigwest.org. Retrieved February 24, 2025.

[2] "2025 Big West Baseball Championship - The Big West". bigwest.org. Retrieved February 13, 2025.

[3] ttps://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/2025-preseason-college-baseball-all-american-teams/

[4] "UC Santa Barbara Predicted to Win The Big West in 2025 Baseball Preseason Coaches' Poll". bigwest.org. February 7, 2025. Retrieved February 7, 2025.

[5] ttps://ucirvinesports.com/sports/baseball/roster

[6] ttps://ucirvinesports.com/sports/baseball/schedule

[7] "NCAA Baseball Coaches Poll | USA Today Sports". USA TODAY. Retrieved January 26, 2025.

[8] "College Baseball Top 25 Rankings". www.baseballamerica.com. Retrieved January 26, 2025.

[9] "NCBWA > News > Top 30 Poll". www.sportswriters.net. Retrieved January 26, 2025.

[10] "Rankings Archives • D1Baseball". d1baseball.com. Retrieved January 26, 2025.

[perfect_game-11] "Rankings | Perfect Game USA". perfectgame.org. Retrieved January 26, 2025.

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