2014 UC Irvine Anteaters baseball team

American college baseball season

2014 UC Irvine Anteaters baseball
College World Series, 1–2
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record41–25 (15–9 Big West)
Head coach
  • Mike Gillespie (7th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Ben Orloff (1st season)
  • Bob Macaluso (4th season)
  • Danny Bibona (1st season)
Home stadiumCicerone Field
Seasons
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2015 →
2014 Big West Conference baseball standings
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 19 Cal Poly  ‍‍‍y 19 5 0   .792 47 12 0   .797
Long Beach State  ‍‍‍y 17 7 0   .708 34 26 0   .567
No. 8 UC Irvine  ‍‍‍y 15 9 0   .625 40 23 0   .635
#29 Cal State Fullerton y ‍‍‍ 14 10 0   .583 24 24 0   .500
UC Santa Barbara  ‍‍‍ 12 12 0   .500 34 17 1   .663
UC Riverside  ‍‍‍ 12 12 0   .500 26 28 0   .481
UC Davis  ‍‍‍ 7 17 0   .292 23 31 0   .426
Hawaii  ‍‍‍ 6 18 0   .250 22 31 0   .415
Cal State Northridge  ‍‍‍ 6 18 0   .250 18 38 0   .321
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 9, 2014[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2014 UC Irvine Anteaters baseball team represents the University of California, Irvine in the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball season. The team plays home games at Cicerone Field in Irvine, California. The team is coached by Mike Gillespie in his seventh season at Irvine.

Personnel

Roster

2014 UC Irvine Anteaters roster[2]
 

Pitchers

  • 4 - Mitch Merten - Redshirt Senior
  • 9 - Sam Moore - Junior
  • 13 - Andrew Morales - Senior
  • 14 - Matt Fielding - Redshirt Junior
  • 16 - Jimmy Litchfield - Senior
  • 17 - Michael Miller - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 18 - Jordan Scheftz - Freshman
  • 21 - Evan Manarino - Junior
  • 23 - Michael Martin - Freshman
  • 32 - Elliot Surrey - Sophomore
  • 34 - Evan Brock - Redshirt Senior
  • 38 - Kyle Davis - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 39 - Chris Vargas - Freshman
  • 40 - Sean Sparling - Freshman
  • 44 - Max Weinstein - Freshman
 

Catchers

  • 5 - Alex Guenette - Freshman
  • 11 - Jerry McClanahan - Redshirt Junior
  • 31 - Renae Martinez - Redshirt Freshman
  • 42 - Raul Silva-Martinez - Junior
  • 55 - Edgar Ruvalcaba - Freshman

Infielders

  • 1 - Mikey Duarte - Sophomore
  • 2 - Justin Castro - Redshirt Junior
  • 15 - Jonathan Munoz - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 20 - John Brontsema - Freshman
  • 22 - Chris Rabago - Junior
  • 25 - Taylor Sparks - Junior
  • 26 - Andrew Martinez - Redshirt Freshman
  • 27 - Grant Palmer - Sophomore
  • 33 - Connor Spencer - Junior
 

Outfielders

  • 7 - Ryan Cooper - Junior
  • 8 - Evan Cassolato - Redshirt Freshman
  • 24 - Kris Paulino - Junior
  • 30 - Adam Alcantara - Freshman
  • 36 - Jonathan Herkins - Sophomore
 

Coaches

2014 UC Irvine Anteaters baseball coaching staff[3]
  • 19 - Mike Gillespie - Head Coach - 7th year
  • 6 - Ben Orloff - Assistant Coach - 1st year
  • 10 - Bob Macaluso - Assistant Coach - 4th year
  • 3 - Danny Bibona - Assistant Coach - 1st year

Schedule

2014 UC Irvine Anteaters baseball game log: 41–25[4]
Regular season (35–22)
February (7–3)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Big West Record
Feb 14 Fresno State Anteater BallparkIrvine, CA L 0–2 Velazquez (1–0) Moore (0–1) Shull (1) 982 0–1
Feb 15 Fresno State Anteater Ballpark • Irivine, CA L 7–8 Munro (1–0) Martin (0–1) None 765 0–2
Feb 16 Fresno State Anteater Ballpark • Irivine, CA W 1–0 Brock (1–0) Lambert (0–1) Moore (1) 878 1–2
Feb 19 Cal State Bakersfield Anteater Ballpark • Irivine, CA W 3–2 Manarino (1–0) Aikenhead (1–1) Moore (2) 537 2–2
Feb 21 Wright State Anteater Ballpark • Irivine, CA L 1–3 Hissong (1–1) Surrey (0–1) None 445 2–3
Feb 22 No. 21 Arizona State Anteater Ballpark • Irivine, CA W 5–2 Morales (1–0) Kellogg (0–1) Moore (3) 761 3–3
Feb 23 Long Beach State Anteater Ballpark • Irivine, CA W 7–2 Brock (2–0) Alexander (0–1) Litchfield (1) 742 4–3
Feb 25 Loyola Marymount Anteater Ballpark • Irivine, CA W 3–2 Litchfield (1–0) Cohen (0–2) None 441 5–3
Feb 28 @ Portland Joe Etzel FieldPortland, OR W 5–1 Morales (2–0) Radke (0–2) None 351 6–3
Feb 28 @ Portland Joe Etzel Field • Portland, OR W 6–2 Davis (1–0) Kelly (1–1) Moore (4) 351 7–3
March (11–6)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Big West Record
Mar 1 @ Portland Joe Etzel FieldPortland, OR W 5–3 Brock (3–0) Yinger (0–2) Moore (5) 251 8–3
Mar 4 Southern California Anteater BallparkIrvine, CA W 6–4 Davis (2–0) Paschke (1–2) Moore (6) 840 9–3
Mar 8 Gonzaga Anteater Ballpark • Irivine, CA W 1–0 Moreales (3–0) Jones (1–2) Moore (7) 391 10–3
Mar 9 Gonzaga Anteater Ballpark • Irivine, CA W 11–2 Surrey (1–1) Bailey (0–3) None 532 11–3
Mar 10 Gonzaga No. 25 Anteater Ballpark • Irivine, CA W 3–1 Brock (4–0) Sopko (1–1) Moore (8) 429 12–3
Mar 11 @ No. 24 UCLA No. 25 Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA L 0–5 Dyer (2–2) Manarino (1–1) None 491 12–4
Mar 14 @ Nebraska No. 25 Haymarket ParkLincoln, NE W 7–6 Litchfield (2–0) Kubat (0–1) Moore (9) 3,424 13–4
Mar 15 @ Nebraska No. 25 Haymarket Park • Lincoln, NE L 4–13 DeLeon (2–1) Surrey (1–2) None 13–5
Mar 15 @ Nebraska No. 25 Haymarket Park • Lincoln, NE L 4–7 Hirsch (2–0) Litchfield (2–1) Roeder (3) 5,001 13–6
Mar 18 Pepperdine Anteater Ballpark • Irivine, CA L 0–6 Maurer (2–1) Manarino (1–2) None 381 13–7
Mar 21 Grand Canyon Anteater Ballpark • Irivine, CA W 2–0 Morales (4–0) Perez (1–5) None 467 14–7
Mar 22 Grand Canyon Anteater Ballpark • Irivine, CA W 4–0 Surrey (2–2) Naderer (3–3) None 455 15–7
Mar 23 Grand Canyon Anteater Ballpark • Irivine, CA L 1–9 Bruns (4–0) Brock (4–1) None 522 15–8
Mar 25 Cal State Bakersfield Anteater Ballpark • Irivine, CA W 7–4 Litchfield (3–1) Carter (0–2) Moore (10) 417 16–8
Mar 28 UC Riverside Anteater Ballpark • Irivine, CA W 8–0 Morales (5–0) Smigelski (3–3) None 430 17–8 1–0
Mar 29 UC Riverside Anteater Ballpark • Irivine, CA W 4–2 Surrey (3–2) Varela (3–1) Moore (11) 432 18–8 2–0
Mar 30 UC Riverside Anteater Ballpark • Irivine, CA L 1–3 Doucette (2–2) Brock (4–2) Sprague (3) 624 18–9 2–1
April (11–5)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Big West Record
Apr 1 @ Pepperdine Eddy D. Field StadiumMalibu, CA L 3–4 Maurer (3–1) Manarino (1–3) Karch (9) 334 18–10
Apr 4 @ Hawaii Les Murakami StadiumHonolulu, HI W 7–1 Morales (6–0) Cooper (3–2) None 3,269 19–10 3–1
Apr 5 @ Hawaii Les Murakami Stadium • Honolulu, HI W 3–2 Surrey (4–2) Kuzminksy (3–3) Moore (12) 3,931 20–10 4–1
Apr 6 @ Hawaii Les Murakami Stadium • Honolulu, HI W 15–8 Brock (5–2) Arakawa (2–1) Moore (13) 2,925 21–10 5–1
Apr 8 San Diego Anteater BallparkIrvine, CA L 3–6 Burdick (2–1) Merten (0–1) None 474 21–11
Apr 11 Cal State Northridge Anteater Ballpark • Irivine, CA W 7–5 Morales (7–0) Rutherford (2–3) Moore (14) 722 22–11 6–1
Apr 12 Cal State Northridge Anteater Ballpark • Irivine, CA W 5–4 Surrey (5–2) Keel (0–7) Moore (15) 615 23–11 7–1
Apr 13 Cal State Northridge Anteater Ballpark • Irivine, CA W 10–2 Brock (6–2) Salas (4–2) None 538 24–11 8–1
Apr 15 @ Loyola Marymount No. 21 George C. Page StadiumLos Angeles, CA L 2–7 Arriaga (3–2) Merten (0–2) None 223 24–12
Apr 17 San Diego State No. 21 Anteater Ballpark • Irivine, CA L 1–3 Robards (4–3) Moore (0–2) Cederoth (14) 582 24–13
Apr 18 San Diego State No. 21 Anteater Ballpark • Irivine, CA W 3–0 Surrey (6–2) Derby (5–2) Moore (16) 701 25–13
Apr 19 San Diego State No. 21 Anteater Ballpark • Irivine, CA L 3–4 Seyler (6–3) Brock (6–3) Cederoth (15) 588 25–14
Apr 26 @ UC Davis No. 28 Dobbins Baseball ComplexDavis, CA W 4–2 Fielding (1–0) Stone (2–3) Moore (17) 26–14 9–1
Apr 26 @ UC Davis No. 28 Dobbins Baseball Complex • Davis, CA W 4–1 Merten (1–2) Jacobson (4–1) Moore (18) 387 27–14 10–1
Apr 27 @ UC Davis No. 28 Dobbins Baseball Complex • Davis, CA W 3–1 Brock (7–3) Wolf (3–4) Moore (19) 375 28–14 11–1
Apr 29 @ Southern California No. 20 Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA W 6–2 Fielding (2–0) Paschke (2–3) Litchfield (2) 303 29–14
May (6–8)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Big West Record
May 2 UC Santa Barbara No. 20 Anteater BallparkIrvine, CA W 6–2 Morales (8–0) Jacome (5–2) Moore (20) 602 30–14 12–1
May 3 UC Santa Barbara No. 20 Anteater Ballpark • Irivine, CA W 3–2 Manarino (2–3) Mahle (6–3) Moore (21) 538 31–14 13–1
May 4 UC Santa Barbara No. 20 Anteater Ballpark • Irivine, CA W 8–0 Brock (8–3) Bieber (2–3) None 595 32–14 14–1
May 6 @ San Diego No. 16 Fowler ParkSan Diego, CA W 16–11 Manarino (3–3) Olson (0–2) Moore (22) 532 33–14
May 9 @ No. 11 Cal Poly No. 16 Robin Baggett StadiumSan Luis Obispo, CA W 3–2 Morales (9–0) Imhof (8–4) Moore (23) 2,582 34–14 15–1
May 10 @ No. 11 Cal Poly No. 16 Robin Baggett Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA L 0–1 Calomeni (8–2 Surrey (6–3) Reilly (9) 2,742 34–15 15–2
May 11 @ No. 11 Cal Poly No. 16 Robin Baggett Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA L 3–10 Bloomquist (11–1) Brock (8–4) None 2,466 34–16 15–3
May 13 UCLA No. 21 Anteater Ballpark • Irivine, CA W 10–2 Merten (2–2) Dyer (6–5) None 1,013 35–16
May 16 Cal State Fullerton No. 21 Anteater Ballpark • Irivine, CA L 1–9 Eshelman (7–3) Morales (9–1) None 1,839 35–17 15–4
May 17 Cal State Fullerton No. 21 Anteater Ballpark • Irivine, CA L 1–2 Bickford (5–3) Litchfield (3–2) Davis (5) 844 35–18 15–5
May 18 Cal State Fullerton No. 21 Anteater Ballpark • Irivine, CA L 3–4 Gauna (4–2) Moore (0–3) Davis (6) 802 35–19 15–6
May 22 @ Long Beach State Blair FieldLong Beach, CA L 2–3 Provencher (4–5) Morales (9–2) None 1,133 35–20 15–7
May 23 @ Long Beach State Blair Field • Long Beach, CA L 1–10 Frye (8–0) Surrey (6–4) None 1,824 35–21 15–8
May 24 @ Long Beach State Blair Field • Long Beach, CA L 1–2 Rosetta (3–1) Brock (8–5) Provencher (4) 1,605 35–22 15–9
Post-season (6–3)
NCAA tournament Corvallis Regional (3–1)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record NCAAT record
May 30 (2) UNLV (3) Goss Stadium at Coleman FieldCorvallis, OR W 10–3 Morales (10–2) Richy (11–4) None 2,813 36–22 1–0
May 31 (1) No. 2 Oregon State (3) Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR W 14–2 Surrey (7–4) Fry (11–2) None 3,422 37–22 2–0
June 1 (1) No. 2 Oregon State (3) Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR L 0–4 Schultz (7–2) Brock (8–6) None 3,386 37–23 2–1
June 2 (1) No. 2 Oregon State (3) Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR W 4–2 Manarino (4–3) Thompson (3–2) Surrey (1) 3,435 38–23 3–1
NCAA tournament Stillwater Super Regional (2–0)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record NCAAT record
June 6 No. 4 Oklahoma State No. 14 Allie P. Reynolds StadiumStillwater, OK W 8–4 Surrey (8–4) Perrin (8–5) Manarino (1) 3,701 39–23 4–1
June 7 No. 4 Oklahoma State No. 14 Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK W 1–0 Morales (11–2) Wheeland (10–1) None 3,676 40–23 5–1
College World Series (1–2)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record CWS record
June 14 No. 6 Texas No. 8 TD Ameritrade ParkOmaha, NE W 3–1 Brock (9–6) Thornhill (8–3) None 23,796 41–23 1–0
June 16 No. 5 Vanderbilt No. 8 TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE L 4–6 Buehler (12–2) Surrey (8–5) None 20,792 41–24 1–1
June 18 No. 6 Texas No. 8 TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE L 0–1 Hollingsworth (4–0) Manarino (4–4) Duke (2) 24,337 41–25 1–2

Ranking Movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'—*2525
Baseball America2324
Collegiate Baseball^252128201621148
NCBWA252715

^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
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

  1. ^ "Baseball standings". bigwest.org. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
  2. ^ "2014 Baseball Roster". UC Irvine Anteaters. Archived from the original on July 5, 2014. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
  3. ^ "Baseball Coaching Staff". UC Irvine Anteaters. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
  4. ^ "2014 Baseball Schedule". UC Irvine Anteaters. Archived from the original on July 5, 2014. Retrieved June 14, 2014.
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