# 2014 UC Irvine Anteaters baseball team

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

## Schedule

2014 UC Irvine Anteaters baseball game log: 41–25 :
Regular season (35–22) :
February (7–3) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record |
| Feb 14 | Fresno State | Anteater Ballpark • Irvine, 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 Field • Portland, 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 Field • Portland, OR | W 5–3 | Brock (3–0) | Yinger (0–2) | Moore (5) | 251 | 8–3 | |
| Mar 4 | Southern California | | Anteater Ballpark • Irvine, 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 Park • Lincoln, 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 Stadium • Malibu, CA | L 3–4 | Maurer (3–1) | Manarino (1–3) | Karch (9) | 334 | 18–10 | |
| Apr 4 | @ Hawaii | | Les Murakami Stadium • Honolulu, 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 Ballpark • Irvine, 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 Stadium • Los 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 Complex • Davis, 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 Ballpark • Irvine, 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 Park • San 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 Stadium • San 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 Field • Long 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 Field • Corvallis, 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 Stadium • Stillwater, 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 Park • Omaha, 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 | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Final |
| Coaches' | — | —* | | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 25 | — | — | | | |
| Baseball America | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 24 | — | — | | | |
| Collegiate Baseball^ | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 28 | 20 | 16 | 21 | — | — | 14 | 8 | |
| NCBWA† | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 27 | — | — | 15 | | |
^ 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.