# 2009 UC Irvine Anteaters baseball team

The 2009 UC Irvine Anteaters baseball team represented the University of California, Irvine in the NCAA Division I baseball season of 2009. The team played their home games at Anteater Ballpark in Irvine, California. The team was coached by Mike Gillespie in his second season at Irvine.

## Pre-season

The Anteaters concluded the 2008 season with a 42-18 mark and made their second consecutive trip to the Super Regionals. They are a veteran-filled team, with 17 upperclassmen returning for the 2009 season. On January 20, 2009, the coaches in the Big West picked UC Irvine to finish second in the Big West behind Cal State Fullerton.

## Roster
### Coaches

| Name | Title | First Season at UCI | Alma Mater |
| Mike Gillespie | Head coach | 2007 | University of Southern California (1962) |
| Pat Shine | Assistant coach | 2002 | Gonzaga (1995) |
| Ted Silva | Assistant coach | 2007 | Cal State Fullerton (1995) |
| Bob Macaluso | Assistant coach | 2007 | Springfield College (1987) |

### Players

| Players | Number | Position | Bats/Throws | Hometown (Prev School) |
| Jordan Fox | 1 | UTL | L/L | Hacienda Heights, Calif. (Bishop Amat) |
| Sean Madigan | 2 | OF/LHP | L/L | Yorba Linda, Calif. (Servite) |
| Daniel Bibona | 3 | LHP | L/L | Lake Forest, Calif. (Santa Margarita) |
| Tyler Hoechlin | 4 | INF | L/R | Corona, Calif. (Arizona State) |
| Brian Hernandez | 5 | INF | R/R | Sylmar, Calif. (Cal State LA) |
| Ben Orloff | 6 | INF | R/R | Simi Valley, Calif. (Simi Valley) |
| Sammy Donabedian | 7 | C | R/R | West Hills, Calif. (El Camino Real) |
| Cory Olson | 8 | OF | R/R | Anaheim, Calif. (Orange Coast College) |
| Tommy Reyes | 11 | INF | R/R | Rancho Cucomonga, Calif. (Bishop Amat) |
| Crosby Slaught | 13 | RHP | R/R | Santa Barbara, Calif. (Santa Barbara) |
| Jeff Cusick | 14 | INF | R/R | Mission Viejo, Calif. (Santa Margarita) |
| Dillon Bell | 15 | OF | L/L | Bakersfield (Bakersfield) |
| Brock Bardeen | 16 | RHP/DH | L/R | Fallbrook, Calif. (Fallbrook) |
| Kyle Necke | 17 | RHP | R/R | Walnut, Calif. (Walnut) |
| Nick Hoover | 18 | RHP | R/R | Alta Loma (Riverside CC) |
| Francis Larson | 20 | C | R/R | Yorba Linda, Calif. (Esperanza) |
| Christian Bergman | 21 | RHP | R/R | Altadena, Calif. (St. Francis) |
| Matt Summers | 22 | RHP/OF | L/R | Phoenix, Ariz. (Chaparral) |
| Brian Murphy | 23 | RHP | R/R | San Clemente, Calif. (San Clemente) |
| Ronnie Shaeffer | 24 | C | R/R | Garden Grove, Calif. (Pacifica) |
| Cory Hamilton | 25 | RHP | R/R | Elk Grove, Calif. (Sheldon) |
| Casey Stevenson | 27 | INF | R/R | Saugus, Calif. (College of the Canyons) |
| Andy Lines | 28 | LHP | L/L | Palos Verdes Estates, Calif. (Palos Verdes HS) |
| Eric Deragisch | 29 | INF | R/R | Granite Bay, Calif. (Sierra College) |
| Stephen Malcolm | 31 | UTL | R/R | Stockton, Calif. (Tokay) |
| DJ Crumlich | 32 | UTL | R/R | Irvine, Calif. (Irvine) |
| Jordan Leyland | 33 | INF | R/R | San Dimas, Calif. (San Dimas) |
| Ryan Fisher | 36 | INF | L/R | Manteca, Calif. (East Union) |
| Noel Avison | 40 | LHP | L/L | Bakersfield, Calif. (San Diego Mesa College) |
| Scott Gottschling | 41 | OF | R/R | Orange, Calif. (Villa Park) |
| Matt Dufour | 44 | RHP | R/R | Placentia, Calif. (Santa Ana CC) |
| Maverick Olivares | 47 | OF | L/L | Hacienda Heights, Calif. (Bishop Amat) |
| Tony Asaro | 53 | OF | R/R | Torrance, Calif. (Pepperdine) |
| Eric Pettis | 55 | RHP | R/R | West Hills, Calif. (El Camino Real) |

## Schedule and results

2009 Game Log :
Regular season
#DateOpponentLocationScoreWinLossSaveAttRecordBig West
2/20/09Hawai'iLes Murakami Stadium5-1Bibona (1-0)Kramer (0-1)-38441-0
2/21/09Hawai'iLes Murakami Stadium5-4Bergman (1-0)Klein (0-1)Pettis (1)26432-0
2/21/09Hawai'iLes Murakami Stadium5-4Bardeen (1-0)Capaul (0-1)Pettis (2)2643
3-0
2/22/09Hawai'iLes Murakami Stadium4-7Sisto (1-0)Hoover (0-1)-2347
3-1
2/27/09Texas A&MMinute Maid Park2-9Raley (2-0)Bibona (1-1)Thebeau (1)69793-2
2/28/09HoustonMinute Maid Park13-7Bergman (2-0)Stuckey (0-1)--4-2
3/1/09UCLAMinute Maid Park7-4Slaught (1-0)Brewer (0-1)Pettis (3)53565-2
3/3/09Loyola MarymountAnteater Ballpark3-11Carreon (1-0)Hoover (0-2)-8465-3
3/6/09UAHBaylor Ballpark13-5Bibona (2-1)Roberson (0-2)--6-3
3/7/09BaylorBaylor Ballpark3-4Verrett (4-0)Hamilton (0-1)-30776-4
3/8/09South AlabamaBaylor Ballpark6-5Pettis (1-0)Johnson (1-2)--7-4
3/10/09Southern CaliforniaDedeaux Field6-5 (12)Bardeen (2-0)Vasquez (0-2)-3958-4
3/13/09TulaneAnteater Ballpark7-5Bardeen (3-0)Claiborne (1-1)Pettis (4)6539-4
3/14/09TulaneAnteater Ballpark3-6Petiton (3-0)Bergman (2-1)Pepitone (3)5639-5
3/15/09TulaneAnteater Ballpark5-4Pettis (2-0)Pepitone (0-3)-94810-5
3/20/09NevadaAnteater Ballpark1-0Bibona (3-1)Stassi (2-3)Pettis (5)36311-5
3/21/09NevadaAnteater Ballpark4-5Miller (3-0)Necke (0-1)-48311-6
3/22/09NevadaAnteater Ballpark10-2Slaught (2-0)Achelpohl (1-2)-35612-6
3/24/09WashingtonAnteater Ballpark17-13Avison (1-0)Kittredge (1-2)-24813-6
3/25/09WashingtonAnteater Ballpark12-13Haehl (1-0)Necke (0-2)Kittredge (1)17813-7
3/27/09Cal PolyAnteater Ballpark5-2Bibona (4-1)Mauldin (3-2)Pettis (6)56314-71-0
3/28/09Cal PolyAnteater Ballpark11-3Bergman (3-1)Leonard (3-1)-61515-72-0
3/29/09Cal PolyAnteater Ballpark7-6Bardeen (4-0)Radeke (1-1)Pettis (7)66816-73-0
3/31/09Loyola MarymountGeorge C. Page Stadium19-8Avison (2-0)Lally (0-2)-21317-73-0
4/3/09Cal State FullertonGoodwin Field2-1Bibona (5-1)Renken (4-2)Pettis (8)271118-74-0
4/4/09Cal State FullertonGoodwin Field6-1Bergman (4-1)Ramirez (3-1)Bardeen (1)305619-75-0
4/5/09Cal State FullertonGoodwin Field4-5Ackland (2-0)Pettis (2-1)-321619-85-1
4/7/09UCLAJackie Robinson Stadium3-8Rasmussen (2-2)Hamilton (0-2)-53519-95-1
4/9/09Long Beach StateAnteater Ballpark3-2 (12)Pettis (3-1)Corrales (0-1)-74520-96-1
4/10/09Long Beach StateAnteater Ballpark6-3Bergman (5-1)Thompson (2-5)Pettis (9)76421-97-1
4/11/09Long Beach StateAnteater Ballpark9-5Slaught (3-0)Gagnon (2-4)Necke (1)92322-98-1
4/13/09Loyola MarymountAnteater Ballpark6-4Necke (1-2)Eusebio (3-3)Pettis (10)52323-98-1
4/14/09San DiegoJohn Cunningham Stadium4-7Hauser (2-1)Avison (2-1)Campbell (2)18723-108-1
4/17/09UC RiversideRiverside Sports Complex16-1Bilbona (6-1)Bargas (4-3)-43124-109-1
4/18/09UC RiversideRiverside Sports Complex9-6Bergman (6-1)Andriese (3-2)Pettis (11)53825-1010-1
4/19/09UC RiversideRiverside Sports Complex12-9Dufour (1-0)Larkins (1-1)Pettis (12)25726-1011-1
4/20/09OregonAnteater Ballpark9-6Dufour (2-0)Thornton (0-1)-81827-1011-1
4/21/09OregonAnteater Ballpark7-4Avison (3-1)Whitmore (0-6)Pettis (13)46728-1011-1
4/23/09UtahSpring Mobile Ballpark8-3Bibona (7-1)Budrow (4-3)-19029-1011-1
4/24/09UtahSpring Mobile Ballpark10-1Bergman (7-1)Wilding (1-5)-33030-1011-1
4/25/09UtahSpring Mobile Ballpark3-7Whatcott (3-1)Necke (1-3)-18630-1111-1
4/28/09Southern CaliforniaAnteater Ballpark6-5Pettis (4-1)Vasquez (2-4)-115231-1111-1
5/1/09Cal State NorthridgeAnteater Ballpark7-1Bibona (8-1)Juarez (4-5)-79332-1112-1
5/2/09Cal State NorthridgeAnteater Ballpark12-7Bergman (8-1)Gorski (1-3)-65733-1113-1
5/3/09Cal State NorthridgeAnteater Ballpark5-2Slaught (4-0)Ott (1-4)Pettis (14)121534-1114-1
5/8/09PacificKlein Family Field11-6Bilbona (9-1)Centanni (4-5)-88235-1115-1
5/9/09PacificKlein Family Field5-4Bardeen (5-0)McCain (2-2)Pettis (15)78936-1116-1
5/10/09PacificKlein Family Field6-4Slaught (5-0)Niley (1-4)Pettis (16)60037-1117-1
5/12/09San DiegoAnteater Ballpark2-9Hauser (5-2)Pettis (4-2)-58737-1214-1
5/15/09UC DavisAnteater Ballpark9-3Bilbona (10-1)Chew (1-7)-159738-1218-1
5/16/09UC DavisAnteater Ballpark19-6Bergman (9-1)Lyman (0-4)-60839-1219-1
5/17/09UC DavisAnteater Ballpark8-1Slaught (6-0)Quist (2-6)-110240-1220-1
5/19/09UCLAAnteater Ballpark5-4 (10)Pettis (5-2)Cole (4-7)-276241-1220-1
5/22/09UC Santa BarbaraCaesar Uyesaka Stadium11-7Bibona (11-1)Ford (4-5)Dufour (1)59842-1221-1
5/23/09UC Santa BarbaraCaesar Uyesaka Stadium2-8Hollands (6-6)Bergman (9-2)-59042-1321-2
5/24/09UC Santa BarbaraCaesar Uyesaka Stadium15-3Slaught (7-0)Samuels (3-3)-78643-1322-2 :
NCAA tournament: Irvine Regional (Host)
#DateOpponentLocationScoreWinLossSaveAttRecordNCAAT Record
5/29/09Fresno StateAnteater Ballpark4-2Bibona (12-1)Benny (4-4)Pettis (17)300244-131-0
5/30/09VirginiaAnteater Ballpark0-5Hultzen (10-2)Bergman (8-2)-228244-141-1
5/31/09San Diego StateAnteater Ballpark14-3Slaught (8-0)Rasmussen (1-2)-185645-142-1
5/31/09VirginiaAnteater Ballpark1-4Carraway (7-1)Necke (1-4)Arico (11)150045-152-2 :

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking :
| | 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 | Final |
| Coaches' | 18 | 18* | | | | | | 10 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | 16 |
| Baseball America | 9 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| Collegiate Baseball^ | 20 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
| NCBWA† | 15 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 13 |
^ 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.
Several weeks of the Coaches' poll are unavailable.

## Major League Baseball Draft

| Player | Year | Round | Pick | Team |
| Ben Orloff | Sr. | 9 | 281 | Houston Astros |
| Daniel Bibona | Jr. | 16 | 489 | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Casey Stevenson | Jr. | 38 | 1156 | Milwaukee Brewers |
| Brian Hernandez | Jr. | 39 | 1175 | Cleveland Indians |