# 2025 UC Irvine Anteaters baseball team

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.

## 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

Preseason College Baseball All-American Third Team :
| Player | No. | Position | Class |
| Anthony Martinez | 55 | 1B | Junior |

### Preseason All-Big West Team

Source:
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.
Preseason All-Big West Team :
| Player | No. | Position | Class |
| 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:

## Schedule

Source:
Legend :
| | Anteaters win |
| | Anteaters loss |
| | Postponement |
| Bold | Anteaters team member |
| * | Non-Conference Game |
2025 UC Irvine Anteaters Baseball Game Log (14-5) :
Regular Season (14-5) :
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 (8–2) :
| 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) | Rescheduled for March 15 Doubleheader (Inclement Weather) | Rescheduled for March 15 Doubleheader (Inclement Weather) | Rescheduled for March 15 Doubleheader (Inclement Weather) | 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - | — |
| March 22 | ESPN+ | at No. 21 UCSB | - | Caesar Uyesaka Stadium | - | - | - | - | - | - | — |
| March 23 | ESPN+ | at No. 21 UCSB | - | Caesar Uyesaka Stadium | - | - | - | - | - | - | — |
| March 25 | B1G+ | at USC* | - | George C. Page Stadium Los Angeles, California | - | - | - | - | - | - | — |
| March 28 | ESPN+ | UC Riverside | - | Cicerone Field | - | - | - | - | - | - | — |
| March 29 | ESPN+ | UC Riverside | - | Cicerone Field | - | - | - | - | - | - | — |
| March 30 | ESPN+ | UC Riverside | - | Cicerone Field | - | - | - | - | - | - | — |
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 | | | | | | | | |