2014 UC Irvine Anteaters baseball team

2014 UC Irvine Anteaters baseball

College World Series, 1–2
Conference	Big West Conference
2014 record	41–25 (15–9 Big West)
Head coach	Mike Gillespie (7th season)
Assistant coach	Ben Orloff (1st season)
Assistant coach	Bob Macaluso (4th season)
Assistant coach	Danny Bibona (1st season)
Home stadium	Cicerone Field

2014 Big West Conference baseball standings
	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
#19 Cal Poly †^y	19	–	5	–	0	.792	47	–	12	–	0	.797
Long Beach State ^y	17	–	7	–	0	.708	34	–	26	–	0	.567
#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 - Senior
9 - Sam Moore - Junior
13 - Andrew Morales - Senior
14 - Matt Fielding - Junior
16 - Jimmy Litchfield - Senior
17 - Michael Miller - Sophomore
18 - Jordan Scheftz - Freshman
21 - Evan Manarino - Junior
23 - Michael Martin - Freshman
32 - Elliot Surrey - Sophomore
34 - Evan Brock - Senior
38 - Kyle Davis - Sophomore
39 - Chris Vargas - Freshman
40 - Sean Sparling - Freshman
44 - Max Weinstein - Freshman

Catchers

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

Infielders

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

Outfielders

7 - Ryan Cooper - Junior
8 - Evan Cassolato - 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^[4]

Regular Season

February
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	Big West 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	#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
Date	Opponent	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	Anteater Ballpark • Irivine, CA	W 3–1	Brock (4–0)	Sopko (1–1)	Moore (8)	429	12–3
Mar 11	@ #24 UCLA	Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	L 0–5	Dyer (2–2)	Manarino (1–1)	None	491	12–4
Mar 14	@ Nebraska	Haymarket Park • Lincoln, NE	W 7–6	Litchfield (2–0)	Kubat (0–1)	Moore (9)	3,424	13–4
Mar 15	@ Nebraska	Haymarket Park • Lincoln, NE	L 4–13	DeLeon (2–1)	Surrey (1–2)	None		13–5
Mar 15	@ Nebraska	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
Date	Opponent	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	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	Anteater Ballpark • Irivine, CA	L 1–3	Robards (4–3)	Moore (0–2)	Cederoth (14)	582	24–13
Apr 18	San Diego State	Anteater Ballpark • Irivine, CA	W 3–0	Surrey (6–2)	Derby (5–2)	Moore (16)	701	25–13
Apr 19	San Diego State	Anteater Ballpark • Irivine, CA	L 3–4	Seyler (6–3)	Brock (6–3)	Cederoth (15)	588	25–14
Apr 26	@ UC Davis	Dobbins Baseball Complex • Davis, CA	W 4–2	Fielding (1–0)	Stone (2–3)	Moore (17)		26–14	9–1
Apr 26	@ UC Davis	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	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	Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA	W 6–2	Fielding (2–0)	Paschke (2–3)	Litchfield (2)	303	29–14

May
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	Big West Record
May 2	UC Santa Barbara	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	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	Anteater Ballpark • Irivine, CA	W 8–0	Brock (8–3)	Bieber (2–3)	None	595	32–14	14–1
May 6	@ San Diego	Fowler Park • San Diego, CA	W 16–11	Manarino (3–3)	Olson (0–2)	Moore (22)	532	33–14
May 9	@ #11 Cal Poly	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	@ #11 Cal Poly	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	@ #11 Cal Poly	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	Anteater Ballpark • Irivine, CA	W 10–2	Merten (2–2)	Dyer (6–5)	None	1,013	35–16
May 16	Cal State Fullerton	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	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	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

NCAA Tournament Corvallis Regional
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	NCAAT Record
May 30	(2) UNLV	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) Oregon State	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) Oregon State	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) Oregon State	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
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	NCAAT Record
June 6	#4 Oklahoma State	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	#4 Oklahoma State	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
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	CWS Record
June 14	#6 Texas	TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE	W 3–1	Brock (9–6)	Thornhill (8–3)	None	23,796	41–23	1–0
June 16	#5 Vanderbilt	TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE	L (4–6)	Buehler (12–2)	Surrey (8–5)	None	20,792	41–24	1–1
June 18	#6 Texas	TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE	0–1	Hollingsworth (4–0)	Manarino (4–4)	Duke (2)	24,337	41–24	1–2

Ranking Movements

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
Coaches'	NR	NR*		NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	25	25	NR	NR
Baseball America	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	23	24	NR	NR
Collegiate Baseball^	NR	NR	NR	NR	24	NR	NR	NR	NR	21	28	20	16	21	NR	NR	14	8
NCBWA†	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	25	27	NR	NR	15

^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* 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

↑ "Baseball standings". bigwest.org. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
↑ "2014 Baseball Roster". UC Irvine Anteaters. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
↑ "Baseball Coaching Staff". UC Irvine Anteaters. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
↑ "2014 Baseball Schedule". UC Irvine Anteaters. Retrieved June 14, 2014.

UC Irvine Anteaters baseball
Venues	Cicerone Field (2002–present)
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993–2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
College World Series appearances in italics

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