IRVINE, Calif. --- UC Irvine baseball got a big Saturday win taking the series, 6-1, over UC Davis in Anteater Ballpark.
- UCI went on top in the first inning with Woody Hadeen coming around after a leadoff walk on Dub Gleed's RBI single to lead, 1-0
- The Aggies countered tying the game in the fourth with a pair of doubles making it, 1-1
- The Anteaters broke through for three in the fifth inning highlighted by Anthony Martinez's RBI double the other way to take the lead.
- The offense rolled on scoring on an Abraham Garcia-Pacheco RBI bloop single and a sacrifice fly by Chase Call for the 4-1 lead
- Anteater pitching again held the opposition in check to just five hits on the afternoon
- Starter Trevor Hansen tossed 4.2 innings tying a career high seven strikeouts
- Ricky Ojeda relieved Hansen stranding a runner in the fifth and allowing just one hit with a career-best six strikeouts down the late inning to pick up his second win of the year
- Will Bermudez came off the bench to single home a pair in the eighth to sew up the 6-1 ballgame
UCI improves to 2-0 earning a win in the opening series of Big West play. The finale Sunday begins at 1:00 p.m. with freshman
Brandon Luu on the mound against UC Davis' Alejandro Huezo
Postgame Thoughts
Anthony Martinez -
"I felt good today, I've been struggling recently, but hopefully it's a step in the right direction. The offense has been cold the past two games, but I think that also took a step in the right direction. We have such a diverse offense, we don't have to hit homers and doubles, we've got the short game and small ball."
Ricky Ojeda -
"I'm feeling good. Important for me to get down in height, something we work on all the time. I was able to throw some sliders against them. It's just fun to throw after Trevor when he's throwing up zeroes up, too; feels good when you're coming in after him."
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