No. 19 Anteaters Secure Saturday Win, 12-4

Saturday, March 23

Irvine, Calif.

1:00 PM

UC Irvine

17-3, 4-1

Cal State Bakersfield

4-18, 1-4

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
CSU Bakersfield	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	4	12	3
UC Irvine	1	4	0	2	0	0	0	5	X	12	13	0

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Photo by: Matt Brown

No. 19 Anteaters Secure Saturday Win, 12-4

March 23, 2024 | Baseball

Box Score

By: Alex Roberts-Croteau

IRVINE, Calif. --- UC Irvine baseball put up another offensive display for a 12-4 win Saturday in Anteater Ballpark to clinch a series win over Cal State Bakersfield.

Another hot start for UCI as they scored a run in the first inning on Thomas McCaffrey's two-out single. They followed that up with another two-out rally highlighted by Anthony Martinez's three-run home run in the second to make it a 5-0 UCI lead.
Trevor Hansen made the pitches while the offense was cooking shutting out the Roadrunners through five innings and dancing around five hits
The 'Eaters plated two runs in the fourth inning before CSUB got to Hansen for two of their own on four sixth-inning singles as UCI lead, 7-2
The patient bats adding much needed insurance in the eighth inning walking five times that led to five runs to take a 10-run lead and eventually the 12-4 final score
Hansen records his first career quality start striking out nine with one walk over six innings to improve to 3-0 and win his first in Anteater Ballpark
For a second straight day, Anthony Martinez drove in four runs. Woody Hadeen added a four-hit day, and the pair along with Luke Spillane each scored three runs

UCI maintains a tie for the Big West lead now 4-1 while improving to 17-3 overall.

Sunday's series finale now has a new first pitch time of 6:00 p.m. In an effort to avoid the impending weather, the game will be moved from its original 1:00 p.m. start time. Freshman Brandon Luu takes the mound for the Anteaters opposing CSUB's Kellen O'Connor.

Postgame Thoughts with Woody Hadeen
"Trevor definitely put us in a good position, he had four of five zeroes; that always helps the offense a little bit. Especially getting to play from ahead, that's a big thing. It all starts with pitching, and because of that the offense had a great day. Defense, too. We practice the double plays a lot. It's nice to see that in a game."