UC Irvine
24-4, 10-2
UC Santa Barbara
17-10, 5-4
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC Santa Barbara | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| UC Irvine | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | 11 | 13 | 0 |
No. 14 Anteaters Win Series Over No. 23 UCSB, 11-4
April 07, 2024 | Baseball
- UCI's offense turned it on early going up 9-0 after three innings
- Jo Oyama got it going with a two-run home run two batters into the game for a 2-0 lead
- The sun and defensive miscues from the Gauchos led to two more first-inning runs and a 4-0 advantage
- UCI added some two-out RBIs for expand the lead to 6-0 after the second inning
- More sun-aided hits helped a three-run rally in the third inning to make it 9-0
- Meanwhile on the mound, freshman Brandon Luu was coasting along pitching a career high seven innings to dial up his fourth win. He used a six-pitch inning, seven-pitch inning, and four strikeouts to keep the Gaucho offense down
- The visitors put up a fight with runs in each of the final three frames, but Ricky Tibbett shut the door and his defense backed him up turning a pair of late double plays to seal the game, 11-4
- UCI pounded out 13 hits led by three from Oyama. Anthony Martinez scored three runs to lead the way, and Will Bermudez had RBIs on three different plate appearances to lead the team
Next up is a midweek trip to Los Angeles to play USC before a weekend series on the road at UC San Diego.
Postgame Thoughts with Woody Hadeen
"We just continue to improve and especially in the showing today. Beating Santa Barbara, and they're put together and a good ballclub, they've been good for a while, so it means a lot to win. And we're looking forward to next week."
"We've got nine great athletes on the field at all times, and it just makes it easy especially in this big ballpark and can cover a lot of ground to go with our infielders who are the best in the nation. It's really fun being out there with them"
JO MONEY!! 'Eaters up 2-0 in the 1st #EatersGottaEat pic.twitter.com/UgqlfgHdjU
— UCI Baseball (@UCIbsb) April 7, 2024
B-Luu gets a K in a 6-pitch frame #EatersGottaEat pic.twitter.com/FHlj9LKjiG
— UCI Baseball (@UCIbsb) April 7, 2024
Munch digs out some gold!! #EatersGottaEat pic.twitter.com/JXvMuiNePS
— UCI Baseball (@UCIbsb) April 7, 2024
Hog does it with 2 strikes and 2 outs #EatersGottaEat pic.twitter.com/rQ7ubdRKmi
— UCI Baseball (@UCIbsb) April 7, 2024
Tony gets a sunny double!! #EatersGottaEat pic.twitter.com/jfjaXQVYJA
— UCI Baseball (@UCIbsb) April 7, 2024
B-Luu in the zone #EatersGottaEat pic.twitter.com/2GBgkhs6Rm
— UCI Baseball (@UCIbsb) April 7, 2024
RALLY-KILLER RICKY and the defense shut down the threat! #EatersGottaEat pic.twitter.com/1thDUo9qNB
— UCI Baseball (@UCIbsb) April 7, 2024
Bermudez at it again, 3rd RBI today makes it 11-3 #EatersGottaEat pic.twitter.com/9zr0OjdGW1
— UCI Baseball (@UCIbsb) April 7, 2024
That's the ballgame!! 'Eaters win the series!!
— UCI Baseball (@UCIbsb) April 7, 2024
'Eaters 11, UC Santa Barbara 4#EatersGottaEat pic.twitter.com/rmMknWtmCA
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Luu, Brandon (4-0)
L: M. Ager (2-3)
Batting:
2B: Z. Darby 1
3B: J. Sebring 1
HR: J. Trimble 1
RBI: N. Oakley 1 ; Z. Darby 1 ; J. Trimble 2
Base Running:
RUNS: J. Sebring 1 ; Z. Darby 1 ; J. Trimble 1 ; R. DeAngelis 1
HBP: J. Mendez 1 ; R. DeAngelis 1
Batting:
2B: Kendle, Caden 1 ; Martinez, Anthony 1
HR: Oyama, Jo 1
RBI: Oyama, Jo 2 ; Kendle, Caden 2 ; Martinez, Anthony 2 ; Smith, Myles 1 ; Bermudez, Will 3
SH: Oyama, Jo 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Hadeen, Woody 3 ; Oyama, Jo 2 ; Kendle, Caden 2 ; Martinez, Anthony 3 ; Stinson, Jacob 1
CS: Hadeen, Woody 1
HBP: Hadeen, Woody 1 ; Kendle, Caden 1
