
No. 21 UC Irvine Drops High-Scoring Saturday at Texas Tech
February 22, 2025 | Baseball
- UC Irvine fell behind early on a run in the first inning and six unearned second-inning runs falling into a 7-0 hole
- UCI responded right away with a four-run third inning capped by Rowan Felsch's two-run single
- After Texas Tech added an eighth run in their third, UCI put together a three-run fourth inning highlighted by a two-run triple by Jacob McCombs
- The Red Raiders kept building on their lead with runs scored in six of the first seven innings including a four-run seventh to put some separation between the 'Eaters and lead 15-8
- UCI made a last gasp in the ninth inning with four runs and the tying run on deck before the final out and final score of 15-12
- The offense actually out-hit Texas Tech, 17-15
- Jacob McCombs led all 'Eaters with four hits and four RBIs
- Colin Yeaman and Zach Fjelstad had three-hit days and scored two runs
- Felsch and Chase Call each had two hits and two driven in with Call scoring three times
McCombs with the triple!! 4 RBIs on the day, and scores on James' grounder makes it a one-run game! #EatersGottaEat pic.twitter.com/Jc4nOrSQsl
— UCI Baseball (@UCIbsb) February 22, 2025
3 straight singles capped off by a Fjelstad RBI #EatersGottaEat pic.twitter.com/wzv250vayd
— UCI Baseball (@UCIbsb) February 22, 2025
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Crotchfelt (1-0)
L: Ross, Jack (0-1)
S: Parish, T. (1)

Batting:
2B: Fjelstad, Zach 1
3B: McCombs, Jacob 1
RBI: Call, Chase 2 ; McCombs, Jacob 4 ; Castagnola, James 1 ; Felsch, Rowan 2 ; Fjelstad, Zach 1
SH: Bermudez, Will 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Gaz, Landon 1 ; Yeaman, Colin 2 ; Call, Chase 3 ; McCombs, Jacob 2 ; Castagnola, James 1 ; Felsch, Rowan 1 ; Fjelstad, Zach 2

Batting:
2B: Thompson, K. 1 ; Villeneuve 2 ; Maxcey, D. 1
HR: Hughes, L. 1 ; Johnson, K. 1
RBI: Bravo, D. 1 ; Villeneuve 3 ; Hughes, L. 4 ; Maxcey, D. 1 ; Lopez, T. 1 ; Pompey, TJ 1 ; Johnson, K. 1 ; Ryan, C. 2
SH: Johnson, K. 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Thompson, K. 2 ; Bravo, D. 1 ; Villeneuve 3 ; Hughes, L. 3 ; Lopez, T. 2 ; Pompey, TJ 2 ; Johnson, K. 2
SB: Thompson, K. 2 ; Lopez, T. 1 ; Pompey, TJ 1
HBP: Thompson, K. 1 ; Hughes, L. 1








