UC Irvine
19-5, 9-1
UC Riverside
11-15, 2-8
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC Riverside | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 |
| UC Irvine | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 20 | 16 | 0 |
No. 17 Anteaters Score 20-1 Victory over Highlanders
March 28, 2025 | Baseball
- The first three hitters set the tone all reaching and scoring in the first as Colin Yeaman doubled in the first run the other way and Anthony Martinez followed with a booming home run to center field to go up 3-0
- UCI added to it with seven runs in the second inning on just four hits with the big ones by Jacob McCombs and Will Bermudez each singling in two for a 10-0 edge
- The lead grew to 12-0 scoring on a wild pitch in the third and Frankie Carney tripling home a run with two outs in the fourth
- UC Riverside got on the board on a sacrifice fly to bring home a leadoff double to make it 12-1 in the fifth
- The Anteaters quickly regained momentum putting things away with a seven-run fifth inning from another two-run Bermudez single and three other RBI hits to lead, 19-1
- The scoring ended in the in the sixth as UCI scored in each of the first six innings of the game adding a Zach Fjelstad solo home run for the 20-1 lead
- Along with the thunderous bats was solid pitching from five Anteater arms
- Riley Kelly improved to 4-0 with one-run ball over five innings. He escaped a bases loaded jam in the third inning, and finished with at least one strikeout in every inning finishing with a career high eight
- Ryan Kysar and David Utagawa were spotless in the sixth and seventh each picking up a strikeout
- Andrew Grove made his Anteater Ballpark debut in the eighth loading the bases before getting the third out to leave them stranded
- Jack Ross closed things out striking out two in the 1-2-3 ninth inning
- The 20 runs is a season high and the fourth time UCI had scored 20 or more runs in the past three seasons
- Leading the hitting stars was Anthony Martinez with his third home run of the season and four RBIs and three runs scored with two hits
- Bermudez also had a four-RBI night all from his two hits
- Fjelstad and Carney each had three-hit games and drove in two with Carney reaching base five times and Fjelstad scoring three runs
- UCI saw a lot of pitches reaching 12 times via walk, three as a result of hit by pitch, and reached on catcher's interference in addition to the 16 hits
3 Ks for Riley in the 1st #EatersGottaEat pic.twitter.com/mPA7chs9Ai
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We've got @Tonytinez77 power!! #EatersGottaEat pic.twitter.com/01jWHlEflj
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McCombs with a 2-RBI rip! #EatersGottaEat pic.twitter.com/girhwqEkvw
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Will the other way! #RipEm pic.twitter.com/HHBQkH0ZWD
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Big time Carney ball! #EatersGottaEat pic.twitter.com/kj7UdF8LHu
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Another bases loaded hit for Will! #RipEm pic.twitter.com/XiSD8Q0srk
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Fjelstad circles the wagons!! #EatersGottaEat pic.twitter.com/460aEzgHYj
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David gets 'em 1-2-3 #EatersGottaEat pic.twitter.com/ik6RgujE8F
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Ballgame!! 'Eaters take the opener vs. UC Riverside #EatersGottaEat pic.twitter.com/JKQg9A1mna
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Kelly, Riley (4-0)
L: MILLIMAN, Nolan (2-1)
Batting:
2B: HERNANDEZ, Isaiah 1 ; NUNES, Landon 1 ; GIBBS, David 1
RBI: HERNANDEZ, Isaiah 1
SF: HERNANDEZ, Isaiah 1
Base Running:
RUNS: GIBBS, David 1
Batting:
2B: Yeaman, Colin 1 ; Martinez, Anthony 1
3B: Carney, Frankie 1
HR: Martinez, Anthony 1 ; Fjelstad, Zach 1
RBI: Carney, Frankie 2 ; Yeaman, Colin 1 ; Martinez, Anthony 4 ; McCombs, Jacob 2 ; Call, Chase 1 ; Bermudez, Will 4 ; Fjelstad, Zach 2 ; Felsch, Rowan 1
SF: Martinez, Anthony 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Carney, Frankie 2 ; Yeaman, Colin 2 ; Martinez, Anthony 3 ; McCombs, Jacob 2 ; Call, Chase 2 ; Bermudez, Will 1 ; Fjelstad, Zach 3 ; Penso, Blake 2 ; Felsch, Rowan 3
SB: Felsch, Rowan 1
HBP: Yeaman, Colin 1 ; Call, Chase 2
