UC Irvine
29-9
UCLA
29-11
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCLA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| UC Irvine | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 | 9 | 1 |
No. 12 Anteaters Win 5-3 Over No. 15 UCLA
April 22, 2025 | Baseball
- In front of the largest crowd of the season 1,727 fans, UCI gave them something to cheer about early with a huge five-run first inning.
- Ricky Ojeda got the 'Eaters into the dugout with a scoreless first after allowing the first two hitters to reach
- UCI got their leadoff man on, and Colin Yeaman followed with a booming home run to left-center to take a 2-0 lead
- Two batters later, Chase Call followed his lead homering to nearly the same spot and doubling the lead, 4-0
- With two outs, UCI got another rally going as James Castagnola doubled down the right field line and scored on Zach Fjelstad's single for a 5-0 advantage
- UCLA answered back with a home run to leadoff their second inning and make it 5-1, but the pitching took over for both sides the rest of the way
- Ojeda gave up that home run, but settled things down and would earn his NCAA-leading ninth win of the season in a controlled start of two innings
- Freshman Tyler Foster followed suit going 2.2 scoreless innings using a double play to get out of trouble in the third and striking out one
- Frankie Carney got four outs in a row in left field during Foster's outing including a spectacular leaping catch into the fence, and throwing out a baserunner trying to stretch a single into a double
- Danny Suarez picked up Foster in the fifth getting a flyout with runners on base to end the frame. He went 2.1 innings himself picking up five strikeouts on his way
- David Butler stepped in for Suarez after allowing the first two on in the eighth and getting a pair of groundouts including a double play to keep it a 5-1 ballgame
- Max Martin walked the tightrope allowing a pinch-hit two-run single and allowing the go-ahead run to come to the plate, but got a strikeout for the final out to seal the win, 5-3
- UCI's offense all came in the first inning as UCLA's pitching scattered four hits and three additional baserunners down the final seven innings
- Yeaman's home run gave him a team-high 12 this season while blasting his ninth and No. 28 for his UCI career
- Each had two-hit games along with Anthony Martinez as part of UCI's nine hits
- Frankie Carney reached three times and scored a run, but saw his 18-game hitting streak end Tuesday
- UC Irvine improves to 6-3 on the season against ranked teams and 3-2 against the Big Ten. The 'Eaters are 29-9 overall on the season
First two reach, but Ricky works through it helped by this K #EatesrGottaEat pic.twitter.com/URSh7nW99p
— UCI Baseball (@UCIbsb) April 23, 2025
GO YEA-ZY!! #EatersGottaEat pic.twitter.com/JTPI0Wd1KL
— UCI Baseball (@UCIbsb) April 23, 2025
CHASE CALL OVER THE WALL!! #EatersGottaEat pic.twitter.com/q2I3sadEcj
— UCI Baseball (@UCIbsb) April 23, 2025
Fjelly makes it a 5-run 1st #RipEm pic.twitter.com/Nu4k7Gosa9
— UCI Baseball (@UCIbsb) April 23, 2025
Frankie gets up!! #EatersGottaEat pic.twitter.com/F6t2pcucmm
— UCI Baseball (@UCIbsb) April 23, 2025
Our guy @FranklinCarney5 can do it all!! ?? #EatersGottaEat pic.twitter.com/ub3Xgn8a7E
— UCI Baseball (@UCIbsb) April 23, 2025
This inning brought to you by Danny Suarez #EatersGottaEat pic.twitter.com/i22WsMwWI8
— UCI Baseball (@UCIbsb) April 23, 2025
Ballgame!! Max gets 'em and the 'Eaters take it!! #EatersGottaEat pic.twitter.com/dSVj6FikxB
— UCI Baseball (@UCIbsb) April 23, 2025
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Ojeda, Ricky (9-0)
L: Hepp, James (0-1)
Batting:
HR: Hocking, Jarrod 1
RBI: Hocking, Jarrod 1 ; Espinoza, Aidan 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Martin, Roman 1 ; Salgado, AJ 1 ; Hocking, Jarrod 1
HBP: West, Dean 1
Batting:
2B: Castagnola, James 1
HR: Yeaman, Colin 1 ; Call, Chase 1
RBI: Yeaman, Colin 2 ; Call, Chase 2 ; Fjelstad, Zach 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Carney, Frankie 1 ; Yeaman, Colin 1 ; McCombs, Jacob 1 ; Call, Chase 1 ; Castagnola, James 1
CS: Carney, Frankie 1
HBP: Carney, Frankie 2 ; Martinez, Anthony 1
