Tuesday, April 29
Anaheim, Calif. / Angel Stadium
6:00 PM
UC Irvine
33-9
5
vs
1
Cal State Fullerton
23-21
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC Irvine | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 1 |
| Cal State Fullerton | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
Photo by: Matt Brown
No. 8 Anteaters Win 5-1 in Angel Stadium
April 29, 2025 | Baseball
ANAHEIM, Calif. --- UC Irvine baseball took down crosstown rival Cal State Fullerton Tuesday night in a non-conference meeting in Angel Stadium putting up a 5-1 victory.
- The first-ever game for the Anteaters in Angel Stadium was played in front of 1,863 fans between the long-time Orange County rivals.
- UC Irvine's pitching was the story of the game along with fine defensive work
- Finnegan Wall got the start going three innings and striking out three
- He was responsible for the one run on the evening, but got a massive boost from Frankie Carney with a dart to home plate to nail another runner trying to score in the third
- Jack Ross took his lead adding four shutout frames in the middle innings with four strikeouts and coming away with the win
- David Butler got into a bases loaded jam as he came in for the eighth inning, but induced a double play started by James Castagnola to escape without a run
- Ricky Ojeda cleaned things up in the ninth striking out all three hitters he faced to finish out the win
- Finnegan Wall got the start going three innings and striking out three
- UCI's offense was timely Tuesday night making good on seven hits, nine walks, and four hit batsmen
- Will Bermudez got everything started in the second inning doubling into the corner for a 1-0 lead
- UCI started a rally with two out nobody on base in the third inning with two walks before Castagnola ripped a single to score another run
- Two more walks including a bases loaded pass to Bermudez in the inning made it a 3-0 lead
- The offenses went quiet until the eighth inning when Colin Yeaman shot a ball through the left side plating two more runs and open up a 5-1 lead
- Anthony Martinez provided a three-hit game and scored twice right in the middle of all the offensive threats
- The win for the 'Eaters is their eighth straight as they improve to 33-9 on the season. UCI is now 7-2 all-time in games played in MLB ballparks
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Ross, Jack (3-2)
L: Hawkinson, Payton (1-3)
Batting:
2B: Bermudez, Will 1
RBI: Yeaman, Colin 2 ; Castagnola, James 1 ; Bermudez, Will 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Call, Chase 1 ; Martinez, Anthony 2 ; Bermudez, Will 1 ; Penso, Blake 1
HBP: Yeaman, Colin 1 ; Castagnola, James 1 ; Felsch, Rowan 1 ; Bermudez, Will 1
Batting:
RBI: Kirchner, Andrew 1
SH: Schardt, Jakob 1
SF: Kirchner, Andrew 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Burdick, Cam 1
Game Leaders
AB
4
R
2
H
3
RBI
0
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
2
3b/1b
AB
4
R
0
H
1
RBI
1
AB
2
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
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