Tuesday, March 31
Irvine, Calif.
6:00 PM
UC Irvine
11-17
1
vs
9
UCLA
26-2
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCLA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 0 |
| UC Irvine | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
Photo by: Matt Brown
Anteaters Fall to No. 1 UCLA, 9-1
March 31, 2026 | Baseball
IRVINE, Calif. --- UC Irvine baseball played the No. 1 Bruins tough Tuesday night eventually falling 9-1 in Anteater Ballpark.
- In front of one of the largest crowds in ballpark history of 2,685, UCI welcomed the No. 1 team in the country for the ninth time in program history
- The Bruins got the jump on the Anteaters with help from three free passes in the first inning and a wild pitch allowing three runs to the Bruins on just one hit
- The Anteater bats fought back putting multiple runners on the base through the first three innings
- Costly baserunning in the first took away what could have been a run as Frankie Carney singled by his hard turn was picked off from the outfield
- UCI again had issues on the basepaths shorten a rally in the third inning.
- Carney doubled to set up Alonso Reyes who also tried for a double but was thrown out, and even after a lengthy review the play was upheld
- The game was 3-1 into the fifth as the Bruins added a run bringing a leadoff double around for a 4-1 game
- UCLA's bullpen put the clamps on retiring 16 in a row at one point through the middle innings
- The Bruins busted out four more runs in the seventh inning with help from three of their five infield singles on the night to extend the lead to 8-1
- Anteater freshman Dane Grant got his first career start allowing the three runs in the first inning to draw the loss
- UCI threw eight arms on the night with some effective nights led by Tim Grack going 2.1 scoreless with two strikeouts
- Tyler Foster stranded the bases loaded and struck out two in 1.1 innings
- Hunter Manning worked around baserunners to throw 1.1 scoreless
- Ryder Brooks struck out three in an inning of work
- Cade Castles avenged his start at UCLA with a scoreless ninth and a strikeout
- UCI threw eight arms on the night with some effective nights led by Tim Grack going 2.1 scoreless with two strikeouts
- The offense had six hits with five in the first three innings
- Frankie Carney led the charge with three hits and a run scored
- Zach Fjelstad had a double as his only hit
- Daniel Polasek was back on the field after an injury in the very first game of the season finishing 0-for-3 as the left fielder
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Cervantes, Angel (2-0)
L: Grant, Dane (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Martin, Roman 1
RBI: West, Dean 1 ; Cholowsky, Roch 2 ; Levu, Mulivai 1 ; Martin, Roman 1 ; Brennan, Payton 1 ; Gasparino, Will 1 ; Espinoza, Aidan 1
SF: Levu, Mulivai 1
Base Running:
RUNS: West, Dean 2 ; Cholowsky, Roch 1 ; Levu, Mulivai 1 ; Martin, Roman 1 ; Brennan, Payton 1 ; Gasparino, Will 1 ; Call, Phoenix 1 ; Khansarinia, Kasen 1
HBP: Cholowsky, Roch 1 ; Martin, Roman 1 ; Brennan, Payton 1
Batting:
2B: Carney, Frankie 1 ; Fjelstad, Zach 1
RBI: Reyes, Alonso 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Carney, Frankie 1
Game Leaders
AB
4
R
1
H
3
RBI
0
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
1
AB
4
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
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