UC Irvine
12-17, 4-6
UC Davis
11-15, 5-8
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC Davis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| UC Irvine | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 | 11 | 0 |
Hansen Serves Up Vital Series-Opening Win, 4-1
April 02, 2026 | Baseball
- The series opened with a bang for the Anteaters as Palo Alto-native Rowan Felsch clubbed his first home run of the season deep to right-center to start the second inning off with a 1-0 lead
- UCI continued its scoring in the inning with a two-out rally
- Daniel Polasek reached on a throwing error with two outs to keep the inning going
- Zach Doyle pounded a ball off the same wall Felsch hit one over for a triple and a 2-0 lead
- UC Davis answered with a run in the next inning
- Doyle tried to be a hero and make a diving play coming up short as the Aggies doubled to lead off the inning
- A sac bunt and groundball later they were on the board trailing now, 2-1
- UCI quickly got the run back loading the bases with two outs in the bottom of the third
- A passed ball helped the run across for a 3-1 game
- The pitching took over down the stretch with Trevor Hansen taking the lead and running with it
- After stranding two runners in the fifth, he hit another gear and sat down the next 11 hitters
- He struck out a batter in his first seven innings and got some defensive help in a 1-2-3 eighth inning
- He struck out his ninth batter of the game to start the ninth before allowing a single to end his night after 118 pitches
- Danny Suarez came in for the final two outs on four pitches to earn his first career save
- For Hansen, its the third time in his career he's worked into the ninth inning
- He fell two pitches shy of his career high 120 he threw in his complete game in 2025
- It's his first win since February has he improves to 19-9 in his career in this his 40th career start
- Suarez is the fourth Anteater to record a save this year, also the team's first since February
- This first save also comes in his 40th career game and 93.1 IP of work
- He also extended his shutout streak to 15.2 innings
- The offense clicked behind 11 hits and extra bases on five of them
- Zach Doyle had two out of the leadoff spot driving in a run as well
- Auggie Gutierrez also had two hits including a run scored
- Felsch's home run is the fifth of his career and first since the 2025 series at UC Davis
- Efren Ortega busted a two-out double to bring in an RBI and UCI's fourth run in the fifth inning
- Daniel Polasek finally got his first career hit, a bloop single in the fourth. He also scored his first career run in the second inning
Leadoff K for Hansen#TogetherWeZot pic.twitter.com/1LdYLQvhoD
— UCI Baseball (@UCIbsb) April 3, 2026
Had to do it to 'em! @RFelsch #TogetherWeZot pic.twitter.com/5Ars1z9RMW
— UCI Baseball (@UCIbsb) April 3, 2026
Doyle off the wall!#TogetherWeZot pic.twitter.com/g161fgpuhR
— UCI Baseball (@UCIbsb) April 3, 2026
1st collegiate hit is a line drive in the books for Daniel Polasek!#TogetherWeZot pic.twitter.com/yVYVjJpovj
— UCI Baseball (@UCIbsb) April 3, 2026
Efren hits back!!#TogetherWeZot pic.twitter.com/kAxwuGzq2n
— UCI Baseball (@UCIbsb) April 3, 2026
Trevor's 9th K in a brilliant night - 8.1 IP (118 pitches), 6 H, ER, BB, 9 K
— UCI Baseball (@UCIbsb) April 3, 2026
Danny Suarez on leading 4-1 Top 9th 1 out 1 on #RipEm pic.twitter.com/ruaIWqNfqI
Ballgame!! Suarez's first career save finishes it!#TogetherWeZot pic.twitter.com/8NEagcBDo1
— UCI Baseball (@UCIbsb) April 3, 2026
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Hansen, Trevor (4-2)
L: Keenan Anzai (2-2)
S: Suarez, Danny (1)
Batting:
2B: Joey Wright 1
RBI: Braydon Wooldridge 1
SH: Zach Story 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Joey Wright 1
Batting:
2B: Fjelstad, Zach 1 ; Gutierrez, Auggie 1 ; Ortega, Efren 1
3B: Doyle, Zach 1
HR: Felsch, Rowan 1
RBI: Doyle, Zach 1 ; Felsch, Rowan 1 ; Ortega, Efren 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Fjelstad, Zach 1 ; Gutierrez, Auggie 1 ; Felsch, Rowan 1 ; Polasek, Daniel 1
SB: Carney, Frankie 1
