#21 UC Irvine Baseball 2022 Preview

 
UC Irvine Anteaters
 
Overall Rank: #21
Conference Rank: #1 Big West
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2021: 43-18, 32-8
2021 Postseason: NCAA
Coach: Ben Orloff
 
Key Departed Players:
Mike Peabody, .353 BA, 9 HR, 57 RBI
Trenton Denholm, 4.61 ERA, 6-2 W/L, 82.0 IP, 70 SO
Peter Van Loon, 4.42 ERA, 5-3 W/L, 73.1 IP, 87 SO
 
Key Returning Players:
Nathan Church, OF, .369 BA, 6 HR, 61 RBI
Jacob Castro, IF, .314 BA, 34 RBI
Luke Spillane, OF, .306 BA, 5 HR, 45 RBI, 14 SB
Connor McGuire, IF, .297 BA, 2 HR, 44 RBI
Justin Torres, IF, .278 BA, 5 HR, 33 RBI
Nick Pinto, P, 3.43 ERA, 7-4 W/L, 86.2 IP, 79 SO
Michael Frias, 3.36 ERA, 9-2 W/L, 85.2 IP, 91 SO
Jacob King, P, 1.98 ERA, 3-1 W/L, 41.0 IP, 45 SO
 
Projected Postseason: NCAA Baseball Tournament