#43 UC Irvine Baseball 2023 Preview

 

UC Irvine Anteaters

 

Overall Rank: #43

Conference Rank: #2 Big West

 
2022: 32-24, 16-14
2022 Postseason: None
Coach: Ben Orloff
 
Key Departed Players:
Nathan Church, .309 BA, 5 HR, 38 RBI
Justin Torres, .280 BA, 7 HR, 36 RBI
Ben Fitzgerald, .271 BA, 7 HR, 29 RBI
Gordon Ingebritson, 1.75 ERA, 6-0 W/L, 66.2 IP, 62 SO
Michael Frias, 5.19 ERA, 5-2 W/L, 59.0 IP, 60 SO
Troy Taylor, 3.82 ERA, 2-3 W/L, 33.0 IP, 42 SO, 6 SV
 
Key Returning Players:
Caden Kendle, OF, .328 BA, 6 HR, 17 RBI
Dub Gleed, IF, .271 BA, 38 RBI
Woody Hadeen, IF, .267 BA, 17 RBI, 13 SB
Thomas McCaffrey, C, .229 BA, 5 HR, 27 RBI
Nick Pinto, P, 3.23 ERA, 2-6 W/L, 86.1 IP, 82 SO
Cameron Wheeler, P, 6.51 ERA, 2-6 W/L, 47.0 IP, 38 SO
David Vizcaino, P, 1.93 ERA, 5-0 W/L, 37.1 IP, 24 SO
 
 
Projected Postseason: NCAA Baseball Tournament