2009 UC Irvine Anteaters baseball team

American college baseball season March 2026 August 2023 2009 UC Irvine Anteaters baseball UC Irvine Anteaters logo.svg 125 Big West Conference Big West 16 45–15 22–2 Mike Gillespie Pat Shine Ted Silva Anteater Ballpark Big West Conference champions Irvine Regional L to Virginia (eliminated) The 2009 UC Irvine Anteaters baseball team represented the University of California, Irvine in the NCAA Division I baseball season of 2009. The team played their home games at Anteater Ballpark in Irvine, California. The team was coached by Mike Gillespie in his second season at Irvine. Pre-season The Anteaters concluded the 2008 season with a 42-18 mark and made their second consecutive trip to the Super Regionals. They are a veteran-filled team, with 17 upperclassmen returning for the 2009 season. On January 20, 2009, the coaches in the Big West picked UC Irvine to finish second in the Big West behind Cal State Fullerton.Big West Preseason Pollhttp://www.athletics.ucr.edu/baseball/09Preseason%20Poll.pdf Cal State Fullerton Top Pick In Big West Preseason Poll 2009-04-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20110720073833/http://www.athletics.ucr.edu/baseball/09Preseason%20Poll.pdf 2011-07-20 dead Roster Coaches Name Title First season at UCI Alma materMike Gillespiehttp://www.ucirvinesports.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/gillespie_mike00.html Player Bio: Mike Gillespie 2009-04-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20090413201059/http://www.ucirvinesports.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/gillespie_mike00.html 2009-04-13 dead Head coach2007University of Southern California (1962)Pat Shinehttp://www.ucirvinesports.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/shine_pat00.html Player Bio: Pat Shine 2009-04-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20090413201103/http://www.ucirvinesports.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/shine_pat00.html 2009-04-13 dead Assistant coach2002Gonzaga (1995)Ted Silvahttp://www.ucirvinesports.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/silva_ted00.html Player Bio: Ted Silva 2009-04-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20090413201147/http://www.ucirvinesports.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/silva_ted00.html 2009-04-13 dead Assistant coach2007Cal State Fullerton (1995)Bob Macalusohttp://www.ucirvinesports.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/macaluso_bob00.html Player Bio: Bob Macaluso 2009-04-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20090413222101/http://www.ucirvinesports.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/macaluso_bob00.html 2009-04-13 dead Assistant coach2007Springfield College (1987) Players Players Number Position Bats/Throws Hometown (Prev School)Jordan Fox1UTLL/LHacienda Heights, Calif. (Bishop Amat)Sean Madigan2OF/LHPL/LYorba Linda, Calif. (Servite)Daniel Bibona3LHPL/LLake Forest, Calif. (Santa Margarita)Tyler Hoechlin4INFL/RCorona, Calif. (Arizona State)Brian Hernandez5INFR/RSylmar, Calif. (Cal State LA)Ben Orloff6INFR/RSimi Valley, Calif. (Simi Valley)Sammy Donabedian7CR/RWest Hills, Calif. (El Camino Real)Cory Olson8OFR/RAnaheim, Calif. (Orange Coast College)Tommy Reyes11INFR/RRancho Cucomonga, Calif. (Bishop Amat)Crosby Slaught13RHPR/RSanta Barbara, Calif. (Santa Barbara)Jeff Cusick14INFR/RMission Viejo, Calif. (Santa Margarita)Dillon Bell15OFL/LBakersfield (Bakersfield)Brock Bardeen16RHP/DHL/RFallbrook, Calif. (Fallbrook)Kyle Necke17RHPR/RWalnut, Calif. (Walnut)Nick Hoover18RHPR/RAlta Loma (Riverside CC)Francis Larson20CR/RYorba Linda, Calif. (Esperanza)Christian Bergman21RHPR/RAltadena, Calif. (St. Francis)Matt Summers22RHP/OFL/RPhoenix, Ariz. (Chaparral)Brian Murphy23RHPR/RSan Clemente, Calif. (San Clemente)Ronnie Shaeffer24CR/RGarden Grove, Calif. (Pacifica)Cory Hamilton25RHPR/RElk Grove, Calif. (Sheldon)Casey Stevenson27INFR/RSaugus, Calif. (College of the Canyons)Andy Lines28LHPL/LPalos Verdes Estates, Calif. (Palos Verdes HS)Eric Deragisch29INFR/RGranite Bay, Calif. (Sierra College)Stephen Malcolm31UTLR/RStockton, Calif. (Tokay)DJ Crumlich32UTLR/RIrvine, Calif. (Irvine)Jordan Leyland33INFR/RSan Dimas, Calif. (San Dimas)Ryan Fisher36INFL/RManteca, Calif. (East Union)Noel Avison40LHPL/LBakersfield, Calif. (San Diego Mesa College)Scott Gottschling41OFR/ROrange, Calif. (Villa Park)Matt Dufour44RHPR/RPlacentia, Calif. (Santa Ana CC)Maverick Olivares47OFL/LHacienda Heights, Calif. (Bishop Amat)Tony Asaro53OFR/RTorrance, Calif. (Pepperdine)Eric Pettis55RHPR/RWest Hills, Calif. (El Camino Real) Schedule and results background:#000080; color:#FFD700; 2009 Game Log y background:#FFD700;color:#000080; Regular season # Date Opponent Location Score Win Loss Save Att Record Big West |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | || 2/20/09 || 2009 Hawaii Warriors Hawai'i || Les Murakami Stadium || 5-1 || Bibona (1-0) || Kramer (0-1) || - || 3844 || 1-0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | || 2/21/09 || Hawai'i || Les Murakami Stadium || 5-4 || Bergman (1-0) || Klein (0-1) || Pettis (1) || 2643 || 2-0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | || 2/21/09 || Hawai'i || Les Murakami Stadium || 5-4 || Bardeen (1-0) || Capaul (0-1) || Pettis (2) || 2643 || 3-0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="FFBBBB" | || 2/22/09 || Hawai'i || Les Murakami Stadium || 4-7 || Sisto (1-0) || Hoover (0-1) || - || 2347 || 3-1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="FFBBBB" | || 2/27/09 || 2009 Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M || Minute Maid Park || 2-9 || Raley (2-0) || Bibona (1-1) || Thebeau (1) || 6979 || 3-2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | || 2/28/09 || 2009 Houston Cougars Houston || Minute Maid Park || 13-7 || Bergman (2-0) || Stuckey (0-1) || - || - || 4-2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | || 3/1/09 || UCLA || Minute Maid Park || 7-4 || Slaught (1-0) || Brewer (0-1) || Pettis (3) || 5356 || 5-2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="FFBBBB" | || 3/3/09 || 2009 Loyola Marymount Lions Loyola Marymount || Anteater Ballpark || 3-11 || Carreon (1-0) || Hoover (0-2) || - || 846 || 5-3 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | || 3/6/09 || 2009 UAB Blazers UAH || Baylor Ballpark || 13-5 || Bibona (2-1) || Roberson (0-2) || - || - || 6-3 || |- align="center" bgcolor="FFBBBB" | || 3/7/09 || 2009 Baylor Bears Baylor || Baylor Ballpark || 3-4 || Verrett (4-0) || Hamilton (0-1) || - || 3077 || 6-4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | || 3/8/09 || 2009 South Alabama Jaguars South Alabama || Baylor Ballpark || 6-5 || Pettis (1-0) || Johnson (1-2) || - || - || 7-4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | || 3/10/09 || 2009 USC Trojans Southern California || Dedeaux Field || 6-5 (12) || Bardeen (2-0) || Vasquez (0-2) || - || 395 || 8-4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | || 3/13/09 || 2009 Tulane Green Wave Tulane || Anteater Ballpark || 7-5 || Bardeen (3-0) || Claiborne (1-1) || Pettis (4) || 653 || 9-4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="FFBBBB" | || 3/14/09 || Tulane || Anteater Ballpark || 3-6 || Petiton (3-0) || Bergman (2-1) || Pepitone (3) || 563 || 9-5 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | || 3/15/09 || Tulane || Anteater Ballpark || 5-4 || Pettis (2-0) || Pepitone (0-3) || - || 948 || 10-5 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | || 3/20/09 || 2009 Nevada Wolf Pack Nevada || Anteater Ballpark || 1-0 || Bibona (3-1) || Stassi (2-3) || Pettis (5) || 363 || 11-5 || |- align="center" bgcolor="FFBBBB" | || 3/21/09 || Nevada || Anteater Ballpark || 4-5 || Miller (3-0) || Necke (0-1) || - || 483 || 11-6 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | || 3/22/09 || Nevada || Anteater Ballpark || 10-2 || Slaught (2-0) || Achelpohl (1-2) || - || 356 || 12-6 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | || 3/24/09 || 2009 Washington Huskies Washington || Anteater Ballpark || 17-13 || Avison (1-0) || Kittredge (1-2) || - || 248 || 13-6 || |- align="center" bgcolor="FFBBBB" | || 3/25/09 || Washington || Anteater Ballpark || 12-13 || Haehl (1-0) || Necke (0-2) || Kittredge (1) || 178 || 13-7 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | || 3/27/09 || 2009 Cal Poly Mustangs Cal Poly || Anteater Ballpark || 5-2 || Bibona (4-1) || Mauldin (3-2) || Pettis (6) || 563 || 14-7 || 1-0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | || 3/28/09 || Cal Poly || Anteater Ballpark || 11-3 || Bergman (3-1) || Leonard (3-1) || - || 615 || 15-7 || 2-0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | || 3/29/09 || Cal Poly || Anteater Ballpark || 7-6 || Bardeen (4-0) || Radeke (1-1) || Pettis (7) || 668 || 16-7 || 3-0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | || 3/31/09 || Loyola Marymount || George C. Page Stadium || 19-8 || Avison (2-0) || Lally (0-2) || - || 213 || 17-7 || 3-0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | || 4/3/09 || Cal State Fullerton || Goodwin Field || 2-1 || Bibona (5-1) || Renken (4-2) || Pettis (8) || 2711 || 18-7 || 4-0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | || 4/4/09 || Cal State Fullerton || Goodwin Field || 6-1 || Bergman (4-1) || Ramirez (3-1) || Bardeen (1) || 3056 || 19-7 || 5-0 |- align="center" bgcolor="FFBBBB" | || 4/5/09 || Cal State Fullerton || Goodwin Field || 4-5 || Ackland (2-0) || Pettis (2-1) || - || 3216 || 19-8 || 5-1 |- align="center" bgcolor="FFBBBB" | || 4/7/09 || UCLA || Jackie Robinson Stadium || 3-8 || Rasmussen (2-2) || Hamilton (0-2) || - || 535 || 19-9 || 5-1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | || 4/9/09 || 2009 Long Beach State 49ers Long Beach State || Anteater Ballpark || 3-2 (12) || Pettis (3-1) || Corrales (0-1) || - || 745 || 20-9 || 6-1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | || 4/10/09 || Long Beach State || Anteater Ballpark || 6-3 || Bergman (5-1) || Thompson (2-5) || Pettis (9) || 764 || 21-9 || 7-1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | || 4/11/09 || Long Beach State || Anteater Ballpark || 9-5 || Slaught (3-0) || Gagnon (2-4) || Necke (1) || 923 || 22-9 || 8-1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | || 4/13/09 || Loyola Marymount || Anteater Ballpark || 6-4 || Necke (1-2) || Eusebio (3-3) || Pettis (10) || 523 || 23-9 || 8-1 |- align="center" bgcolor="FFBBBB" | || 4/14/09 || 2009 San Diego Toreros San Diego || John Cunningham Stadium || 4-7 || Hauser (2-1) || Avison (2-1) || Campbell (2) || 187 || 23-10 || 8-1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | || 4/17/09 || 2009 UC Riverside Highlanders UC Riverside || Riverside Sports Complex || 16-1 || Bilbona (6-1) || Bargas (4-3) || - || 431 || 24-10 || 9-1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | || 4/18/09 || UC Riverside || Riverside Sports Complex || 9-6 || Bergman (6-1) || Andriese (3-2) || Pettis (11) || 538 || 25-10 || 10-1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | || 4/19/09 || UC Riverside || Riverside Sports Complex || 12-9 || Dufour (1-0) || Larkins (1-1) || Pettis (12) || 257 || 26-10 || 11-1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | || 4/20/09 || 2009 Oregon Ducks Oregon || Anteater Ballpark || 9-6 || Dufour (2-0) || Thornton (0-1) || - || 818 || 27-10 || 11-1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | || 4/21/09 || Oregon || Anteater Ballpark || 7-4 || Avison (3-1) || Whitmore (0-6) || Pettis (13) || 467 || 28-10 || 11-1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | || 4/23/09 || 2009 Utah Utes Utah || Spring Mobile Ballpark || 8-3 || Bibona (7-1) || Budrow (4-3) || - || 190 || 29-10 || 11-1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | || 4/24/09 || Utah || Spring Mobile Ballpark || 10-1 || Bergman (7-1) || Wilding (1-5) || - || 330 || 30-10 || 11-1 |- align="center" bgcolor="FFBBBB" | || 4/25/09 || Utah || Spring Mobile Ballpark || 3-7 || Whatcott (3-1) || Necke (1-3) || - || 186 || 30-11 || 11-1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" |The Official Athletic Site of UC Irvine http://www.ucirvinesports.com/sports/m-basebl/recaps/042909aaa.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120118205603/http://www.ucirvinesports.com/sports/m-basebl/recaps/042909aaa.html 2012-01-18 dead 2009-06-07 || 4/28/09 || Southern California || Anteater Ballpark || 6-5 || Pettis (4-1) || Vasquez (2-4) || - || 1152 || 31-11 || 11-1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | || 5/1/09 || 2009 Cal State Northridge Matadors Cal State Northridge || Anteater Ballpark || 7-1 || Bibona (8-1) || Juarez (4-5) || - || 793 || 32-11 || 12-1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | || 5/2/09 || Cal State Northridge || Anteater Ballpark || 12-7 || Bergman (8-1) || Gorski (1-3) || - || 657 || 33-11 || 13-1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | || 5/3/09 || Cal State Northridge || Anteater Ballpark || 5-2 || Slaught (4-0) || Ott (1-4) || Pettis (14) || 1215 || 34-11 || 14-1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | || 5/8/09 || 2009 Pacific Tigers Pacific || Klein Family Field || 11-6 || Bilbona (9-1) || Centanni (4-5) || - || 882 || 35-11 || 15-1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | || 5/9/09 || Pacific || Klein Family Field || 5-4 || Bardeen (5-0) || McCain (2-2) || Pettis (15) || 789 || 36-11 || 16-1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | || 5/10/09 || Pacific || Klein Family Field || 6-4 || Slaught (5-0) || Niley (1-4) || Pettis (16) || 600 || 37-11 || 17-1 |- align="center" bgcolor="FFBBBB" | || 5/12/09 || San Diego || Anteater Ballpark || 2-9 || Hauser (5-2) || Pettis (4-2) || - || 587 || 37-12 || 14-1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | || 5/15/09 || 2009 UC Davis Aggies UC Davis || Anteater Ballpark || 9-3 || Bilbona (10-1) || Chew (1-7) || - || 1597 || 38-12 || 18-1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | || 5/16/09 || UC Davis || Anteater Ballpark || 19-6 || Bergman (9-1) || Lyman (0-4) || - || 608 || 39-12 || 19-1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | || 5/17/09 || UC Davis || Anteater Ballpark || 8-1 || Slaught (6-0) || Quist (2-6) || - || 1102 || 40-12 || 20-1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | || 5/19/09 || UCLA || Anteater Ballpark || 5-4 (10) || Pettis (5-2) || Cole (4-7) || - || 2762 || 41-12 || 20-1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | || 5/22/09 || 2009 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos UC Santa Barbara || Caesar Uyesaka Stadium || 11-7 || Bibona (11-1) || Ford (4-5) || Dufour (1) || 598 || 42-12 || 21-1 |- align="center" bgcolor="FFBBBB" | || 5/23/09 || UC Santa Barbara || Caesar Uyesaka Stadium || 2-8 || Hollands (6-6) || Bergman (9-2) || - || 590 || 42-13 || 21-2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | || 5/24/09 || UC Santa Barbara || Caesar Uyesaka Stadium || 15-3 || Slaught (7-0) || Samuels (3-3) || - || 786 || 43-13 || 22-2 |- y background:#FFD700;color:#000080; NCAA tournament: Irvine Regional (Host) # Date Opponent Location Score Win Loss Save Att Record NCAAT Record |- align="center" bgcolor="#BBFFBB" |The Official Athletic Site of UC Irvine http://www.ucirvinesports.com/sports/m-basebl/recaps/053009aaa.html https://web.archive.org/web/20090602131441/http://www.ucirvinesports.com/sports/m-basebl/recaps/053009aaa.html 2009-06-02 dead 2009-06-07 || 5/29/09 || 2009 Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State || Anteater Ballpark || 4-2 || Bibona (12-1) || Benny (4-4) || Pettis (17) || 3002 || 44-13 || 1-0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | || 5/30/09 || Virginia || Anteater Ballpark || 0-5 || Hultzen (10-2) || Bergman (8-2) || - || 2282 || 44-14 || 1-1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#BBFFBB" | || 5/31/09 || 2009 San Diego State Aztecs San Diego State || Anteater Ballpark || 14-3 || Slaught (8-0) || Rasmussen (1-2) || - || 1856 || 45-14 || 2-1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | || 5/31/09 || Virginia || Anteater Ballpark || 1-4 || Carraway (7-1) || Necke (1-4) || Arico (11) || 1500 || 45-15 || 2-2 |- Rankings 2009 NCAA Division I baseball rankings year 17 18 9 20 15 5 15 14 12 5 15 11 14 10 16 15 13 10 17 13 13 10 13 12 13 8 12 12 10 5 7 10 7 3 4 7 6 1 1 6 3 1 1 4 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1* 9 11 11 1* 10 9 13 16 10 9 13 Several weeks of the Coaches' poll are unavailable. Major League Baseball draft Player Year Round Pick Team Ben Orloff Sr. 9 281 Houston Astros Daniel Bibona Jr. 16 489 St. Louis Cardinals Casey Stevenson Jr. 38 1156 Milwaukee Brewers Brian Hernandez Jr. 39 1175 Cleveland Indians References External links UC Irvine Anteaters baseball website UC Irvine Anteaters Schedule Category:UC Irvine Anteaters baseball seasons UC Irvine Anteaters Category:Big West Conference baseball champion seasons UC Irvine Anteaters baseball UC Irvine Category:2000s in sports in Orange County, California Category:2009 in Orange County, California