UC Irvine Baseball 2021 NCAA Tournament Capsule

May 24, 2021 · CSM Staff
 

UC Irvine Anteaters

Big West (40-16, 32-8)

 
 
Coach: Ben Orloff
 
Key Field Players:
Nathan Church, Freshman, OF, .355 BA, 47 RBI
Mike Peabody, Junior, OF, .353 BA, 8 HR, 54 RBI
Luke Spillane, Freshman, OF, .299 BA, 5 HR, 40 RBI, 13 SB
Dillon Tatum, Junior, C, .279 BA, 13 HR, 30 RBI
Connor McGuire, Freshman, IF, .286 BA, 39 RBI
 
Key Pitchers:
Nick Pinto, Freshman, P, 3.33 ERA, 7-3 W/L, 83.2 IP, 79 SO
Michael Frias, Sophomore, P, 3.30 ERA, 8-1 W/L, 76.1 IP, 86 SO
Trent Denholm, Junior, P, 4.94 ERA, 5-2 W/L, 74.2 IP, 67 SO
Peter Van Loon, Junior, P, 4.21 ERA, 5-3 W/L, 68.1 IP, 79 SO
Jacob King, Freshman, P, 1.96 ERA, 2-1 W/L, 36.2 IP, 41 SO, 8 SV
 
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .292 (37th in nation, 2nd in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.67 (115, 7)
Doubles per Game: 1.87 (74, 2)
Earned Run Average: 3.92 (36, 2)
Fielding Percentage: .977 (37, 3)
Home Runs per Game: 0.67 (186, 4)
Scoring Offense: 7.1 (39, 1)
Slugging Percentage: .432 (91, 4)
Stolen Bases per Game: 0.83 (174, 5)
Triples per Game: 0.44 (9, 1)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2014 Regional defeated UNLV, defeated Oregon State, lost to Oregon State, defeated Oregon State
2014 Super Regional defeated Oklahoma State, defeated Oklahoma State
2014 CWS defeated Texas, lost to Vanderbilt, eliminated by Texas
2011 Regional defeated Fresno State, defeated San Francisco, defeated UCLA
2011 Super Regional eliminated by Virginia
2010 Regional lost to LSU, defeated Kent State, defeated LSU, eliminated by UCLA
2009 Regional defeated Fresno State, lost to Virginia, defeated San Diego State, eliminated by Virginia
2008 Regional defeated Oral Roberts, defeated Nebraska, defeated Oral Roberts
2008 Super Regional eliminated by LSU
2007 Regional defeated Wake Forest, defeated Texas, defeated Texas
2007 Super Regional defeated Wichita State
2007 CWS lost to Arizona State, defeated Cal State Fullerton, defeated Arizona State, eliminated by Oregon State
 
*all team stats through 5/23