The 2009 UC Irvine Anteaters baseball team represented the

University of California, Irvine The University of California, Irvine (UCI or UC Irvine) is a public land-grant research university in Irvine, California. One of the ten campuses of the University of California system, UCI offers 87 undergraduate degrees and 129 graduate and pr ...

in the

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Division I

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season of 2009. The team played their home games at

Anteater Ballpark Cicerone Field at Anteater Ballpark is the ballpark at the University of California, Irvine in Irvine, California, United States. It is the home stadium of the UC Irvine Anteaters baseball The UC Irvine Anteaters baseball team is the varsity ...

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. 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

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Roster

Coaches

Players

Schedule and results

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, , 2/20/09 , , , , 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 , , , ,

Minute Maid Park Minute Maid Park is a retractable roof stadium in Houston, Texas, United States. It opened in 2000 as the home ballpark of Major League Baseball's Houston Astros. It has a seating capacity of 41,168, which includes 5,197 club seats and 63 ...

, , 2-9 , , Raley (2-0) , , Bibona (1-1) , , Thebeau (1) , , 6979 , , 3-2 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"

, , 2/28/09 , , , , Minute Maid Park , , 13-7 , , Bergman (2-0) , , Stuckey (0-1) , , - , , - , , 4-2 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"

, , 3/1/09 , , 2009 UCLA Bruins baseball team, UCLA , , Minute Maid Park , , 7-4 , , Slaught (1-0) , , Brewer (0-1) , , Pettis (3) , , 5356 , , 5-2 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="FFBBBB"

, , 3/3/09 , , , ,

, , 3-11 , , Carreon (1-0) , , Hoover (0-2) , , - , , 846 , , 5-3 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"

, , 3/6/09 , , , , Baylor Ballpark , , 13-5 , , Bibona (2-1) , , Roberson (0-2) , , - , , - , , 6-3 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="FFBBBB"

, , 3/7/09 , , , , Baylor Ballpark , , 3-4 , , Verrett (4-0) , , Hamilton (0-1) , , - , , 3077 , , 6-4 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"

, , 3/8/09 , , , , Baylor Ballpark , , 6-5 , , Pettis (1-0) , , Johnson (1-2) , , - , , - , , 7-4 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"

, , 3/10/09 , , , ,

Dedeaux Field Dedeaux Field is a college baseball stadium in Los Angeles, California, U.S., on the west end of the campus of the University of Southern California. The home field of the USC Trojans of the Pac-12 Conference, it has a seating capacity of 2,500. ...

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, , 3/13/09 , , , , 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 , , , , 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 , , , , 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 , , , , 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 George C. Page Stadium is a baseball venue in Los Angeles, California, USA. It is home to the Loyola Marymount Lions baseball team of the NCAA's Division I West Coast Conference. Opened in 1983, it has a capacity of 1,200 spectators. The stad ...

, , 19-8 , , Avison (2-0) , , Lally (0-2) , , - , , 213 , , 17-7 , , 3-0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"

, , 4/3/09 , , , ,

Goodwin Field Goodwin Field is a 3,500-seat baseball park in the western United States, located in Fullerton, California. On the campus of California State University, Fullerton, it is primarily the home field of the four-time national champion CSUF Titans o ...

, , 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 , , 2009 UCLA Bruins baseball team, UCLA , , Jackie Robinson Stadium (UCLA baseball), Jackie Robinson Stadium , , 3-8 , , Rasmussen (2-2) , , Hamilton (0-2) , , - , , 535 , , 19-9 , , 5-1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"

, , 4/9/09 , , , , 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 , , , ,

John Cunningham Stadium John Cunningham Stadium was a baseball venue on the campus of the University of San Diego in San Diego, California, United States. It was home to the San Diego Toreros baseball team, a member of the Division I West Coast Conference. The park was ...

, , 4-7 , , Hauser (2-1) , , Avison (2-1) , , Campbell (2) , , 187 , , 23-10 , , 8-1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb"

, , 4/17/09 , , , ,

Riverside Sports Complex The Riverside Sports Complex, in Riverside, California, is the home field of the University of California, Riverside baseball team. The stadium seats 2,500 and features a home team locker room built personally by Troy Percival, a UC Riverside alum ...

, , 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) , , Matt Andriese, 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 , , , , 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 , , , ,

Spring Mobile Ballpark Smith's Ballpark (formerly known as Franklin Quest Field, later Franklin Covey Field, and more recently Spring Mobile Ballpark) is a minor league baseball park in Salt Lake City, Utah. It is the home field of the Salt Lake Bees of the Pacifi ...

, , 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" , , , 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 , , , , 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 , , , ,

Klein Family Field Klein Family Field is a baseball stadium in Stockton, California. It is the home field of the University of the Pacific Tigers college baseball team. The stadium holds 2,500 people and opened in 2006. Prior to the completion of Klein Family Fie ...

, , 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 , , , , 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 , , , , Big West Conference#Conference arenas and ballparks, 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 Caesar Uyesaka Stadium is a baseball stadium in Santa Barbara, California. It is the home field of the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos baseball team as well as the Santa Barbara Foresters. History The stadium known simply as "Campus Diamond" or "Cam ...

, , 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 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#BBFFBB" , , , 5/29/09 , , , ,

, , 4-2 , , Bibona (12-1) , , Benny (4-4) , , Pettis (17) , , 3002 , , 44-13 , , 1-0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB"

, , 5/30/09 , , 2009 Virginia Cavaliers baseball team, Virginia , , Anteater Ballpark , , 0-5 , , Hultzen (10-2) , , Bergman (8-2) , , - , , 2282 , , 44-14 , , 1-1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#BBFFBB"

, , 5/31/09 , , , , 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

''Several weeks of the Coaches' poll are unavailable.''

Awards and honors

Major League Baseball Draft

References

External links

UC Irvine Anteaters baseball website
{{UC Irvine Anteaters baseball navbox UC Irvine Anteaters baseball seasons

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Big West Conference baseball champion seasons

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