The 2025 UC Irvine Anteaters baseball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 2025 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Anteaters played their home games at Cicerone Field as a member of the Big West Conference. They were led by head coach Ben Orloff in his seventh season as manager. This was the first year since 1998 the Big West Conference had a postseason tournament, and the Anteaters finished as the runner-up, falling to Cal Poly back-to-back. The Anteaters were one of four mid-major teams to receive an at-large bid, where they were subsequently placed in the Los Angeles regional, hosted by UCLA. They ended up losing in the regional final to UCLA 5âÂÂ8, failing to improve upon their 2024 record. They finished the season ranked 25th by D1Baseball.com and 23rd by the USA Today Coaches Poll.
Last season, UC Irvine finished with a 45âÂÂ14 record, going 22âÂÂ8 in the Big West, and finishing second in the conference. They received an at-large bid to the 2024 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament, along with conference champion UC Santa Barbara. The Anteaters went 2-2, falling to Oregon State in the regional finals 11âÂÂ6. UC Irvine finished the season ranked 23rd in the nation by D1Baseball.com and 25th by the USA Today Coaches Poll.
The Big West Coaches' Poll was released on February 7, 2025. This is the fourth season in a row UC Irvine is predicted to finish second in the conference.
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