The UC Irvine Anteaters are the athletic teams fielded by the University of California, Irvine. Its athletics programs participate in the NCAA's Division I, as members of the Big West Conference and the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation. For earlier years of the school's existence, the teams participated at the Division II level with great success as explained below.
Michael James Gillespie was an American college baseball coach. He served as the head coach at UC Irvine and head coach at USC from 1987 to 2006. He led USC to the 1998 College World Series championship, having previously won it as a player in 1961.
David Scott Serrano is an American baseball coach and pitcher. Serrano formerly served as head coach at Cerritos College from 1984 to 1985 and at California State University, Fullerton from 1986 to 1987 for coach Augie Garrido. He served as the head coach at University of California, Irvine from 2005 to 2007, Cal State Fullerton from 2008 to 2011, the University of Tennessee from 2012 to 2017 and CSU Northridge from 2020–2022. Named Johnson University Head Coach July 10, 2023.
The UC Irvine Anteaters baseball team is the varsity intercollegiate baseball program of the University of California, Irvine. The team's home venue is Cicerone Field at Anteater Ballpark located on campus in Irvine, California. UC Irvine baseball has been a member of the NCAA Division I Big West Conference since the start of the 2002 season which was the Anteaters' first season of play following the university's decision to revive its baseball program after the sport had been dropped following the 1992 season.
The Cal State Fullerton Titans are the athletic teams that represent California State University, Fullerton.
The Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball team represents California State University, Fullerton in NCAA Division I college baseball.
Ben Orloff is an American baseball coach and former shortstop, who is the current head baseball coach of the UC Irvine Anteaters. He played college baseball at UC Irivine for head coach Mike Gillespie, where he won the Brooks Wallace Award, as the nation's best college shortstop. He has also played in the World Baseball Classic, for the Israeli national baseball team, before pursuing a professional baseball career for the Houston Astros organization from 2009 to 2013. He retired on June 12, 2013, and became an assistant coach for the UC Irvine.
The 2013 Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball team represents California State University, Fullerton in the 2013 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Titans play their home games at Goodwin Field and are members of the Big West Conference. The team is coached by Rick Vanderhook in his 2nd season at Cal State Fullerton.
The 2004 Texas Longhorns baseball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2004 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Longhorns played their home games at Disch–Falk Field. The team was coached by Augie Garrido in his 8th season at Texas.
The 2014 UC Irvine Anteaters baseball team represents the University of California, Irvine in the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball season. The team plays home games at Cicerone Field in Irvine, California. The team is coached by Mike Gillespie in his seventh season at Irvine.
The 1989–90 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 1989-90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Anteaters were led by tenth year head coach Bill Mulligan and played their home games at the Bren Events Center. They were members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 5–23 and 3–13 in Big West play. They advanced to the Big West Conference tournament where they lost to the Cal State Fullerton Titans.
The 2015 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team will represent Oklahoma State University during the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Cowboys will play their home games at Allie P. Reynolds Stadium as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They will be led by head coach Josh Holliday, in his third season at Oklahoma State.
The 2015 Texas Longhorns baseball team will represent the University of Texas at Austin during the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Longhorns will play their home games at UFCU Disch–Falk Field as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They will be led by head coach Augie Garrido, in his 19th season at Texas.
The UC Irvine Anteaters women's basketball team is the basketball team that represents the University of California, Irvine. The team currently competes in the Big West Conference, NCAA Division I.
Jason Gill is an American baseball coach and former shortstop and third baseman. He played college baseball for Cuesta College, Cal State Dominguez Hills and Cal State Fullerton from 1991 to 1994. He then served as the head coach of the Loyola Marymount Lions (2009–2019) the USC Trojans (2019–2022).
The 2002 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's soccer team represented the University of California, Santa Barbara during the 2002 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The UC Santa Barbara Gauchos were led by head coach Tim Vom Steeg, in his fourth season. For the first time in program history, the team became nationally ranked during the season and made the NCAA Tournament, advancing to the second round.
The 2021 Big West Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Big West Conference held on November 4 and 7, 2021. The three-match tournament took place at Anteater Stadium in Irvine, California. The four-team single-elimination tournament consisted of two rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the Cal State Fullerton Titans. The Titans won the tournament in 2019 and are classified as the defending champions because there was no tournament held in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Cal State Fullerton was unable to defend its crown, falling to Cal Poly in the Semifinals. The UC Irvine Anteaters won the title by defeating Cal Poly 1–0 in the final. This was the second Big West tournament title for the UC Irvine program and the first for head coach Scott Juniper. As tournament champions, UC Irvine earned the Big West's automatic berth into the 2021 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament.
The 2023 UC Irvine Anteaters men's volleyball team represents the University of California, Irvine in the 2023 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Anteaters, led by eleventh year head coach David Kniffin, play their home games at the Bren Events Center. The Anteaters compete as members of the Big West Conference and were picked to finish third in the Big West preseason poll.
The 2023 Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball team represents California State University, Fullerton during the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Titans play their home games at Goodwin Field. They are led by Jason Dietrich.
The 2024 UC Irvine Anteaters baseball team represents the University of California, Irvine during the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Anteaters play their home games at Cicerone Field as a member of the Big West Conference. They are led by head coach Ben Orloff, in his sixth season as manager.
