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Support the Baseball program on UCI Giving Day!

Your gift to the UC Irvine baseball program will directly impact the student-athletes.  We have some exciting projects on the horizon that will continue to elevate our program.  Our goal is to continue to compete for Big West Championships and the ultimate prize of a National Championship in Omaha, Nebraska.  We appreciate your support and hope to see you out at a game this spring.


Baseball Program History of Success

  • Junior Caden Kendle named to the Golden Spikes Award Preseason Watch List, the only representative of the Big West and 10th Anteater in program history
  • Four Anteaters played at the Major League level during the 2022 season with a total of 15 program alums playing professional baseball overall
  • Andre Pallante played with Team Italy as a pitcher in the 2023 World Baseball Classic helping them reach the quarterfinals
  • Two College World Series appearances in 2007 and 2014
  • Big West regular season champions, including 2021
  • 9 NCAA Tournament appearances since 2002 – reached Stanford Regional final in 2021
  • 90 players drafted since 2002 and 17 under coach Orloff
Donor Map
Rank State Gifts
1 CA 75
2 AZ 4
3 TX 3
Leaderboard
Anteater Athletics - Most Dollars Raised
Let's see which team reigns supreme this Giving Day! Most dollars raised gets bragging rights!
Rank Department Raised
1 Men's Volleyball $108,930.00
2 Baseball $93,201.00
3 Men's Soccer $53,078.00
4 Women's Water Polo $27,635.00
5 Women's Basketball $24,085.00
Ended
Leaderboard
Anteater Athletics - Most Gifts Received
Let's see which team reigns supreme this Giving Day. Most gifts receives bragging rights!
Rank Department Gifts
1 Men's Soccer 141
2 Men's Volleyball 119
3 Women's Basketball 95
4 Baseball 92
5 Women's Soccer 87
Ended
$34,000
Baseball Program's "The Road to Omaha" Challenge
Help the Baseball program unlock a culmination gift of $34,000 from UCI Baseball Alums and Supporters with the first 50 gifts made to the program!
50 / 50 Gifts
Completed
$2,000
Baseball Program's "The Voice of the 'Eaters" Challenge!
Help the Baseball program unlock a generous $2,000 donation from the Voice of the 'Eaters Don Brantley by being one of the program's first 25 gifts!
25 / 25 Gifts
Completed
2
Match
Steve Borowski Baseball Program Match
Double your impact! All gifts to the UCI Baseball program will be generously matched 1:1 by Alum Steve Borowski up to $25,000!
$25,000 MATCHED
Completed
$5,000
Student Outreach and Retention Center (SOAR) Parent Happy Hour Challenge
Five parents making a gift to any area of support on Giving Day from 5-7 PM PST will unlock a generous $5,000 gift to the Student Outreach and Retention Center from parents Sharon Sasaki and Robert Yamamoto!
5 / 5 Gifts
Completed
$10,000
UCI Alumni Association Board Challenge
Be one of the first 200 alumni donors to make a gift to any area on Giving Day and unlock $10,000 in support for UCIAA!
200 / 200 Donors
Completed
$3,500
UCI Parent Executive Board 25 Gift Challenge
The first 25 gifts from Parents to any area on Giving Day will unlock $3,500 in bonus funds for the Anteater Grant Initiatives from the UCI Parent Executive Board! When we reach 25 gifts, the next tier of the challenge will be released!
25 / 25 Gifts
Completed
$10,000
UCI Parent Executive Board 50 Gift Challenge
25 parents have made a gift and we've unlocked our first challenge! Now, once we've reached 50 total gifts from Parents to any area on Giving Day, we will unlock an additional $10,000 in bonus funds for the Anteater Grant Initiatives from the UCI Parent Executive Board! Thank you for helping unlock $13,500 in total support for AGI!
50 / 50 Gifts
Completed
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