UC Irvine Anteaters baseball
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 2017 UC Irvine Anteaters baseball team
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| Founded | 1970 |
| University | University of California, Irvine |
| Conference | Big West |
| Location | Irvine, CA |
| Head coach | Mike Gillespie (10th year) |
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Cicerone Field (Capacity: 2,900) |
| Nickname | Anteaters |
| Colors | Blue and Gold |
| College World Series appearances | |
| 2007, 2014 | |
| NCAA Regional Champions | |
| 2007, 2008, 2011, 2014 | |
| NCAA Tournament appearances | |
| 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014 | |
| Conference champions | |
| 2009 | |
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 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 Anteaters won the College Division national championship in 1973 and the Division II national championship in 1974. Since moving to Division I play they have appeared in the NCAA Tournament eight times and the College World Series twice. Mike Gillespie has been manager of the team since the start of the 2008 season.
The program was founded prior to the 1970 season and initially played as an independent school in the NCAA College Division, made up of small-school athletic programs. Under head coach Gary Adams, the team qualified for the College Division Tournament in 1970, 1971, and 1972. In 1973, the team ended the regular season with a twelve-game winning streak and again qualified for the tournament. After advancing to the College Division Championship, it defeated Missouri-St. Louis, Eastern Illinois, and Ithaca twice to win a national championship.
In August 1973, the NCAA reorganized its divisions. Prior to then, the NCAA had competed in two divisions, a large-school University Division and a small-school College Division. Following the reorganization, the University Division became Division I, while the College Division split into Division II and Division III. UC Irvine, formerly an independent in the College Division, became a Division II Independent.
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