No. 7 UC Irvine used a season-high 21 hits to put 10 runs on the board Friday night, April 11 as the Anteaters defeated No. 16 Long Beach State, 10-5 at Blair Field.  The Anteaters improved to 22-5 on the season and 4-3 in conference behind three hits apiece for Ben Orloff, Aaron Lowenstein, and Casey Stevenson.

BigWest.TV spoke with Orloff following the game about the ‘Eaters offensive explosion, as well as the importance of the victory following the series defeat at the hands of No. 16 Cal State Fullerton last weekend.  UC Irvine head coach Mike Gillespie also gave his thoughts on the game and what he expects from the rest of the series.  Watch both interviews now, exclusively on BigWest.TV.

The ‘Eaters and the Dirtbags return to action on Saturday, April 12 in a 2:00 p.m. PST start.  The concluding game of the series will be played on Sunday, April 13 at 2:30 p.m. and is available on the CBS College Sports Network, formerly College Sports Television (CSTV).

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The Big West Conference and CSTV are partnering to bring exclusive Big West events to you.  In its third year, BigWest.TV gives fans on-demand access to LIVE coverage of Big West contests as well as press conferences, features, and Big West Conference Championships.  If you can’t make it to the gym or the field, head to BigWest.TV to catch up on your favorite team!

New this week:

April 7-13, 2008