COLLEGE ROUNDUP

BASEBALL

UC Irvine 13,

Alabama-Birmingham 5

WACO, Texas — Senior designated hitter Brock Bardeen hit a grand slam and a three-run home run to help pace the Anteaters in the opening round of the Baylor Classic Friday at Baylor.

Bardeen’s seven runs batted in set a tournament single-game record and helped UCI (6-3) open an 11-2 lead after the top of the second inning.

Bardeen finished two for three, while Cory Olson and Ben Orloff were both two for five to bolster the No. 5-ranked ’Eaters’ 12-hit attack.

Junior catcher Francis Larson his a two-run homer, his second of the season, to up his team-leading RBI total to 12.

Junior left-hander Danny Bibona earned the win, allowing nine hits and three earned runs in 6 1/3 innings. He struck out five.

UAB fell to 3-5.

UCI faces No. 6-ranked Baylor today at 4:30 p.m.

Baylor Classic

UC Irvine 13, Alabama Birmingham 5

SCORE BY INNINGS

Bibona, Dufour and Larson, Donabedian (9); Roberson, Huddleston (2), McKinley (8), Saway (9) and Aubin, Towe (8). W – Bibona, 2-1. L – Roberson, 0-2. 2B – Merritt (UAB), Taylor (UAB). HR – Bardeen (UCI) 2, Larson (UCI), McMurry (UAB).

MEN’S VOLLEYBALL

UC Irvine def. UCLA

LOS ANGELES — Freshman opposite Carson Clark and sophomore outside hitter Jordan DuFault had 21 kills apiece to help the visiting Anteaters record a 30-26, 30-28, 27-30, 29-31, 15-11 triumph in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation match Friday at Pauley Pavilion.

No. 2-ranked UCI (16-3, 11-2 in conference) hit .336 as a team.

Newport Harbor High product Brett Perrine, a junior, had 15 kills and hit .360 for the No. 11-ranked Bruins (8-11, 4-8).

Orange Coast def.

San Diego Mesa

SAN DIEGO — Sophomore outside hitter Jake Melone finished with 16 kills and seven blocks for the Pirates in a 30-19, 30-26, 30-26 Pacific Coast Conference victory Friday.

Michael Stewart contributed 12 kills and seven blocks for OCC (6-3, 2-1 in conference).

Paul Leon had 34 assists, three blocks and two service aces.

WOMEN’S WATER POLO

UC Irvine 10, Loyola Marymount 10

IRVINE — Newport Harbor High product Ashling Taylor scored three goals to lead the No. 12-ranked Anteaters in the nonconference home game Friday.

Gianna Rossi and Cortney Collyer added two goals each for UCI (11-4).

No. 10-ranked LMU fell to 7-4.

SOFTBALL

Vangaurd 5, Bethany 4

Bethany 2, Vanguard 0

COSTA MESA — A four-run fifth inning helped host Vangaurd erase a 4-1 deficit to win the first game of a nonconference doubleheader split Friday.

Three of those runs were unearned.

Jennifer Bergh and Brittany Parlopino both had two hits and one run batted in for the Lions (10-7), for whom Kelsey Gunneman earned with win with 3 1/3 innings of shutout relief to improve to 5-2.

Vanguard managed just three singles off Kristen Ghimenti, who went the distance in the second game for Bethany (4-10).

Melissa Forrester allowed one earned run in 5 2/3 innings to absorb the Game 2 loss.