2018 UCLA Bruins baseball team

American college baseball season

2018 UCLA Bruins baseball
ConferencePac-12 Conference
CBNo. 25
Record38–21 (19–11 Pac-12)
Head coach
  • John Savage (14th season)
Hitting coachBryant Ward (3rd season)
Pitching coachRex Peters (7th season)
Home stadiumJackie Robinson Stadium
(Capacity: 1,820)
Seasons
← 2017
2019 →
2018 Pac-12 Conference baseball standings
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 18 Stanford  ‍‍‍y 22 8 0   .733 46 12 0   .793
No. 1 Oregon State ‍‍‍y 20 9 1   .683 55 12 1   .816
No. 8 Washington ‍‍‍y 20 10 0   .667 35 26 0   .574
No. 25 UCLA  ‍‍‍y 19 11 0   .633 38 21 0   .644
California  ‍‍‍ 16 14 0   .533 32 22 0   .593
Arizona  ‍‍‍ 14 16 0   .467 34 22 0   .607
Arizona State  ‍‍‍ 13 17 0   .433 23 32 0   .418
Southern California  ‍‍‍ 12 18 0   .400 26 28 0   .481
Oregon  ‍‍‍ 12 18 0   .400 26 29 0   .473
Washington State  ‍‍‍ 8 21 1   .283 16 33 1   .330
Utah  ‍‍‍ 8 22 0   .267 16 39 0   .291
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 29, 2018
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2018 UCLA Bruins baseball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 2018 NCAA Division I baseball season as a member of the Pac-12 Conference. The team was coached by John Savage and played their home games at Jackie Robinson Stadium.

Previous season

The Bruins finished 30–27 overall, and 19–11 in the conference. During the season, the Bruins were invited and participated in the Dodger Stadium Classic in Los Angeles, California. UCLA defeated Michigan to earn 3rd place. In the postseason, the Bruins were invited and participated in the 2017 NCAA Division I baseball tournament, where they lost to San Diego State and Texas in the Long Beach Regional in Long Beach, California.

MLB draft selections

The Bruins had six individuals selected in the 2017 MLB draft.[1]

Player Position Round Overall MLB Team
Griffin Canning Pitcher 2 47 Los Angeles Angels
Sean Bouchard First baseman 9 266 Colorado Rockies
Scott Burke Pitcher 20 608 Baltimore Orioles
Nick Valaika Shortstop 24 718 Pittsburgh Pirates
Brett Stephens Left fielder 28 836 Colorado Rockies
Moisés Ceja Pitcher 32 956 Colorado Rockies

Roster

2018 UCLA Bruins baseball team
Players Coaches
# Pos. Name Bats/throws Height Weight Year High School/Junior College Home town
3 INF Ryan Kriedler R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 198 lb (90 kg) So Davis High School Davis, California
4 INF Kevin Kendall L/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Fr La Mirada High School La Mirada, California
5 OF Garrett Mitchell L/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Orange Lutheran High School Orange, California
6 INF Jack Stronach R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Helix High School La Mesa, California
7 INF Michael Toglia S/L 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 209 lb (95 kg) So Gig Harbor High School Gig Harbor, Washington
8 OF Jarron Silva L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Saint Mary's High School Stockton, California
9 INF RJ Teijeiro L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Saint Francis High School Foster City, California
10 LHP Sam Glick L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr El Toro High School El Toro, California
11 RHP Jon Olsen R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Jr Damien High School Rancho Cucamonga, California
12 LHP Justin Hooper R/L 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 232 lb (105 kg) Jr De La Salle High School San Ramon, California
14 RHP Jake Bird R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr West Ranch High School Valencia, California
15 C Will McInerny R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 168 lb (76 kg) So Laguna Beach High School Laguna Beach, California
16 C Kyle Cuellar L/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 187 lb (85 kg) So La Salle High School Arcadia, California
18 OF Jeremy Ydens R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 193 lb (88 kg) So Saint Francis High School Campbell, California
19 RHP Jack Ralston Current redshirt R/R 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 222 lb (101 kg) RS So Hart High School Santa Clarita, California
20 RHP Chase Farrell L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Valencia High School Santa Clarita, California
21 OF Jordan Prendiz Current redshirt L/L 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 174 lb (79 kg) RS Fr Mount Whitney High School Visalia, California
24 RHP Zach Pettway R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 206 lb (93 kg) Fr Long Beach Wilson High School Long Beach, California
25 OF Daniel Amaral R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Huntington Beach High School Huntington Beach, California
26 RHP Brian Gadsby R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Jr Crescenta Valley High School Glendale, California
27 LHP Garrett Barker Current redshirt R/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 192 lb (87 kg) RS Jr Laguna Hills High School Laguna Hills, California
28 INF Jake Hirabayashi R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Jr Notre Dame High School Sherman Oaks, California
29 RHP Michael Townsend R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Fr Los Alamitos High School Los Alamitos, California
30 RHP Matt Walker Current redshirt R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Clovis North High School Fresno, California
31 C Gavin Johns R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Chaparral High School Temecula, California
32 RHP Ryan Garcia R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So La Salle High School Sierra Madre, California
33 INF Chase Strumpf R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Junípero Serra High School Dana Point, California
34 RHP Kyle Molnar Current redshirt R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 211 lb (96 kg) RS So Aliso Niguel High School Aliso Viejo, California
35 RHP Kyle Mora R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Los Alamitos High School Los Alamitos, California
36 OF Jake Pries R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Junípero Serra High School San Juan Capistrano, California
37 INF Kevin Morden R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 140 lb (64 kg) Fr Shadow Hills High School La Quinta, California
40 RHP Holden Powell R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Fr Mount Whitney High School Visalia, California
41 C Ty Haselman Current redshirt R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 201 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Liberty High School Newcastle, Washington
44 LHP Nick Scheidler L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 187 lb (85 kg) So La Costa Canyon High School Encinitas, California
45 RHP Nathan Hadley Current redshirt R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 181 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Loyola High School Los Angeles, California
47 C Daniel Rosica Current redshirt R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 167 lb (76 kg) RS Jr Fountain Valley High School Fountain Valley, California
Head coach

John Savage Nevada

Assistant coach(es)

Niko Gallego UCLA

Hitting coach(es)

Bryant Ward East Carolina

Pitching coach(es)

Rex Peters Cal State Fullerton


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: June 9, 2018

Schedule

2018 UCLA Bruins baseball season game log
Regular season
February
Date Time Opponent Rank Site
stadium
Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record
(Pac-12 Record)
February 16 6:00 p.m. Portland No. 14 Jackie Robinson Stadium
Los Angeles, California
7–2 Bird
(1–0)
Horak
(0–1)
877 1–0
(0–0)
February 17 2:00 p.m. Portland No. 14 Jackie Robinson Stadium
Los Angeles, California
13–0 Olsen
(1–0)
Powers
(0–1)
949 2–0
(0–0)
February 18 1:00 p.m. Portland No. 14 Jackie Robinson Stadium
Los Angeles, California
15–3 Pettway
(1–0)
Morse
(0–1)
1,335 3–0
(0–0)
February 20 6:00 p.m. Pepperdine No. 11 Jackie Robinson Stadium
Los Angeles, California
2–1 Gadsby
(1–0)
Qsar
(0–1)
626 4–0
(0–0)
February 23 6:00 p.m. Baylor No. 11 Jackie Robinson Stadium
Los Angeles, California
5–2 Gadsby
(2–0)
Ashkinos
(0–1)
Powell (1) 801 5–0
(0–0)
February 24 2:00 p.m. Baylor No. 11 Jackie Robinson Stadium
Los Angeles, California
6–8 Robertson
(1–0)
Mora
(0–1)
Montemayor (3) 991 5–1
(0–0)
February 25 1:00 p.m. Baylor No. 11 Jackie Robinson Stadium
Los Angeles, California
3–0 Pettway
(2–0)
Kettler
(1–1)
Powell (2) 953 6–1
(0–0)
February 27 6:00 p.m. CSU Fullerton No. 9 Goodwin Field
Fullerton, California
12–2 Garcia
(1–0)
Velasquez
(0–2)
Gadsby (1) 1,543 7–1
(0–0)
March
Date Time Opponent Rank Site
stadium
Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record
(Pac-12 Record)
March 2 9:00 a.m. Illinois
Big Ten–Pac-12 Challenge
No. 9 U.S. Bank Stadium
Minneapolis, Minnesota,
3–5 Thompson
(1–0)
Gadsby
(2–1)
Gerber (2) 1,481 7–2
(0–0)
March 3 9:00 a.m. Michigan State
Big Ten–Pac-12 Challenge
No. 9 U.S. Bank Stadium
Minneapolis, Minnesota
4–1 Olsen
(2–0)
Landon
(0–2)
2,702 8–2
(0–0)
March 4 4:00 p.m. Minnesota
Big Ten–Pac-12 Challenge
No. 9 U.S. Bank Stadium
Minneapolis, Minnesota
6–1 Pettway
(3–0)
Stevenson
(0–1)
1,143 9–2
(0–0)
March 6 6:00 p.m. Loyola Marymount No. 11 Jackie Robinson Stadium
Los Angeles, California
12–1 Garcia
(2–0)
Christian
(0–1)
717 10–2
(0–0)
March 9 6:00 p.m. No. 10 Vanderbilt
Dodger Stadium Classic
No. 11 Jackie Robinson Stadium
Los Angeles, California
3–6 Fellows
(2–0)
Bird
(1–1)
Brown (1) 1,215 10–3
(0–0)
March 11 3:00 p.m.
P12N
USC
Dodger Stadium Classic/Rivalry
No. 11 Dodger Stadium
Los Angeles, California
2–3 Lunn
(1–1)
Barker
(0–1)
9,346 10–4
(0–0)
March 16 3:00 p.m. Washington State No. 14 Jackie Robinson Stadium
Los Angeles, California
6–5 Bird
(2–1)
Block
(0–2)
Mora (1) 446 11–4
(1–0)
March 17 2:00 p.m. Washington State No. 14 Jackie Robinson Stadium
Los Angeles, California
8–5 Powell
(1–0)
Walker
(1–1)
Mora (2) 743 12–4
(2–0)
March 18 1:00 p.m. Washington State No. 14 Jackie Robinson Stadium
Los Angeles, California
5–4 Powell
(2–0)
Walker
(1–2)
1,049 13–4
(3–0)
March 23 7:00 p.m.
P12N
Arizona State No. 6 Jackie Robinson Stadium
Los Angeles, California
5–410 Mora
(1–1)
Montoya
(0–2)
717 14–4
(4–0)
March 24 1:00 p.m.
P12N
Arizona State No. 6 Jackie Robinson Stadium
Los Angeles, California
12–1 Pettway
(4–0)
Vander
(3–2)
906 15–4
(5–0)
March 25 12:00 p.m.
P12N
Arizona State No. 6 Jackie Robinson Stadium
Los Angeles, California
0–4 Lingos
(4–1)
Ralston
(0–1)
1,302 15–5
(5–1)
March 29 7:05 p.m. California
Rivalry
No. 5 Evans Diamond
Berkeley, California
2–5 Ladrech
(3–3)
Bird
(2–2)
Dodson (5) 571 15–6
(5–2)
March 30 6:05 p.m. California
Rivalry
No. 5 Evans Diamond
Berkeley, California
4–2 Pettway
(5–0)
Horn
(3–3)
Powell (3) 708 16–6
(6–2)
March 31 2:05 p.m. California
Rivalry
No. 5 Evans Diamond
Berkeley, California
3–8 Dodson
(1–0)
Hadley
(0–1)
905 16–7
(6–3)
April
Date Time Opponent Rank Site
stadium
Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record
(Pac-12 Record)
April 3 6:00 p.m. Loyola Marymount No. 10 George C. Page Stadium
Los Angeles, California
13–1 Mora
(2–1)
Fernandezees
(0–2)
589 17–7
(6–3)
April 6 6:00 p.m. No. 2 Stanford No. 10 Jackie Robinson Stadium
Los Angeles, California
8–4 Bird
(3–3)
Beck
(3–2)
1,314 18–7
(7–3)
April 7 2:00 p.m. No. 2 Stanford No. 10 Jackie Robinson Stadium
Los Angeles, California
11–13 Weiermiller
(5–1)
Pettway
(5–1)
Little (10) 1,358 18–8
(7–4)
April 8 1:00 p.m. No. 2 Stanford No. 10 Jackie Robinson Stadium
Los Angeles, California
7–2 Garcia
(3–0)
Miller
(1–2)
1,261 19–8
(8–4)
April 10 6:00 p.m. Long Beach State No. 5 Blair Field
Long Beach, California
2–5 Hughey
(1–0)
Ralston
(0–2)
Rivera (9) 2,149 19–9
(8–4)
April 13 5:00 p.m. Utah No. 5 Smith's Ballpark
Salt Lake City, Utah
16–3 Bird
(4–2)
Tedeschi
(0–7)
2,082 20–9
(9–4)
April 14 12:00 p.m. Utah No. 5 Smith's Ballpark
Salt Lake City, Utah
6–3 Molnar
(1–0)
Stoltz
(1–2)
Powell (4) 2,330 21–9
(10–4)
April 15 12:00 p.m. Utah No. 5 Smith's Ballpark
Salt Lake City, Utah
12–4 Mora
(3–1)
Brocoff
(2–5)
2,283 22–9
(11–4)
April 17 6:00 p.m. UC Irvine No. 4 Jackie Robinson Stadium
Los Angeles, California
1–8 Lachemann
(2–0)
Ralston
(0–3)
526 22–10
(11–4)
April 20 7:00 p.m.
P12N
USC
Rivalry
No. 4 Jackie Robinson Stadium
Los Angeles, California
16–1 Bird
(5–2)
Hurt
(2–4)
1,817 23–10
(12–4)
April 21 4:00 p.m.
P12N
USC
Rivalry
No. 4 Jackie Robinson Stadium
Los Angeles, California
19–2 Pettway
(6–1)
Bates
(3–2)
1,658 24–10
(13–4)
April 22 12:00 p.m.
P12N
USC
Rivalry
No. 4 Jackie Robinson Stadium
Los Angeles, California
7–3 Garcia
(4–0)
Longrie
(4–3)
1,540 25–10
(14–4)
April 24 6:00 p.m. CSU Fullerton No. 4 Jackie Robinson Stadium
Los Angeles, California
12–4 Mora
(4–1)
Bibee
(2–4)
777 26–10
(14–4)
April 27 6:00 p.m. Cal Poly No. 4 Robin Baggett Stadium
San Luis Obispo, California
9–5 Mora
(5–1)
Alvarez
(2–1)
1,375 27–10
(14–4)
April 28 6:00 p.m. Cal Poly No. 4 Robin Baggett Stadium
San Luis Obispo, California
6–3 Pettway
(7–1)
Nelson
(4–4)
Powell (5) 1,642 28–10
(14–4)
April 29 1:00 p.m. Cal Poly No. 4 Robin Baggett Stadium
San Luis Obispo, California
6–4 Garcia
(5–0)
Clark
(3–4)
Powell (6) 1,931 29–10
(14–4)
May
Date Time Opponent Rank Site
stadium
Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record
(Pac-12 Record)
May 1 6:30 p.m. UC Irvine No. 3 Anteater Ballpark
Irvine, California
12–0 Scheidler
(1–0)
Lachemann
(2–1)
533 30–10
(14–4)
May 3 6:00 p.m.
P12N
Arizona
Rivalry
No. 3 Hi Corbett Field
Tucson, Arizona
0–2 Deason
(5–4)
Bird
(5–3)
2,284 30–11
(14–5)
May 4 7:00 p.m.
P12N
Arizona
Rivalry
No. 3 Hi Corbett Field
Tucson, Arizona
1–3 Flynn
(6–3)
Pettway
(7–2)
Stone (1) 6,014 30–12
(14–6)
May 5 3:30 p.m.
P12N
Arizona
Rivalry
No. 3 Hi Corbett Field
Tucson, Arizona
3–6 Aguilera
(6–0)
Garcia
(5–1)
2,358 30–13
(14–7)
May 8 6:00 p.m.
P12N
Long Beach State No. 8 Jackie Robinson Stadium
Los Angeles, California
1–5 Radcliffe
(2–4)
Ralston
(0–4)
Spacke (3) 680 30–14
(14–7)
May 11 6:05 p.m. Washington No. 8 Husky Ballpark
Seattle, Washington
7–3 Bird
(6–3)
Knowles
(3–5)
801 31–14
(15–7)
May 12 2:05 p.m. Washington No. 8 Husky Ballpark
Seattle, Washington
6–13 DeMers
(5–3)
Pettway
(7–3)
1,222 31–15
(15–8)
May 13 1:05 p.m. Washington No. 8 Husky Ballpark
Seattle, Washington
4–611 Emanuels
(6–2)
Powell
(2–1)
750 31–16
(15–9)
May 15 2:00 p.m. CSU Northridge Jackie Robinson Stadium
Los Angeles, California
3–413 Vanderford
(5–2)
Mora
(5–2)
200 31–17
(15–9)
May 15 6:00 p.m. CSU Northridge Jackie Robinson Stadium
Los Angeles, California
15–2 Ralston
(1–4)
Weston
(0–2)
553 32–17
(15–9)
May 18 4:00 p.m.
P12N
Oregon Jackie Robinson Stadium
Los Angeles, California
12–4 Bird
(7–3)
Yovan
(5–4)
796 33–17
(16–9)
May 19 1:30 p.m.
P12N
Oregon Jackie Robinson Stadium
Los Angeles, California
15–1 Pettway
(8–3)
Mercer
(5–6)
1,907 34–17
(17–9)
May 20 12:00 p.m.
P12N
Oregon Jackie Robinson Stadium
Los Angeles, California
10–2 Garcia
(6–1)
Somers
(2–7)
1,689 35–17
(18–9)
May 24 4:00 p.m.
P12N
No. 3 Oregon State No. 21 Goss Stadium
Corvallis, Oregon
0–2 Heimlich
(15–1)
Bird
(7–4)
Eisert (5) 3,567 35–18
(18–10)
May 25 4:00 p.m.
P12N
No. 3 Oregon State No. 21 Goss Stadium
Corvallis, Oregon
1–4 Fehmel
(9–1)
Pettway
(8–4)
Abel (1) 3,756 35–19
(18–11)
May 26 2:02 p.m.
ESPNU
No. 3 Oregon State No. 21 Goss Stadium
Corvallis, Oregon
4–1 Garcia
(7–1)
Burns
(1–1)
Mora (3) 3,831 36–19
(19–11)
Postseason
NCAA tournamentMinneapolis Regional
Date Time Opponent Rank Site
stadium
Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record
June 1 11:00 a.m.
ESPN3
(3) Gonzaga
Quarterfinals
(2) No. 23 Siebert Field
Minneapolis, Minnesota
6–5 Mora
(6–2)
Legumina
(3–3)
1,267 37–19
June 2 5:00 p.m.
ESPN3
(1) No. 14 Minnesota
Semifinals
(2) No. 23 Siebert Field
Minneapolis, Minnesota
2–310 Meyer
(2–2)
Mora
(6–3)
2,288 37–20
June 3 12:00 p.m.
ESPN3
(3) Gonzaga
Consolation
(2) No. 23 Siebert Field
Minneapolis, Minnesota
10–4 Garcia
(8–1)
Lardner
(7–4)
1,299 38–20
June 3 4:00 p.m.
ESPN3
(1) No. 14 Minnesota
Championship
(2) No. 23 Siebert Field
Minneapolis, Minnesota
8–13 Rose
(5–1)
Scheidler
(1–1)
2,425 38–21
  •   Bruins win
  •   Bruins loss
  • Bold: Bruins team member
  • Source: UCLA[2]

References

  1. ^ "MLB Draft Picks from the University of California, Los Angeles". Baseball Reference. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
  2. ^ "2018 UCLA Bruins baseball schedule". Athletics at the University of California, Los Angeles. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
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