2018 UCLA Bruins baseball team

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.

2018 UCLA Bruins baseball
NCAA tournament, Minneapolis Regional
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
CB	No. 25
Record	38–21 (19–11 Pac-12)
Head coach	John Savage (14th season)
Hitting coach	Bryant Ward (3rd season)
Pitching coach	Rex Peters (7th season)
Home stadium	Jackie Robinson Stadium (Capacity: 1,820)
Seasons ← 2017 2019 →

2018 Pac-12 Conference baseball standings

v t e	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

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   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   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   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   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   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   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   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   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   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 5–4^10 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 4–6^11 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 3–4^13 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 tournament – Minneapolis 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 2–3^10 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] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

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.