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.

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.

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

Schedule

2018 UCLA Bruins baseball season game log Regular season February Date Time Opponent Rank Sitestadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record(Pac-12 Record) February 16 6:00 p.m. No. 14 Jackie Robinson StadiumLos 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 StadiumLos 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 StadiumLos Angeles, California 15–3 Pettway(1–0) Morse(0–1) — 1,335 3–0(0–0) February 20 6:00 p.m. No. 11 Jackie Robinson StadiumLos Angeles, California 2–1 Gadsby(1–0) Qsar(0–1) — 626 4–0(0–0) February 23 6:00 p.m. No. 11 Jackie Robinson StadiumLos 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 StadiumLos 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 StadiumLos 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 FieldFullerton, California 12–2 Garcia(1–0) Velasquez(0–2) Gadsby (1) 1,543 7–1(0–0) March Date Time Opponent Rank Sitestadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record(Pac-12 Record) March 2 9:00 a.m. IllinoisBig Ten–Pac-12 Challenge No. 9 U.S. Bank StadiumMinneapolis, Minnesota, 3–5 Thompson(1–0) Gadsby(2–1) Gerber (2) 1,481 7–2(0–0) March 3 9:00 a.m. Big Ten–Pac-12 Challenge No. 9 U.S. Bank StadiumMinneapolis, Minnesota 4–1 Olsen(2–0) Landon(0–2) — 2,702 8–2(0–0) March 4 4:00 p.m. Big Ten–Pac-12 Challenge No. 9 U.S. Bank StadiumMinneapolis, Minnesota 6–1 Pettway(3–0) Stevenson(0–1) — 1,143 9–2(0–0) March 6 6:00 p.m. No. 11 Jackie Robinson StadiumLos Angeles, California 12–1 Garcia(2–0) Christian(0–1) — 717 10–2(0–0) March 9 6:00 p.m. No. 10 Dodger Stadium Classic No. 11 Jackie Robinson StadiumLos 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 Dodger Stadium Classic/Rivalry No. 11 Dodger StadiumLos Angeles, California 2–3 Lunn(1–1) Barker(0–1) — 9,346 10–4(0–0) March 16 3:00 p.m. No. 14 Jackie Robinson StadiumLos 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 StadiumLos 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 StadiumLos Angeles, California 5–4 Powell(2–0) Walker(1–2) — 1,049 13–4(3–0) March 23 7:00 p.m.P12N No. 6 Jackie Robinson StadiumLos 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 StadiumLos 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 StadiumLos Angeles, California 0–4 Lingoes(4–1) Ralston(0–1) — 1,302 15–5(5–1) March 29 7:05 p.m. Rivalry No. 5 Evans DiamondBerkeley, California 2–5 Ladrech(3–3) Bird(2–2) Dodson (5) 571 15–6(5–2) March 30 6:05 p.m. CaliforniaRivalry No. 5 Evans DiamondBerkeley, California 4–2 Pettway(5–0) Horn(3–3) Powell (3) 708 16–6(6–2) March 31 2:05 p.m. CaliforniaRivalry No. 5 Evans DiamondBerkeley, California 3–8 Dodson(1–0) Hadley(0–1) — 905 16–7(6–3) April Date Time Opponent Rank Sitestadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record(Pac-12 Record) April 3 6:00 p.m. Loyola Marymount No. 10 George C. Page StadiumLos Angeles, California 13–1 Mora(2–1) Fernandezees(0–2) — 589 17–7(6–3) April 6 6:00 p.m. No. 2 No. 10 Jackie Robinson StadiumLos 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 StadiumLos 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 StadiumLos Angeles, California 7–2 Garcia(3–0) Miller(1–2) — 1,261 19–8(8–4) April 10 6:00 p.m. No. 5 Blair FieldLong Beach, California 2–5 Hughey(1–0) Ralston(0–2) Rivera (9) 2,149 19–9(8–4) April 13 5:00 p.m. No. 5 Smith's BallparkSalt 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 BallparkSalt 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 BallparkSalt Lake City, Utah 12–4 Mora(3–1) Brocoff(2–5) — 2,283 22–9(11–4) April 17 6:00 p.m. No. 4 Jackie Robinson StadiumLos Angeles, California 1–8 Lachemann(2–0) Ralston(0–3) — 526 22–10(11–4) April 20 7:00 p.m.P12N USCRivalry No. 4 Jackie Robinson StadiumLos Angeles, California 16–1 Bird(5–2) Hurt(2–4) — 1,817 23–10(12–4) April 21 4:00 p.m.P12N USCRivalry No. 4 Jackie Robinson StadiumLos Angeles, California 19–2 Pettway(6–1) Bates(3–2) — 1,658 24–10(13–4) April 22 12:00 p.m.P12N USCRivalry No. 4 Jackie Robinson StadiumLos 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 StadiumLos Angeles, California 12–4 Mora(4–1) Bibee(2–4) — 777 26–10(14–4) April 27 6:00 p.m. No. 4 Robin Baggett StadiumSan 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 StadiumSan 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 StadiumSan Luis Obispo, California 6–4 Garcia(5–0) Clark(3–4) Powell (6) 1,931 29–10(14–4) May Date Time Opponent Rank Sitestadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record(Pac-12 Record) May 1 6:30 p.m. UC Irvine No. 3 Anteater BallparkIrvine, California 12–0 Scheidler(1–0) Lachemann(2–1) — 533 30–10(14–4) May 3 6:00 p.m.P12N ArizonaRivalry No. 3 Hi Corbett FieldTucson, Arizona 0–2 Deason(5–4) Bird(5–3) — 2,284 30–11(14–5) May 4 7:00 p.m.P12N ArizonaRivalry No. 3 Hi Corbett FieldTucson, Arizona 1–3 Flynn(6–3) Pettway(7–2) Stone (1) 6,014 30–12(14–6) May 5 3:30 p.m.P12N ArizonaRivalry No. 3 Hi Corbett FieldTucson, 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 StadiumLos 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 BallparkSeattle, Washington 7–3 Bird(6–3) Knowles(3–5) — 801 31–14(15–7) May 12 2:05 p.m. Washington No. 8 Husky BallparkSeattle, 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 BallparkSeattle, Washington 4–611 Emanuels(6–2) Powell(2–1) — 750 31–16(15–9) May 15 2:00 p.m. Jackie Robinson StadiumLos 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 StadiumLos Angeles, California 15–2 Ralston(1–4) Weston(0–2) — 553 32–17(15–9) May 18 4:00 p.m.P12N Jackie Robinson StadiumLos 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 StadiumLos 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 StadiumLos 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 StadiumCorvallis, 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 StadiumCorvallis, 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 StadiumCorvallis, 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 Sitestadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record June 1 11:00 a.m.ESPN3 (3) Quarterfinals (2) No. 23 Siebert FieldMinneapolis, Minnesota 6–5 Mora(6–2) Legumina(3–3) — 1,267 37–19 June 2 5:00 p.m.ESPN3 (1) No. 14 MinnesotaSemifinals (2) No. 23 Siebert FieldMinneapolis, Minnesota 2–310 Meyer(2–2) Mora(6–3) — 2,288 37–20 June 3 12:00 p.m.ESPN3 (3) GonzagaConsolation (2) No. 23 Siebert FieldMinneapolis, Minnesota 10–4 Garcia(8–1) Lardner(7–4) — 1,299 38–20 June 3 4:00 p.m.ESPN3 (1) No. 14 MinnesotaChampionship (2) No. 23 Siebert FieldMinneapolis, Minnesota 8–13 Rose(5–1) Scheidler(1–1) — 2,425 38–21

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