2013 UCLA Bruins baseball team

2013 UCLA Bruins baseball
Los Angeles Regional champions Fullerton Super Regional champions NCAA CWS National champions
College World Series final vs. Mississippi State, W 3–1, W 8–0
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Record	49–17–0 (21–10 Pac-12)
Head coach	John Savage (9th season)
Assistant coaches	Jake Silverman (3rd season) T. J. Bruce (3rd season) Rex Peters (2nd season)
Home stadium	Jackie Robinson Stadium
Seasons ←  2012 2014  →

2013 Pac-12 Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf.									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
No. 4 Oregon State  ‍†‍‍y	24	–	6	–	0		.800			52	–	12	–	0		.813
No. 17 Oregon  ‍‍‍y	22	–	8	–	0		.733			48	–	16	–	0		.750
No. 1 UCLA  ‍‍‍y	21	–	9	–	0		.700			46	–	17	–	0		.730
No. 19 Arizona State  ‍‍‍y	16	–	14	–	0		.533			37	–	22	–	1		.625
Stanford  ‍‍‍	16	–	14	–	0		.533			32	–	22	–	0		.593
Arizona  ‍‍‍	15	–	15	–	0		.500			34	–	21	–	0		.618
Washington  ‍‍‍	15	–	15	–	0		.500			24	–	32	–	0		.429
California  ‍‍‍	10	–	20	–	0		.333			23	–	31	–	0		.426
Southern California  ‍‍‍	10	–	20	–	0		.333			20	–	36	–	0		.357
Washington State  ‍‍‍	9	–	21	–	0		.300			23	–	32	–	0		.418
Utah  ‍‍‍	7	–	23	–	0		.233			21	–	31	–	0		.404
† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 22, 2013 [1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2013 UCLA Bruins baseball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 2013 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bruins competed in the Pac-12 Conference, and played their home games in Jackie Robinson Stadium. John Savage served as head coach for his 9th season. The Bruins swept through the NCAA tournament's Los Angeles Regional, Fullerton Super Regional, and College World Series bracket to reach the final against Mississippi State, their second appearance in four years. The Bruins swept the Bulldogs in a best of three series to win their first NCAA National Championship in baseball, while going a perfect 10–0 in the postseason; the third consecutive NCAA Division I baseball team to sweep the postseason en route to the championship, and also the last to do so.

Roster

2013 UCLA Bruins baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Previous school Home town 23 OF Brenton Allen L/L 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Gahr HS Cerritos, CA 26 RHP David Berg R/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Bishop Amat HS Covina, CA 3 OF Christoph Bono L/R 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Fr Palo Alto HS Palo Alto, CA 24 OF Brian Carroll R/R 5 ft 10 in(1.78 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Jr Granite Hills HS San Diego, CA 8 INF Trent Chatterton R/R 5 ft 8 in(1.73 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Pacifica HS Garden Grove, CA 40 RHP Ryan Deeter R/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Newark Memorial HS Newark, CA 30 RHP Jake Ehret R/R 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 207 lb (94 kg) RS Fr San Dimas HS San Dimas, CA 4 OF Eric Filia L/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Edison HS Huntington Beach, CA 48 RHP Tucker Forbes R/R 6 ft 9 in(2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Stevenson School Pebble Beach, CA 27 INF Pat Gallagher L/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 224 lb (102 kg) Jr Reno HS Reno, NV 28 C Justin Hazard L/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 191 lb (87 kg) RS Fr Beckman HS Tustin, CA 11 RHP James Kaprielian R/R 6 ft 4 in(1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Beckman HS Tustin, CA 25 INF Chris Keck L/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Amador Valley HS Pleasanton, CA 16 RHP Nick Kern R/R 5 ft 11 in(1.8 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Fr Brea Olinda HS Brea, CA 7 INF Kevin Kramer L/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 197 lb (89 kg) So Turlock HS Turlock, CA 31 C Darrell Miller, Jr. R/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 238 lb (108 kg) Fr Servite HS Yorba Linda, CA 29 OF Ty Moore L/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Mater Dei HS Mission Viejo, CA 41 C Keenan Pierandozzi-Howes R/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Pacifica Christian HS Santa Monica, CA 9 RHP Adam Plutko R/R 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Jr Glendora HS Glendora, CA 34 RHP Cody Poteet R/R 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 191 lb (87 kg) Fr Christian HS Bonita, CA 35 RHP Chase Radan R/R 6 ft 4 in(1.93 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Fr Mater Dei HS Tustin, CA 18 INF Cody Regis L/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Glendora HS Glendora, CA 45 LHP Max Schuh L/L 6 ft 4 in(1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS So Edison HS Fresno, CA 38 OF Tyler Scott R/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Fr Marin Catholic HS Novato, CA 1 OF Jeff Turley L/R 5 ft 11 in(1.8 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Fr Long Beach Poly HS Long Beach, CA 44 INF Brett Urabe R/R 5 ft 10 in(1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Huntington Beach HS Huntington Beach, CA 10 INF Pat Valaika R/R 5 ft 11 in(1.8 m) 206 lb (93 kg) Jr Hart HS Valencia, CA 21 RHP Nick Vander Tuig R/R 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Oakdale HS Oakdale, CA 33 LHP Hunter Virant R/L 6 ft 4 in(1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Camarillo HS Camarillo, CA 12 LHP Grant Watson L/L 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Centennial HS Bakersfield, CA 47 C Aaron Weimer L/R 5 ft 11 in(1.8 m) 183 lb (83 kg) RS Jr Bullard HS Fresno, CA 32 RHP Zack Weiss R/R 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Northwood HS Irvine, CA 5 INF Kevin Williams L/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Crespi HS Van Nuys, CA 14 C Shane Zeile R/R 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 188 lb (85 kg) So Valencia HS Valencia, CA	Head coach John Savage Assistant coach(es) Rex Peters T. J. Bruce Jake Silverman Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: June 24, 2013

Schedule

2013 UCLA Bruins baseball game log
Regular season
February Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Pac-12 record Feb 15 Minnesota Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA 2–6 (10) Kray (1–0) Poteet (0–1) None 841 0–1 Feb 16 Minnesota Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA 14–0 Vander Tuig (1–0) Meyer (0–1) None 818 1–1 Feb 17 Minnesota Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA 14–1 Watson (1–0) Jess (0–1) None 847 2–1 Feb 22 @ Baylor Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX 4–3 Plutko (1–0) Garner (0–2) Kaprielian (1) 2,715 3–1 Feb 23 @ Baylor Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX 0–5 Newman (1–0) Vander Tuig (1–1) Smith (2) 3,085 3–2 Feb 24 @ Baylor Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX 5–4 Berg (1–0) Michalec (0–1) Kaprielian (2) 2,667 4–2 Feb 26 @ UC Santa Barbara Caesar Uyesaka Stadium • Santa Barbara, CA 12–3 Poteet (1–1) Mahle (0–1) None 425 5–2
March Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Pac-12 record Mar 1 Wright State Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA 6–3 Plutko (2–0) Henn (1–2) Berg (1) 515 6–2 Mar 2 Wright State Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA 4–2 Vander Tuig (2–1) Braun (0–2) Berg (2) 562 7–2 Mar 3 Wright State Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA 10–2 Watson (2–0) Sexton (1–2) None 609 8–2 Mar 5 @ Long Beach State Blair Field • Long Beach, CA 3–2 Deeter (1–0) Frye (0–1) Berg (3) 1,322 9–2 Mar 8 #25 Notre Dame Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA 2–1 (10) Berg (2–0) McCarty (2–2) None 620 10–2 Mar 9 #10 Oklahoma Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA 0–4 Gray (3–1) Vander Tuig (2–2) None 866 10–3 Mar 10 Southern California Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA 6–1 Watson (3–0) Adler (0–2) None 2,157 11–3 Mar 12 @ Cal State Northridge Matador Field • Northridge, CA 5–4 Weiss (1–0) Maltese (0–1) Berg (4) 653 12–3 Mar 16 Washington Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA 3–2 (15) Ehret (1–0) Kim (0–1) None 428 13–3 1–0 Mar 16 Washington Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA 5–0 Vander Tuig (3–2) Voth (2–3) None 503 14–3 2–0 Mar 17 Washington Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA 3–0 Watson (4–0) Fisher (0–1) Berg (5) 613 15–3 3–0 Mar 22 #27 California Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA 1–5 Mason (4–0) Plutko (2–1) None 525 15–4 3–1 Mar 23 #27 California Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA 8–3 Vander Tuig (4–2) Jones (1–2) None 740 16–4 4–1 Mar 24 #27 California Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA 10–2 Watson (5–0) Nelson (0–1) None 974 17–4 5–1 Mar 28 @ Arizona State Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ 1–4 Williams (4–2) Plutko (2–2) Burr (4) 3,501 17–5 5–2 Mar 29 @ Arizona State Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ 4–7 Kellogg (6–0) Poteet (1–2) Burr (5) 3,561 17–6 5–3 Mar 30 @ Arizona State Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ 12–10 (10) Berg (3–0) Mebostad (0–1) None 2,870 18–6 6–3
April Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Pac-12 record Apr 2 #5 Cal State Fullerton Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA 6–9 Peitzmeier (2–0) Poteet (1–3) Lorenzen (9) 723 18–7 Apr 5 #6 Oregon State Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA 3–2 Plutko (3–2) Boyd (6–1) Berg (6) 847 19–7 7–3 Apr 6 #6 Oregon State Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA 0–5 Moore (6–1) Vander Tuig (4–3) None 1,001 19–8 7–4 Apr 7 #6 Oregon State Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA 2–5 Wetzler (1–1) Watson (5–1) Schultz (7) 1,057 19–9 7–5 Apr 9 Hawaii Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA 5–1 Poteet (2–3) Squier (0–5) None 465 20–9 Apr 12 Loyola Marymount Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA 2–0 Plutko (4–2) Welmon (5–2) Berg (7) 510 21–9 Apr 13 Loyola Marymount Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA 3–1 Vender Tuig (5–3) Griffin (3–4) Berg (8) 592 22–9 Apr 14 Loyola Marymount Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA 1–4 McGrath (2–1) Watson (5–2) Dahlson (4) 714 22–10 Apr 16 @ UC Irvine Cicerone Field • Irvine, CA 6–4 (12) Berg (4–0) Parmenter (1–2) None 1,041 23–10 Apr 19 @ #7 Oregon PK Park • Eugene, OR 1–0 Plutko (5–2) Thorpe (5–4) Berg (9) 1,917 24–10 8–5 Apr 20 @ #7 Oregon PK Park • Eugene, OR 1–0 Vander Tuig (6–3) Irvin (7–2) Berg (10) 3,181 25–10 9–5 Apr 21 @ #7 Oregon PK Park • Eugene, OR 3–5 Reed (5–3) Watson (5–3) Sherfy (13) 2,137 25–11 9–6 Apr 23 Long Beach State Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA 1–11 Sabo (2–2) Poteet (2–4) None 459 25–12 Apr 26 @ Washington State Bailey–Brayton Field • Pullman, WA 7–6 (11) Berg (5–0) Monda (2–1) None 873 26–12 10–6 Apr 27 @ Washington State Bailey–Brayton Field • Pullman, WA 10–1 Vander Tuig (7–3) Chelborad (3–7) None 1,117 27–12 11–6 Apr 28 @ Washington State Bailey–Brayton Field • Pullman, WA 3–4 Leckenby (1–2) Weiss (1–1) Monda (1) 781 27–13 11–7 Apr 30 UC Irvine Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA 8–1 Poteet (3–4) Brock (1–1) None 459 28–13
May Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Pac-12 record May 3 Utah Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA 5–2 Plutko (6–2) Watrous (3–3) Berg (11) 613 29–13 12–7 May 4 Utah Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA 5–4 Vander Tuig (8–3) Carroll (3–6) Berg (12) 733 30–13 13–7 May 5 Utah Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA 4–3 Berg (6–0) Green (0–1) None 872 31–13 14–7 May 7 Cal State Northridge Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA 1–4 Sandoval (2–0) Poteet (3–5) Gossen-Brown (9) 489 31–14 May 10 Arizona Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA 10–2 Plutko (7–2) Farris (4–5) None 844 32–14 15–7 May 11 Arizona Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA 7–1 Vander Tuig (9–3) Wade (4–6) Berg (13) 1,016 33–14 16–7 May 12 Arizona Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA 12–5 Deeter (2–0) Crawford (5–2) None 809 34–14 17–7 May 14 @ #5 Cal State Fullerton Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA 2–5 Birosak (1–0) Poteet (3–6) Lorenzen (16) 2,738 34–15 May 17 @ Southern California Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA 2–1 Weiss (2–1) Wheatley (1–3) Berg (14) 796 35–15 18–7 May 18 @ Southern California Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA 7–6 Vander Tuig (10–3) Nootbaar (2–5) Berg (15) 871 36–15 19–7 May 19 @ Southern California Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA 5–2 Watson (6–3) Twomey (2–7) Berg (16) 1,106 37–15 20–7 May 21 UC Santa Barbara Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA 2–1 Poteet (4–6) Jacome (5–4) Berg (17) 653 38–15 May 24 @ Stanford Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA 1–2 Appel (10–4) Plutko (7–3) Hughes (4) 2,121 38–16 20–8 May 25 @ Stanford Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA 3–7 James (3–3) Vander Tuig (10–4) Lindquist (5) 1,792 38–17 20–9 May 26 @ Stanford Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA 6–4 Watson (7–3) McArdle (3–3) Berg (18) 2,679 39–17 21–9
Post-season
NCAA Los Angeles Regional Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record NCAAT record May 31 (4) San Diego State Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA 5–3 Plutko (8–3) Ryan Doran (8–4) Berg (19) 1,690 40–17 1–0 June 1 (2) Cal Poly Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA 6–4 Vander Tuig (11–4) Reed Reilly (2–4) Berg (20) 1,749 41–17 2–0 June 1 (3) San Diego Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA 6–0 Watson (8–3) Max Homick (5–2) None 1,220 42–17 3–0
NCAA Fullerton Super Regional Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record NCAAT record June 6 #5 Cal State Fullerton Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA 5–3 (10) Berg (7–0) J. D. Davis (1–2) None 3,244 43–17 4–0 June 7 #5 Cal State Fullerton Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA 3–0 Vander Tuig (12–4) Thomas Eshelman (12–3) Berg (21) 3,303 44–17 5–0
College World Series Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record CWS record June 16 LSU TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE 2–1 Plutko (9–3) Nola (12–1) Berg (22) 26,344 45–17 1–0 June 18 NC State TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE 2–1 Vander Tuig (13–4) Jernigan (1–1) Berg (23) 25,543 46–17 2–0 June 21 #1 North Carolina TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE 4–1 Watson (9–3) Emanuel (11–5) None 25,947 47–17 3–0 June 24 Mississippi State TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE 3–1 Plutko (10–3) Fitts (0–1) Berg (24) 25,690 48–17 4–0 June 25 Mississippi State TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE 8–0 Vander Tuig (14–4) Pollorena (6–4) None 27,127 49–17 5–0

Ranking movements

UCLA Bruins playing at the L.A. Regional at Jackie Robinson Stadium on June 1, 2013

Main article: 2013 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
Coaches'	2	2*	11	9	7	7	7	10	13	11	8	11	10	10	11	10
Baseball America	12	12	12	12	11	11	7	10	17	13	9	9	8	8	8	10	10	10	1
Collegiate Baseball^	5	6	12	13	10	9	8	13	15	11	7	12	11	11	11	11
NCBWA†	5	6	9	7	7	7	6	11	15	12	8	12	11	11	11	11

^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

UCLA Bruins in the 2013 MLB draft

The following members of the UCLA Bruins baseball program were drafted in the 2013 Major League Baseball Draft. ^[2]

Player	Position	Round	Overall	MLB Team
Nick Vander Tuig	Pitcher	6th	192	San Francisco Giants
Zack Weiss	Pitcher	6th	195	Cincinnati Reds
Pat Valaika	Shortstop	9th	259	Colorado Rockies
Adam Plutko	Pitcher	11th	321	Cleveland Indians
Brenton Allen	Outfielder	20th	616	Washington Nationals
Kevin Williams	Infielder	29th	862	Miami Marlins
Ryan Deeter	Pitcher	32nd	962	Milwaukee Brewers

Notes

• UCLA is making a back-to-back trip to the College World Series, the third time in the last four years
• The Bruins defeated Cal Poly, San Diego, and San Diego State in the Los Angeles Regional
• UCLA defeated No. 5 nationally seeded Cal State Fullerton (5–3, 3–0) in the Fullerton Super Regional
• The Bruins defeated No. 4 seeded LSU (2–1), NC State (2–1) and No. 1 seeded North Carolina (4–1) to advance to the Championship series; UCLA is the only undefeated team (8–0) in the tournament
• The pitching orders have been Adam Plutko, Nick Vander Tuig, Grant Watson and the relievers are James Kaprielian, Zack Weiss, and David Berg (this order)
• David Berg is the Pac-12 Conference Baseball Pitcher of the Year and the NCBWA Stopper of the Year
• Shortstop Pat Valaika is the Pac-12 Conference Defensive Player of the Year
• David Berg and Pat Valaika are named to the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) All-West Region team
• David Berg set a new NCAA record with his 24th save of the year on June 24, 2013 ^[3]
• Berg made his 51st appearance of the season, becoming the first pitcher in NCAA history to record 50 or more appearances in multiple seasons ^[4]
• The Bruins won the school's 109th NCAA National Championship
• Adam Plutko was named the College World Series Most Outstanding Player
• All-Tournament Team from UCLA: Pat Valaika (SS), Eric Filia (OF), Adam Plutko (P), Nick Vander Tuig (P)
• The championship banner was unveiled at the Championship Celebration at Jackie Robinson Stadium on June 27, 2013
• Head coach John Savage is named the National Coach of the Year by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper and Baseball America, and the ABCA West Region Coach of the Year

References

1. "Standings & Leaders". pac-12.com. Retrieved January 9, 2014.
2. Four More Bruins Drafted on Day Three of the MLB Draft Archived 2013-06-24 at archive.today , UCLABruins.com, June 8, 2013
3. Berg breaks record Archived 2017-07-29 at the Wayback Machine , NCAA.com, June 25, 2013
4. John Manuel, David Berg’s record Helps Bruins Eclipse Trojans Again, BaseballAmerica, June 25, 2013