2015 UCLA Bruins baseball team

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2015 UCLA Bruins baseball
UCLA Bruins logo.svg
Conference Pac-12 Conference
Record42-14 (22-8 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jake Silverman (5th season)
  • T. J. Bruce (5th season)
  • Rex Peters (4th season)
Home stadium Jackie Robinson Stadium
Seasons
←  2014
2016  →
2015 Pac-12 Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 2 UCLA  ‍†‍‍y22–8–0 .73342–14–0 .750
No. 12 Oregon State  ‍‍‍y19–10–1 .65038–16–1 .700
No. 16 California  ‍‍‍y18–12–0 .60034–19–0 .642
No. 17 USC  ‍‍‍y18–12–0 .60037–19–0 .661
No. 18 Arizona State  ‍‍‍y18–12–0 .60034–21–0 .618
Oregon  ‍‍‍y16–14–0 .53337–23–0 .617
Washington  ‍‍‍14–16–0 .46729–25–0 .537
Arizona  ‍‍‍12–18–0 .40031–24–0 .564
Washington State  ‍‍‍11–19–0 .36729–27–0 .518
Stanford  ‍‍‍9–21–0 .30024–32–0 .429
Utah  ‍‍‍7–22–1 .25016–36–1 .311
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 25, 2015 [1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2015 UCLA Bruins baseball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bruins competed in the Pac-12 Conference, and played their home games in Jackie Robinson Stadium. John Savage was in his eleventh season as head coach. The Bruins were coming off a season in which they were 25-30-1 (12-18 Pac-12), near the bottom of the Pac-12 Conference standings.

Contents

This season, the Bruins completed the regular season with a 42–14 record and were awarded the No. 1 seed in the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball tournament and as the host of the Los Angeles Regional. They played against the Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners, and the Maryland Terrapins, beginning on May 29. They ended the season by losing the series to Maryland 1–2 in the final regional game.

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches' 99*96996653225432
Baseball America 1111861199973322222
Collegiate Baseball^108871395432225432
NCBWA†9776975443225432

^ 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.

Awards and honors

UCLA Bruins in the 2015 MLB draft

The following members of the UCLA Bruins baseball program were drafted in the 2015 Major League Baseball Draft.

PlayerPositionRoundOverallMLB Team
James Kaprielian Pitcher1st16New York Yankees
Kevin Kramer Shortstop2nd62Pittsburgh Pirates
Cody Poteet Pitcher4th116Miami Marlins
David Berg Pitcher6th173Chicago Cubs
Ty MooreRight Field12th367Pittsburgh Pirates
Grant WatsonPitcher16th486San Francisco Giants
Chris KeckThird Base18th527Colorado Rockies
Tucker ForbesPitcher30906San Francisco Giants

References

  1. ↑ "Baseball Standings". pac-12.com. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
  2. ↑ David Berg Named NCBWA District IX Player of the Year, UCLABruins.com, June 5, 2015
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