2020 UCLA Bruins baseball team

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2020 UCLA Bruins baseball
UCLA Bruins script.svg
Conference Pac-12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
CB No. 1
Record13–2 (0–0 Pac-12)
Head coach
Hitting coachBryant Ward (5th season)
Pitching coachRex Peters (9th season)
Home stadium Jackie Robinson Stadium
(Capacity: 1,820)
Seasons
  2019
2021  
2020 Pac-12 Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 5 UCLA  00 132 .867
No. 9 Arizona State  00 134 .765
Arizona  00 105 .667
USC  00 105 .667
Washington  00 96 .600
Washington State  00 97 .563
Oregon  00 87 .533
Utah  00 67 .462
Oregon State  00 59 .357
Stanford  00 511 .313
California  00 511 .313
Conference champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of March 12, 2020 [1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2020 UCLA Bruins baseball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 2020 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. [2]

Contents

The Bruins began the 2020 season with high hopes after the successes of the prior season, earning the #12 ranking from Collegiate Baseball (CB) and #8 ranking in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll in preseason polls. These rankings proved accurate, as UCLA began the season on a 12-game win streak and earned the #1 ranking from CB in their Week 2 and 3 rankings. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season was cut short in early March. On March 12, the NCAA announced all spring and winter sports championships were cancelled, [3] and UCLA made the decision to suspend academic and athletic activities through the month of March on the same day. Also on March 12, the Pac-12 Conference cancelled all athletics until further notice. [4]

Previous season

The Bruins finished 2019 with a 52–11 record, finishing first in the Pac-12 with a 24–5 record. After earning the top overall seed for the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball tournament, the Bruins advanced to the Los Angeles Super Regional, where they were defeated two games to one by eventual national runner-up Michigan.

Personnel

Roster

2020 UCLA Bruins roster [5]
 

Pitchers

  • 3 - Sean Mullen - Sophomore
  • 14 - Charles Harrison - Freshman
  • 19 - Jared Karros - Freshman
  • 24 - Zach Pettway - Junior
  • 27 - Jack Filby - Sophomore
  • 28 - Adrian Chaidez - Junior
  • 29 - Michael Townsend - Junior
  • 30 - Nick Nastrini - Sophomore
  • 33 - Jake Saum - Freshman
  • 34 - Felix Rubi - Senior
  • 35 - Kyle Mora - Senior
  • 40 - Holden Powell - Junior
  • 43 - Daniel Colwell - Sophomore
  • 44 - Nick Scheidler - Redshirt.svg Junior
  • 55 - Jesse Bergin - Sophomore
 

Catchers

  • 15 - Will McInerny - Senior
  • 18 - Darius Perry - Freshman
  • 25 - Noah Cardenas - Sophomore
  • 36 - Tommy Beres - Freshman

Infielders

  • 1 - Matt McLain - Sophomore
  • 4 - Kevin Kendall - Junior
  • 6 - Michael Curialle - Freshman
  • 7 - JT Schwartz - Redshirt.svg Freshman
  • 9 - RJ Teijeiro - Junior
  • 10 - Mikey Perez - Sophomore
  • 11 - Jake Moberg - Sophomore
 

Outfielders

  • 5 - Garrett Mitchell - Junior
  • 8 - Jarron Silva - Redshirt.svg Junior
  • 12 - Emanuel Dean - Freshman
  • 16 - Kyle Cuellar - Senior
  • 21 - Jordan Prendiz - Redshirt.svg Junior
  • 38 - Pat Caulfield - Junior

Utility

  • 32 - Josh Hahn (OF/P) - Freshman
 

Coaching staff

2020 UCLA Bruins coaching staff [5]
NamePosition
John Savage Head Coach
Rex PetersAssistant Coach
Bryant WardAssistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator
Niko GallegoVolunteer Assistant Coach
David Berg Director of Baseball Operations
Carl StocklinAthletic Trainer
Reilly BeattyPerformance Nutrition Coordinator
Jake BracewellAthletic Performance

Schedule and results

Legend
 UCLA win
 UCLA loss
 Postponement/cancellation
BoldUCLA team member
2020 UCLA Bruins Baseball Game Log
Regular Season (13–2)
February
DateOpponentRank (CB)Site/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall recordPac-12 Record
February 14 UC Riverside No. 12 Jackie Robinson Stadium
Los Angeles, CA
W 4–2Townsend (1–0)Ohl (0–1)Powell (1)7391–0
February 15UC RiversideNo. 12Jackie Robinson StadiumW 9–1Nastrini (1–0)Jacobs (0–1)7842–0
February 16UC RiversideNo. 12Jackie Robinson StadiumW 8–0Bergin (1–0)Granillo (0–1)8473–0
February 18 Loyola Marymount No. 10Jackie Robinson StadiumW 10–1Karros (1–0)Robins (0–1)4044–0
February 21 Saint Mary's No. 10Jackie Robinson StadiumW 5–0Pettway (1–0)Lomeli (0–2)5975–0
February 22Saint Mary'sNo. 10Jackie Robinson StadiumW 7–1Chaidez (1–0)Madrigal (0–2)6756–0
February 23Saint Mary'sNo. 10Jackie Robinson StadiumW 2–0Bergin (2–0)Ponce (0–1)Powell (2)9057–0
February 26 Pepperdine No. 1Jackie Robinson StadiumW 8–2Karros (2–0)Groen (1–1)5338–0
February 28vs. No. 28 Oklahoma State No. 1 Dr Pepper Ballpark
Frisco, TX
Frisco College Classic
W 8–1Pettway (2–0)Scott (2–1)1,1009–0
February 29vs. No. 15 Texas A&M No. 1Dr Pepper Ballpark
Frisco College Classic
W 10–2Nastrini (2–0)Roa (2–1)1,02110–0
March
DateOpponentRank (CB)Site/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall recordPac-12 Record
March 1vs. Illinois No. 1Dr Pepper Ballpark
Frisco College Classic
W 14–1Bergin (3–0)Maldonado (0–2)11–0
March 3at No. 30 UC Santa Barbara No. 1 Caesar Uyesaka Stadium
Santa Barbara, CA
L 5–8Roberts (3–1)Chaidez (1–1)45011–1
March 6vs. No. 5 Vanderbilt No. 1Jackie Robinson Stadium
Southern California College Baseball Classic
W 3–2Pettway (3–0)Rocker (2–1)Powell (3)2,21512–1
March 7vs. No. 18 TCU No. 1Jackie Robinson Stadium
Southern California College Baseball Classic
L 4–8King (2–1)Nastrini (2–1)Krob (1)95212–2
March 8at USC No. 1 Dedeaux Field
Los Angeles, CA
Southern California College Baseball Classic
W 15–3Bergin (4–0)Cornwell (2–1) Pac-12 Networks 2,02813–2
March 13 Oregon No. 3Jackie Robinson StadiumSeason Cancelled
March 14OregonNo. 3Jackie Robinson Stadium
March 15OregonNo. 3Jackie Robinson Stadium
March 20 Washington State No. 2Jackie Robinson Stadium
March 21Washington StateNo. 2Jackie Robinson Stadium
March 22Washington StateNo. 2Jackie Robinson Stadium
March 24 UC Irvine Jackie Robinson Stadium
March 27at Utah Smith's Ballpark
Salt Lake City, UT
March 28at UtahSmith's Ballpark
March 29at UtahSmith's Ballpark
March 31 Long Beach State Jackie Robinson Stadium
April
DateOpponentRank (CB)Site/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall recordPac-12 Record
April 3 Cal State Fullerton Jackie Robinson StadiumSeason Cancelled
April 4Cal State FullertonJackie Robinson Stadium
April 5Cal State FullertonJackie Robinson Stadium
April 9at Washington Husky Ballpark
Seattle, WA
April 10at WashingtonHusky Ballpark
April 11at WashingtonHusky Ballpark
April 14UC Santa BarbaraJackie Robinson Stadium
April 17 Arizona State Jackie Robinson Stadium
April 18Arizona StateJackie Robinson Stadium
April 19Arizona StateJackie Robinson Stadium
April 21at Long Beach State Blair Field
Long Beach, CA
April 24at Oregon State Goss Stadium at Coleman Field
Corvallis, OR
April 25at Oregon StateGoss Stadium at Coleman Field
April 26at Oregon StateGoss Stadium at Coleman Field
April 28at UC Irvine Cicerone Field at Anteater Ballpark
Irvine, CA
May
DateOpponentRank (CB)Site/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall recordPac-12 Record
May 1 Stanford Jackie Robinson StadiumSeason Cancelled
May 2StanfordJackie Robinson Stadium
May 3StanfordJackie Robinson Stadium
May 5at Cal State Fullerton Goodwin Field
Fullerton, CA
May 8at Arizona Hi Corbett Field
Tucson, AZ
May 9at ArizonaHi Corbett Field
May 10at ArizonaHi Corbett Field
May 12at Pepperdine Eddy D. Field Stadium
Malibu, CA
May 15at California Evans Diamond
Berkeley, CA
May 16at CaliforniaEvans Diamond
May 17at CaliforniaEvans Diamond
May 19at Loyola Marymount George C. Page Stadium
Los Angeles
May 21USCJackie Robinson Stadium
May 22USCJackie Robinson Stadium
May 23USCJackie Robinson Stadium

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
Coaches' [6] 88*244
Baseball America [7] 10101154
Collegiate Baseball^ [8] 12101132
NCBWA [9] 1111754
D1Baseball14141065

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

2020 MLB draft

PlayerPositionRoundOverallMLB Team
Garrett Mitchell OF120 Milwaukee Brewers
Holden PowellRHP394 Washington Nationals

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