2022 UCLA Bruins baseball team

2022 UCLA Bruins baseball
NCAA Auburn Regional, 2–2
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 23
CB	No. 15
Record	40–24 (19–11 Pac-12)
Head coach	John Savage (18th season)
Hitting coach	Bryant Ward (8th season)
Home stadium	Jackie Robinson Stadium
Seasons ←  2021 2023  →

2022 Pac-12 Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf.									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
No. 2 Stanford  ‍†‍‡‍y	21	–	9	–	0		.700			47	–	16	–	0		.746
No. 3 Oregon State  ‍‍‍y	20	–	10	–	0		.667			48	–	18	–	0		.727
No. 19 UCLA  ‍‍‍y	19	–	11	–	0		.633			40	–	24	–	0		.625
Oregon  ‍‍‍y	18	–	12	–	0		.600			36	–	25	–	0		.590
Arizona  ‍‍‍y	16	–	14	–	0		.533			39	–	25	–	0		.609
Washington  ‍‍‍	14	–	16	–	0		.467			30	–	26	–	0		.536
California  ‍‍‍	14	–	16	–	0		.467			29	–	27	–	0		.518
Arizona State  ‍‍‍	13	–	17	–	0		.433			26	–	31	–	0		.456
Washington State  ‍‍‍	12	–	18	–	0		.400			27	–	26	–	0		.509
Utah  ‍‍‍	10	–	20	–	0		.333			26	–	27	–	1		.491
USC  ‍‍‍	8	–	22	–	0		.267			25	–	28	–	0		.472
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 13, 2022 [1] Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2022 UCLA Bruins baseball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bruins played their home games at Jackie Robinson Stadium as a member of the Pac-12 Conference. They were led by head coach John Savage, in his 18th season at UCLA.

Previous season

Main article: 2021 UCLA Bruins baseball team

The Bruins finished with a record of 37–20, and 18–12 in conference play. ^[2] In the postseason, the Bruins were invited and participated in the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball tournament, where they lost to North Carolina and the #8 national seed Texas Tech in the Lubbock Regional in Lubbock, Texas. ^[3]

Preseason

Long time assistant coach Rex Peters has retired after 29 years of coaching baseball, with the last 10 years at UCLA. To fill the vacancy on John Savage's staff, Niko Gallego was promoted from volunteer assistant coach to assistant and former UCLA pitcher David Berg took over as volunteer assistant coach. Berg played an important part as a member of the Bruins' 2013 College World Series championship team.

Personnel

Roster

2022 UCLA Bruins roster [4]
	Pitchers 8 – Max Rajcic – Sophomore 10 – Nate Leibold – Freshman 12 – Gage Jump – Freshman 14 – Charles Harrison – Junior 19 – Jared Karros – Junior 20 – Josh Alger – Freshman 25 – Thatcher Hurd – Freshman 27 – Jack Filby – Senior 28 – James Hepp – Freshman 30 – Alonzo Tredwell – Freshman 31 – Chris Aldrich – Freshman 32 – Josh Hahn – Junior 33 – Jake Saum – Junior 34 – Jake Brooks – Sophomore 35 – Luke Jewett – Freshman 40 – Ethan Flanagan – Freshman 43 – Daniel Colwell – Senior 51 – Caedon Kottinger – Sophomore 55 – Kelly Austin – Sophomore	Catchers 9 – Darius Perry – Junior 17 – Jack Holman – Freshman 36 – Tommy Beres – Sophomore Infielders 1 – Cody Schrier – Freshman 3 – Ethan Gourson – Freshman 5 – Daylen Reyes – Sophomore 6 – Michael Curialle – Junior 7 – Bryce Grudzielanek – Freshman 11 – Jake Moberg – Senior 27 – Jack Filby – Senior 37 – Eli Paton – Freshman 44 – Kyle Karros – Sophomore 45 – Alex Fernandes – Freshman		Outfielders 4 – Nick McLain – Freshman 6 – Michael Curialle – Junior 15 – Kenny Oyama – Grad. student 16 – Emanuel Dean – Sophomore 18 – Carson Yates – Sophomore 21 – JonJon Vaughns – Sophomore 24 – Malakhi Knight – Freshman 32 – Josh Hahn – Junior 38 – Jake Palmer – Grad. student

Coaches

2022 UCLA Bruins baseball coaching staff [4]
John Savage – Head coach – 18th season Bryant Ward – Assistant coach – 7th season Niko Gallego – Assistant coach – 8th season David Berg – Volunteer assistant coach – 4th season Note: Season counter accounts for all stints at UCLA.

Schedule

2022 UCLA Bruins game log (38–22)
Regular season: 35–20 (Home: 22–9; Away: 11–10; Neutral: 2–1)
February: 5–3 Game Date Rank Opponent Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Pac-12 1 February 18 Cal State Northridge* Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 9–2 Brooks (1–0) Traxel (0–1) — 1,005 1–0 – 2 February 19 Cal State Northridge* Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 4–6 Sodersten (1–0) Rajcic (0–1) Schriever (1) 650 1–1 – 3 February 20 Cal State Northridge* Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 5–3 (13) Saum (1–0) Braun (0–1) — 805 2–1 – 4 February 22 Pepperdine* Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 5–7 Baird (2–0) Harrison (0–1) — 300 2–2 – 5 February 23 Omaha* Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 4–9 Posch (1–0) Harrison (0–2) — 280 2–3 – 6 February 25 UC Riverside* Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 3–1 Brooks (2–0) Jacobs (0–1) Tredwell (1) 370 3–3 – 7 February 26 UC Riverside* Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 12–0 Rajcic (1–1) Magrisi (0–2) — 500 4–3 – 8 February 27 UC Riverside* Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 2–1 Tredwell (1–0) Turner (0–1) — 400 5–3 –
March: 11–5 Game Date Rank Opponent Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Pac-12 9 March 1 No. 25 Long Beach State* Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 3–0 Hurd (1–0) Carabajal (0–1) Flanagan (1) 526 6–3 – 10 March 4 vs. Baylor* Minute Maid Park Houston, Texas, 1–2 Thomas (2–1) Brooks (2–1) Marriott (1) 16,515 6–4 – 11 March 5 vs. Oklahoma* Minute Maid Park Houston, Texas 15–3 (7) Flanagan (1–0) Sandlin (1–2) — 24,787 7–4 – 12 March 6 vs. No. 1 Texas* Minute Maid Park Houston, Texas 5–1 Austin (1–0) Johnson (0–1) Tredwell (2) 12,577 8–4 – 13 March 8 Cal State Fullerton* Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 5–4 Flanagan (2–0) Howitt (0–2) — 369 9–4 – 14 March 11 USC Rivalry Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 4–7 Lambert (2–0) Brooks (2–2) Clow (1) 857 9–5 0–1 15 March 12 USC Rivalry Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 11–2 Rajcic (2–1) Stromsborg (1–1) — 1,655 10–5 1–1 16 March 13 USC Rivalry Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 3–6 Hurley (3–0) Austin (1–1) Keating (2) 1,692 10–6 1–2 17 March 18 Harvard* Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 25–2 Brooks (3–2) Stone (1–2) — 487 11–6 – 18 March 19 Harvard* Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 0–5 Williamson (2–1) Rajcic (2–2) — 632 11–7 – 19 March 20 Harvard* Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 3–2 (11) Jewett (1–0) Jacobsen (1–2) — 787 12–7 – 20 March 22 at Loyola Marymount* George C. Page Stadium Los Angeles, California 9–5 Jump (1–0) Galicia (0–3) — 536 13–7 – 21 March 25 at No. 11 Arizona Rivalry Hi Corbett Field Tucson, Arizona 10–2 Brooks (4–2) Nichols (3–1) — 3,524 14–7 2–2 22 March 26 at No. 11 Arizona Rivalry Hi Corbett Field Tucson, Arizona 2–4 Irvin (3–1) Rajcic (2–3) Christian (3) 3,890 14–8 2–3 23 March 27 at No. 11 Arizona Rivalry Hi Corbett Field Tucson, Arizona 7–3 Hurd (2–0) Netz (2–1) — 3,003 15–8 3–3 24 March 29 UC Santa Barbara* Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 7–2 Saum (2–0) Callahan (1–1) — 440 16–8 –
April: 13–5 Game Date Rank Opponent Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Pac-12 25 April 1 No. 21 Oregon Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 5–2 Brooks (5–2) Gordon (1–1) Jump (1) 657 17–8 4–3 26 April 2 No. 21 Oregon Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 4–3 Rajcic (3–3) Ayon (2–1) Austin (1) 825 18–8 5–3 27 April 3 No. 21 Oregon Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 5–4 Saum (3–0) Somers (1–1) Jump (2) 1,144 19–8 6–3 28 April 5 No. 15 Loyola Marymount* Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 5–4 (11) Aldrich (1–0) Hackman (1–2) — 371 20–8 – 29 April 8 No. 15 at Utah Smith's Ballpark Salt Lake City, Utah 6–5 (10) Austin (2–1) Whiting (2–1) — 1,315 21–8 7–3 30 April 9 No. 15 at Utah Smith's Ballpark Salt Lake City, Utah 4–3 Rajcic (4–3) Harris (1–1) Flanagan (2) 1,367 22–8 8–3 31 April 10 No. 15 at Utah Smith's Ballpark Salt Lake City, Utah 6–7 Schramm (3–0) Aldrich (1–1) McCleve (2) 967 22–9 8–4 32 April 12 No. 12 at Pepperdine* Eddy D. Field Stadium Malibu, California 9–7 Colwell (1–0) Georges (0–1) Aldrich (1) 450 23–9 – 33 April 14 No. 12 No. 22 Stanford Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 1–9 Williams (4–1) Brooks (5–3) — 641 23–10 8–5 34 April 15 No. 12 No. 22 Stanford Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 5–4 Flanagan (3–0) O'Rourke (1–4) — 1,494 24–10 9–5 35 April 16 No. 12 No. 22 Stanford Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 0–11 Mathews (6–1) Jump (1–1) — 1,334 24–11 9–6 36 April 19 No. 13 at UC Santa Barbara* Caesar Uyesaka Stadium Santa Barbara, California 14–4 Austin (3–1) Welch (2–2) — 512 25–11 – 37 April 22 No. 13 at California Evans Diamond Berkeley, California 3–8 Zobac (2–2) Brooks (5–4) — 1,637 25–12 9–7 38 April 23 No. 13 at California Evans Diamond Berkeley, California 9–4 Rajcic (5–3) King (3–2) — 1,317 26–12 10–7 39 April 24 No. 13 at California Evans Diamond Berkeley, California 6–3 Colwell (2–0) Stoutenborough (2–2) — 1,791 27–12 11–7 40 April 26 No. 13 UC Irvine* Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 2–4 King (1–1) Harrison (0–3) Taylor (5) 383 27–13 – 41 April 29 No. 13 Arizona State Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 19–2 Rajcic (6–3) Tulloch (2–2) — 771 28–13 12–7 42 April 30 No. 13 Arizona State Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 7–5 Jewett (2–0) Levine (3–3) Tredwell (3) 857 29–13 13–7
May: 6–7 Game Date Rank Opponent Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Pac-12 43 May 1 No. 13 Arizona State Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 16–5 Hepp (1–0) Vander Kooi (1–2) Jewett (1) 791 30–13 14–7 44 May 3 No. 8 at Long Beach State* Blair Field Long Beach, California 3–4 Carabajal (1–1) Hepp (1–1) — 1,786 30–14 – 45 May 7 (DH) No. 8 at Washington Husky Ballpark Seattle, Washington 1–7 Engman (3–5) Rajcic (6–4) — 1,217 30–15 14–8 46 May 7 (DH) No. 8 at Washington Husky Ballpark Seattle, Washington 3–4 Matter (1–2) Tredwell (1–1) — 890 30–16 14–9 47 May 8 No. 8 at Washington Husky Ballpark Seattle, Washington 4–5 Emanuels (2–4) Jewett (2–1) Velazquez (3) 867 30–17 14–10 48 May 10 No. 23 at Cal State Fullerton* Goodwin Field Fullerton, California 2–9 Gil (3–1) Colwell (2–1) — 1,289 30–18 – 49 May 13 No. 24 Washington State Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 4–0 Rajcic (7–4) McMillan (4–5) — 722 31–18 15–10 50 May 14 No. 24 Washington State Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 10–1 Harrison (1–3) Taylor (3–5) — 713 32–18 16–10 51 May 15 No. 24 Washington State Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 8–7 Tredwell (2–1) Grillo (2–3) — 784 33–18 17–10 52 May 17 No. 23 at UC Irvine* Anteater Ballpark Irvine, California 1–8 Antone (2–0) Colwell (2–2) — 1,580 33–19 – 53 May 19 No. 23 at No. 2 Oregon State Goss Stadium at Coleman Field Corvallis, Oregon 4–1 Rajcic (8–4) Hjerpe (9–2) Tredwell (4) 3,718 34–19 18–10 54 May 20 No. 23 at No. 2 Oregon State Goss Stadium at Coleman Field Corvallis, Oregon 7–4 Harrison (2–3) Townsend (2–1) Tredwell (5) 4,128 35–19 19–10 55 May 21 No. 23 at No. 2 Oregon State Goss Stadium at Coleman Field Corvallis, Oregon 3–9 Pfennigs (3–0) Austin (3–2) — 4,275 35–20 19–11
Postseason: 5–4 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0; Neutral: 5–4)
2022 Pac–12 tournament: 3–2 Game Date Rank Opponent Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall P12T 56 May 25 No. 20 (3) vs. (6) California Scottsdale Stadium Scottsdale, Arizona 1–4 White (2–6) Harrison (2–4) — 2,019 35–21 0–1 57 May 26 No. 20 (3) vs. (7) Washington Scottsdale Stadium Scottsdale, Arizona 14–8 Austin (4–2) Matter (2–3) Tredwell (6) 1,682 36–21 1–1 58 May 27 No. 20 (3) vs. (6) California Scottsdale Stadium Scottsdale, Arizona 9–7 (10) Jewett (3–1) Stoutenborough (2–4) — 3,099 37–21 2–1 59 May 28 No. 20 (3) vs. No. 4 (2) Oregon State Scottsdale Stadium Scottsdale, Arizona 25–22 (10) Tredwell (3–1) Brown (4–1) — 3,321 38–21 3–1 60 May 28 No. 20 (3) vs. No. 4 (2) Oregon State Scottsdale Stadium Scottsdale, Arizona 7–8 Ferrer (4–0) Austin (4–3) — 3,321 38–22 3–2
NCAA Auburn Regional: 2–2 Game Date Rank Opponent Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall NCAAT 61 June 3 (2) No. 19 vs. (3) Florida State Plainsman Park Auburn, Alabama 3–5 Messick (7–5) Rajcic (8–5) Hare (4) 3,714 38–23 0–1 62 June 4 (2) No. 19 vs. (4) Southeastern Louisiana Plainsman Park Auburn, Alabama 16–2 Saum (4–0) Landry (3–6) — 3,218 39–23 1–1 63 June 5 (2) No. 19 vs. (3) Florida State Plainsman Park Auburn, Alabama 2–1 Tredwell (4–1) Hare (1–4) — 1,000 40–23 2–1 64 June 5 (2) No. 19 vs. (1) No. 25 Auburn Plainsman Park Auburn, Alabama 4–11 Barnett (3–2) Hepp (1–2) — 3,346 40–24 2–2
Win   Loss   Postponement Bold: Bruins team member Rankings from D1 Baseball. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. * indicates a non-conference game.

Source: ^[5]

Rankings

Main article: 2022 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
Coaches' [6]	24	24*	RV	25	RV	—	RV	17	13	14	14	8	24	23	22	25
Baseball America [7]	22	21	23	15	—	—	—	18	13	16	14	9	22	22	18	19
Collegiate Baseball^ [8]	18	21	27	24	—	—	25	12	9	12	12	6	15	14	13	13
NCBWA† [9]	21	23	25	22	RV	RV	RV	19	13	15	12	8	20	25	21	16
D1Baseball [10]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	15	12	13	13	8	23	23	20	19

^ 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.

2022 MLB draft

UCLA had an NCAA-High ten players selected in the 2022 MLB draft.

Player	Position	Round	Overall	MLB Team
Max Rajcic	RHP	6	187	St. Louis Cardinals
Michael Curialle	UT	12	367	St. Louis Cardinals
Jared Karros	RHP	16	495	Los Angeles Dodgers

References

1. "Pac-12 Baseball Standings". pac-12.com. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
2. "2021 Pac-12 Baseball Standings". pac-12.com. Archived from the original on April 11, 2021. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
3. "2021 NCAA tournament Field Of 64". d1baseball.com. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
4. "2022 Baseball Roster". UCLA Bruins. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
5. "2022 Baseball Schedule". UCLA Bruins. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
6. USA Today Coaches Poll
7. Baseball America Poll
8. Collegiate Baseball Poll
9. NCBWA Poll
10. D1Baseball Poll

External links

• UCLA Bruins baseball