2025 UCLA Bruins baseball team

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2025 UCLA Bruins baseball
UCLA Bruins primary logo.svg
Big Ten Conference regular season co-champions
NCAA Los Angeles Regional champions
Los Angeles Super Regional champions
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
D1Baseball.comNo. 13
Record48–18 (22–8 Big Ten)
Head coach
Hitting coachBryant Ward (11th season)
Home stadium Jackie Robinson Stadium
Seasons
  2024
2026 
2025 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 5 Oregon  y2280 .73342160 .724
No. 13 UCLA  y2280 .73348160 .750
Iowa  2190 .70033221 .598
USC  y18120 .60037230 .617
Washington  17130 .56729280 .509
Indiana  16140 .53332240 .571
Michigan  16140 .53333230 .589
Nebraska  y15150 .50033290 .532
Penn State  15150 .50033230 .589
Rutgers  15150 .50029280 .509
Illinois  14160 .46730240 .556
Michigan State  13170 .43328270 .509
Northwestern  13170 .43325270 .481
Maryland  12180 .40027290 .482
Purdue  11190 .36731230 .574
Minnesota  10200 .33324280 .462
Ohio State  5250 .16713370 .260
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 2, 2025 [1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2025 UCLA Bruins baseball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 2025 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bruins played their home games at Jackie Robinson Stadium as a member of the Big Ten Conference. They were led by head coach John Savage, in his 21st season at UCLA. In their first season in the new conference, the Bruins captured a share of the Big-10 Championship with fellow former Pac-12 member Oregon. [2] [3]

Contents

The Bruins advanced to the championship game of the 2025 Big Ten baseball tournament, where they lost to the Nebraska Cornhuskers. [4] The Bruins received an at-large bid to the 2025 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. The hosted a Los Angeles Regional, and then a super-regional. The Bruins advanced to the 2025 Men's College World Series by defeating UT San Antonio. [5] They defeated the Murray State Racers in the first series game. The Racers were a rare #4 seed that advanced to the College World series. The Bruins' first loss came to the eventual national champions, the LSU Tigers, 5-9. That game that started Monday night June 16 and ended early Tuesday afternoon June 17, 2025, because it was suspended due to severe weather and resumed the following morning. [6] That afternoon, UCLA was eliminated by the Arkansas Razorbacks. [7] [8]

Previous season

The Bruins finished with a record of 19–33, and 9–21 in conference play.

Personnel

Roster

[9]

2025 UCLA Bruins roster
 

Pitchers

  • 2 - Cody Delvencchio - Junior
  • 26 - Rex Solle - Freshman
  • 37 - Will Goldberg - Redshirt.svg Sophomore
  • 10 - Ian May - Redshirt.svg Junior
  • 25 - CJ Bott - Freshman
  • 30 - August Souza - Graduate Student
  • 31 - Chris Aldrich - Redshirt.svg Senior
  • 38 - Justin Cuellar - Freshman
  • 47 - Kaena Kiakona - Sophomore
  • 14 - Landon Stump - Sophomore
  • 16 - Jack O'Connor - Junior
  • 18 - Wylan Moss - Freshman
  • 20 - Justin Lee - Sophomore
  • 21 - Josh Alger - Redshirt.svg Junior
  • 27 - Easton Hawk - Freshman
  • 45 - Chris Grothues - Redshirt.svg Sophomore
  • 50 - Nate Leibold - Senior
  • 51 - Ryan Rissas - Graduate Student
  • 28 - Cal Randall - Sophomore
  • 34 - Luke Rodriguez - Sophomore
  • 55 - Michael Barnett - Junior
  • 29 - Finn Mcllroy - Junior
  • 32 - James Hepp - Redshirt.svg Junior

Catchers

  • 33 - Blake Balsz - Sophomore
  • 8 - Kasen Khansarinia - Freshman
  • 40 - Cashel Dugger - Sophomore

Infielders

  • 19 - David Mysza - Freshman
  • 4 - Phoenix Call - Sophomore
  • 39 - Mulivai Levu - Sophomore
  • 1 - Roch Cholowsky - Sophomore
  • 7 - Roman Martin - Sophomore
  • 9 - Cameron Kim - Sophomore
  • 6 - Grant Gray - Sophomore
 

Outfielders

  • 15 - Jarrod Hocking - Junior
  • 36 - Dean West - Sophomore
  • 5 - Aidan Espinoza - Redshirt.svg Freshman
  • 44 - Toussaint Bythewood - Junior
  • 11 - Payton Brennan - Redshirt.svg Sophomore
  • 35 - Logan de Groot - Freshman

Two Way Players

  • 24 - AJ Salgado - Redshirt.svg Senior

Coaches

[9]

2025 UCLA Bruins baseball coaching staff
  • John Savage – head coach – 21st season
  • Bryant Ward – assistant coach – 10th season
  • Niko Gallego – assistant coach – 11th season
  • Griffin Barnes – assistant coach – 1st season

Note: Season counter accounts for all stints at UCLA.

Schedule and results

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2025 UCLA Bruins baseball game log (48–18)
Regular season (39–15)
February (7–3)
(Home; 5–2; Away: 0-0; Neutral: 2–1)
Date
Time
OpponentRankTVVenueScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordB1G record
February 14th
5:00 p.m.
vs Cal Poly BTN+ Jackie Robinson StadiumLos Angeles, California W 3-2 Justin Lee (1-0)Jaccob Torres (0-1)Wylan Moss (1)5031-0--
February 15th
2:00 p.m.
vs Cal Poly*BTN+Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CaliforniaW 18-2 Ian May (1-0)Josh Volmerding (0-1)6612-0--
February 16th
1:00 p.m.
vs Cal Poly*BTN+Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CaliforniaW 16-0 Landon Stump (1-0)Ethan Marmie (0-1)8513-0--
February 18th
5:00 p.m.
BYU BTN+Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CaliforniaW 15-4 Michael Bernett (1-0)Carter Foss (0-1)3964-0--
Kleberg Bank Classic
February 21st
4:00 p.m.
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi* FloSports Whataburger FieldCorpus Christi, Texas L 3–4 Zach Garcia (1–0)Cody Delvecchio (0–1)Cam Soliz (1)7654–1--
February 22nd
12:00 p.m.
Washington State*FloSportsWhataburger Field • Corpus Christi, TexasW 7–6 Justin Lee (2–0)Jake Tedesco (0–2)5–1----
February 23rd
8:30 a.m.
Michigan State*FloSportsWhataburger Field • Corpus Christi, TexasW 15–9 Michael Barnett (2–0)Tyler Horvath (0–1)506–1--
February 25th
5:00 p.m.
vs Arizona State*BTN+Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CaliforniaW 8–4 Jack O'Connor (1–0)Easton Barrett (0–1)3857–1--
February 26th
2:00 p.m.
vs Arizona State*BTN+Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CaliforniaL 0–2 Carlon Cole (1–0)Ryan Rissas (0–1)Sean Fitzpatrick (1)3927–2--
Southern California College Baseball Classic
February 28th
5:00 p.m.
vs No. 14 Vanderbilt*BTN+Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CaliforniaL 3–8 JD Thompson (1–0)Cody Delvecchio (0–2)Alex Kranzler (1)1,0957–3--
March (15–2)
(Home; 10–1; Away: 5–1)
Date
Time
OpponentRankTVVenueScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordBig Ten record
March 1st
2:00 p.m.
vs UConn*BTN+Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CaliforniaW 8–6 CJ Bott (1–0)Ian Cooke (0–3)Wylan Moss (1)4278–3--
March 2nd
2:00 p.m.
USC*
Rivalry
BTN+Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CaliforniaW 5–1 Michael Barnett (3–0)Michael Ebner (0–1)1,5979–3--
March 4th
5:00 p.m.
vs Michigan BTN+Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CaliforniaW 22–5 Luke Rodriguez (1–0)Kurt Barr (0–2)45310–3--
March 7th
1:00 p.m.
at Maryland BTN+ Bob "Turtle" Smith StadiumCollege Park, Maryland W 12–6 Wylan Moss (1–0)Ryan Van Buren (1–2)1,08611–31–0
March 8th
11:00 a.m.
at MarylandBTN+Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium • College Park, MarylandL 3–13 Logan Hastings (1–0)Ian May (1–1)1,24111–41–1
March 9th
9:00 a.m.
at MarylandBTN+Bob "Turtle" Smith Stadium • College Park, MarylandW 11–5 Michael Barnett (4–0)Joey McMannis (0–1)1,21512–42–1
March 11th
6:00 p.m.
vs No. 18 UC Irvine*BTN+Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CaliforniaW 11–4 Ian May (2–1)Ryan Kysar (0–1)31713–4--
March 14th
6:00 p.m.
vs Nebraska BTN+Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CaliforniaW 5–2 Ian May (3–1)Will Walsh (2–3)Justin Lee (1)37014–43–1
March 15th
2:00 p.m.
vs NebraskaBTN+Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CaliforniaW 11–3 Michael Barnett (5–0)Ty Horn (0–3)62915–44–1
March 16th
1:00 p.m.
vs NebraskaBTN+Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CaliforniaW 5–3 Jack O'Connor (2–0)Caleb Clark (0–1)Justin Lee (2)62316–45–1
March 21st
6:00 p.m.
vs Indiana BTN+Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CaliforniaL 1–5 Cole Gilley (3–1)Cody Delvecchio (0–3)51716–55–2
March 22nd
2:00 p.m.
vs IndianaBTN+Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CaliforniaW 7–4Michael Barnett (6–0)Ben Grable (3–1)Justin Lee (3)57317–56–2
March 23rd
1:00 p.m.
vs IndianaBTN+Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CaliforniaW 6–3Landon Stump (2–0)Deron Swanson (1–1)74718–57–2
March 25th
6:00 p.m.
vs LMU*No. 24BTN+Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CaliforniaW 9–8Luke Rodriguez (2–0)Jacob Hughes (0–2)39119–5--
March 28th
3:00 p.m.
at Purdue No. 24BTN+ Alexander FieldWest Lafayette, Indiana W 8–5Cody Delvecchio (1–3)Carter Doorn (4–2)Justin Lee (4)1,44420–58–2
March 29th
11:00 a.m.
at PurdueNo. 24BTN+Alexander Field • West Lafayette, IndianaW 13–12Ian May (4–1)Isaac Milburn (2–2)Jack O'Connor (1)1,35021–59–2
March 30th
9:00 a.m.
at PurdueNo. 24BTN+Alexander Field • West Lafayette, IndianaW 16–38Landon Stump (3–0)Cole Van Assen (2–2)None22–510–2
April (11–6)
(Home; 9–2; Away: 2–4)
Date
Time
OpponentRankTVVenueScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordBig Ten record
April 1st
6:00 p.m.
vs Pepperdine*No. 14BTN+Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CaliforniaW 10–8CJ Bott (2–0)Kam Croghan (0–2)31323–5--
April 4th
6:00 p.m.
vs San Diego*No. 14BTN+Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CaliforniaW 15–27Ian May (5–1)Austin Smith (1–4)31824–5--
April 5th
2:00 p.m.
vs San Diego*No. 14BTN+Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CaliforniaW 7–6Cal Randall (1–0)Andrew Mosiello (1–4)Justin Lee (5)56225–5--
April 6th
1:00 p.m.
vs San Diego*No. 14BTN+Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CaliforniaL 3–414Dallin Harrison (1–0)CJ Bott (2–1)None77925–6--
April 8th
6:00 p.m.
vs Long Beach State*No. 10BTN+Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CaliforniaW 12–17Josh Alger (1–0)Alex Ramos (0–2)None34126–6--
April 11th
6:00 p.m.
vs Washington No. 10BTN+Jackies Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CaliforniaL 2–5Max Banks (4–2)Cal Randall (1–1)Isaac Yeager (1)50926–710–3
April 12th
2:00 p.m.
vs WashingtonNo. 10BTN+Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CaliforniaW 7–3Michael Barnett (7–0)Thomas (3–3)None60327–711–3
April 13th
1:00 p.m.
vs WashingtonNo. 10BTN+Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CaliforniaW 13–9Chris Grothues (1–0)Josh Emanuels (0–1)None59828–712–3
April 15th
6:00 p.m.
vs No. 6 Oregon State*No. 10BTNJackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CaliforniaL 1–7James DeCremer (2–0)Ian May (5–2)Laif Palmer (2)71628–8--
April 18th
5:05 p.m.
at No. 16 Oregon No. 10BTN+ PK ParkEugene, Oregon L 1–2Grayson Grinsell (6–1)Wylan Moss (1–1)None3,52428–912–4
April 19th
2:05 p.m.
at No. 16 OregonNo. 10BTN+PK Park • Eugene, OregonW 14–48Ian May (6–2)Will Sanford (2–2)None3,97329–913–4
April 20th
12:05 p.m.
at No. 16 OregonNo. 10BTNPK Park • Eugene, OregonL 6–10Seth Mattox (2–0)Easton Hawk (0–1)None3,00529–1013–5
April 22nd
6:00 p.m.
at No. 12 UC Irvine*No. 15 ESPN+ Anteater BallparkIrvine, California L 3–5Ricky Ojeda (9–0)James Hepp (0–1)None1,72729–11--
April 25th
6:00 p.m.
vs Penn State No. 15BTN+Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CaliforniaW 7–6Easton Hawk (1–1)Ben Demell (4–2)None72530–1114–5
April 26th
2:00 p.m.
vs Penn StateNo. 15BTN+Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CaliforniaW 9–1Michael Barnett (8–0)Mason Horwat (4–4)None65731–1115–5
April 27th
1:00 p.m.
vs Penn StateNo. 15BTN+Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CaliforniaW 6–3Landon Stump (4–0)Logan Olson (0–3)Easton Hawk (1)1,15832–1116–5
April 29th
6:00 p.m.
at LMU*No. 14ESPN+ Page Stadium • Los Angeles, CaliforniaW 7–2Cal Randall (1–2)Behrens (3–1)None43333–11--
May (5–4)
(Home; 2–1; Away: 3–3)
Date
Time
OpponentRankTVVenueScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordBig Ten record
May 2nd
6:30 p.m.
at USC
Rivalry
No. 14BTN+ OC Great Park Baseball Complex • Irvine, CaliforniaW 7–6Wylan Moss (2–1)Caden Hunter (6–3)Easton Hawk (2)1,64934–1117–5
May 3rd
2:00 p.m.
at USC
Rivalry
No. 14BTN+OC Great Park Baseball Complex • Irvine, CaliforniaL 5–7Caden Aoki (5–2)Michael Barnett (8–1)Ethan Hedges (9)1,58834–1217–6
May 4th
1:00 p.m.
at USC
Rivalry
No. 14BTN+OC Great Park Baseball Complex • Irvine, CaliforniaL 5–11Andrew Johnson (3–0)Chris Grothues (1–1)None2,87334–1317–7
May 6th
6:00 p.m.
at Long Beach State*No. 18ESPN+ Blair FieldLong Beach, California L 2–4Van Larson (1–0)Ryan Rissas (0–2)Josh Donegan (1)2,20834–14--
May 9th
4:00 p.m.
at Illinois No. 18BTN+ Illinois FieldChampaign, Illinois W 10–9Justin Lee (3–0)Zach Bates (1–1)Easton Hawk (3)1,85235–1418–7
May 10th
1:00 p.m.
at IllinoisNo. 18BTN+Illinois Field • Champaign, IllinoisW 9–1Michael Barnett (9–1)Regan Hall (6–4)None1,38636–1419–7
May 11th
10:00 a.m.
at IllinoisNo. 18BTN+Illinois Field • Champaign, IllinoisW 8–4Landon Stump (5–0)Payton Hutchings (2–2)Easton Hawk (4)1,07437–1420–7
May 15th
6:00 p.m.
vs Northwestern No. 14BTN+Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CaliforniaL 4–9Sam Hliboki (4–3)Ian May (6–3)Crawford Wade (5)39037–1520–8
May 16th
2:00 p.m.
vs NorthwesternNo. 14BTN+Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CaliforniaW 8–2Michael Barnett (10–1)Matthew Kouser (4–6)None91138–1521–8
May 17th
1:00 p.m.
vs NorthwesternNo. 14BTN+Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CaliforniaW 11–17Landon Stump (6–0)Blake MacMillan (5–3)None88539–1522–8
Postseason (9–3)
Date
Time
OpponentRankTVVenueScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordTournament record
May 21
10:00 a.m.
vs (11) Illinois(2) No. 13BTN Charles Schwab FieldOmaha, Nebraska W 8–6Jack O'Connor (3–0)Mitch Dye (0–2)Easton Hawk (5)40–151–0
May 22
10:00 a.m.
vs (7) Michigan(2) No. 13BTNCharles Schwab Field • Omaha, NebraskaW 7–5Ryan Rissas (1–2)Preston Barr (1–1)August Souza (1)41–152–0
May 24
2:00 p.m.
vs (3) Iowa (2) No. 13BTNCharles Schwab Field • Omaha, NebraskaW 9–3Michael Barnett (11–1)Aaron Savary (7–2)None42–153–0
May 25
2:00 p.m.
vs (8) Nebraska(2) No. 13BTNCharles Schwab Field • Omaha, NebraskaL 0–5Ty Horn (3–4)Landon Stump (6–1)None15,13942–163–1
Date
Time
OpponentRankTVVenueScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordNCAAT record
May 30
1:00 p.m.
vs (4) Fresno State (1) No. 13ESPN+Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CaliforniaW 19–4Chris Grothues (2–1)Jack Anker (9–5)None1,24543–161–0
May 31
6:00 p.m.
vs (3) Arizona State(1) No. 13ESPN+Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CaliforniaW 11–5Ian May (7–3)Jack Martinez (6–4)None1,18544–162–0
June 1
7:00 p.m.
Regional Final
vs (2) No. 23 UC Irvine(1) No. 13ESPN+Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CaliforniaW 8–5Cris Grothues (3–1)Finnegan Wall (0–1)Easton Hawk (6)1,07045-163-0
Date
Time
OpponentRankTVVenueScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordNCAAT record
June 7
4:00 p.m
vs UTSA (15) No. 13 ESPNU Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CaliforniaW 5–2Michael Barnett (12-1)Zach Royse (9-5)Easton Hawk (7)1,39246-164–0
June 8
12:00 p.m.
vs UTSA(15) No. 13 ESPN2 Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CaliforniaW 7–0Cris Grothues (4–1)Conor Myles (5–2)None1,79347–165–0
Date
Time
OpponentRankTVVenueScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordNCAAT record
June 14
11:00 a.m.
vs Murray State (15) No. 13 ESPN Charles Schwab Field • Omaha, NebraskaW 6–4Ian May (8–3)Nic Schutte (8–5)Easton Hawk (8)24,34648—166—0
June 16
4:00 p.m.
vs (6) No. 3 LSU (15) No. 13ESPN
ESPN2
Charles Schwab Field • Omaha, NebraskaL 5–9Casan Evans (5–1)Landon Stump (6–2)Chase Shores (1)24,62348—176—1
June 17
4:00 p.m.
vs (3) No. 6 Arkansas (15) No. 13ESPNCharles Schwab Field • Omaha, NebraskaL 3–7Zach Root (9–8)Cody Delvecchio (1–4)None24,17148—186—2
"#" represents ranking. All rankings from D1 Baseball Poll on the date of the contest.
"()" represents postseason seeding in the Big 10 Tournament or NCAA Regional, respectively.
  = Win,   = Loss,   = Canceled/Postponed
Bold = UCLA Bruins team member
* = Non-Conference Game
Schedule Source: [10]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
Coaches' [11] —*RVRV151112151417151313
Baseball America [12] 25171714182024201515*
NCBWA [13] RV25141211141517181614
D1Baseball [14] 24141010151418141313
Perfect Game [15] 24231099171519171616*

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

References

  1. "Big Ten Conference standings". BigTen.org. Retrieved May 16, 2025.
  2. Zemec, Mark (May 18, 2025). "UCLA shares Big Ten championship with Oregon after beating Northwestern in finale". USA Today. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
  3. UCLA Earns Share of Big Ten Championship Big Ten Conference, May 17, 2025. "Bruins capture title on the last day of the season"
  4. Henry, Kaleb - BACK-TO-BACK: Nebraska Runs Past UCLA to Win the Big Ten Baseball Tournament. Sports Illustrated, May 25, 2025
  5. Royer, Benjamin - After a 12-year wait, UCLA returns to Men's College World Series. Los Angeles Times, June 8, 2025
  6. Oltmans, Brady - UCLA falls to LSU in CWS after storm, preps for elimination game. Los Angeles Times, June 17, 2025
  7. Oltmans, Brady - UCLA’s College World Series title hopes shattered in season-ending loss to Arkansas. Los Angeles Times, June 17, 2025
  8. Price, lawrence - UCLA closes storybook season with sights on returning to the Men's College World Series NCAA, June 19, 2025
  9. 1 2 "2025 Baseball Roster". UCLA Bruins. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
  10. "2025 Baseball Schedule". UCLA Bruins. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
  11. USA Today Coaches Poll
  12. Baseball America Poll
  13. NCBWA Poll
  14. D1Baseball Poll
  15. Perfect Game Poll
  16. UCLA's Roch Cholowsky named 2025 Brooks Wallace Award winner as nation's top shortstop. College Baseball Foundation MLB.com, June 13, 2025