2025 UCLA Bruins baseball team

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2025 UCLA Bruins baseball
UCLA Bruins primary logo.svg
Conference Big Ten Conference
Record12–4 (2–1 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 PCTW L PCT
No. 9 Oregon  30 1.000142 .875
Iowa  21 .66777 .500
Michigan  21 .66786 .571
Penn State  21 .667112 .846
Purdue  21 .667142 .875
UCLA  21 .667124 .750
Washington  21 .66779 .438
Illinois  12 .33376 .538
Indiana  12 .33379 .438
Maryland  12 .33387 .533
Minnesota  12 .33367 .462
Nebraska  12 .33358 .385
Rutgers  12 .33369 .400
Michigan State  00 123 .800
Northwestern  00 77 .500
Ohio State  00 49 .308
USC  03 .00096 .600
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of March 9, 2025 [1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2025 UCLA Bruins baseball team will represent the University of California, Los Angeles during the 2025 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bruins will play their home games at Jackie Robinson Stadium as a member of the Big Ten Conference. They will be led by head coach John Savage, in his 21st season at UCLA.

Contents

Previous season

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

Personnel

Roster

[2]

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

[2]

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 (7–3)
Regular season (7–3)
February (7–3)
(Home; 5–2; Away: 0-0; Netural: 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)None6612-0--
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)None8513-0--
February 18th
5:00 p.m.
BYU BTN+Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CaliforniaW 15-4 Michael Bernett (1-0)Carter Foss (0-1)None3964-0--
Kleberg Bank Classic
February 21st
4:00 p.m.
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi* FloSports Whataburger FieldCorpus Christi, Texas ----
February 22nd
12:00 p.m.
Washington State*FloSportsWhataburger Field • Corpus Christi, Texas----
February 23rd
8:30 a.m.
Michigan State*FloSportsWhataburger Field • Corpus Christi, Texas----
February 25th
5:00 p.m.
vs Arizona State*BTN+Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California----
February 26th
2:00 p.m.
vs Arizona State*BTN+Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California----
Southern California College Baseball Classic
February 28th
5:00 p.m.
vs No. 14 Vanderbilt*BTN+Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California----
March (0-0)
(Home; 0-0; Away: 0-0)
Date
Time
OpponentRankTVVenueScoreWinLossAttendanceOverall recordBig Ten record
March 1st
2:00 p.m.
vs UConn*TBDJackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California----
March 2nd
2:00 p.m.
USC*
Rivalry
TBDTBD • TBD----
March 4th
5:00 p.m.
vs Michigan TBDJackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California----
March 7th
1:00 p.m.
at Maryland TBD Bob "Turtle" Smith StadiumCollege Park, Maryland ----
March 8th
11:00 a.m.
at MarylandTBDBob "Turtle" Smith Stadium • College Park, Maryland----
March 9th
9:00 a.m.
at MarylandTBDBob "Turtle" Smith Stadium • College Park, Maryland----
March 11th
6:00 p.m.
vs UC Irvine*TBDJackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California----
March 14th
6:00 p.m.
vs Nebraska TBDJackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California----
March 15th
2:00 p.m.
vs NebraskaTBDJackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California----
March 16th
1:00 p.m.
vs NebraskaTBDJackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California----
March 21st
6:00 p.m.
vs Indiana TBDJackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California----
March 22nd
2:00 p.m.
vs IndianaTBDJackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California----
March 23rd
1:00 p.m.
vs IndianaTBDJackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California----
March 25th
6:00 p.m.
vs LMU*TBDJackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California----
March 28th
3:00 p.m.
at Purdue TBD Alexander FieldWest Lafayette, Indiana ----
March 29th
11:00 a.m.
at PurdueTBDAlexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana----
March 30th
9:00 a.m.
at PurdueTBDAlexander Field • West Lafayette, Indiana----
April (0-0)
(Home; 0-0; Away: 0-0)
Date
Time
OpponentRankTVVenueScoreWinLossAttendanceOverall recordBig Ten record
April 1st
6:00 p.m.
vs Pepperdine*TBDJackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California----
April 4th
6:00 p.m.
vs San Diego*TBDJackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California----
April 5th
2:00 p.m.
vs San Diego*TBDJackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California----
April 6th
1:00 p.m.
vs San Diego*TBDJackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California----
April 8th
6:00 p.m.
vs Long Beach State*TBDJackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California----
April 11th
6:00 p.m.
vs Washington TBDJackies Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California----
April 12th
2:00 p.m.
vs WashingtonTBDJackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California----
April 13th
1:00 p.m.
vs WashingtonTBDJackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California----
April 15th
6:00 p.m.
vs Oregon State*TBDJackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California----
April 18th
5:05 p.m.
at Oregon TBD PK ParkEugene, Oregon ----
April 19th
2:05 p.m.
at OregonTBDPK Park • Eugene, Oregon----
April 20th
12:05 p.m.
at OregonTBDPK Park • Eugene, Oregon----
April 22nd
6:00 p.m.
at UC Irvine*TBD Anteater BallparkIrvine, California ----
April 25th
6:00 p.m.
vs Penn State TBDJackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California----
April 26th
2:00 p.m.
vs Penn StateTBDJackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California----
April 27th
1:00 p.m.
vs Penn StateTBDJackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California----
April 29th
6:00 p.m.
at LMU*TBD Page Stadium • Los Angeles, California----
May (0-0)
(Home; 0-0; Away: 0-0)
Date
Time
OpponentRankTVVenueScoreWinLossAttendanceOverall recordBig Ten record
May 2nd
6:30 p.m.
at USC
Rivalry
TBD OC Great Park Baseball Complex • Irvine, California----
May 3rd
2:00 p.m.
at USC
Rivalry
TBDOC Great Park Baseball Complex • Irvine, California----
May 4th
1:00 p.m.
at USC
Rivalry
TBDOC Great Park Baseball Complex • Irvine, California----
May 6th
6:00 p.m.
at Long Beach State*TBD Blair FieldLong Beach, California ----
May 9th
4:00 p.m.
at Illinois TBD Illinois FieldChampaign, Illinois ----
May 10th
1:00 p.m.
at IllinoisTBDIllinois Field • Champaign, Illinois----
May 11th
10:00 a.m.
at IllinoisTBDIllinois Field • Champaign, Illinois----
May 15th
6:00 p.m.
vs Northwestern TBDJackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California----
May 16th
2:00 p.m.
vs NorthwesternTBDJackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California----
May 17th
1:00 p.m.
vs NorthwesternTBDJackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California----
Postseason (0-0)
Date
Time
OpponentRankTVVenueScoreWinLossAttendanceOverall recordTournament record
May 20th - May 25th
TBD p.m.
vs TBDTBD Charles Schwab FieldOmaha, Nebraska ----
Date
Time
OpponentRankTVVenueScoreWinLossAttendanceOverall recordNCAAT record
May 30th - June 23rd
TBD
vs TBDTBDTBD • TBD----
"#" 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: [3]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
Coaches' [4] —*
Baseball America [5]
NCBWA [6]
D1Baseball [7]
Perfect Game [8]

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.


References

  1. "Big Ten Conference standings". BigTen.org. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "2025 Baseball Roster". UCLA Bruins. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
  3. "2025 Baseball Schedule". UCLA Bruins. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
  4. USA Today Coaches Poll
  5. Baseball America Poll
  6. NCBWA Poll
  7. D1Baseball Poll
  8. Perfect Game Poll