2019 UCLA Bruins baseball team

The 2019 UCLA Bruins baseball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 2019 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.

2019 UCLA Bruins baseball
Los Angeles Regional champions Pac-12 regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Super Regional, (1–2)
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 8
CB	No. 9
Record	52–11 (24–5 Pac-12)
Head coach	John Savage (15th season)
Hitting coach	Bryant Ward (4th season)
Pitching coach	Rex Peters (8th season)
Home stadium	Jackie Robinson Stadium (Capacity: 1,820)
Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

2019 Pac-12 Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf.									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
No. 7 UCLA  ‍†‍‍y	24	–	5	–	0		.828			52	–	11	–	0		.825
No. 10 Stanford  ‍‍‍y	22	–	7	–	0		.759			45	–	14	–	0		.763
Oregon State  ‍‍‍y	21	–	8	–	0		.724			36	–	20	–	1		.640
California  ‍‍‍y	17	–	11	–	0		.607			32	–	20	–	0		.615
Arizona State  ‍‍‍y	16	–	13	–	0		.552			38	–	19	–	0		.667
Arizona  ‍‍‍	15	–	14	–	0		.517			32	–	24	–	0		.571
USC  ‍‍‍	13	–	15	–	1		.466			25	–	29	–	1		.464
Washington  ‍‍‍	12	–	17	–	0		.414			28	–	24	–	0		.538
Oregon  ‍‍‍	10	–	19	–	0		.345			27	–	29	–	0		.482
Utah  ‍‍‍	6	–	24	–	0		.200			16	–	33	–	0		.327
Washington State  ‍‍‍	3	–	25	–	1		.121			11	–	41	–	1		.217
† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of July 16, 2019[1] Rankings from D1Baseball

UCLA finished the regular season with a 47–8 overall record (24–5 in conference). They were the #1 ranked team for much of the year, and were awarded the #1 overall seed in the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

Previous season

The Bruins finished 38–21 overall, and 19–11 in the conference. During the season, the Bruins were invited and participated in the Dodger Stadium Classic in Los Angeles, California. UCLA was defeated by Vanderbilt and USC. In the postseason, the Bruins were invited and participated in the 2018 NCAA Division I baseball tournament, where they lost to Minnesota twice in the Corvallis Regional in Corvallis, Oregon.

MLB draft selections

The Bruins had four individuals selected in the 2018 MLB draft.^[2]

Player	Position	Round	Overall	MLB Team
Jake Bird	Pitcher	5	156	Colorado Rockies
Jon Olsen	Pitcher	12	364	Minnesota Twins
Danny Amaral	Left fielder	14	414	Pittsburgh Pirates
Jeremy Ydens	Outfielder	33	999	Arizona Diamondbacks

Roster

2019 UCLA Bruins baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Previous school Home town 1 INF Matt McLain R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 163 lb (74 kg) Fr Beckman High School Tustin, California 3 INF Ryan Kreidler R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Jr Davis High School Davis, California 4 INF Kevin Kendall L/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 166 lb (75 kg) So La Mirada High School La Mirada, California 5 OF Garrett Mitchell L/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 204 lb (93 kg) So Orange Lutheran High School Orange, California 6 INF Jack Stronach R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Jr Helix High School La Mesa, California 7 INF Mike Toglia S/L 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 226 lb (103 kg) Jr Gig Harbor High School Gig Harbor, Washington 8 OF Jarron Silva  L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS So Saint Mary's High School Stockton, California 9 C RJ Teijeiro L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 211 lb (96 kg) So Saint Francis High School Foster City, California 10 INF Mikey Perez R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 191 lb (87 kg) Fr Gahr High School Cerritos, California 11 INF Jake Moberg R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Fr Vista Murrieta High School Murrieta, California 12 LHP Justin Hooper  L/L 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 238 lb (108 kg) RS Jr De La Salle High School San Ramon, California 14 RHP Sean Mullen R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Fr Stockdale High School Bakersfield, California 15 C Will McInerny R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Jr Laguna Beach High School Laguna Beach, California 16 UTL Kyle Cuellar L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Jr La Salle High School Arcadia, California 18 OF Jeremy Ydens R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr St. Francis High School Campbell, California 19 RHP Jack Ralston  R/R 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 231 lb (105 kg) RS Jr Hart High School Santa Clarita, California 21 OF Jordan Prendiz  L/L 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So Mt. Whitney High School Visalia, California 24 RHP Zach Pettway R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Long Beach Wilson High School Long Beach, California 25 C Noah Cardenas R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Fr Alemany High School Santa Clarita, California 27 INF Jack Filby L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr C. K. McClatchy High School Sacramento, California 28 INF Jake Hirabayashi R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Sr Notre Dame High School Sherman Oaks, California 29 RHP Michael Townsend R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 186 lb (84 kg) So Los Alamitos High School Los Alamitos, California 30 RHP Nick Nastrini R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 204 lb (93 kg) Fr Cathedral Catholic High School San Diego, California 31 INF JT Schwartz L/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Fr Corona del Mar High School Newport Beach, California 32 RHP Ryan Garcia R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr La Salle High School Sierra Madre, California 33 INF Chase Strumpf R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 191 lb (87 kg) Jr JSerra Catholic High School Dana Point, California 34 RHP Felix Rubi R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Jr Kennedy High School Pacoima, California 35 RHP Kyle Mora R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Jr Los Alamitos High School Los Alamitos, California 36 OF Jake Pries R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 226 lb (103 kg) Sr JSerra Catholic High School San Juan Capistrano, California 40 RHP Holden Powell R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Mt. Whitney High School Visalia, California 43 LHP Daniel Colwell L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 171 lb (78 kg) Fr St. Mary's College High School Berkeley, California 44 LHP Nick Scheidler L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Jr La Costa Canyon High School Encinitas, California 45 RHP Nathan Hadley  R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 182 lb (83 kg) RS Sr Loyola High School Los Angeles, California 51 RHP Dennis Boatman R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 224 lb (102 kg) Fr Woodcreek High School Roseville, California 55 RHP Jesse Bergin R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Harvard-Westlake School Studio City, California	Head coach John Savage (Nevada) Assistant coach(es) Rex Peters Bryant Ward Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: May 30, 2019

Schedule

2019 UCLA Bruins baseball season game log
Regular season
February Date Time Opponent Rank Site stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record (Pac-12 Record) February 15 6:00 p.m. St. John's No. 3 Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 3–2 Filby (1–0) Mondak (0–1) Powell (1) 653 1–0 (0–0) February 16 2:00 p.m. St. John's No. 3 Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 9–0 Ralston (1–0) Belge (0–1) – 1072 2–0 (0–0) February 17 1:00 p.m. St. John's No. 3 Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 11–1 Bergin (1–0) LaSorsa (0–1) – 841 3–0 (0–0) February 19 6:00 p.m. Loyola Marymount No. 3 Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 5–0 Hadley (1–0) Finkelnburg (0–1) – 516 4–0 (0–0) February 22 1:00 p.m. No. 19 Georgia Tech No. 3 Russ Chandler Stadium Atlanta, Georgia, 3–411 English (1–0) Mora (0–1) – 1134 4–1 (0–0) February 23 11:00 a.m. No. 19 Georgia Tech No. 3 Russ Chandler Stadium Atlanta, Georgia 8–2 Ralston (2–0) Thomas (0–1) – 1251 5–1 (0–0) February 24 10:00 a.m. No. 19 Georgia Tech No. 3 Russ Chandler Stadium Atlanta, Georgia 6–0 Bergin (2–0) Hunter (0–1) – 1501 6–1 (0–0) February 26 2:00 p.m. Cal State Northridge No. 3 Matador Field Northridge, California 4–3 Hadley (2–0) Blaine (0–1) Powell (2) 587 7–1 (0–0)
March Date Time Opponent Rank Site stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record (Pac-12 Record) March 1 6:00 p.m. Sacramento State No. 3 Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 2–1 Mora (1–1) Roberts (1–1) – 901 8–1 (0–0) March 3 12:00 p.m. Sacramento State Doubleheader No. 3 Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 6–0 Ralston (3–0) Randall (1–1) – 903 9–1 (0–0) March 3 3:30 p.m. Sacramento State Doubleheader No. 3 Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 1–2 Dalton (1–1) Powell (0–1) – 903 9–2 (0–0) March 8 6:00 p.m. No. 16 Michigan Dodgertown Classic No. 2 Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 5–7 Henry (4–0) Pettway (0–1) Weiss (4) 1271 9–3 (0–0) March 9 2:00 p.m. Oklahoma State Dodgertown Classic No. 2 Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 6–3 Filby (2–0) Lyons (1–2) Powell (3) 823 10–3 (0–0) March 10 3:00 p.m. USC Dodgertown Classic/Rivalry No. 2 Dodger Stadium Los Angeles, California 7–5 Hadley (3–0) Clarke (2–1) Powell (4) 7053 11–3 (0–0) March 12 6:00 p.m. Long Beach State No. 2 Blair Field Long Beach, California 2–0 Mullen (1–0) Gainey (0–1) Powell (5) 1781 12–3 (0–0) March 15 6:00 p.m. No. 3 Oregon State No. 2 Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 8–0 Pettway (1–1) Gambrell (0–1) – 1056 13–3 (1–0) March 16 6:00 p.m. No. 3 Oregon State No. 2 Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 3–7 Eisert (5–0) Powell (0–2) – 1780 13–4 (1–1) March 17 12:00 p.m. No. 3 Oregon State No. 2 Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 9–7 Garcia (1–0) Chamberlain (2–1) Powell (6) 1250 14–4 (2–1) March 22 6:00 p.m. Arizona No. 1 Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 10–5 Pettway (2–1) Labaut (2–2) – 1042 15–4 (3–1) March 23 2:00 p.m. Arizona No. 1 Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 12–10 Mora (2–1) Collins (0–2) Powell (7) 1489 16–4 (4–1) March 24 1:00 p.m. Arizona No. 1 Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 3–1 Powell (1–2) Sherman (1–1) – 2094 17–4 (5–1) March 26 6:00 p.m. Loyola Marymount No. 1 George C. Page Stadium Los Angeles, California 9–4 Hadley (4–0) Madole (0–1) – 568 18–4 (5–1) March 29 7:00 p.m. USC Rivalry No. 1 Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, California 2–7 Lunn (3–1) Pettway (2–2) – 511 18–5 (5–2) March 30 4:00 p.m. USC Rivalry No. 1 Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, California 7–1 Ralston (4–0) Esqueda (2–1) – 810 19–5 (6–2) March 31 4:00 p.m. USC Rivalry No. 1 Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, California 9–2 Garcia (2–0) Hurt (0–4) – 2054 20–5 (7–2) April Date Time Opponent Rank Site stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record (Pac-12 Record) April 2 6:00 p.m. Cal State Northridge No. 1 Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 10–1 Bergin (3–0) Hamm (2–2) – 548 21–5 (7–2) April 5 6:05 p.m. Stanford No. 1 Klein Field at Sunken Diamond Stanford, California 2–3 Weiermiller (5–0) Mora (2–2) – 1860 21–6 (7–3) April 6 2:05 p.m. Stanford No. 1 Klein Field at Sunken Diamond Stanford, California 11–5 Ralston (5–0) Palisch (2–1) – 2316 22–6 (8–3) April 7 1:05 p.m. Stanford No. 1 Klein Field at Sunken Diamond Stanford, California 10–7 Garcia (3–0) Matthiessen (1–1) Powell (8) 2793 23–6 (9–3) April 9 6:00 p.m. UC Irvine No. 1 Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 9–3 Bergin (4–0) Bocko (3–1) – 497 24–6 (9–3) April 12 6:00 p.m. No. 8 East Carolina No. 1 Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 7–5 Hadley (5–0) Voliva (4–2) Powell (9) 1211 25–6 (9–3) April 13 2:00 p.m. No. 8 East Carolina Doubleheader No. 1 Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 8–5 Mora (3–2) Burleson (2–1) – 1102 26–6 (9–3) April 13 6:00 p.m. No. 8 East Carolina Doubleheader No. 1 Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 3–0 Garcia (4–0) Kuchmaner (3–1) Powell (10) 1102 27–6 (9–3) April 15 6:00 p.m. Pepperdine No. 1 Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 3–2 Hadley (6–0) Slattery (0–1) Powell (11) 567 28–6 (9–3) April 18 7:00 p.m. California No. 1 Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 8–7 Powell (2–2) Sullivan (1–1) – 1009 29–6 (10–3) April 19 7:00 p.m. California No. 1 Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 1–4 Horn (3–1) Hadley (6–1) Sabouri (3) 1497 29–7 (10–4) April 20 2:00 p.m. California No. 1 Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 6–1 Ralston (6–0) Holman (2–2) – 2126 30–7 (11–4) April 23 6:00 p.m. Cal State Fullerton No. 1 Goodwin Field Fullerton, California 8–3 Bergin (4–0) Magrisi (0–2) – 2089 31–7 (11–4) April 26 6:00 p.m. Utah No. 1 Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 5–0 Garcia (5–0) Pierce (1–6) – 800 32–7 (12–4) April 27 2:00 p.m. Utah No. 1 Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 6–1 Ralston (7–0) Tedeschi (5–4) – 990 33–7 (13–4) April 28 1:00 p.m. Utah No. 1 Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 6–4 Townsend (1–0) Schramm (1–2) Powell (12) 1468 34–7 (14–4) April 30 3:00 p.m. Pepperdine No. 1 Eddy D. Field Stadium Malibu, California 8–5 Hadley (7–1) Salazar (1–4) Powell (13) 374 35–7 (14–4) May Date Time Opponent Rank Site stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record (Pac-12 Record) May 3 7:00 p.m. No. 16 Arizona State No. 1 Phoenix Municipal Stadium Phoenix, Arizona 3–2 Garcia (6–0) Marsh (8–3) Powell (14) 3878 36–7 (15–4) May 4 3:00 p.m. No. 16 Arizona State No. 1 Phoenix Municipal Stadium Phoenix, Arizona 18–3 Ralston (8–0) Vander Kooi (4–2) – 2753 37–7 (16–4) May 5 2:00 p.m. No. 16 Arizona State No. 1 Phoenix Municipal Stadium Phoenix, Arizona 7–8 Burzell (4–0) Powell (2–3) Dabovich (2) 2901 37–8 (16–5) May 7 6:00 p.m. Long Beach State No. 1 Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 2–112 Powell (3–3) Gums (1–4) – 841 38–8 (16–5) May 10 5:05 p.m. Washington State No. 1 Bailey-Brayton Field Pullman, Washington 6–2 Garcia (7–0) Mills (1–4) – 846 39–8 (17–5) May 11 2:05 p.m. Washington State No. 1 Bailey-Brayton Field Pullman, Washington 10–0 Ralston (9–0) Block (0–7) – 1034 40–8 (18–5) May 12 12:05 p.m. Washington State No. 1 Bailey-Brayton Field Pullman, Washington 13–10 Hadley (8–1) Guerrero (1–2) – 826 41–8 (19–5) May 14 6:00 p.m. UC Irvine No. 1 Anteater Ballpark Irvine, California 7–0 Rubi (1–0) Rashi (4–1) – 1575 42–8 (19–5) May 17 6:00 p.m. Washington No. 1 Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 8–3 Garcia (8–0) Rhodes (5–5) – 1587 43–8 (20–5) May 18 7:00 p.m. Washington No. 1 Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 4–0 Ralston (10–0) Jones (4–5) – 1542 44–8 (21–5) May 19 12:00 p.m. Washington No. 1 Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 14–4 Townsend (2–0) Burgmann (4–6) – 1786 45–8 (22–5) May 23 6:00 p.m. Oregon No. 1 PK Park Eugene, Oregon 4–2 Garcia (9–0) Ahlstrom (5–7) Powell (15) 1068 46–8 (23–5) May 24 6:00 p.m. Oregon No. 1 PK Park Eugene, Oregon 6–5 Ralston (11–0) Walker (2–2) Powell (16) 1416 47–8 (24–5) May 25 4:00 p.m. Oregon No. 1 PK Park Eugene, Oregon Cancelled NCAA tournament – Los Angeles Regional Date Time Opponent Rank Site stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record May 31 7:00 p.m. ESPN3 (4) Omaha Quarterfinals (1) No. 1 Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 5–2 Garcia (10–0) Kinney (11–2) Mora (1) 1,751 48–8 June 1 7:00 p.m. ESPNU (3) Loyola Marymount Semifinals (1) No. 1 Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 2–3 Fernandezees (4–1) Ralston (11–1) Frasso (10) 2,014 48–9 June 2 12:00 p.m. ESPN2 (2) Baylor Elimination game (1) No. 1 Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 11–6 Rubi (2–0) Thomas (1–2) – 1,911 49–9 June 2 6:00 p.m. ESPN3 (3) Loyola Marymount Regional Final (1) No. 1 Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 6–1 Nastrini (1–0) Voelker (2–5) – 1,957 50–9 June 3 7:00 p.m. ESPN2 (3) Loyola Marymount Regional Final (1) No. 1 Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 6–3 Townsend (3–0) Fernandezees (4–2) Powell (17) 1,955 51–9 June 7 6:00 p.m. ESPN2 Michigan Super Regional Game 1 No. 1 Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 2–3 Kauffmann (10–6) Garcia (10–1) Criswell (1) 1,904 51–10 June 8 6:00 p.m. ESPN2 Michigan Super Regional Game 2 No. 1 Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 5–412 Powell (4–3) Cleveland (4–3) – 1,967 52–10 June 9 6:00 p.m. ESPN2 Michigan Super Regional Game 3 No. 1 Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 2–4 Henry (10–5) Mora (3–3) Keizer (2) 2,031 52–11
Bruins win   Bruins loss Bold: Bruins team member Source: UCLA[3] Rankings from Baseball America. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Rankings

See also: 2019 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
Coaches'	7	7*	7	4	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	8
Baseball America	3	3	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	6
Collegiate Baseball^	3	3	3	6	6	3	2	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	9	9
NCBWA†	4	3	4	3	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	9
D1Baseball	5	4	4	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	7

^ 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.

2019 MLB draft

Main article: 2019 MLB draft

The Bruins had 13 players selected in the draft, tying a program record, and tying Vanderbilt for most in the 2019 draft.

Player	Position	Round	Overall	MLB Team
Michael Toglia	1B	1	23	Colorado Rockies
Ryan Garcia	RHP	2	50	Texas Rangers
Chase Strumpf	2B	2	64	Chicago Cubs
Ryan Kreidler	3B	4	112	Detroit Tigers
Jack Ralston	RHP	7	215	St. Louis Cardinals
Jeremy Ydens	OF	8	243	Washington Nationals
Justin Hooper	LHP	14	409	Kansas City Royals
Jack Stronach	OF	21	623	San Diego Padres
Jake Pries	OF	24	735	New York Yankees
Nate Hadley	RHP	25	749	Minnesota Twins
Kyle Molnar	RHP	26	781	Los Angeles Dodgers
Jake Hirabayashi	INF	39	1,169	Minnesota Twins
Ty Haselman	C	40	1,211	Los Angeles Dodgers