2019 UCLA Bruins baseball team

The 2019 UCLA Bruins baseball team represents the University of California, Los Angeles in the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball season as a member of the Pac-12 Conference. The team is coached by John Savage and plays their home games at Jackie Robinson Stadium.

2019 UCLA Bruins baseball
Los Angeles Regional champions
Pac-12 regular season champions
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
CBNo. 9
Record52–11 (24–5 Pac-12)
Head coach
Hitting coachBryant Ward (4th season)
Pitching coachRex Peters (8th season)
Home stadiumJackie Robinson Stadium
(Capacity: 1,820)
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 Pac-12 Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 7 UCLA  ‍‍‍y2450 .82852110 .825
No. 10 Stanford  ‍‍‍y2270 .75945140 .763
Oregon State  ‍‍‍y2180 .72436201 .640
California  ‍‍‍y17110 .60732200 .615
Arizona State  ‍‍‍y16130 .55238190 .667
Arizona  ‍‍‍15140 .51732240 .571
USC  ‍‍‍13151 .46625291 .464
Washington  ‍‍‍12170 .41428240 .538
Oregon  ‍‍‍10190 .34527290 .482
Utah  ‍‍‍6240 .20016330 .327
Washington State  ‍‍‍3251 .12111411 .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]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallMLB Team
Jake BirdPitcher5156Colorado Rockies
Jon OlsenPitcher12364Minnesota Twins
Danny AmaralLeft fielder14414Pittsburgh Pirates
Jeremy YdensOutfielder33999Arizona Diamondbacks

Roster

2019 UCLA Bruins baseball team
PlayersCoaches
#Pos.NameB/THeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHome town
1INFMatt McLainR/R5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)163 lb (74 kg)FrBeckman High SchoolTustin, California
3INFRyan KriedlerR/R6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)208 lb (94 kg)JrDavis High SchoolDavis, California
4INFKevin KendallL/R5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)166 lb (75 kg)SoLa Mirada High SchoolLa Mirada, California
5OFGarrett MitchellL/R6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)204 lb (93 kg)SoOrange Lutheran High SchoolOrange, California
6INFJack StronachR/R6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)188 lb (85 kg)JrHelix High SchoolLa Mesa, California
7INFMike TogliaS/L6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)226 lb (103 kg)JrGig Harbor High SchoolGig Harbor, Washington
8OFJarron Silva  L/L6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg)RS SoSaint Mary's High SchoolStockton, California
9CRJ TeijeiroL/R6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)211 lb (96 kg)SoSaint Francis High SchoolFoster City, California
10INFMikey PerezR/R6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)191 lb (87 kg)FrGahr High SchoolCerritos, California
11INFJake MobergR/R6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)189 lb (86 kg)FrVista Murrieta High SchoolMurrieta, California
12LHPJustin Hooper  L/L6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)238 lb (108 kg)RS JrDe La Salle High SchoolSan Ramon, California
14RHPSean MullenR/R6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)182 lb (83 kg)FrStockdale High SchoolBakersfield, California
15CWill McInernyR/R5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)172 lb (78 kg)JrLaguna Beach High SchoolLaguna Beach, California
16Kyle CuellarL/R6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)188 lb (85 kg)JrLa Salle High SchoolArcadia, California
18OFJeremy YdensR/R6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)200 lb (91 kg)JrSt. Francis High SchoolCampbell, California
19RHPJack Ralston  R/R6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)231 lb (105 kg)RS JrHart High SchoolSanta Clarita, California
21OFJordan Prendiz  L/L5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)180 lb (82 kg)RS SoMt. Whitney High SchoolVisalia, California
24RHPZach PettwayR/R6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)215 lb (98 kg)SoLong Beach Wilson High SchoolLong Beach, California
25CNoah CardenasR/R6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)183 lb (83 kg)FrAlemany High SchoolSanta Clarita, California
27INFJack FilbyL/R6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)185 lb (84 kg)FrC. K. McClatchy High SchoolSacramento, California
28INFJake HirabayashiR/R5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)188 lb (85 kg)SrNotre Dame High SchoolSherman Oaks, California
29RHPMichael TownsendR/R6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)186 lb (84 kg)SoLos Alamitos High SchoolLos Alamitos, California
30RHPNick NastriniR/R6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)204 lb (93 kg)FrCathedral Catholic High SchoolSan Diego, California
31INFJT SchwartzL/R6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)197 lb (89 kg)FrCorona del Mar High SchoolNewport Beach, California
32RHPRyan GarciaR/R6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)180 lb (82 kg)JrLa Salle High SchoolSierra Madre, California
33INFChase StrumpfR/R6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)191 lb (87 kg)JrJSerra Catholic High SchoolDana Point, California
34RHPFelix RubiR/R6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)194 lb (88 kg)JrKennedy High SchoolPacoima, California
35RHPKyle MoraR/R6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)201 lb (91 kg)JrLos Alamitos High SchoolLos Alamitos, California
36OFJake PriesR/R6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)226 lb (103 kg)SrJSerra Catholic High SchoolSan Juan Capistrano, California
40RHPHolden PowellR/R6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)180 lb (82 kg)SoMt. Whitney High SchoolVisalia, California
43LHPDaniel ColwellL/L6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)171 lb (78 kg)FrSt. Mary's College High SchoolBerkeley, California
44LHPNick ScheidlerL/L6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)192 lb (87 kg)JrLa Costa Canyon High SchoolEncinitas, California
45RHPNathan Hadley  R/R5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)182 lb (83 kg)RS SrLoyola High SchoolLos Angeles, California
51RHPDennis BoatmanR/R6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)224 lb (102 kg)FrWoodcreek High SchoolRoseville, California
55RHPJesse BerginR/R6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg)FrHarvard-Westlake SchoolStudio 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
NCAA tournamentLos Angeles Regional
DateTimeOpponentRankSite
stadium
ScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall record
May 317:00 p.m.
ESPN3
(4) Omaha
Quarterfinals
(1) No. 1Jackie Robinson Stadium
Los Angeles, California
5–2Garcia (10–0)Kinney (11–2)Mora (1)1,75148–8
June 17:00 p.m.
ESPNU
(3) Loyola Marymount
Semifinals
(1) No. 1Jackie Robinson Stadium
Los Angeles, California
2–3Fernandezees (4–1)Ralston (11–1)Frasso (10)2,01448–9
June 212:00 p.m.
ESPN2
(2) Baylor
Elimination game
(1) No. 1Jackie Robinson Stadium
Los Angeles, California
11–6Rubi (2–0)Thomas (1–2)1,91149–9
June 26:00 p.m.
ESPN3
(3) Loyola Marymount
Regional Final
(1) No. 1Jackie Robinson Stadium
Los Angeles, California
6–1Nastrini (1–0)Voelker (2–5)1,95750–9
June 37:00 p.m.
ESPN2
(3) Loyola Marymount
Regional Final
(1) No. 1Jackie Robinson Stadium
Los Angeles, California
6–3Townsend (3–0)Fernandezees (4–2)Powell (17)1,95551–9
June 76:00 p.m.
ESPN2
Michigan
Super Regional Game 1
No. 1Jackie Robinson Stadium
Los Angeles, California
2–3Kauffmann (10–6)Garcia (10–1)Criswell (1)1,90451–10
June 86:00 p.m.
ESPN2
Michigan
Super Regional Game 2
No. 1Jackie Robinson Stadium
Los Angeles, California
5–412Powell (4–3)Cleveland (4–3)1,96752–10
June 96:00 p.m.
ESPN2
Michigan
Super Regional Game 3
No. 1Jackie Robinson Stadium
Los Angeles, California
2–4Henry (10–5)Mora (3–3)Keizer (2)2,03152–11
  •   Bruins win
  •   Bruins loss
  • Bold: Bruins team member
  • Source: UCLA[3]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'77*74311111111111118
Baseball America3332211111111111116
Collegiate Baseball^3336632311111111199
NCBWA4343411111111111119
D1Baseball5442211111111111117

^ 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

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

PlayerPositionRoundOverallMLB Team
Michael Toglia1B123Colorado Rockies
Ryan GarciaRHP250Texas Rangers
Chase Strumpf2B264Chicago Cubs
Ryan Kreidler3B4112Detroit Tigers
Jack RalstonRHP7215St. Louis Cardinals
Jeremy YdensOF8243Washington Nationals
Justin HooperLHP14409Kansas City Royals
Jack StronachOF21623San Diego Padres
Jake PriesOF24735New York Yankees
Nate HadleyRHP25749Minnesota Twins
Kyle MolnarRHP26781Los Angeles Dodgers
Jake HirabayashiINF391,169Minnesota Twins
Ty HaselmanC401,211Los Angeles Dodgers

References