2011 UCLA Bruins baseball team

2011 UCLA Bruins baseball
Pacific-10 Regular Season Champions
Los Angeles Regional Finals vs. UC Irvine, L, 3-4
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#18
2011 record	35–24 (18–9 Pac-10)
Head coach	John Savage (7th year)
Assistant coach	Rick Vanderhook (3rd year)
Assistant coach	T.J. Bruce (1st year)
Assistant coach	Jake Silverman (1st year)
Home stadium	Jackie Robinson Stadium

2011 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
#18 UCLA †y	18	–	9		.667			35	–	24		.593
#11 Arizona State y	17	–	10		.630			42	–	16		.724
#16 Oregon State y	17	–	10		.630			41	–	17		.707
Arizona y	15	–	12		.556			39	–	21		.650
#21 Stanford y	14	–	12		.538			35	–	20		.636
California y	13	–	13		.500			35	–	21		.625
USC	13	–	14		.481			25	–	31		.446
Oregon	11	–	16		.407			33	–	26		.559
Washington State	10	–	17		.370			26	–	28		.481
Washington	6	–	21		.222			17	–	37		.315
† – Conference champion ‡ – Pac-10 Conference champion y – Invited to the 2011 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament As of June 8, 2011; Rankings from Coaches' Poll

The 2011 UCLA Bruins baseball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 2011 NCAA Division I baseball season. The team played their home games in Jackie Robinson Stadium. The Bruins finished the season with a 35–24 overall record, and won the Pacific-10 Conference Championship with 18 wins and 9 losses. The team automatically qualified for the 2011 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament, and were seeded #1 in the Los Angeles Regional. The Bruins lost the first game of the double-elimination format to the San Francisco Dons, 0-3. They then beat Fresno State 3-1 and San Francisco 4-1 to reach the regional finals. UC Irvine was undefeated coming into the game, and UCLA would have to beat them twice in order to become the regional champion. After beating San Francisco a little over one hour earlier, the Bruins took the field at Jackie Robinson stadium as the visiting team at 6 pm. The Bruins scored one run each in the 1st, 4th, and 5th innings, and gave up two runs each in the 5th and 9th. UC Irvine went on to play the Virginia Cavaliers in the Charlottesville Super Regional.

Previous season

UCLA finished the 2010 regular season as the #2 team in the Pacific-10 Conference, and lost to South Carolina in the 2010 College World Series. Junior pitching aces Trevor Bauer and Gerrit Cole, along with 18 other lettermen, returned from last year's team to play for the 2011 team.

Roster

2011 UCLA Bruins baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name Bats/Throws Height Weight Year High School/Junior College Home town 23 OF Brenton Allen L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Gahr HS Cerritos, CA 25 OF Beau Amaral L/L 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Huntington Beach HS Huntington Beach, CA 47 RHP Trevor Bauer R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Hart HS Valencia, CA 35 LHP Mitchell Beacom L/L 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Jr University City HS San Diego, CA 34 RHP Chase Brewer R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS So Chaparral HS Paradise Valley, AZ 11 C Trevor Brown R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Hart HS Valencia, CA 24 OF Brian Carroll R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Granite Hills HS La Mesa, CA 12 RHP Gerrit Cole R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Orange Lutheran HS Santa Ana, CA 40 RHP Ryan Deeter R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) RS Fr Newark Memorial HS Newark, CA 14 INF Dean Espy R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr South Mountain CC Mesa, AZ 27 INF Pat Gallagher L/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Reno HS Reno, NV 20 OF Jeff Gelalich L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Bonita HS LaVerne, CA 21 OF Chris Giovinazzo R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Laguna Hills HS Laguna Hills, CA 36 INF Matt Giovinazzo R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Fr Laguna Hills HS Laguna Hills, CA 48 RHP Scott Griggs R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So San Ramon Valley HS Alamo, CA 26 RHP Jordan Haver R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr Wilson HS Long Beach, CA 8 C Tyler Heineman S/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Windward School Pacific Palisades, CA 17 C Dennis Holt L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Esperanza HS Yorba Linda, CA 7 OF Cody Keefer L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Davis Senior HS Davis, CA 41 RHP Brandon Lodge R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Tesoro HS Coto de Caza, CA 44 INF Matt Mosher L/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS So Menlo-Atherton HS Menlo Park, CA 30 OF Marc Navarro L/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Santa Margarita HS Laguna Hills, CA 9 RHP Adam Plutko R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Glendora HS Glendora, CA 5 INF Tyler Rahmatulla R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Mater Dei HS Mission Viejo, CA 18 INF Cody Regis L/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Glendora HS Glendora, CA 3 C Steve Rodriguez L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr St. John Bosco HS Lomita, CA 6 INF Jacob Shirley R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr South Hills HS Covina, CA 31 RHP Nick Vander Tuig R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Oakdale HS Oakdale, CA 10 INF Pat Valaika R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Hart HS Valencia, CA 4 INF Aaron Weimer L/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Fr Bullard HS Fresno, CA 32 RHP Zack Weiss R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Northwood HS Irvine, CA 1 INF Adrian Williams R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Canyon Springs HS Moreno Valley, CA 15 INF Kevin Williams L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Crespi HS Van Nuys, CA	Head coach John Savage Assistant coach(es) Rick Vanderhook T.J. Bruce Jake Silverman Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 21, 2010

Rankings

Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. NR = Not ranked. RV = Receiving votes.

Poll	Pre- season	Feb. 22	Mar. 1	Mar. 8	Mar. 15	Mar. 22	Mar. 29	Apr. 5	Apr. 12	Apr. 19	Apr. 26	May 3	May 10	May 17	May 24	May 31	June 8	June 15	Final Poll
Coaches' Poll	1	–				21	24								19	18	–	–	22
Baseball America	2	2	5	13	24	24	24								23	17	–	–	22
Collegiate Baseball^	3	2	8	12	15	14	15	16	12	11	13	13	13	17	17	12	20	20	20
NCBWA†	2	1	6	11	16	18	20	17	18	17	19	20	20	21	19	17	–	22	22
^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but will only rank 30 teams weekly during the season. † NCBWA ranked 35 teams in their preseason poll, but will only rank 30 teams weekly during the season.

UCLA Bruins in the 2011 MLB Draft

The following members of the UCLA Bruins baseball program were drafted in the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft. Gerrit Cole is the first Bruin to be picked #1 overall in the MLB First-Year Player Draft.

Player	Position	Round	Overall	MLB Team
Gerrit Cole	RHP	1st	1st	Pittsburgh Pirates
Trevor Bauer	RHP	1st	3rd	Arizona Diamondbacks
Steven Rodriguez	C	15th	454th	Arizona Diamondbacks
Richard Espy	1B	15th	456th	Kansas City Royals
Mitchell Beacom	LHP	20th	627th	San Francisco Giants
Tyler Rahmatulla	2B	34th	1040th	St. Louis Cardinals
Chris Giovinazzo	LF	39th	1185th	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Adrian Williams	SS	45th	1361st	Milwaukee Brewers
Brandon Lodge	RHP	47th	1425th	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

Notes

• March 28, 2011 – Trevor Bauer was named Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week, fourth time in his career and second time this season.
• April 25, 2011 – Trevor Bauer earned Pac-10 Pitcher of the Week honors for three consecutive weeks.
• May 31, 2011 – Trevor Bauer was named the Pac-10 Pitcher of the Year; Adam Plutko and Beau Amaral were named to the All-Pac-10 First Team. Honorable honors went to Gerrit Cole, Mitchell Beacom, Steve Rodriguez, Cody Keefer and Nick Vander Tuig.
• June 2, 2011 – Trevor Bauer was the Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's National Player of the Year.
• June 3–5, 2011 – UCLA hosted the Los Angeles Regional of the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship at Jackie Robinson Stadium; UCLA lost the first game to San Francisco 3–0 on June 3, 2011.
• June 4, 2011 – The Bruins defeated Fresno State 3-1 in their second game of the Los Angeles Regional.
• June 10, 2011 – Trevor Bauer has been named the District IX Player of the Year, by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA).
• June 15, 2011 – Trevor Bauer was named College Player of the Year by Baseball America.
• July 15, 2011 – Bauer was the winner of the 2011 Golden Spikes Award.
• September 30, 2011 – Former players Ben Francisco, Philadelphia Phillies; Ron Roenicke, Milwaukee Brewers and Chase Utley, Philadelphia Phillies are participants in the 2011 MLB Playoffs.