2017 UCLA Bruins baseball team

American college baseball season

2017 UCLA Bruins baseball
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record30–27 (19–11 Pac-12)
Head coach
  • John Savage (13th season)
Hitting coachBryant Ward (2rd season)
Pitching coachRex Peters (6th season)
Home stadiumJackie Robinson Stadium
(Capacity: 1,820)
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 Pac-12 Conference baseball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Oregon State  ‍†‍‍y 27 – 3   .900 56 – 6   .903
No. 18 Stanford  ‍‍‍y 21 – 9   .700 42 – 16   .724
UCLA  ‍‍‍y 19 – 11   .633 30 – 27   .526
No. 24 Arizona  ‍‍‍y 16 – 14   .533 38 – 21   .644
California  ‍‍‍ 15 – 15   .500 25 – 29   .463
Utah  ‍‍‍ 15 – 15   .500 27 – 24   .529
Washington  ‍‍‍ 14 – 16   .467 28 – 26   .519
Oregon  ‍‍‍ 12 – 18   .400 30 – 25   .545
Washington State  ‍‍‍ 10 – 20   .333 24 – 29   .453
Arizona State  ‍‍‍ 8 – 22   .267 23 – 32   .418
USC  ‍‍‍ 8 – 22   .267 21 – 34   .382
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2017 UCLA Bruins baseball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 2017 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.

Previous season

The Bruins finished 25–31 overall, and 12–18 in the conference. The Bruins were not invited to the NCAA Division I tournament.

MLB Draft Selections

The Bruins had six individuals selected in the 2016 MLB draft.[1]

Player Position Round Overall MLB Team
Grant Dyer Pitcher 8 227 Philadelphia Phillies
Luke Persico Outfielder 12 352 Oakland Athletics
Dominic Miroglio Catcher 16 480 Tampa Bay Rays
Eric Filia Right fielder 20 597 Seattle Mariners
Kort Peterson Outfielder 23 703 Kansas City Royals
Chris Bono Center fielder 37 1115 San Francisco Giants

Roster

2017 UCLA Bruins baseball team
Players Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Previous school Home town
1 OF Jordan Myrow Current redshirt R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Notre Dame High School Los Angeles, California
3 INF Ryan Kriedler R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Davis High School Davis, California
4 INF Nick Valaika Current redshirt R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 186 lb (84 kg) RS So Hart High School Valencia, California
5 INF Sean Bouchard R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Cathedral Catholic High School San Diego, California
6 INF Jack Stronach R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Helix High School La Mesa, California
7 INF Michael Toglia S/L 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Fr Gig Harbor High School Gig Harbor, Washington
8 OF Jarron Silva L/L 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Saint Mary's High School Stockton, California
9 OF Brett Stephens L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Sr Campolindo High School Moraga, California
10 RHP Scott Burke R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Sr Glendora High School Glendora, California
11 RHP Jon Olsen R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 202 lb (92 kg) So Damien High School Rancho Cucamonga, California
12 LHP Justin Hooper R/L 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 232 lb (105 kg) So De La Salle High School San Ramon, California
14 RHP Jake Bird R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr West Ranch High School Valencia, California
15 C Will McInerny R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Fr Laguna Beach High School Laguna Beach, California
16 INF Nick Kern Current redshirt R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr Brea Olinda High School Brea, California
18 OF Jeremy Ydens R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Saint Francis High School Campbell, California
19 RHP Jack Ralston Current redshirt R/R 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 217 lb (98 kg) RS Fr Hart High School Santa Clarita, California
21 OF Jordan Prendiz L/L 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Mount Whitney High School Visalia, California
24 INF Zander Clarke Current redshirt R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS So Newbury Park High School Newbury Park, California
25 OF Daniel Amaral R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 178 lb (81 kg) So Huntington Beach High School Huntington Beach, California
26 RHP Brian Gadsby R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Crescenta Valley High School Glendale, California
27 LHP Garrett Barker Current redshirt R/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 189 lb (86 kg) RS So Laguna Hills High School Laguna Hills, California
28 INF Jake Hirabayashi R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Notre Dame High School Sherman Oaks, California
29 INF Kyle Cuellar L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Fr La Salle High School Arcadia, California
30 RHP Matt Walker Current redshirt R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Clovis North High School Fresno, California
31 C Gavin Johns R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Chaparral High School Temecula, California
32 RHP Ryan Garcia R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr La Salle High School Sierra Madre, California
33 INF Chase Strumpf R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Fr Junípero Serra High School Dana Point, California
34 RHP Kyle Molnar R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Aliso Niguel High School Aliso Viejo, California
35 RHP Kyle Mora R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Los Alamitos High School Los Alamitos, California
36 OF Jake Pries R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Junípero Serra High School San Juan Capistrano, California
40 RHP Moises Ceja R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 179 lb (81 kg) Sr Kennedy High School Arleta, California
41 C Ty Haselman R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Fr Liberty High School Newcastle, Washington
44 LHP Nick Scheidler L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Fr La Costa Canyon High School Encinitas, California
45 RHP Nathan Hadley Current redshirt R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So Loyola High School Los Angeles, California
47 C Daniel Rosica Current redshirt R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So Fountain Valley High School Fountain Valley, California
48 OF Curtis Godin R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Jr Mater Dei High School Seal Beach, California
55 RHP Griffin Canning R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Santa Margarita High School Coto de Caza, California
Head coach

John Savage (Nevada)

Assistant coach(es)

Niko Gallego (UCLA)

Hitting coach(es)

Bryant Ward (East Carolina)

Pitching coach(es)

Rex Peters (Cal State Fullerton)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: June 4, 2019

Schedule

2017 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 18 6:00 p.m. San Jose State Jackie Robinson Stadium
Los Angeles, California		 3–2 Gadsby
(1–0)		 France
(0–1)		 — 867 1–0
(0–0)
February 19 1:00 p.m. San Jose State Jackie Robinson Stadium
Los Angeles, California		 10–1 Bird
(1–0)		 Brown
(0–1)		 — 901 2–0
(0–0)
February 20 4:00 p.m. San Jose State Jackie Robinson Stadium
Los Angeles, California		 Cancelled
February 21 6:00 p.m. UC Riverside Jackie Robinson Stadium
Los Angeles, California		 2–3 Toplikar
(1–0)		 Gadsby
(1–1)		 Lillie (1) 371 2–1
(0–0)
February 24 6:00 p.m. Gonzaga Jackie Robinson Stadium
Los Angeles, California		 1–210 Hellinger
(1–0)		 Gadsby
(1–2)		 Mills (2) 733 2–2
(0–0)
February 25 2:00 p.m. Gonzaga Jackie Robinson Stadium
Los Angeles, California		 6–1 Bird
(2–0)		 Vernia
(1–1)		 — 605 3–2
(0–0)
February 26 1:00 p.m. Gonzaga Jackie Robinson Stadium
Los Angeles, California		 5–4 Scheidler
(1–0)		 Legumina
(0–1)		 Gadsby (1) 953 4–2
(0–0)
February 28 2:00 p.m. CSUN Matador Field
Northridge, California		 5–6 Schriever
(1–0)		 Ceja
(0–1)		 O'Neil (1) 377 4–3
(0–0)
March
Date Time Opponent Rank Site
Stadium 		Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record
(Pac-12 Record)
March 3 6:00 p.m. Michigan
Dodgertown Classic		 Jackie Robinson Stadium
Los Angeles, California		 1–0 Gadsby
(2–2)		 Henry
(1–1)		 — 833 5–3
(0–0)
March 4 2:00 p.m. San Diego
Dodgertown Classic		 Jackie Robinson Stadium
Los Angeles, California		 1–312 Gadsby
(2–3)		 Barry
(1–0)		 Conyers (3) 890 5–4
(0–0)
March 5 3:00 p.m.
P12N		 USC
Dodgertown Classic/Rivalry		 Dodger Stadium
Los Angeles, California		 3–410 Clarke
(1–0)		 Burke
(0–1)		 Bates (1) 5,227 5–5
(0–0)
March 7 6:00 p.m. CSUN Jackie Robinson Stadium
Los Angeles, California		 7–2 Ceja
(1–1)		 Diaz
(0–1)		 — 740 6–5
(0–0)
March 10 4:30 p.m. Texas UFCU Disch–Falk Field
Austin, Texas		 4–5 Ridgeway
(1–0)		 Gadsby
(2–4)		 Johnston (1) 4,391 6–6
(0–0)
March 11 2:00 p.m. Texas UFCU DischFalk Field
Austin, Texas		 2–5 Cooper
(2–0)		 Scheidler
(1–1)		 Johnston (2) 4,549 6–7
(0–0)
March 12 11:00 a.m. Texas UFCU DischFalk Field
Austin, Texas		 5–10 Henley
(2–1)		 Olsen
(0–1)		 McKenzie (1) 4,869 6–8
(0–0)
March 14 6:00 p.m. UC Irvine Jackie Robinson Stadium
Los Angeles, California		 3–5 Johnston
(2–0)		 Scheidler
(1–2)		 Faucher (7) 679 6–9
(0–0)
March 18 1:00 p.m. Arizona
Doubleheader		 Jackie Robinson Stadium
Los Angeles, California		 4–19 Cloney
(5–0)		 Canning
(0–1)		 — 948 6–10
(0–1)
March 18 2:00 p.m. Arizona
Doubleheader		 Jackie Robinson Stadium
Los Angeles, California		 3–4 Ming
(4–0)		 Burke
(0–2)		 — 1,109 6–11
(0–2)
March 19 2:00 p.m.
P12N		 Arizona Jackie Robinson Stadium
Los Angeles, California		 8–710 Walker
(1–0)		 Rivas
(0–1)		 — 1,077 7–11
(1–2)
March 24 6:00 p.m.
P12N		 California
Rivalry		 Jackie Robinson Stadium
Los Angeles, California		 9–5 Canning
(1–1)		 Patino
(0–1)		 — 763 8–11
(2–2)
March 25 4:00 p.m.
P12N		 California
Rivalry		 Jackie Robinson Stadium
Los Angeles, California		 9–4 Garcia
(1–0)		 Reyes
(2–2)		 — 857 9–11
(3–2)
March 36 2:00 p.m.
P12N		 California
Rivalry		 Jackie Robinson Stadium
Los Angeles, California		 20–0 Olsen
(1–1)		 Dodson
(1–5)		 — 1,053 10–11
(4–2)
March 28 6:00 p.m.
P12N		 Cal State Fullerton Jackie Robinson Stadium
Los Angeles, California		 9–7 Garcia
(2–0)		 Gibbs
(1–3)		 Burke (1) 555 11–11
(4–2)
March 31 6:30 p.m. Arizona State Phoenix Municipal Stadium
Phoenix, Arizona		 9–3 Canning
(2–1)		 Lingos
(3–2)		 — 4,029 12–11
(5–2)
April
Date Time Opponent Rank Site
Stadium 		Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record
(Pac-12 Record)
April 1 6:30 p.m. Arizona State Phoenix Municipal Stadium
Phoenix, Arizona		 4–5 Higgins
(2–1)		 Scheidler
(1–3)		 Erives (2) 2,613 12–12
(5–3)
April 2 12:30 p.m. Arizona State Phoenix Municipal Stadium
Phoenix, Arizona		 17–4 Olsen
(2–1)		 Todd
(1–3)		 — 2,287 13–12
(6–3)
April 4 6:00 p.m. San Diego State Lake Elsinore Diamond
Lake Elsinore, California		 4–5 Boyer
(1–0)		 Scheidler
(1–4)		 Saylor (8) 1,240 13–13
(6–3)
April 7 6:00 p.m. Washington Jackie Robinson Stadium
Los Angeles, California		 3–7 Bremer
(3–2)		 Canning
(2–2)		 — 831 13–4
(6–4)
April 8 2:00 p.m. Washington Jackie Robinson Stadium
Los Angeles, California		 3–6 Jones
(4–4)		 Ceja
(1–2)		 — 892 13–15
(6–5)
April 9 1:00 p.m. Washington Jackie Robinson Stadium
Los Angeles, California		 6–5 Bird
(3–0)		 Minier
(0–1)		 — 1,124 14–15
(7–5)
April 13 6:00 p.m. Stanford Sunken Diamond
Stanford, California		 2–0 Canning
(3–2)		 Bubic
(2–6)		 — 997 15–15
(8–5)
April 14 7:00 p.m. Stanford Sunken Diamond
Stanford, California		 3–5 Hock
(5–0)		 Ceja
(1–3)		 — 1,268 15–16
(8–6)
April 15 4:00 p.m. Stanford Sunken Diamond
Stanford, California		 7–610 Gadsby
(3–4)		 Hock
(5–1)		 — 2,400 16–16
(9–6)
April 18 7:00 p.m. No. 12 Long Beach State Jackie Robinson Stadium
Los Angeles, California		 2–111 Bird
(4–0)		 Advocate
(3–1)		 — 410 17–16
(9–6)
April 21 4:00 p.m.
P12N		 No. 1 Oregon State Jackie Robinson Stadium
Los Angeles, California		 2–410 Mulholland
(5–0)		 Bird
(4–1)		 — 1,209 17–17
(9–7)
April 22 12:00 p.m.
P12N		 No. 1 Oregon State Jackie Robinson Stadium
Los Angeles, California		 7–1 Ceja
(2–3)		 Fehmel
(4–2)		 — 1,475 18–17
(10–7)
April 23 6:00 p.m. No. 1 Oregon State Jackie Robinson Stadium
Los Angeles, California		 1–2 Verbung
(1–0)		 Bird
(4–2)		 Eisert (1) 1,377 18–18
(10–8)
April 25 6:00 p.m. No. 9 Long Beach State Blair Field
Long Beach, California		 5–1 Hooper
(1–0)		 Jones
(1–2)		 — 1,809 19–18
(10–8)
April 28 6:00 p.m. Cal Poly Jackie Robinson Stadium
Los Angeles, California		 2–1 Canning
(4–2)		 Uelmen
(2–7)		 Burke (2) 752 20–18
(10–8)
April 29 2:00 p.m. Cal Poly Jackie Robinson Stadium
Los Angeles, California		 3–6 Howard
(4–1)		 Ceja
(2–4)		 Clark (7) 1,044 20–19
(10–8)
April 30 1:00 p.m. Cal Poly Jackie Robinson Stadium
Los Angeles, California		 5–4 Olsen
(3–1)		 Ay
(1–4)		 Burke (3) 1,226 21–19
(10–8)
May
Date Time Opponent Rank Site
Stadium 		Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record
(Pac-12 Record)
May 2 6:00 p.m. San Diego State Jackie Robinson Stadium
Los Angeles, California		 6–8 Fernandez
(1–1)		 Burke
(0–3)		 Saylor (12) 630 21–20
(10–8)
May 4 6:00 p.m.
P12N		 USC
Rivalry		 Dedeaux Field
Los Angeles, California		 2–0 Canning
(5–2)		 Stubbs
(0–4)		 — 706 22–20
(11–8)
May 5 7:00 p.m.
P12N		 USC
Rivalry		 Dedeaux Field
Los Angeles, California		 4–2 Scheidler
(2–4)		 Lunn
(0–1)		 Burke(4) 778 23–20
(12–8)
May 6 7:00 p.m.
P12N		 USC
Rivalry		 Dedeaux Field
Los Angeles, California		 13–0 Olsen
(4–1)		 Crouse
(2–7)		 — 1,050 24–20
(13–8)
May 9 6:00 p.m. Cal State Fullerton Goodwin Field
Fullerton, California		 3–4 Velasquez
(4–2)		 Hooper
(1–1)		 Conine (11) 1,997 24–21
(13–8)
May 12 7:00 p.m. Washington State Bailey-Brayton Field
Pullman, Washington		 1–7 Jones
(3–3)		 Canning
(5–3)		 — 751 24–22
(13–9)
May 13 4:00 p.m. Washington State Bailey-Brayton Field
Pullman, Washington		 3–7 Anderson
(5–2)		 Bird
(4–3)		 — 823 24–23
(13–10)
May 14 12:00 p.m. Washington State Bailey-Brayton Field
Pullman, Washington		 12–2 Olsen
(5–1)		 Mullins
(2–3)		 — 703 25–23
(14–10)
May 19 6:00 p.m. Utah Jackie Robinson Stadium
Los Angeles, California		 7–313 Canning
(6–3)		 Rose
(7–3)		 — 721 26–23
(15–10)
May 20 6:00 p.m. Utah Jackie Robinson Stadium
Los Angeles, California		 5–3 Bird
(5–3)		 Ottesen
(4–4)		 Burke (5) 1,199 27–23
(16–10)
May 21 1:00 p.m. Utah Jackie Robinson Stadium
Los Angeles, California		 8–3 Olsen
(6–1)		 Lapiana
(3–6)		 — 826 28–23
(17–10)
May 23 6:30 p.m. UC Irvine Anteater Ballpark
Irvine, California		 4–12 Faucher
(2–5)		 Ceja
(2–5)		 — 1,018 28–24
(17–10)
May 25 6:00 p.m.
P12N		 Oregon PK Park
Eugene, Oregon		 6–0 Canning
(7–3)		 Peterson
(11–4)		 — 1,643 29–24
(18–10)
May 26 6:00 p.m.
P12N		 Oregon PK Park
Eugene, Oregon		 1–2 Mercer
(6–7)		 Bird
(5–4)		 Yovan (15) 1,431 29–25
(18–11)
May 27 2:00 p.m.
P12N		 Oregon PK Park
Eugene, Oregon		 4–1 Olsen
(7–1)		 Stringer
(1–1)		 — 1,756 30–25
(19–11)
Postseason
NCAA tournament – Long Beach Regional
Date Time Opponent Rank Site
Stadium 		Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record
June 2 4:00 p.m.
ESPN2		 (2) Texas
Quarterfinals		 (3) Blair Field
Long Beach, California		 2–3 Nolan
(10–4)		 Canning
(7–4)		 Ridgeway (12) 2,283 30–26
June 3 1:00 p.m.
ESPN3		 (4) San Diego State
Elimination game		 (3) Blair Field
Long Beach, California		 2–313 Saylor
(3–0)		 Bird
(5–5)		 — 1,773 30–27
  •   Bruins win
  •   Bruins loss
  • Bold: Bruins team member
  • Source: UCLA[2]

References

  1. ^ "MLB Draft Picks from the University of California, Los Angeles". Baseball Reference. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  2. ^ "2017 UCLA Bruins baseball schedule". Athletics at the University of California, Los Angeles. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
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