# 2022 UCLA Bruins baseball team

The 2022 UCLA Bruins baseball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bruins played their home games at Jackie Robinson Stadium as a member of the Pac-12 Conference. They were led by head coach John Savage, in his 18th season at UCLA.

## Previous season

The Bruins finished with a record of 37–20, and 18–12 in conference play. In the postseason, the Bruins were invited and participated in the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball tournament, where they lost to North Carolina and the #8 national seed Texas Tech in the Lubbock Regional in Lubbock, Texas.

## Preseason

Long time assistant coach Rex Peters has retired after 29 years of coaching baseball, with the last 10 years at UCLA. To fill the vacancy on John Savage's staff, Niko Gallego was promoted from volunteer assistant coach to assistant and former UCLA pitcher David Berg took over as volunteer assistant coach. Berg played an important part as a member of the Bruins' 2013 College World Series championship team.

## Schedule

2022 UCLA Bruins Game Log (38–22) :
Regular season: 35–20 (Home: 22–9; Away: 11–10; Neutral: 2–1) :
February: 5–3 :
| Game | Date | Opponent | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | Pac-12 |
| 1 | February 18 | Cal State Northridge* | Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California | 9–2 | Brooks (1–0) | Traxel (0–1) | — | 1,005 | 1–0 | – |
| 2 | February 19 | Cal State Northridge* | Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California | 4–6 | Sodersten (1–0) | Rajcic (0–1) | Schriever (1) | 650 | 1–1 | – |
| 3 | February 20 | Cal State Northridge* | Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California | 5–3 (13) | Saum (1–0) | Braun (0–1) | — | 805 | 2–1 | – |
| 4 | February 22 | Pepperdine* | Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California | 5–7 | Baird (2–0) | Harrison (0–1) | — | 300 | 2–2 | – |
| 5 | February 23 | Omaha* | Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California | 4–9 | Posch (1–0) | Harrison (0–2) | — | 280 | 2–3 | – |
| 6 | February 25 | UC Riverside* | Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California | 3–1 | Brooks (2–0) | Jacobs (0–1) | Tredwell (1) | 370 | 3–3 | – |
| 7 | February 26 | UC Riverside* | Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California | 12–0 | Rajcic (1–1) | Magrisi (0–2) | — | 500 | 4–3 | – |
| 8 | February 27 | UC Riverside* | Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California | 2–1 | Tredwell (1–0) | Turner (0–1) | — | 400 | 5–3 | – |
March: 11–5 :
| Game | Date | Opponent | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | Pac-12 |
| 9 | March 1 | No. 25 Long Beach State* | Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California | 3–0 | Hurd (1–0) | Carabajal (0–1) | Flanagan (1) | 526 | 6–3 | – |
| 10 | March 4 | vs. Baylor* | Minute Maid Park Houston, Texas, | 1–2 | Thomas (2–1) | Brooks (2–1) | Marriott (1) | 16,515 | 6–4 | – |
| 11 | March 5 | vs. Oklahoma* | Minute Maid Park Houston, Texas | 15–3 (7) | Flanagan (1–0) | Sandlin (1–2) | — | 24,787 | 7–4 | – |
| 12 | March 6 | vs. No. 1 Texas* | Minute Maid Park Houston, Texas | 5–1 | Austin (1–0) | Johnson (0–1) | Tredwell (2) | 12,577 | 8–4 | – |
| 13 | March 8 | Cal State Fullerton* | Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California | 5–4 | Flanagan (2–0) | Howitt (0–2) | — | 369 | 9–4 | – |
| 14 | March 11 | USC Rivalry | Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California | 4–7 | Lambert (2–0) | Brooks (2–2) | Clow (1) | 857 | 9–5 | 0–1 |
| 15 | March 12 | USC Rivalry | Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California | 11–2 | Rajcic (2–1) | Stromsborg (1–1) | — | 1,655 | 10–5 | 1–1 |
| 16 | March 13 | USC Rivalry | Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California | 3–6 | Hurley (3–0) | Austin (1–1) | Keating (2) | 1,692 | 10–6 | 1–2 |
| 17 | March 18 | Harvard* | Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California | 25–2 | Brooks (3–2) | Stone (1–2) | — | 487 | 11–6 | – |
| 18 | March 19 | Harvard* | Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California | 0–5 | Williamson (2–1) | Rajcic (2–2) | — | 632 | 11–7 | – |
| 19 | March 20 | Harvard* | Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California | 3–2 (11) | Jewett (1–0) | Jacobsen (1–2) | — | 787 | 12–7 | – |
| 20 | March 22 | at Loyola Marymount* | George C. Page Stadium Los Angeles, California | 9–5 | Jump (1–0) | Galicia (0–3) | — | 536 | 13–7 | – |
| 21 | March 25 | at No. 11 Arizona Rivalry | Hi Corbett Field Tucson, Arizona | 10–2 | Brooks (4–2) | Nichols (3–1) | — | 3,524 | 14–7 | 2–2 |
| 22 | March 26 | at No. 11 Arizona Rivalry | Hi Corbett Field Tucson, Arizona | 2–4 | Irvin (3–1) | Rajcic (2–3) | Christian (3) | 3,890 | 14–8 | 2–3 |
| 23 | March 27 | at No. 11 Arizona Rivalry | Hi Corbett Field Tucson, Arizona | 7–3 | Hurd (2–0) | Netz (2–1) | — | 3,003 | 15–8 | 3–3 |
| 24 | March 29 | UC Santa Barbara* | Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California | 7–2 | Saum (2–0) | Callahan (1–1) | — | 440 | 16–8 | – |
April: 13–5 :
| Game | Date | Rank | Opponent | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | Pac-12 |
| 25 | April 1 | | No. 21 Oregon | Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California | 5–2 | Brooks (5–2) | Gordon (1–1) | Jump (1) | 657 | 17–8 | 4–3 |
| 26 | April 2 | | No. 21 Oregon | Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California | 4–3 | Rajcic (3–3) | Ayon (2–1) | Austin (1) | 825 | 18–8 | 5–3 |
| 27 | April 3 | | No. 21 Oregon | Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California | 5–4 | Saum (3–0) | Somers (1–1) | Jump (2) | 1,144 | 19–8 | 6–3 |
| 28 | April 5 | No. 15 | Loyola Marymount* | Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California | 5–4 (11) | Aldrich (1–0) | Hackman (1–2) | — | 371 | 20–8 | – |
| 29 | April 8 | No. 15 | at Utah | Smith's Ballpark Salt Lake City, Utah | 6–5 (10) | Austin (2–1) | Whiting (2–1) | — | 1,315 | 21–8 | 7–3 |
| 30 | April 9 | No. 15 | at Utah | Smith's Ballpark Salt Lake City, Utah | 4–3 | Rajcic (4–3) | Harris (1–1) | Flanagan (2) | 1,367 | 22–8 | 8–3 |
| 31 | April 10 | No. 15 | at Utah | Smith's Ballpark Salt Lake City, Utah | 6–7 | Schramm (3–0) | Aldrich (1–1) | McCleve (2) | 967 | 22–9 | 8–4 |
| 32 | April 12 | No. 12 | at Pepperdine* | Eddy D. Field Stadium Malibu, California | 9–7 | Colwell (1–0) | Georges (0–1) | Aldrich (1) | 450 | 23–9 | – |
| 33 | April 14 | No. 12 | No. 22 Stanford | Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California | 1–9 | Williams (4–1) | Brooks (5–3) | — | 641 | 23–10 | 8–5 |
| 34 | April 15 | No. 12 | No. 22 Stanford | Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California | 5–4 | Flanagan (3–0) | O'Rourke (1–4) | — | 1,494 | 24–10 | 9–5 |
| 35 | April 16 | No. 12 | No. 22 Stanford | Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California | 0–11 | Mathews (6–1) | Jump (1–1) | — | 1,334 | 24–11 | 9–6 |
| 36 | April 19 | No. 13 | at UC Santa Barbara* | Caesar Uyesaka Stadium Santa Barbara, California | 14–4 | Austin (3–1) | Welch (2–2) | — | 512 | 25–11 | – |
| 37 | April 22 | No. 13 | at California | Evans Diamond Berkeley, California | 3–8 | Zobac (2–2) | Brooks (5–4) | — | 1,637 | 25–12 | 9–7 |
| 38 | April 23 | No. 13 | at California | Evans Diamond Berkeley, California | 9–4 | Rajcic (5–3) | King (3–2) | — | 1,317 | 26–12 | 10–7 |
| 39 | April 24 | No. 13 | at California | Evans Diamond Berkeley, California | 6–3 | Colwell (2–0) | Stoutenborough (2–2) | — | 1,791 | 27–12 | 11–7 |
| 40 | April 26 | No. 13 | UC Irvine* | Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California | 2–4 | King (1–1) | Harrison (0–3) | Taylor (5) | 383 | 27–13 | – |
| 41 | April 29 | No. 13 | Arizona State | Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California | 19–2 | Rajcic (6–3) | Tulloch (2–2) | — | 771 | 28–13 | 12–7 |
| 42 | April 30 | No. 13 | Arizona State | Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California | 7–5 | Jewett (2–0) | Levine (3–3) | Tredwell (3) | 857 | 29–13 | 13–7 |
May: 6–7 :
| Game | Date | Rank | Opponent | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | Pac-12 |
| 43 | May 1 | No. 13 | Arizona State | Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California | 16–5 | Hepp (1–0) | Vander Kooi (1–2) | Jewett (1) | 791 | 30–13 | 14–7 |
| 44 | May 3 | No. 8 | at Long Beach State* | Blair Field Long Beach, California | 3–4 | Carabajal (1–1) | Hepp (1–1) | — | 1,786 | 30–14 | – |
| 45 | May 7 (DH) | No. 8 | at Washington | Husky Ballpark Seattle, Washington | 1–7 | Engman (3–5) | Rajcic (6–4) | — | 1,217 | 30–15 | 14–8 |
| 46 | May 7 (DH) | No. 8 | at Washington | Husky Ballpark Seattle, Washington | 3–4 | Matter (1–2) | Tredwell (1–1) | — | 890 | 30–16 | 14–9 |
| 47 | May 8 | No. 8 | at Washington | Husky Ballpark Seattle, Washington | 4–5 | Emanuels (2–4) | Jewett (2–1) | Velazquez (3) | 867 | 30–17 | 14–10 |
| 48 | May 10 | No. 23 | at Cal State Fullerton* | Goodwin Field Fullerton, California | 2–9 | Gil (3–1) | Colwell (2–1) | — | 1,289 | 30–18 | – |
| 49 | May 13 | No. 24 | Washington State | Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California | 4–0 | Rajcic (7–4) | McMillan (4–5) | — | 722 | 31–18 | 15–10 |
| 50 | May 14 | No. 24 | Washington State | Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California | 10–1 | Harrison (1–3) | Taylor (3–5) | — | 713 | 32–18 | 16–10 |
| 51 | May 15 | No. 24 | Washington State | Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California | 8–7 | Tredwell (2–1) | Grillo (2–3) | — | 784 | 33–18 | 17–10 |
| 52 | May 17 | No. 23 | at UC Irvine* | Anteater Ballpark Irvine, California | 1–8 | Antone (2–0) | Colwell (2–2) | — | 1,580 | 33–19 | – |
| 53 | May 19 | No. 23 | at No. 2 Oregon State | Goss Stadium at Coleman Field Corvallis, Oregon | 4–1 | Rajcic (8–4) | Hjerpe (9–2) | Tredwell (4) | 3,718 | 34–19 | 18–10 |
| 54 | May 20 | No. 23 | at No. 2 Oregon State | Goss Stadium at Coleman Field Corvallis, Oregon | 7–4 | Harrison (2–3) | Townsend (2–1) | Tredwell (5) | 4,128 | 35–19 | 19–10 |
| 55 | May 21 | No. 23 | at No. 2 Oregon State | Goss Stadium at Coleman Field Corvallis, Oregon | 3–9 | Pfennigs (3–0) | Austin (3–2) | — | 4,275 | 35–20 | 19–11 |
Postseason: 5–4 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0; Neutral: 5–4) :
2022 Pac–12 tournament: 3–2 :
| Game | Date | Rank | Opponent | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | P12T |
| 56 | May 25 | No. 20 (3) | vs. (6) California | Scottsdale Stadium Scottsdale, Arizona | 1–4 | White (2–6) | Harrison (2–4) | — | 2,019 | 35–21 | 0–1 |
| 57 | May 26 | No. 20 (3) | vs. (7) Washington | Scottsdale Stadium Scottsdale, Arizona | 14–8 | Austin (4–2) | Matter (2–3) | Tredwell (6) | 1,682 | 36–21 | 1–1 |
| 58 | May 27 | No. 20 (3) | vs. (6) California | Scottsdale Stadium Scottsdale, Arizona | 9–7 (10) | Jewett (3–1) | Stoutenborough (2–4) | — | 3,099 | 37–21 | 2–1 |
| 59 | May 28 | No. 20 (3) | vs. No. 4 (2) Oregon State | Scottsdale Stadium Scottsdale, Arizona | 25–22 (10) | Tredwell (3–1) | Brown (4–1) | — | 3,321 | 38–21 | 3–1 |
| 60 | May 28 | No. 20 (3) | vs. No. 4 (2) Oregon State | Scottsdale Stadium Scottsdale, Arizona | 7–8 | Ferrer (4–0) | Austin (4–3) | — | 3,321 | 38–22 | 3–2 |
NCAA Auburn Regional: 2–2 :
| Game | Date | Rank | Opponent | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | NCAAT |
| 61 | June 3 | (2) No. 19 | vs. (3) Florida State | Plainsman Park Auburn, Alabama | 3–5 | Messick (7–5) | Rajcic (8–5) | Hare (4) | 3,714 | 38–23 | 0–1 |
| 62 | June 4 | (2) No. 19 | vs. (4) Southeastern Louisiana | Plainsman Park Auburn, Alabama | 16–2 | Saum (4–0) | Landry (3–6) | — | 3,218 | 39–23 | 1–1 |
| 63 | June 5 | (2) No. 19 | vs. (3) Florida State | Plainsman Park Auburn, Alabama | 2–1 | Tredwell (4–1) | Hare (1–4) | — | 1,000 | 40–23 | 2–1 |
| 64 | June 5 | (2) No. 19 | vs. (1) No. 25 Auburn | Plainsman Park Auburn, Alabama | 4–11 | Barnett (3–2) | Hepp (1–2) | — | 3,346 | 40–24 | 2–2 |
Win  Loss  PostponementBold: Bruins team member Rankings from D1 Baseball.(#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.* indicates a non-conference game. :
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## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
| Coaches' | 24 | 24* | RV | 25 | RV | — | RV | 17 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 25 | | | | |
| Baseball America | 22 | 21 | 23 | 15 | — | — | — | 18 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 19 | | | | |
| Collegiate Baseball^ | 18 | 21 | 27 | 24 | — | — | 25 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | | | | |
| NCBWA† | 21 | 23 | 25 | 22 | RV | RV | RV | 19 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 21 | 16 | | | | |
| D1Baseball | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 19 | | | | |
^ 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.

## 2022 MLB draft

UCLA had an NCAA-High ten players selected in the 2022 MLB draft.
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | MLB Team |
| Max Rajcic | RHP | 6 | 187 | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Michael Curialle | UT | 12 | 367 | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Jared Karros | RHP | 16 | 495 | Los Angeles Dodgers |