# 2016 UCLA Bruins baseball team

The 2016 UCLA Bruins baseball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 2016 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bruins competed in the Pac-12 Conference, and played their home games in Jackie Robinson Stadium. John Savage was in his twelfth season as head coach.

## Schedule

Legend :
| | UCLA win |
| | UCLA loss |
| | Postponement |
| Bold | UCLA team member |
2016 UCLA Bruins baseball game log :
Regular season :
February :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record |
| Feb 19 | #22 North Carolina* | #10 | Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | L 0–4 | Gallen, Zac (1–0) | Dyer, Grant (0-1) | Butler, Hansen (1) | 1,540 | 0–1 |
| Feb 20 | #22 North Carolina* | #10 | Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 6–5 | Forbes, Tucker (1–0) | Aker, Cole (0–1) | None | 1,319 | 1–1 |
| Feb 21 | #22 North Carolina* | #10 | Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | L 5–14 | Aker, Cole (1–1) | Bird, Jake (0–1) | None | 1,834 | 1–2 |
| Feb 23 | Long Beach State* | #14 | Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | L 1-10 | Smith, David (1-0) | Virant, Hunter (0-1) | None | 688 | 1-3 |
| Feb 26 | at Cal Poly* | #14 | Robin Baggett Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA | W 7-6 | Bird, Jake (1-1) | Smith, Kyle (1-1) | Gadsby, Brian (1) | 2471 | 2-3 |
| Feb 27 | at Cal Poly* | #14 | Robin Baggett Stadium • San Luis Obispo | W 19-0 | Canning, Griffin (1-0) | Lee, Slater (1-1) | None | 1723 | 3-3 |
| Feb 28 | at Cal Poly* | #14 | Robin Baggett Stadium • San Luis Obispo | L 2-6 | Uelmen, Erich (2-0) | Molnar, Kyle (0-1) | None | 2007 | 3-4 |
March :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | Pac-12 Record |
| Mar 1 | at UC Santa Barbara* | #21 | Caesar Uyesaka Stadium • Santa Barbara, CA | L 6-11 | Chapman, Kenny (1-0) | Burke, Scott (0-1) | None | 318 | 3-5 | |
| Mar 4 | #23 Mississippi State* | #21 | Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 2-1 | Canning, Griffin (2-0) | Hudson, Dakota (1-1) | Gadsby, Brian (2) | 1166 | 4-5 | |
| Mar 5 | Oklahoma* | #21 | Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 4-2 | Ceja, Moises (1-0) | Hansen, Alec (0-2) | Gadsby, Brian (3) | 1149 | 5-5 | |
| Mar 6 | at Southern California* | #21 | Dodger Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 5-3 | Burke, Scott (1-1) | Huberman, Marc (1-1) | None | 9000 | 6-5 | |
| Mar 8 | at Cal State Northridge* | #23 | Matador Field • Northridge, CA | L 12-20 | Yankie (1-0) | Virant, Hunter (0-2) | None | 503 | 6-6 | |
| Mar 11 | Texas* | #23 | Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | L 5-7 | Malmin, Jon (1-2) | Canning, Griffin (2-1) | Kingham, Nolan (1) | 731 | 6-7 | |
| Mar 12 | Texas* | #23 | Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 7-7 | Gadsby, Brian (1-0) | Wellmann, Blake (0-1) | None | 1,260 | 7-7 | |
| Mar 13 | Texas* | #23 | Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 6-3 | Molnar, Kyle (1-1) | Malmin, Jon (1-3) | Gadsby, Brian (4) | 1,644 | 8-7 | |
| Mar 18 | Washington State | #30 | Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 5-2 | Canning, Griffin (3-1) | Hamilton, Ian (0-5) | Gadsby, Brian (5) | 713 | 9-7 | 1-0 |
| Mar 19 | Washington State | #30 | Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 6-5 | Gadsby, Brian (2-0) | Calderhead, Kevin (0-1) | None | 893 | 10-7 | 2-0 |
| Mar 20 | Washington State | #30 | Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 11-2 | Molnar, Kyle (2-1) | McFadden, Parker (2-1) | None | 1,136 | 11-7 | 3-0 |
| Mar 24 | at Arizona | #25 | Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ | L 1-6 | Cloney, JC (3-1) | Canning, Griffin (3-2) | None | 2,851 | 11-8 | 3-1 |
| Mar 25 | at Arizona | #25 | Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ | W 4-3 | Dyer, Grant (1-1) | Dalbec, Bobby (4-2) | None | 3,885 | 12-8 | 4-1 |
| Mar 26 | at Arizona | #25 | Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ | L 5-6 | Ginkel, Kevin (1-0) | Burke, Scott (1-2) | None | 3,180 | 12-9 | 4-2 |
| Mar 29 | Cal State Fullerton* | | Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | L 7-14 | Velasquez, Gavin (1-1) | Bird, Jake (1-2) | None | 1,382 | 12-10 | 4-2 |
April :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | Pac-12 Record |
| Apr 1 | at California | Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA | L 1-9 | Mason, Ryan (4-1) | Canning, Griffin (3-3) | None | 973 | 12-11 | 4-3 |
| Apr 2 | at California | Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA | L 2-8 | Bain, Jeff (3-1) | Dyer, Grant (1-2) | None | 1,333 | 12-12 | 4-4 |
| Apr 3 | at California | Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA | L 3-5 | Ladrech, Matt (3-1) | Molnar, Kyle (2-2) | None | 1,454 | 12-13 | 4-5 |
| Apr 5 | Cal State Northridge* | Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | L 1-4 | Diaz (1-0) | Bird, Jake (1-3) | O'Neil, C (6) | 711 | 12-14 | 4-5 |
| Apr 7 | Stanford | Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | L 1-4 | Castellanos, Chris (4-1) | Canning, Griffin (3-4) | Hock, Colton (3) | 674 | 12-15 | 4-6 |
| Apr 8 | Stanford | Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 6-5 | Ceja, Moises (2-0) | Hock, Colton (2-2) | None | 1,006 | 13-15 | 5-6 |
| Apr 9 | Stanford | Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | L 2-8 | Summerville, Andrew (3-1) | Molnar, Kyle (2-3) | Thorne, Tyler (3) | 959 | 13-16 | 5-7 |
| Apr 12 | Loyola Marymount* | Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 6-5 | Gadsby, Brian (3-0) | Simon, Harrison (2-1) | None | 844 | 14-16 | 5-7 |
| Apr 15 | at Washington | Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA | "W' 1-0 | Canning, Griffin (4-4) | Bremer, Noah (4-2) | None | 780 | 15-16 | 6-7 |
| Apr 16 | at Washington | Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA | L 7-8 | Jones, Spencer (2-2) | Forbes, Tucker (1-1) | Rallings, Troy (8) | 1,249 | 15-17 | 6-8 |
| Apr 17 | at Washington | Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA | L 4-7 | Jones, Spencer (3-2) | Molnar, Kyle (2-4) | Rallings, Troy (9) | 1,388 | 15-18 | 6-9 |
| Apr 19 | at Pepperdine* | Eddy D. Field Stadium • Malibu, CA | W 10-6 | Hooper, Justin (1-0 | Pendergast, Jonathan (2-2) | None | 320 | 16-18 | 6-9 |
| Apr 21 | Oregon | Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 6-3 | Canning, Griffin (5-4) | Krook, Matt (3-2) | Ceja, Moises (1) | 807 | 17-18 | 7-9 |
| Apr 22 | Oregon | Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 4-2 | Dyer, Grant (2-2) | Irvin, Cole (3-4) | Ceja, Moises (2) | 1,138 | 18-18 | 8-9 |
| Apr 23 | Oregon | Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 13-1 | Molnar, Kyle (3-4) | Peterson, David (3-3) | None | 1,389 | 19-18 | 9-9 |
| Apr 26 | at Cal State Fullerton* | Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA | L 7-10 | Conine, Brett (3-2) | Hooper, Justin (1-1) | None | 2,088 | 19-19 | 9-9 |
| Apr 29 | at Utah | Smith's Ballpark • Salt Lake City, UT | L 4-6 | Rose, Jayson (6-4) | Canning, Griffin (5-5 | Drachler, Dylan (6) | 783 | 19-20 | 9-10 |
| Apr 30 | at Utah | Smith's Ballpark • Salt Lake City, UT | L 4-9 | Carroll, Dalton (4-5) | Dyer, Grant (2-3) | None | 995 | 19-21 | 9-11 |
May :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | Pac-12 Record |
| May 1 | at Utah | Smith's Ballpark • Salt Lake City, UT | W 10-3 | Molnar, Kyle (4-4) | Lapiana, Josh (2-5) | Ceja, Moises (3) | 977 | 20-21 | 10-11 |
| May 3 | at Long Beach State* | Blair Field • Long Beach, CA | W 11-10 | Hadley, Nathan (1-0) | Hughey, Jacob (0-2) | Ceja, Moises (4) | 1,426 | 21-21 | 10-11 |
| May 6 | UC Irvine* | Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | L 2-4 | Ritchey (2-2) | Ceja, Moises (2-1) | Faucher (8) | 909 | 21-22 | 10-11 |
| May 7 | at UC Irvine* | Anteater Ballpark • Irvine, CA | W 4-1 | Dyer, Grant (3-3) | Bishop (5-4) | None | 1,002 | 22-22 | 10-11 |
| May 8 | UC Irvine* | Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 5-1 | Molnar, Kyle (5-4) | Garcia (4-4) | None | 1,016 | 23-22 | 10-11 |
| May 10 | Pepperdine* | Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | L 1-4 | Green, Max (3-0) | Bird, Jake (1-4) | Wilson, Ryan (6) | 443 | 23-23 | 10-11 |
| May 13 | Southern California | Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | L 3-5 | Navilhon, Joe (5-3) | Canning, Griffin (5-6) | Huberman, Marc (3) | 2,041 | 23-24 | 10-12 |
| May 14 | Southern California | Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 4-3 | Burke, Scott (2-2) | Davis, Kyle (4-8) | Virant, Hunter (1) | 1,898 | 24-24 | 11-12 |
| May 15 | Southern California | Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | L 0-9 | Hart, Mitch (1-3) | Molnar, Kyle (5-5) | None | 2,033 | 24-25 | 11-13 |
| May 17 | UC Santa Barbara* | Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | L 3-4 | Kelly, J (1-0) | Forbes, Tucker (1-2) | Nelson, K (7) | 804 | 24-26 | 11-13 |
| May 20 | Arizona State | Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | L 4-12 | Martinez, Seth (9-3) | Canning, Griffin (5-7) | None | 1,051 | 24-27 | 11-14 |
| May 21 | Arizona State | Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | W 13-2 | Dyer, Grant (4-3) | Lingos, Eli (3-4) | None | 1,298 | 25-27 | 12-14 |
| May 22 | Arizona State | Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA | L 4-10 | Aboites, Jordan (6-1) | Bird, Jake (1-5) | Erives, Eder (9) | 1,843 | 25-28 | 12-15 |
| May 27 | at Oregon State | Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR | L 0-1 | Engelbrekt (3-3) | Canning, Griffin (5-8) | None | 2,805 | 25-29 | 12-16 |
| May 28 | at Oregon State | Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR | L 0-3 | Fehmel (10-1) | Dyer, Grant (4-4) | None | 3,258 | 25-30 | 12-17 |
| May 29 | at Oregon State | Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR | L 0-6 | Heimlich (7-4) | Bird, Jake (1-6) | None | 3,043 | 25-31 | 12-18 |
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball; parenthesis indicate tournament seedings.

## Ranking movements

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked :
| | 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 | Final |
| Coaches' | 9 | 9* | 19 | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Baseball America | 10 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Collegiate Baseball^ | 10 | 14 | 21 | 23 | 30 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NCBWA† | 9 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 21 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
^ 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.