# 2018 UCLA Bruins baseball team

The 2018 UCLA Bruins baseball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 2018 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 30–27 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 defeated Michigan to earn 3rd place. In the postseason, the Bruins were invited and participated in the 2017 NCAA Division I baseball tournament, where they lost to San Diego State and Texas in the Long Beach Regional in Long Beach, California.

### MLB draft selections

The Bruins had six individuals selected in the 2017 MLB draft.
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | MLB Team |
| Griffin Canning | Pitcher | 2 | 47 | Los Angeles Angels |
| Sean Bouchard | First baseman | 9 | 266 | Colorado Rockies |
| Scott Burke | Pitcher | 20 | 608 | Baltimore Orioles |
| Nick Valaika | Shortstop | 24 | 718 | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Brett Stephens | Left fielder | 28 | 836 | Colorado Rockies |
| Moisés Ceja | Pitcher | 32 | 956 | Colorado Rockies |

## Schedule

2018 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 16 | 6:00 p.m. | Portland | No. 14 | Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California | 7–2 | Bird (1–0) | Horak (0–1) | — | 877 | 1–0 (0–0) |
| February 17 | 2:00 p.m. | Portland | No. 14 | Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California | 13–0 | Olsen (1–0) | Powers (0–1) | — | 949 | 2–0 (0–0) |
| February 18 | 1:00 p.m. | Portland | No. 14 | Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California | 15–3 | Pettway (1–0) | Morse (0–1) | — | 1,335 | 3–0 (0–0) |
| February 20 | 6:00 p.m. | Pepperdine | No. 11 | Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California | 2–1 | Gadsby (1–0) | Qsar (0–1) | — | 626 | 4–0 (0–0) |
| February 23 | 6:00 p.m. | Baylor | No. 11 | Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California | 5–2 | Gadsby (2–0) | Ashkinos (0–1) | Powell (1) | 801 | 5–0 (0–0) |
| February 24 | 2:00 p.m. | Baylor | No. 11 | Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California | 6–8 | Robertson (1–0) | Mora (0–1) | Montemayor (3) | 991 | 5–1 (0–0) |
| February 25 | 1:00 p.m. | Baylor | No. 11 | Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California | 3–0 | Pettway (2–0) | Kettler (1–1) | Powell (2) | 953 | 6–1 (0–0) |
| February 27 | 6:00 p.m. | CSU Fullerton | No. 9 | Goodwin Field Fullerton, California | 12–2 | Garcia (1–0) | Velasquez (0–2) | Gadsby (1) | 1,543 | 7–1 (0–0) |
March :
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record (Pac-12 Record) |
| March 2 | 9:00 a.m. | Illinois Big Ten–Pac-12 Challenge | No. 9 | U.S. Bank Stadium Minneapolis, Minnesota, | 3–5 | Thompson (1–0) | Gadsby (2–1) | Gerber (2) | 1,481 | 7–2 (0–0) |
| March 3 | 9:00 a.m. | Michigan State Big Ten–Pac-12 Challenge | No. 9 | U.S. Bank Stadium Minneapolis, Minnesota | 4–1 | Olsen (2–0) | Landon (0–2) | — | 2,702 | 8–2 (0–0) |
| March 4 | 4:00 p.m. | Minnesota Big Ten–Pac-12 Challenge | No. 9 | U.S. Bank Stadium Minneapolis, Minnesota | 6–1 | Pettway (3–0) | Stevenson (0–1) | — | 1,143 | 9–2 (0–0) |
| March 6 | 6:00 p.m. | Loyola Marymount | No. 11 | Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California | 12–1 | Garcia (2–0) | Christian (0–1) | — | 717 | 10–2 (0–0) |
| March 9 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 10 Vanderbilt Dodger Stadium Classic | No. 11 | Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California | 3–6 | Fellows (2–0) | Bird (1–1) | Brown (1) | 1,215 | 10–3 (0–0) |
| March 11 | 3:00 p.m. P12N | USC Dodger Stadium Classic/Rivalry | No. 11 | Dodger Stadium Los Angeles, California | 2–3 | Lunn (1–1) | Barker (0–1) | — | 9,346 | 10–4 (0–0) |
| March 16 | 3:00 p.m. | Washington State | No. 14 | Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California | 6–5 | Bird (2–1) | Block (0–2) | Mora (1) | 446 | 11–4 (1–0) |
| March 17 | 2:00 p.m. | Washington State | No. 14 | Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California | 8–5 | Powell (1–0) | Walker (1–1) | Mora (2) | 743 | 12–4 (2–0) |
| March 18 | 1:00 p.m. | Washington State | No. 14 | Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California | 5–4 | Powell (2–0) | Walker (1–2) | — | 1,049 | 13–4 (3–0) |
| March 23 | 7:00 p.m. P12N | Arizona State | No. 6 | Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California | 5–4$^{10}$ | Mora (1–1) | Montoya (0–2) | — | 717 | 14–4 (4–0) |
| March 24 | 1:00 p.m. P12N | Arizona State | No. 6 | Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California | 12–1 | Pettway (4–0) | Vander (3–2) | — | 906 | 15–4 (5–0) |
| March 25 | 12:00 p.m. P12N | Arizona State | No. 6 | Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California | 0–4 | Lingos (4–1) | Ralston (0–1) | — | 1,302 | 15–5 (5–1) |
| March 29 | 7:05 p.m. | California Rivalry | No. 5 | Evans Diamond Berkeley, California | 2–5 | Ladrech (3–3) | Bird (2–2) | Dodson (5) | 571 | 15–6 (5–2) |
| March 30 | 6:05 p.m. | California Rivalry | No. 5 | Evans Diamond Berkeley, California | 4–2 | Pettway (5–0) | Horn (3–3) | Powell (3) | 708 | 16–6 (6–2) |
| March 31 | 2:05 p.m. | California Rivalry | No. 5 | Evans Diamond Berkeley, California | 3–8 | Dodson (1–0) | Hadley (0–1) | — | 905 | 16–7 (6–3) |
April :
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record (Pac-12 Record) |
| April 3 | 6:00 p.m. | Loyola Marymount | No. 10 | George C. Page Stadium Los Angeles, California | 13–1 | Mora (2–1) | Fernandezees (0–2) | — | 589 | 17–7 (6–3) |
| April 6 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 2 Stanford | No. 10 | Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California | 8–4 | Bird (3–3) | Beck (3–2) | — | 1,314 | 18–7 (7–3) |
| April 7 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 2 Stanford | No. 10 | Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California | 11–13 | Weiermiller (5–1) | Pettway (5–1) | Little (10) | 1,358 | 18–8 (7–4) |
| April 8 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 2 Stanford | No. 10 | Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California | 7–2 | Garcia (3–0) | Miller (1–2) | — | 1,261 | 19–8 (8–4) |
| April 10 | 6:00 p.m. | Long Beach State | No. 5 | Blair Field Long Beach, California | 2–5 | Hughey (1–0) | Ralston (0–2) | Rivera (9) | 2,149 | 19–9 (8–4) |
| April 13 | 5:00 p.m. | Utah | No. 5 | Smith's Ballpark Salt Lake City, Utah | 16–3 | Bird (4–2) | Tedeschi (0–7) | — | 2,082 | 20–9 (9–4) |
| April 14 | 12:00 p.m. | Utah | No. 5 | Smith's Ballpark Salt Lake City, Utah | 6–3 | Molnar (1–0) | Stoltz (1–2) | Powell (4) | 2,330 | 21–9 (10–4) |
| April 15 | 12:00 p.m. | Utah | No. 5 | Smith's Ballpark Salt Lake City, Utah | 12–4 | Mora (3–1) | Brocoff (2–5) | — | 2,283 | 22–9 (11–4) |
| April 17 | 6:00 p.m. | UC Irvine | No. 4 | Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California | 1–8 | Lachemann (2–0) | Ralston (0–3) | — | 526 | 22–10 (11–4) |
| April 20 | 7:00 p.m. P12N | USC Rivalry | No. 4 | Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California | 16–1 | Bird (5–2) | Hurt (2–4) | — | 1,817 | 23–10 (12–4) |
| April 21 | 4:00 p.m. P12N | USC Rivalry | No. 4 | Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California | 19–2 | Pettway (6–1) | Bates (3–2) | — | 1,658 | 24–10 (13–4) |
| April 22 | 12:00 p.m. P12N | USC Rivalry | No. 4 | Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California | 7–3 | Garcia (4–0) | Longrie (4–3) | — | 1,540 | 25–10 (14–4) |
| April 24 | 6:00 p.m. | CSU Fullerton | No. 4 | Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California | 12–4 | Mora (4–1) | Bibee (2–4) | — | 777 | 26–10 (14–4) |
| April 27 | 6:00 p.m. | Cal Poly | No. 4 | Robin Baggett Stadium San Luis Obispo, California | 9–5 | Mora (5–1) | Alvarez (2–1) | — | 1,375 | 27–10 (14–4) |
| April 28 | 6:00 p.m. | Cal Poly | No. 4 | Robin Baggett Stadium San Luis Obispo, California | 6–3 | Pettway (7–1) | Nelson (4–4) | Powell (5) | 1,642 | 28–10 (14–4) |
| April 29 | 1:00 p.m. | Cal Poly | No. 4 | Robin Baggett Stadium San Luis Obispo, California | 6–4 | Garcia (5–0) | Clark (3–4) | Powell (6) | 1,931 | 29–10 (14–4) |
May :
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record (Pac-12 Record) |
| May 1 | 6:30 p.m. | UC Irvine | No. 3 | Anteater Ballpark Irvine, California | 12–0 | Scheidler (1–0) | Lachemann (2–1) | — | 533 | 30–10 (14–4) |
| May 3 | 6:00 p.m. P12N | Arizona Rivalry | No. 3 | Hi Corbett Field Tucson, Arizona | 0–2 | Deason (5–4) | Bird (5–3) | — | 2,284 | 30–11 (14–5) |
| May 4 | 7:00 p.m. P12N | Arizona Rivalry | No. 3 | Hi Corbett Field Tucson, Arizona | 1–3 | Flynn (6–3) | Pettway (7–2) | Stone (1) | 6,014 | 30–12 (14–6) |
| May 5 | 3:30 p.m. P12N | Arizona Rivalry | No. 3 | Hi Corbett Field Tucson, Arizona | 3–6 | Aguilera (6–0) | Garcia (5–1) | — | 2,358 | 30–13 (14–7) |
| May 8 | 6:00 p.m. P12N | Long Beach State | No. 8 | Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California | 1–5 | Radcliffe (2–4) | Ralston (0–4) | Spacke (3) | 680 | 30–14 (14–7) |
| May 11 | 6:05 p.m. | Washington | No. 8 | Husky Ballpark Seattle, Washington | 7–3 | Bird (6–3) | Knowles (3–5) | — | 801 | 31–14 (15–7) |
| May 12 | 2:05 p.m. | Washington | No. 8 | Husky Ballpark Seattle, Washington | 6–13 | DeMers (5–3) | Pettway (7–3) | — | 1,222 | 31–15 (15–8) |
| May 13 | 1:05 p.m. | Washington | No. 8 | Husky Ballpark Seattle, Washington | 4–6$^{11}$ | Emanuels (6–2) | Powell (2–1) | — | 750 | 31–16 (15–9) |
| May 15 | 2:00 p.m. | CSU Northridge | | Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California | 3–4$^{13}$ | Vanderford (5–2) | Mora (5–2) | — | 200 | 31–17 (15–9) |
| May 15 | 6:00 p.m. | CSU Northridge | | Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California | 15–2 | Ralston (1–4) | Weston (0–2) | — | 553 | 32–17 (15–9) |
| May 18 | 4:00 p.m. P12N | Oregon | | Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California | 12–4 | Bird (7–3) | Yovan (5–4) | — | 796 | 33–17 (16–9) |
| May 19 | 1:30 p.m. P12N | Oregon | | Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California | 15–1 | Pettway (8–3) | Mercer (5–6) | — | 1,907 | 34–17 (17–9) |
| May 20 | 12:00 p.m. P12N | Oregon | | Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California | 10–2 | Garcia (6–1) | Somers (2–7) | — | 1,689 | 35–17 (18–9) |
| May 24 | 4:00 p.m. P12N | No. 3 Oregon State | No. 21 | Goss Stadium Corvallis, Oregon | 0–2 | Heimlich (15–1) | Bird (7–4) | Eisert (5) | 3,567 | 35–18 (18–10) |
| May 25 | 4:00 p.m. P12N | No. 3 Oregon State | No. 21 | Goss Stadium Corvallis, Oregon | 1–4 | Fehmel (9–1) | Pettway (8–4) | Abel (1) | 3,756 | 35–19 (18–11) |
| May 26 | 2:02 p.m. ESPNU | No. 3 Oregon State | No. 21 | Goss Stadium Corvallis, Oregon | 4–1 | Garcia (7–1) | Burns (1–1) | Mora (3) | 3,831 | 36–19 (19–11) |
Postseason :
NCAA tournament – Minneapolis Regional :
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record |
| June 1 | 11:00 a.m. ESPN3 | (3) Gonzaga Quarterfinals | (2) No. 23 | Siebert Field Minneapolis, Minnesota | 6–5 | Mora (6–2) | Legumina (3–3) | — | 1,267 | 37–19 |
| June 2 | 5:00 p.m. ESPN3 | (1) No. 14 Minnesota Semifinals | (2) No. 23 | Siebert Field Minneapolis, Minnesota | 2–3$^{10}$ | Meyer (2–2) | Mora (6–3) | — | 2,288 | 37–20 |
| June 3 | 12:00 p.m. ESPN3 | (3) Gonzaga Consolation | (2) No. 23 | Siebert Field Minneapolis, Minnesota | 10–4 | Garcia (8–1) | Lardner (7–4) | — | 1,299 | 38–20 |
| June 3 | 4:00 p.m. ESPN3 | (1) No. 14 Minnesota Championship | (2) No. 23 | Siebert Field Minneapolis, Minnesota | 8–13 | Rose (5–1) | Scheidler (1–1) | — | 2,425 | 38–21 |
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