# 2009 UCLA Bruins baseball team

The 2009 UCLA Bruins baseball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 2009 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bruins played their home games in Jackie Robinson Stadium, and finished the season with a 27–29 overall record. With a 15–12 record in conference play, UCLA tied Oregon State as the #3 team in the Pacific-10 Conference, behind #1 Arizona State and #2 Washington State. Even though UCLA won the three-game season series 2–1, Oregon State was invited to the 2009 NCAA Division I baseball tournament instead of UCLA due to their better overall record (37–19).

## Previous season

The Bruins completed the 2008 season with a 33–27 overall record, and finished third in the Pac-10 Conference behind #1 Arizona State and #2 Stanford. The 2008 season ended at the Fullerton Regionals when the Bruins lost two games in a row to Cal State Fullerton.

## Schedule

2009 UCLA Bruins baseball game log :
Regular season :
February
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordPac-10 Record
1February 20UC DavisJackie Robinson Stadium13–1R. Rasmussen (1–0)J. McChesney (0–1)None7841–0–
2February 21UC DavisJackie Robinson Stadium5–2G. Cole (1–0)A. Suiter (0–1)T. Bauer (1)8482–0–
3February 22UC DavisJackie Robinson Stadium8–7 $^{11}$T. Bauer (0–1)D. Quist (1–0)None6822–1–
4February 24UC Santa BarbaraCaesar Uyesaka Stadium7–6M. Grace (0–1)M. Ford (1–0)D. Meals (1)3502–2–
5February 25UC RiversideJackie Robinson Stadium11–1G. Brooks (0–1)R. Platt (1–0)None4072–3–
6February 27RiceMinute Maid Park5–4T. Bauer (0–2)Jo. Rogers (2–0)None6,8792–4–
7February 28BaylorMinute Maid Park5–1G. Cole (1–1)K. Volz (1–0)W. Kempf (1)13,9282–5– :

## 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. 23 | Mar. 2 | Mar. 9 | Mar. 16 | Mar. 23 | Mar. 30 | Apr. 6 | Apr. 13 | Apr. 20 | Apr. 27 | May 4 | May 11 | May 18 | May 25 | June 2 | June 8 | Final Poll |
| Coaches' Poll | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Baseball America | 12 | 9 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Collegiate Baseball^ | 21 | 21 | NR | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| NCBWA† | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rivals.com | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ^ 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 2009 MLB Draft

The following members of the UCLA Bruins baseball program were drafted in the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft.
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | MLB Team |
| Casey Haerther | 1B | 5th | 171st | Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim |
| Gavin Brooks | LHP | 9th | 285th | New York Yankees |
| Charles Brewer | RHP | 12th | 366th | Arizona Diamondbacks |
| Brendan Lafferty | LHP | 18th | 542nd | Kansas City Royals |
| Cody Decker | 1B | 22nd | 654th | San Diego Padres |
| Gabriel Cohen | LF | 29th | 889th | Tampa Bay Rays |
| Garrett Claypool | RHP | 32nd | 963rd | Oakland Athletics |
| Jason Novak | RHP | 48th | 1449th | St. Louis Cardinals |