# 2011 UCLA Bruins baseball team

The 2011 UCLA Bruins baseball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 2011 NCAA Division I baseball season. The team played their home games in Jackie Robinson Stadium. The Bruins finished the season with a 35–24 overall record, and won the Pacific-10 Conference Championship with 18 wins and 9 losses. The team automatically qualified for the 2011 NCAA Division I baseball tournament, and were seeded #1 in the Los Angeles Regional. The Bruins lost the first game of the double-elimination format to the San Francisco Dons, 0–3. They then beat Fresno State 3–1 and San Francisco 4–1 to reach the regional finals. UC Irvine was undefeated coming into the game, and UCLA would have to beat them twice in order to become the regional champion. After beating San Francisco a little over one hour earlier, the Bruins took the field at Jackie Robinson stadium as the visiting team at 6 pm. The Bruins scored one run each in the 1st, 4th, and 5th innings, and gave up two runs each in the 5th and 9th. UC Irvine went on to play the Virginia Cavaliers in the Charlottesville Super Regional.

## Previous season

UCLA finished the 2010 regular season as the #2 team in the Pacific-10 Conference, and lost to South Carolina in the 2010 College World Series. Junior pitching aces Trevor Bauer and Gerrit Cole, along with 18 other lettermen, returned from last year's team to play for the 2011 team.

## Schedule

2011 UCLA Bruins baseball game log :
Regular season :
February
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordPac-10 Record
1February 18San FranciscoJackie Robinson Stadium1–0G. Cole (1–0)M. Lujan (0–1)None6231–0–
2February 19San FranciscoJackie Robinson Stadium4–1T. Bauer (1–0)K. Zimmer (0–1)N. Vander Tuig (1)6452–0–
3February 20San FranciscoJackie Robinson Stadium3–0A. Plutko (1–0)M. Hiserman (0–1)N. Vander Tuig (2)9173–0–
4February 22PepperdineJackie Robinson Stadium9–0S. Griggs (1–0)M. Maurer (0–1)None5674–0–
5February 26San Jose StateJackie Robinson Stadium3–5R. Padilla (2–0)T. Bauer (1–1)None5664–1–
6February 27San Jose StateJackie Robinson Stadium3–8B. McFarland (1–0)G. Cole (1–1)None7034–2–
7February 27San Jose StateJackie Robinson Stadium12–2A. Plutko (2–0)A. HennesseyNone7035–2– :
March
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordPac-10 Record
8March 1San Diego StateTony Gwynn Stadium5–2Z. Weiss (1–0)B. Crabb (0–2)None7906–2–
9March 4NebraskaHawks Field1–0 $^{11}$N. Vander Tuig (1–0)C. Hauptman (1–1)None1,1207–2–
10March 5NebraskaHawks Field1–2 $^{12}$7–3–
11March 6NebraskaHawks Field4–5 $^{11}$7–4–
12March 11GeorgiaJackie Robinson Stadium2–67–5–
13March 12St. Mary'sJackie Robinson Stadium10–28–5–
14March 13USCDodger Stadium0–28–6–
–March 20Cal PolySan Luis Obispo, CACanceled8–6–
15March 21Cal PolySan Luis Obispo, CA1–28–7–
16March 21Cal PolySan Luis Obispo, CA8–09–7–
17March 25USCDedeaux Field8–410–71–0
18March 26USCDedeaux Field4–011–72–0
19March 27USCDedeaux Field2–611–82–1
20March 29Cal State FullertonGoodwin Field3–511–92–1 :
April
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordPac-10 Record
21April 1WashingtonJackie Robinson Stadium2–112–93–1
22April 2WashingtonJackie Robinson Stadium5–313–94–1
23April 3WashingtonJackie Robinson Stadium3–214–95–1
24April 5UC RiversideRiverside Sports Complex4–5 $^{11}$14–105–1
25April 8Washington StateBailey-Brayton Field3–115–106–1
26April 9Washington StateBailey-Brayton Field10–316–107–1
27April 10Washington StateBailey-Brayton Field2–316–117–2
28April 12Long Beach StateJackie Robinson Stadium6–4Z. Weiss (2–1)J. Stassi (0–1)N. Vander Tuig (4)51317–117–2
29April 15ArizonaJackie Robinson Stadium4–5K. Heyer (6–1)G. Cole (4–3)M. Chaffee (4)87817–127–3
30April 16ArizonaJackie Robinson Stadium4–0T. Bauer (7–1)K. Simon (6–3)None1,05718–128–3
31April 17ArizonaJackie Robinson Stadium8–5N. Vander Tuig (3–2)M. Chaffee (4–2)None1,31919–129–3
32April 19San Diego StateJackie Robinson Stadium14–6Z. Weiss (3–1)M. Hachadorian (0–3)None62220–129–3
33April 21StanfordSunken Diamond4–7M. Appel (3–4)G. Cole (4–4)None1,62220–139–4
34April 22StanfordSunken Diamond4-1T. Bauer (8–1)J. Pries (4–4)None1,95321–1310–4
35April 23StanfordSunken Diamond4-5C. Reed (2–1)N. Vander Tuig (3–3)None2,28021–1410–5
36April 26UC IrvineJackie Robinson Stadium6–1Z. Weiss (4–1)A. Lines (3–2)None57122–1410–5
37April 29Oregon StateJackie Robinson Stadium5–7S. Gaviglio (8–1)G. Cole (4–5)T. Bryant (7)87622–1510–6
38April 30Oregon StateJackie Robinson Stadium0–2J. Osich (6–1)T. Bauer (8–2)None1,22122–1610–7 :
May
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordPac-10 Record
39May 1Oregon StateJackie Robinson Stadium5–223–1611–7
40May 3PepperdineEddy D. Field Stadium10–024–1611–7
41May 6OregonPK Park7–125–1612–7
42May 7OregonPK Park3–126–1613–7
43May 8OregonPK Park4–027–1614–7
44May 10Long Beach StateBlair Field2–427–1714–7
45May 11UC Santa BarbaraJackie Robinson Stadium4–5C. Cuneo (1–0)S. Griggs (1–1)B. Fick (1)40427–1814–7
46May 13Cal State BakersfieldJackie Robinson Stadium1–527–1914–7
47May 14Cal State BakersfieldJackie Robinson Stadium10–128–1914–7
48May 15Cal State BakersfieldJackie Robinson Stadium3–229–1914–7
–May 17Cal State FullertonJackie Robinson StadiumCancelled––
49May 20CaliforniaJackie Robinson Stadium0–429–2014–8
50May 21CaliforniaJackie Robinson Stadium2–130–2015–8
51May 22CaliforniaJackie Robinson Stadium5–231–2016–8
52May 24UC IrvineCicerone Field1–231–2116–8
53May 27Arizona StatePackard Stadium10–332–2117–8
54May 28Arizona StatePackard Stadium7–033–2118–8
55May 29Arizona StatePackard Stadium5–10M. Lambson (5–3)A. Plutko (6–4)None2,88933–2218–9 :
Post-season :
NCAA Regionals
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordNCAAT Record
56June 3San FranciscoJackie Robinson Stadium0–3K. Zimmer (6–4)Gerrit Cole (6–8)None1,92533–230–1
57June 4Fresno StateJackie Robinson Stadium3–1Trevor Bauer (13–2)Josh Poytress (7–3)None1,94934–231–1
58June 5San FranciscoJackie Robinson Stadium4–1A. Plutko (7–4)J. Abramson (2–3)N. Vander Tuig (9)1,35135–232–1
59June 5UC IrvineJackie Robinson Stadium3–4P. Ferragamo (2–0)N. Vander Tuig (3–4)None1,46135–242–2 :

## 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. 22 | Mar. 1 | Mar. 8 | Mar. 15 | Mar. 22 | Mar. 29 | Apr. 5 | Apr. 12 | Apr. 19 | Apr. 26 | May 3 | May 10 | May 17 | May 24 | May 31 | June 8 | June 15 | Final Poll |
| Coaches' Poll | 1 | – | | | | 21 | 24 | | | | | | | | 19 | 18 | – | – | 22 |
| Baseball America | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 24 | 24 | | | | | | | | 23 | 17 | – | – | 22 |
| Collegiate Baseball^ | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| NCBWA† | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | – | 22 | 22 |
| ^ 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 2011 MLB Draft

The following members of the UCLA Bruins baseball program were drafted in the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft. Gerrit Cole is the first Bruin to be picked #1 overall in the MLB First-Year Player Draft.
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | MLB Team |
| Gerrit Cole | RHP | 1st | 1st | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Trevor Bauer | RHP | 1st | 3rd | Arizona Diamondbacks |
| Steven Rodriguez | C | 15th | 454th | Arizona Diamondbacks |
| Richard Espy | 1B | 15th | 456th | Kansas City Royals |
| Mitchell Beacom | LHP | 20th | 627th | San Francisco Giants |
| Tyler Rahmatulla | 2B | 34th | 1040th | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Chris Giovinazzo | LF | 39th | 1185th | Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim |
| Adrian Williams | SS | 45th | 1361st | Milwaukee Brewers |
| Javier Luque | First Baseman | 47th | 1425th | Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | First baseman|47th| 20th| 13th | Chicago Cubs Notes March 28, 2011 – Trevor Bauer was named Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week, fourth time in his career and second time this season. April 25, 2011 – Trevor Bauer earned Pac-10 Pitcher of the Week honors for three consecutive weeks. May 31, 2011 – Trevor Bauer was named the Pac-10 Pitcher of the Year; Adam Plutko and Beau Amaral were named to the All-Pac-10 First Team. Honorable honors went to Gerrit Cole, Mitchell Beacom, Steve Rodriguez, Cody Keefer and Nick Vander Tuig. June 2, 2011 – Trevor Bauer was the Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's National Player of the Year. June 3–5, 2011 – UCLA hosted the Los Angeles Regional of the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship at Jackie Robinson Stadium; UCLA lost the first game to San Francisco 3–0 on June 3, 2011. June 4, 2011 – The Bruins defeated Fresno State 3–1 in their second game of the Los Angeles Regional. June 10, 2011 – Trevor Bauer has been named the District IX Player of the Year, by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA). June 15, 2011 – Trevor Bauer was named College Player of the Year by Baseball America. July 15, 2011 – Bauer was the winner of the 2011 Golden Spikes Award. September 30, 2011 – Former players Ben Francisco, Philadelphia Phillies; Ron Roenicke, Milwaukee Brewers and Chase Utley, Philadelphia Phillies are participants in the 2011 MLB Playoffs. References ↑ "Baseball standings". Pac-10. Retrieved June 8, 2011. ↑ "USA TODAY/ESPN Top 25 coaches' baseball poll". USA Today. Retrieved June 1, 2011. ↑ "UCLA vs UC Irvine (Jun 05, 2011)". UCLA. June 6, 2011. ↑ "UCLA vs UC Irvine - Baseball Division I - June 5, 2011". NCAA. Archived from the original on September 21, 2012. Retrieved June 11, 2011. ↑ "Shaeffer gives UC Irvine Regional title". NCAA. Archived from the original on September 21, 2012. Retrieved June 11, 2011. ↑ "UCLA Official Athletic Site - Baseball". Archived from the original on March 21, 2012. Retrieved December 3, 2010. ↑ NCAA College Rankings and Polls, ESPN ↑ Baseball America Top 25 ↑ "Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Top 30". Archived from the original on June 16, 2009. Retrieved December 12, 2010. ↑ National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Top 30 ↑ "Draft Central". MLB. Retrieved June 6, 2011. ↑ "Four More UCLA Players Selected on Day Three of MLB Draft". UCLA. Archived from the original on August 29, 2012. Retrieved June 8, 2011. ↑ "UCLA's Cole, Bauer Selected First, Third Overall in MLB Draft". UCLA. Archived from the original on August 29, 2012. Retrieved June 6, 2011. ↑ UCLA's Trevor Bauer Earns Pac-10 Honors for Third Consecutive Week Archived 2012-06-16 at the Wayback Machine, UCLABruins.com, April 25, 2011 ↑ "Louisville Slugger's" All-American Baseball Teams, Collegiate Baseball Newspaper, June 2, 2011 ↑ UCLA Represented in MLB Playoffs by Three Former Players Archived 2012-09-13 at archive.today, UCLABruins.com, September 30, 2011 vteUCLA Bruins baseballVenues Moore Field (1920–29) Campus Diamond (1930–32) Sawtelle Field (1933–38) Joe E. Brown Field (1939–1963) Sawtelle Field (1964–79) Eddy D. Field Stadium (1980) Jackie Robinson Stadium (1981–present) Rivalries USC People Head coaches Seasons 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 National Championships in bold; College World Series appearances in italics |