# 2008 UCLA Bruins baseball team

The 2008 UCLA Bruins baseball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 2008 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bruins played their home games in Jackie Robinson Stadium. UCLA finished the regular season as the #3 team in the Pacific-10 Conference behind #2 Stanford and #1 Arizona State. The Bruins made it to the 2008 NCAA Division I baseball tournament for the third year in a row, competing in the Fullerton Regionals. After beating Virginia 3–2 in the first round, the Bruins beat the number 1 seeded Cal State Fullerton Titans 11–4. Since the Titans beat Virginia in their double elimination game, the Bruins faced the Titans again in the Regional Finals. The Bruins lost 11–8 and 5–4 to the Titans to finish the season as runners-up in the Fullerton Regionals.

## Previous season

The 2007 season saw the Bruins finish 33–28 and third in the Pac-10 Conference behind #1 Arizona State and #2 Arizona. The 2007 season ended in the Fullerton Super Regionals when the Bruins lost two games in a row to Cal State Fullerton.

## Schedule

2008 UCLA Bruins baseball game log :
Regular season :
February
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordPac-10 Record
1February 23OklahomaJackie Robinson Stadium7–5D. Klein (1–0)R. Duke (0–1)None6191–0–
2February 23OklahomaJackie Robinson Stadium3–2 $^{12}$D. Klein (1–1)A. Doyle (1–0)J. McCarter6191–1–
–February 24OklahomaJackie Robinson StadiumCancelled––––1–1–
3February 26Cal State NorthridgeMatador Field22–2M. Drummond (1–0)D. Muren (0–1)None2212–1–
4February 27UC Santa BarbaraJackie Robinson Stadium5–4 $^{13}$J. Uribe (1–0)Z. Samuels (0–1)None4373–1–
5February 29SouthernJackie Robinson Stadium11–2C. Brewer (1–0)C. Donaby (0–1)None5344–1– :

## 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. 25 | Mar. 3 | Mar. 10 | Mar. 17 | Mar. 24 | Mar. 31 | Apr. 7 | Apr. 14 | Apr. 21 | Apr. 28 | May 5 | May 12 | May 19 | May 26 | June 3 | June 10 | Final Poll |
| Coaches' Poll | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Baseball America | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Collegiate Baseball^ | 18 | 19 | 15 | 23 | 20 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| NCBWA† | 19 | 21 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 24 | 28 | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | RV | RV |
| 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 2008 MLB Draft

The following members of the UCLA Bruins baseball program were drafted in the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft.
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | MLB Team |
| Timothy Murphy | LHP | 3rd | 89th | Texas Rangers |
| Brandon Crawford | SS | 4th | 117th | San Francisco Giants |
| Jermaine Curtis | 3B | 5th | 155th | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Alden Carrithers | 2B | 15th | 463rd | Detroit Tigers |
| Ryan Babineau | C | 17th | 528th | Arizona Diamondbacks |