# 2013 UCLA Bruins baseball team

The 2013 UCLA Bruins baseball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 2013 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bruins competed in the Pac-12 Conference, and played their home games in Jackie Robinson Stadium. John Savage served as head coach for his 9th season. The Bruins swept through the NCAA tournament's Los Angeles Regional, Fullerton Super Regional, and College World Series bracket to reach the final against Mississippi State, their second appearance in four years. The Bruins swept the Bulldogs in a best of three series to win their first NCAA National Championship in baseball, while going a perfect 10–0 in the postseason; the third consecutive NCAA Division I baseball team to sweep the postseason en route to the championship, and also the last to do so.

## Schedule

2013 UCLA Bruins baseball game log :
Regular season :
February
DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordPac-12 record
Feb 15MinnesotaJackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA2–6 (10)Kray (1–0)Poteet (0–1)None8410–1
Feb 16MinnesotaJackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA14–0Vander Tuig (1–0)Meyer (0–1)None8181–1
Feb 17MinnesotaJackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA14–1Watson (1–0)Jess (0–1)None8472–1
Feb 22@ BaylorBaylor Ballpark • Waco, TX4–3Plutko (1–0)Garner (0–2)Kaprielian (1)2,7153–1
Feb 23@ BaylorBaylor Ballpark • Waco, TX0–5Newman (1–0)Vander Tuig (1–1)Smith (2)3,0853–2
Feb 24@ BaylorBaylor Ballpark • Waco, TX5–4Berg (1–0)Michalec (0–1)Kaprielian (2)2,6674–2
Feb 26@ UC Santa BarbaraCaesar Uyesaka Stadium • Santa Barbara, CA12–3Poteet (1–1)Mahle (0–1)None4255–2 :
March
DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordPac-12 record
Mar 1Wright StateJackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA6–3Plutko (2–0)Henn (1–2)Berg (1)5156–2
Mar 2Wright StateJackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA4–2Vander Tuig (2–1)Braun (0–2)Berg (2)5627–2
Mar 3Wright StateJackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA10–2Watson (2–0)Sexton (1–2)None6098–2
Mar 5@ Long Beach StateBlair Field • Long Beach, CA3–2Deeter (1–0)Frye (0–1)Berg (3)1,3229–2
Mar 8#25 Notre DameJackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA2–1 (10)Berg (2–0)McCarty (2–2)None62010–2
Mar 9#10 OklahomaJackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA0–4Gray (3–1)Vander Tuig (2–2)None86610–3
Mar 10Southern CaliforniaJackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA6–1Watson (3–0)Adler (0–2)None2,15711–3
Mar 12@ Cal State NorthridgeMatador Field • Northridge, CA5–4Weiss (1–0)Maltese (0–1)Berg (4)65312–3
Mar 16WashingtonJackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA3–2 (15)Ehret (1–0)Kim (0–1)None42813–31–0
Mar 16WashingtonJackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA5–0Vander Tuig (3–2)Voth (2–3)None50314–32–0
Mar 17WashingtonJackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA3–0Watson (4–0)Fisher (0–1)Berg (5)61315–33–0
Mar 22#27 CaliforniaJackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA1–5Mason (4–0)Plutko (2–1)None52515–43–1
Mar 23#27 CaliforniaJackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA8–3Vander Tuig (4–2)Jones (1–2)None74016–44–1
Mar 24#27 CaliforniaJackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA10–2Watson (5–0)Nelson (0–1)None97417–45–1
Mar 28@ Arizona StatePackard Stadium • Tempe, AZ1–4Williams (4–2)Plutko (2–2)Burr (4)3,50117–55–2
Mar 29@ Arizona StatePackard Stadium • Tempe, AZ4–7Kellogg (6–0)Poteet (1–2)Burr (5)3,56117–65–3
Mar 30@ Arizona StatePackard Stadium • Tempe, AZ12–10 (10)Berg (3–0)Mebostad (0–1)None2,87018–66–3 :
April
DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordPac-12 record
Apr 2#5 Cal State FullertonJackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA6–9Peitzmeier (2–0)Poteet (1–3)Lorenzen (9)72318–7
Apr 5#6 Oregon StateJackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA3–2Plutko (3–2)Boyd (6–1)Berg (6)84719–77–3
Apr 6#6 Oregon StateJackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA0–5Moore (6–1)Vander Tuig (4–3)None1,00119–87–4
Apr 7#6 Oregon StateJackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA2–5Wetzler (1–1)Watson (5–1)Schultz (7)1,05719–97–5
Apr 9HawaiiJackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA5–1Poteet (2–3)Squier (0–5)None46520–9
Apr 12Loyola MarymountJackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA2–0Plutko (4–2)Welmon (5–2)Berg (7)51021–9
Apr 13Loyola MarymountJackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA3–1Vender Tuig (5–3)Griffin (3–4)Berg (8)59222–9
Apr 14Loyola MarymountJackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA1–4McGrath (2–1)Watson (5–2)Dahlson (4)71422–10
Apr 16@ UC IrvineCicerone Field • Irvine, CA6–4 (12)Berg (4–0)Parmenter (1–2)None1,04123–10
Apr 19@ #7 OregonPK Park • Eugene, OR1–0Plutko (5–2)Thorpe (5–4)Berg (9)1,91724–108–5
Apr 20@ #7 OregonPK Park • Eugene, OR1–0Vander Tuig (6–3)Irvin (7–2)Berg (10)3,18125–109–5
Apr 21@ #7 OregonPK Park • Eugene, OR3–5Reed (5–3)Watson (5–3)Sherfy (13)2,13725–119–6
Apr 23Long Beach StateJackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA1–11Sabo (2–2)Poteet (2–4)None45925–12
Apr 26@ Washington StateBailey–Brayton Field • Pullman, WA7–6 (11)Berg (5–0)Monda (2–1)None87326–1210–6
Apr 27@ Washington StateBailey–Brayton Field • Pullman, WA10–1Vander Tuig (7–3)Chelborad (3–7)None1,11727–1211–6
Apr 28@ Washington StateBailey–Brayton Field • Pullman, WA3–4Leckenby (1–2)Weiss (1–1)Monda (1)78127–1311–7
Apr 30UC IrvineJackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA8–1Poteet (3–4)Brock (1–1)None45928–13 :
May
DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordPac-12 record
May 3UtahJackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA5–2Plutko (6–2)Watrous (3–3)Berg (11)61329–1312–7
May 4UtahJackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA5–4Vander Tuig (8–3)Carroll (3–6)Berg (12)73330–1313–7
May 5UtahJackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA4–3Berg (6–0)Green (0–1)None87231–1314–7
May 7Cal State NorthridgeJackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA1–4Sandoval (2–0)Poteet (3–5)Gossen-Brown (9)48931–14
May 10ArizonaJackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA10–2Plutko (7–2)Farris (4–5)None84432–1415–7
May 11ArizonaJackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA7–1Vander Tuig (9–3)Wade (4–6)Berg (13)1,01633–1416–7
May 12ArizonaJackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA12–5Deeter (2–0)Crawford (5–2)None80934–1417–7
May 14@ #5 Cal State FullertonGoodwin Field • Fullerton, CA2–5Birosak (1–0)Poteet (3–6)Lorenzen (16)2,73834–15
May 17@ Southern CaliforniaDedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA2–1Weiss (2–1)Wheatley (1–3)Berg (14)79635–1518–7
May 18@ Southern CaliforniaDedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA7–6Vander Tuig (10–3)Nootbaar (2–5)Berg (15)87136–1519–7
May 19@ Southern CaliforniaDedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA5–2Watson (6–3)Twomey (2–7)Berg (16)1,10637–1520–7
May 21UC Santa BarbaraJackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA2–1Poteet (4–6)Jacome (5–4)Berg (17)65338–15
May 24@ StanfordKlein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA1–2Appel (10–4)Plutko (7–3)Hughes (4)2,12138–1620–8
May 25@ StanfordKlein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA3–7James (3–3)Vander Tuig (10–4)Lindquist (5)1,79238–1720–9
May 26@ StanfordKlein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA6–4Watson (7–3)McArdle (3–3)Berg (18)2,67939–1721–9 :
Post-season :
NCAA Los Angeles Regional
DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordNCAAT record
May 31(4) San Diego StateJackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA5–3Plutko (8–3)Ryan Doran (8–4)Berg (19)1,69040–171–0
June 1(2) Cal PolyJackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA6–4Vander Tuig (11–4)Reed Reilly (2–4)Berg (20)1,74941–172–0
June 1(3) San DiegoJackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA6–0Watson (8–3)Max Homick (5–2)None1,22042–173–0 :
NCAA Fullerton Super Regional
DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordNCAAT record
June 6#5 Cal State FullertonGoodwin Field • Fullerton, CA5–3 (10)Berg (7–0)J. D. Davis (1–2)None3,24443–174–0
June 7#5 Cal State FullertonGoodwin Field • Fullerton, CA3–0Vander Tuig (12–4)Thomas Eshelman (12–3)Berg (21)3,30344–175–0 :
College World Series
DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordCWS record
June 16LSUTD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE2–1Plutko (9–3)Nola (12–1)Berg (22)26,34445–171–0
June 18NC StateTD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE2–1Vander Tuig (13–4)Jernigan (1–1)Berg (23)25,54346–172–0
June 21#1 North CarolinaTD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE4–1Watson (9–3)Emanuel (11–5)None25,94747–173–0
June 24Mississippi StateTD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE3–1Plutko (10–3)Fitts (0–1)Berg (24)25,69048–174–0
June 25Mississippi StateTD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE8–0Vander Tuig (14–4)Pollorena (6–4)None27,12749–175–0 :

## Ranking movements

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking :
| | 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' | 2 | 2* | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | | | |
| Baseball America | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 |
| Collegiate Baseball^ | 5 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | |
| NCBWA† | 5 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | |
^ 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.

## UCLA Bruins in the 2013 MLB Draft

The following members of the UCLA Bruins baseball program were drafted in the 2013 Major League Baseball Draft.
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | MLB Team |
| Nick Vander Tuig | Pitcher | 6th | 192 | San Francisco Giants |
| Zack Weiss | Pitcher | 6th | 195 | Cincinnati Reds |
| Pat Valaika | Shortstop | 9th | 259 | Colorado Rockies |
| Adam Plutko | Pitcher | 11th | 321 | Cleveland Indians |
| Brenton Allen | Outfielder | 20th | 616 | Washington Nationals |
| Kevin Williams | Infielder | 29th | 862 | Miami Marlins |
| Ryan Deeter | Pitcher | 32nd | 962 | Milwaukee Brewers |