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.[3][4] UC Irvine went on to play the Virginia Cavaliers in the Charlottesville Super Regional.[5]

2011 UCLA Bruins baseball
UCLA logo written in blue and gold script
Pacific-10 Regular Season Champions
Los Angeles Regional Finals vs. UC Irvine, L, 3-4
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
Record35–24 (18–9 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home stadiumJackie Robinson Stadium
Seasons
← 2010
2012 →
2011 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 18 UCLA  ‍‍‍y 18 9   .667 35 24   .593
No. 11 Arizona State  ‍‍‍y 17 10   .630 42 16   .724
No. 16 Oregon State  ‍‍‍y 17 10   .630 41 17   .707
Arizona  ‍‍‍y 15 12   .556 39 21   .650
No. 21 Stanford  ‍‍‍y 14 12   .538 35 20   .636
California  ‍‍‍y 13 13   .500 35 21   .625
USC  ‍‍‍ 13 14   .481 25 31   .446
Oregon  ‍‍‍ 11 16   .407 33 26   .559
Washington State  ‍‍‍ 10 17   .370 26 28   .481
Washington  ‍‍‍ 6 21   .222 17 37   .315
† – Conference champion
‡ – Pac-10 Conference champion
y – Invited to the 2011 NCAA Division I baseball tournament
As of June 8, 2011[1]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll[2]

Previous season

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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.[6] 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.

Roster

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2011 UCLA Bruins baseball team
Players Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Previous school Home town
23 OF Brenton Allen L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Gahr HS Cerritos, CA
25 OF Beau Amaral L/L 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Huntington Beach HS Huntington Beach, CA
47 RHP Trevor Bauer R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Hart HS Valencia, CA
35 LHP Mitchell Beacom L/L 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Jr University City HS San Diego, CA
34 RHP Chase Brewer R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS So Chaparral HS Paradise Valley, AZ
11 C Trevor Brown R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Hart HS Valencia, CA
24 OF Brian Carroll R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Granite Hills HS La Mesa, CA
12 RHP Gerrit Cole R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Orange Lutheran HS Santa Ana, CA
40 RHP Ryan Deeter R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) RS Fr Newark Memorial HS Newark, CA
14 INF Dean Espy R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr South Mountain CC Mesa, AZ
27 INF Pat Gallagher L/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Reno HS Reno, NV
20 OF Jeff Gelalich L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Bonita HS LaVerne, CA
21 OF Chris Giovinazzo R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Laguna Hills HS Laguna Hills, CA
36 INF Matt Giovinazzo R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Fr Laguna Hills HS Laguna Hills, CA
48 RHP Scott Griggs R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So San Ramon Valley HS Alamo, CA
26 RHP Jordan Haver R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr Wilson HS Long Beach, CA
8 C Tyler Heineman S/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Windward School Pacific Palisades, CA
17 C Dennis Holt L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Esperanza HS Yorba Linda, CA
7 OF Cody Keefer L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Davis Senior HS Davis, CA
41 RHP Brandon Lodge R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Tesoro HS Coto de Caza, CA
44 INF Matt Mosher L/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS So Menlo-Atherton HS Menlo Park, CA
30 OF Marc Navarro L/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Santa Margarita HS Laguna Hills, CA
9 RHP Adam Plutko R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Glendora HS Glendora, CA
5 INF Tyler Rahmatulla R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Mater Dei HS Mission Viejo, CA
18 INF Cody Regis L/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Glendora HS Glendora, CA
3 C Steve Rodriguez L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr St. John Bosco HS Lomita, CA
6 INF Jacob Shirley R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr South Hills HS Covina, CA
31 RHP Nick Vander Tuig R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Oakdale HS Oakdale, CA
10 INF Pat Valaika R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Hart HS Valencia, CA
4 INF Aaron Weimer L/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Fr Bullard HS Fresno, CA
32 RHP Zack Weiss R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Northwood HS Irvine, CA
1 INF Adrian Williams R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Canyon Springs HS Moreno Valley, CA
15 INF Kevin Williams L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Crespi HS Van Nuys, CA
Head coach

John Savage

Assistant coach(es)

Rick Vanderhook
T.J. Bruce
Jake Silverman


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 21, 2010

Schedule

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2011 UCLA Bruins baseball game log
Regular season
February
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Pac-10 Record
1 February 18 San Francisco Jackie Robinson Stadium 1–0 G. Cole (1–0) M. Lujan (0–1) None 623 1–0
2 February 19 San Francisco Jackie Robinson Stadium 4–1 T. Bauer (1–0) K. Zimmer (0–1) N. Vander Tuig (1) 645 2–0
3 February 20 San Francisco Jackie Robinson Stadium 3–0 A. Plutko (1–0) M. Hiserman (0–1) N. Vander Tuig (2) 917 3–0
4 February 22 Pepperdine Jackie Robinson Stadium 9–0 S. Griggs (1–0) M. Maurer (0–1) None 567 4–0
5 February 26 San Jose State Jackie Robinson Stadium 3–5 R. Padilla (2–0) T. Bauer (1–1) None 566 4–1
6 February 27 San Jose State Jackie Robinson Stadium 3–8 B. McFarland (1–0) G. Cole (1–1) None 703 4–2
7 February 27 San Jose State Jackie Robinson Stadium 12–2 A. Plutko (2–0) A. Hennessey None 703 5–2
March
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Pac-10 Record
8 March 1 San Diego State Tony Gwynn Stadium 5–2 Z. Weiss (1–0) B. Crabb (0–2) None 790 6–2
9 March 4 Nebraska Hawks Field 1–0 11 N. Vander Tuig (1–0) C. Hauptman (1–1) None 1,120 7–2
10 March 5 Nebraska Hawks Field 1–2 12 7–3
11 March 6 Nebraska Hawks Field 4–5 11 7–4
12 March 11 Georgia Jackie Robinson Stadium 2–6 7–5
13 March 12 St. Mary's Jackie Robinson Stadium 10–2 8–5
14 March 13 USC Dodger Stadium 0–2 8–6
March 20 Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, CA Canceled 8–6
15 March 21 Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, CA 1–2 8–7
16 March 21 Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, CA 8–0 9–7
17 March 25 USC Dedeaux Field 8–4 10–7 1–0
18 March 26 USC Dedeaux Field 4–0 11–7 2–0
19 March 27 USC Dedeaux Field 2–6 11–8 2–1
20 March 29 Cal State Fullerton Goodwin Field 3–5 11–9 2–1
April
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Pac-10 Record
21 April 1 Washington Jackie Robinson Stadium 2–1 12–9 3–1
22 April 2 Washington Jackie Robinson Stadium 5–3 13–9 4–1
23 April 3 Washington Jackie Robinson Stadium 3–2 14–9 5–1
24 April 5 UC Riverside Riverside Sports Complex 4–5 11 14–10 5–1
25 April 8 Washington State Bailey-Brayton Field 3–1 15–10 6–1
26 April 9 Washington State Bailey-Brayton Field 10–3 16–10 7–1
27 April 10 Washington State Bailey-Brayton Field 2–3 16–11 7–2
28 April 12 Long Beach State Jackie Robinson Stadium 6–4 Z. Weiss (2–1) J. Stassi (0–1) N. Vander Tuig (4) 513 17–11 7–2
29 April 15 Arizona Jackie Robinson Stadium 4–5 K. Heyer (6–1) G. Cole (4–3) M. Chaffee (4) 878 17–12 7–3
30 April 16 Arizona Jackie Robinson Stadium 4–0 T. Bauer (7–1) K. Simon (6–3) None 1,057 18–12 8–3
31 April 17 Arizona Jackie Robinson Stadium 8–5 N. Vander Tuig (3–2) M. Chaffee (4–2) None 1,319 19–12 9–3
32 April 19 San Diego State Jackie Robinson Stadium 14–6 Z. Weiss (3–1) M. Hachadorian (0–3) None 622 20–12 9–3
33 April 21 Stanford Sunken Diamond 4–7 M. Appel (3–4) G. Cole (4–4) None 1,622 20–13 9–4
34 April 22 Stanford Sunken Diamond 4-1 T. Bauer (8–1) J. Pries (4–4) None 1,953 21–13 10–4
35 April 23 Stanford Sunken Diamond 4-5 C. Reed (2–1) N. Vander Tuig (3–3) None 2,280 21–14 10–5
36 April 26 UC Irvine Jackie Robinson Stadium 6–1 Z. Weiss (4–1) A. Lines (3–2) None 571 22–14 10–5
37 April 29 Oregon State Jackie Robinson Stadium 5–7 S. Gaviglio (8–1) G. Cole (4–5) T. Bryant (7) 876 22–15 10–6
38 April 30 Oregon State Jackie Robinson Stadium 0–2 J. Osich (6–1) T. Bauer (8–2) None 1,221 22–16 10–7
May
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Pac-10 Record
39 May 1 Oregon State Jackie Robinson Stadium 5–2 23–16 11–7
40 May 3 Pepperdine Eddy D. Field Stadium 10–0 24–16 11–7
41 May 6 Oregon PK Park 7–1 25–16 12–7
42 May 7 Oregon PK Park 3–1 26–16 13–7
43 May 8 Oregon PK Park 4–0 27–16 14–7
44 May 10 Long Beach State Blair Field 2–4 27–17 14–7
45 May 11 UC Santa Barbara Jackie Robinson Stadium 4–5 C. Cuneo (1–0) S. Griggs (1–1) B. Fick (1) 404 27–18 14–7
46 May 13 Cal State Bakersfield Jackie Robinson Stadium 1–5 27–19 14–7
47 May 14 Cal State Bakersfield Jackie Robinson Stadium 10–1 28–19 14–7
48 May 15 Cal State Bakersfield Jackie Robinson Stadium 3–2 29–19 14–7
May 17 Cal State Fullerton Jackie Robinson Stadium Cancelled
49 May 20 California Jackie Robinson Stadium 0–4 29–20 14–8
50 May 21 California Jackie Robinson Stadium 2–1 30–20 15–8
51 May 22 California Jackie Robinson Stadium 5–2 31–20 16–8
52 May 24 UC Irvine Cicerone Field 1–2 31–21 16–8
53 May 27 Arizona State Packard Stadium 10–3 32–21 17–8
54 May 28 Arizona State Packard Stadium 7–0 33–21 18–8
55 May 29 Arizona State Packard Stadium 5–10 M. Lambson (5–3) A. Plutko (6–4) None 2,889 33–22 18–9
Post-season
NCAA Regionals
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record NCAAT Record
56 June 3 San Francisco Jackie Robinson Stadium 0–3 K. Zimmer (6–4) Gerrit Cole (6–8) None 1,925 33–23 0–1
57 June 4 Fresno State Jackie Robinson Stadium 3–1 Trevor Bauer (13–2) Josh Poytress (7–3) None 1,949 34–23 1–1
58 June 5 San Francisco Jackie Robinson Stadium 4–1 A. Plutko (7–4) J. Abramson (2–3) N. Vander Tuig (9) 1,351 35–23 2–1
59 June 5 UC Irvine Jackie Robinson Stadium 3–4 P. Ferragamo (2–0) N. Vander Tuig (3–4) None 1,461 35–24 2–2

Rankings

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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[7] 1 21 24 19 18 22
Baseball America[8] 2 2 5 13 24 24 24 23 17 22
Collegiate Baseball^[9] 3 2 8 12 15 14 15 16 12 11 13 13 13 17 17 12 20 20 20
NCBWA†[10] 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

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The following members of the UCLA Bruins baseball program were drafted in the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft.[11][12] Gerrit Cole is the first Bruin to be picked #1 overall in the MLB First-Year Player Draft.[13]

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

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References

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  1. ^ "Baseball standings". Pac-10. Retrieved June 8, 2011.
  2. ^ "USA TODAY/ESPN Top 25 coaches' baseball poll". USA Today. Retrieved June 1, 2011.
  3. ^ "UCLA vs UC Irvine (Jun 05, 2011)". UCLA. June 6, 2011.
  4. ^ "UCLA vs UC Irvine - Baseball Division I - June 5, 2011". NCAA. Archived from the original on September 21, 2012. Retrieved June 11, 2011.
  5. ^ "Shaeffer gives UC Irvine Regional title". NCAA. Archived from the original on September 21, 2012. Retrieved June 11, 2011.
  6. ^ "UCLA Official Athletic Site - Baseball". Archived from the original on March 21, 2012. Retrieved December 3, 2010.
  7. ^ NCAA College Rankings and Polls, ESPN
  8. ^ Baseball America Top 25
  9. ^ "Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Top 30". Archived from the original on June 16, 2009. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
  10. ^ National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Top 30
  11. ^ "Draft Central". MLB. Retrieved June 6, 2011.
  12. ^ "Four More UCLA Players Selected on Day Three of MLB Draft". UCLA. Archived from the original on August 29, 2012. Retrieved June 8, 2011.
  13. ^ "UCLA's Cole, Bauer Selected First, Third Overall in MLB Draft". UCLA. Archived from the original on August 29, 2012. Retrieved June 6, 2011.
  14. ^ 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
  15. ^ "Louisville Slugger's" All-American Baseball Teams, Collegiate Baseball Newspaper, June 2, 2011
  16. ^ UCLA Represented in MLB Playoffs by Three Former Players Archived 2012-09-13 at archive.today, UCLABruins.com, September 30, 2011