2014 UCLA Bruins baseball team

The 2014 UCLA Bruins baseball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bruins competed in the Pac-12 Conference, and played their home games in Jackie Robinson Stadium. John Savage was in his tenth season as head coach. The Bruins were coming off a season in which they 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.

2014 UCLA Bruins baseball
UCLA logo written in blue and gold script
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record25-30-1 (12-18 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jake Silverman (4th season)
  • T. J. Bruce (4th season)
  • Rex Peters (3rd season)
Home stadiumJackie Robinson Stadium
Seasons
← 2013
2015 →
2014 Pac-12 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 2 Oregon State  ‍‍‍y 23 7 0   .767 42 12 0   .778
No. 13 Washington  ‍‍‍y 21 9 0   .700 39 15 1   .718
No. 18 Arizona State  ‍‍‍y 19 11 0   .633 33 22 0   .600
No. 20 Oregon  ‍‍‍y 18 12 0   .600 42 18 0   .700
Stanford  ‍‍‍y 16 14 0   .533 29 23 0   .558
Southern California  ‍‍‍ 16 14 0   .533 29 24 0   .547
Washington State  ‍‍‍ 14 16 0   .467 24 29 0   .453
California  ‍‍‍ 13 17 0   .433 26 27 0   .491
UCLA  ‍‍‍ 12 18 0   .400 25 30 1   .455
Arizona  ‍‍‍ 9 21 0   .300 22 33 0   .400
Utah  ‍‍‍ 4 26 0   .133 16 36 0   .308
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 26, 2014[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Roster

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2014 UCLA Bruins baseball team
Players Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Previous school Home town
26 RHP David Berg R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Jr Bishop Amat HS Covina, CA
3 OF Christoph Bono L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 173 lb (78 kg) RS So Palo Alto HS Palo Alto, CA
10 RHP Scott Burke R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Glendora HS Glendora, CA
24 OF Brian Carroll R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Sr Granite Hills HS San Diego, CA
40 RHP Moises Ceja R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 168 lb (76 kg) Fr Kennedy HS Arleta, CA
8 INF Trent Chatterton R/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 168 lb (76 kg) So Pacifica HS Garden Grove, CA
32 RHP Grant Dyer R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Fr Dana Hills HS Laguna Niguel, CA
30 RHP Jake Ehret R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 201 lb (91 kg) RS So San Dimas HS San Dimas, CA
4 OF Eric Filia L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Edison HS Huntington Beach, CA
48 RHP Tucker Forbes R/R 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Fr Stevenson School Pebble Beach, CA
27 INF Pat Gallagher L/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Reno HS Reno, NV
28 C Justin Hazard L/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 187 lb (85 kg) RS So Beckman HS Tustin, CA
11 RHP James Kaprielian R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Beckman HS Tustin, CA
25 INF Chris Keck L/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Jr Amador Valley HS Pleasanton, CA
16 RHP Nick Kern R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 186 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Brea Olinda HS Brea, CA
7 INF Kevin Kramer L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Jr Turlock HS Turlock, CA
31 C Darrell Miller, Jr. R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 221 lb (100 kg) So Servite HS Yorba Linda, CA
20 C Dominic Miroglio R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Bishop O'Dowd HS Oakland, CA
29 OF Ty Moore L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Mater Dei HS Mission Viejo, CA
21 INF Luke Persico R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 173 lb (78 kg) Fr Great Oak HS Stevenson Ranch, CA
18 OF Kort Peterson L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr St. Francis HS Mountain View, CA
41 C Keenan Pierandozzi-Howes R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Fr Pacifica Christian HS Santa Monica, CA
34 RHP Cody Poteet R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 188 lb (85 kg) So Christian HS Bonita, CA
35 RHP Chase Radan R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 183 lb (83 kg) RS Fr Mater Dei HS Tustin, CA
1 OF Andrew Schmidt L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Regis Jesuit HS Parker, CO
45 LHP Max Schuh L/L 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Edison HS Fresno, CA
38 OF Tyler Scott R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 212 lb (96 kg) RS So Marin Catholic HS Novato, CA
23 OF Brett Stephens L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Fr Campolindo HS Moraga, CA
44 INF Brett Urabe S/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Huntington Beach HS Huntington Beach, CA
33 LHP Hunter Virant R/L 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 171 lb (78 kg) So Camarillo HS Camarillo, CA
12 LHP Grant Watson L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 181 lb (82 kg) Jr Centennial HS Bakersfield, CA
47 C Aaron Weimer L/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 188 lb (85 kg) RS Sr Bullard HS Fresno, CA
5 INF Kevin Williams L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Crespi HS Van Nuys, CA
9 C Shane Zeile R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 191 lb (87 kg) Jr Valencia HS Valencia, CA
Head coach

John Savage

Assistant coach(es)

Rex Peters
T.J. Bruce
Jake Silverman


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

Roster
Last update: March 2, 2014

Schedule

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2014 UCLA Bruins baseball game log
Regular season
February
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Pac-12 record
Feb 14 Portland Jackie Robinson StadiumLos Angeles, CA 0–1 Lockwood (1–0) Kaprielian (0–1) Feldtman (1) 925 0–1
Feb 15 Portland Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA 12–1 Watson (1–0) Watts (0–1) None 707 1–1
Feb 16 Portland Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA 4-3 (11) Berg (1–0) Feldtman (0–1) None 801 2–1
Feb 18 Cal State Northridge Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA 7–1 Dyer (1–0) Copping (0–1) Berg (1) 523 3–1
Feb 21 #22 Cal Poly Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA 5-2 Kaprielian (1–1) Imhof (1-1) None 765 4–1
Feb 22 #22 Cal Poly Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA 0-8 Lee (2-0) Watson (1–1) None 1,465 4–2
Feb 23 #22 Cal Poly Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA 1-9 Bloomquist (2-0) Poteet (0–1) None 842 4-3
Feb 25 UC Santa Barbara Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA 4-6 Mazza (1-0) Dyer (1–1) Tate (2) 485 4-4
Feb 28 Notre Dame Coleman Field • Cary, NC (Notre Dame Classic) 2-1 Kaprielian (2–1) Fitzgerald (2-1) Berg (2) 292 5-4
March
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Pac-12 record
Mar 1 #6 North Carolina State Coleman Field • Cary, NC (Notre Dame Classic) 2–0 Watson (2–1) Rodon (1–2) Berg (3) 2,120 6–4
Mar 2 Michigan Coleman Field • Cary, NC (Notre Dame Classic) 5–0 Poteet (1–1) Hill (0–1) None 315 7–4
Mar 4 Loyola Marymount Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA 1-6 McGrath (1-0) Dyer (1-2) None 409 7-5
Mar 7 Pepperdine Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA 7-8 Miller (2-1) Kaprielian (2-2) Karch (3) 647 7-6
Mar 8 Houston Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA 3-4 Lemoine (2-1) Schuh (0-1) Wellbrock (4) 701 7-7
Mar 9 @ USC Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA 6-5 Berg (2-0) Nootbaar (0-1) None 2,259 8-7
Mar 11 UC Irvine Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA 5-0 Dyer (2-2) Manarino (1-1) None 491 9-7
Mar 14 @ California Evans DiamondBerkeley, CA 3-2 Kaprielian (3-2) Hildenberger (0-1) Berg (4) 775 10-7 1-0
Mar 15 @ California Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA 3-1 Watson (3-1) Porter (2-1) Berg (5) 1,081 11-7 2-0
Mar 16 @ California Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA 6-1 Poteet (2-1) Theofanopoul (2-2) None 1,542 12-7 3-0
Mar 21 Washington State Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA 0-2 Monda (1-1) Kaprielian (3-3) Hamilton (7) 471 12-8 3-1
Mar 22 Washington State Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA 4-2 Watson (4-1) Pistorese (1-1) Berg (6) 702 13-8 4-1
Mar 23 Washington State Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA 8-7 (10) Berg (3-0) Hamilton (2-2) None 881 14-8 5-1
Mar 25 Long Beach State Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA 2-1 Dyer (3-2) Marshall (1-2) Berg (7) 517 15-8 5-1
Mar 28 Arizona State Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA 7-3 Kaprielian (4-3) Lilek (3-2) None 774 16-8 6-1
Mar 29 Arizona State Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA 5-8 Kellogg (3-2) Watson (4-2) Burr (6) 827 16-9 6-2
Mar 30 Arizona State Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA 5-6 (10) Burr (2-2) Berg (3-1) None 1,201 16-10 6-3
April
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Pac-12 record
Apr 1 @ Loyola Marymount George C. Page Stadium • Los Angeles, CA 5-3 Dyer (4-2) Peabody (3-1) Berg (8) 327 17-10 6-3
Apr 4 @ Long Beach State Blair FieldLong Beach, CA 1-0 (11) Kern (1-0) Provencher (4-5) Berg (9) 1,586 18-10 6-3
Apr 5 Long Beach State Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA 0-4 Frye (1-0) Watson (4-3) Millison (1) 969 18-11 6-3
Apr 6 @ Long Beach State Blair Field • Long Beach, CA 5-8 Rosetta (1-0) Poteet (2-2) Lombana (1) 2,582 18-12 6-3
Apr 8 @ Cal State Fullerton Goodwin FieldFullerton, CA 3-4 Chambers (2-0) Dyer (4-3) Davis (4) 2,751 18-13 6-3
Apr 11 @ Arizona Hi Corbett FieldTucson, AZ 8-0 Kaprielian (5-3) Farris (4-4) None 3,406 19-13 7-3
Apr 12 @ Arizona Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ 2-3 Hamlin (5-2) Watson (4-4) None 2,769 19-14 7-4
Apr 13 @ Arizona Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ 5-6 Dalbec (2-2) Burke (0-1) None 2,597 19-15 7-5
Apr 17 @ Utah Smith's BallparkSalt Lake City, UT 3-1 Dyer (5-3) Green (1-3) Kern (1) 918 20-15 8-5
Apr 18 @ Utah Smith's Ballpark • Salt Lake City, UT 6-8 Watrous (2-4) Watson (4-5) Green (6) 1,768 20-16 8-6
Apr 19 @ Utah Smith's Ballpark • Salt Lake City, UT 7-3 Poteet (3-2) Adams (0-2) None 1,125 21-16 9-6
Apr 22 Loyola Marymount Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA 3-0 Dyer (6-3) Arriaga (3-3) Kern (2) 508 22-16 9-6
Apr 24 USC Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA 0-10 Strahan (4-3) Kaprielian (5-4) None 870 22-17 9-7
Apr 25 USC Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA 2-3 Wheatley (4-1) Watson (4-6) Davis (6) 1,319 22-18 9-8
Apr 26 USC Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA 4-7 Davis (2-3) Kern (1-1) None 1,166 22-19 9-9
Apr 29 @ UC Santa Barbara Caesar Uyesaka StadiumSanta Barbara, CA 5-5 None None None 320 22-19-1 9-9
May
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Pac-12 record
May 2 Stanford Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA 7-2 Kaprielian (6-4) Quantrill (3-5) Kern (3) 956 23-19-1 10-9
May 3 Stanford Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA 0-5 Hochstatter (7-1) Watson (4-7) None 1,314 23-20-1 10-10
May 4 Stanford Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA 2-5 Vanegas, AJ (2-2) Poteet (3-3) None 1,127 23-21-1 10-11
May 6 Cal State Fullerton Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA 0-1 Bickford (4-3) Dyer (6-4) Gauna (4) 454 23-22-1
May 9 @ Oregon State Goss Stadium at Coleman FieldCorvallis, OR 2-4 Wetzler (9-1) Kaprielian (6-4) Schultz (5) 2813 23-23-1 10-12
May 10 @ Oregon State Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR 3-9 Moore (5-3) Watson (4-8) None 3056 23-24-1 10-13
May 11 @ Oregon State Goss Stadium at Coleman Field • Corvallis, OR 2-11 Fry (10-1) Poteet (3-4) None 3209 23-25-1 10-14
May 13 @ UC Irvine Cicerone FieldIrvine, CA 2-10 Mertin (2-2) Dyer (6-5) None 1013 23-26-1 10-14
May 16 Oregon Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA 1-2 Thorpe (9-4) Kaprielian (6-6) Reed (12) 851 23-27-1 10-15
May 17 Oregon Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA 1-4 Gold (10-1) Watson (4-9) Reed (13) 1185 23-28-1 10-16
May 18 Oregon Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA 4-5 (11) Cleavinger (3-1) Berg (3-2) None 1323 23-29-1 10-17
May 23 @ Washington Husky BallparkSeattle, WA 3-0 Kaprielian (7-6) Fisher (6-4) Berg (10) 1332 24-29-1 11-17
May 24 @ Washington Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA 6-3 Ehret (1-0) Rallings (5-1) Berg (11) 1703 25-29-1 12-17
May 25 @ Washington Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA 1-6 Brigham (7-3) Poteet (3-5) None 1390 25-30-1 12-18

Ranking movements

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'1010*10112217151722
Baseball America1212191325221821
Collegiate Baseball^151420162423232629
NCBWA91013915141417222727

^ 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.

References

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  1. ^ "Baseball Standings". Pac-12 Conference. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
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