2017 UCLA Bruins baseball team

The 2017 UCLA Bruins baseball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 2017 NCAA Division I baseball season as a member of the Pac-12 Conference. The team was coached by John Savage and played their home games at Jackie Robinson Stadium.

2017 UCLA Bruins baseball
NCAA tournament, Long Beach Regional
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Record	30–27 (19–11 Pac-12)
Head coach	John Savage (13th season)
Hitting coach	Bryant Ward (2rd season)
Pitching coach	Rex Peters (6th season)
Home stadium	Jackie Robinson Stadium (Capacity: 1,820)

2017 Pac-12 Conference baseball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 3 Oregon State  ‍†‍‍y	27	–	3		.900			56	–	6		.903
No. 18 Stanford  ‍‍‍y	21	–	9		.700			42	–	16		.724
UCLA  ‍‍‍y	19	–	11		.633			30	–	27		.526
No. 24 Arizona  ‍‍‍y	16	–	14		.533			38	–	21		.644
California  ‍‍‍	15	–	15		.500			25	–	29		.463
Utah  ‍‍‍	15	–	15		.500			27	–	24		.529
Washington  ‍‍‍	14	–	16		.467			28	–	26		.519
Oregon  ‍‍‍	12	–	18		.400			30	–	25		.545
Washington State  ‍‍‍	10	–	20		.333			24	–	29		.453
Arizona State  ‍‍‍	8	–	22		.267			23	–	32		.418
USC  ‍‍‍	8	–	22		.267			21	–	34		.382
† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Previous season

The Bruins finished 25–31 overall, and 12–18 in the conference. The Bruins were not invited to the NCAA Division I tournament.

MLB Draft Selections

The Bruins had six individuals selected in the 2016 MLB draft.

Player	Position	Round	Overall	MLB Team
Grant Dyer	Pitcher	8	227	Philadelphia Phillies
Luke Persico	Outfielder	12	352	Oakland Athletics
Dominic Miroglio	Catcher	16	480	Tampa Bay Rays
Eric Filia	Right fielder	20	597	Seattle Mariners
Kort Peterson	Outfielder	23	703	Kansas City Royals
Chris Bono	Center fielder	37	1115	San Francisco Giants

Roster

2017 UCLA Bruins baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Previous school Home town 1 OF Jordan Myrow  R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Notre Dame High School Los Angeles, California 3 INF Ryan Kreidler R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Davis High School Davis, California 4 INF Nick Valaika  R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 186 lb (84 kg) RS So Hart High School Valencia, California 5 INF Sean Bouchard R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Cathedral Catholic High School San Diego, California 6 INF Jack Stronach R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Helix High School La Mesa, California 7 INF Michael Toglia S/L 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Fr Gig Harbor High School Gig Harbor, Washington 8 OF Jarron Silva L/L 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Saint Mary's High School Stockton, California 9 OF Brett Stephens L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Sr Campolindo High School Moraga, California 10 RHP Scott Burke R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Sr Glendora High School Glendora, California 11 RHP Jon Olsen R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 202 lb (92 kg) So Damien High School Rancho Cucamonga, California 12 LHP Justin Hooper R/L 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 232 lb (105 kg) So De La Salle High School San Ramon, California 14 RHP Jake Bird R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr West Ranch High School Valencia, California 15 C Will McInerny R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Fr Laguna Beach High School Laguna Beach, California 16 INF Nick Kern  R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr Brea Olinda High School Brea, California 18 OF Jeremy Ydens R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Saint Francis High School Campbell, California 19 RHP Jack Ralston  R/R 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 217 lb (98 kg) RS Fr Hart High School Santa Clarita, California 21 OF Jordan Prendiz L/L 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Mount Whitney High School Visalia, California 24 INF Zander Clarke  R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS So Newbury Park High School Newbury Park, California 25 OF Daniel Amaral R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 178 lb (81 kg) So Huntington Beach High School Huntington Beach, California 26 RHP Brian Gadsby R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Crescenta Valley High School Glendale, California 27 LHP Garrett Barker  R/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 189 lb (86 kg) RS So Laguna Hills High School Laguna Hills, California 28 INF Jake Hirabayashi R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Notre Dame High School Sherman Oaks, California 29 INF Kyle Cuellar L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Fr La Salle High School Arcadia, California 30 RHP Matt Walker  R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Clovis North High School Fresno, California 31 C Gavin Johns R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Chaparral High School Temecula, California 32 RHP Ryan Garcia R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr La Salle High School Sierra Madre, California 33 INF Chase Strumpf R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Fr Junípero Serra High School Dana Point, California 34 RHP Kyle Molnar R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Aliso Niguel High School Aliso Viejo, California 35 RHP Kyle Mora R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Los Alamitos High School Los Alamitos, California 36 OF Jake Pries R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Junípero Serra High School San Juan Capistrano, California 40 RHP Moises Ceja R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 179 lb (81 kg) Sr Kennedy High School Arleta, California 41 C Ty Haselman R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Fr Liberty High School Newcastle, Washington 44 LHP Nick Scheidler L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Fr La Costa Canyon High School Encinitas, California 45 RHP Nathan Hadley  R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So Loyola High School Los Angeles, California 47 C Daniel Rosica  R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So Fountain Valley High School Fountain Valley, California 48 OF Curtis Godin R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Jr Mater Dei High School Seal Beach, California 55 RHP Griffin Canning R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Santa Margarita High School Coto de Caza, California	Head coach John Savage (Nevada) Assistant coach(es) Niko Gallego (UCLA) Hitting coach(es) Bryant Ward (East Carolina) Pitching coach(es) Rex Peters (Cal State Fullerton) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: June 4, 2019

Schedule

2017 UCLA Bruins baseball season game log
Regular season
February Date Time Opponent Rank Site Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record (Pac-12 Record) February 18 6:00 p.m. San Jose State Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 3–2 Gadsby (1–0) France (0–1) — 867 1–0 (0–0) February 19 1:00 p.m. San Jose State Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 10–1 Bird (1–0) Brown (0–1) — 901 2–0 (0–0) February 20 4:00 p.m. San Jose State Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California Cancelled February 21 6:00 p.m. UC Riverside Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 2–3 Toplikar (1–0) Gadsby (1–1) Lillie (1) 371 2–1 (0–0) February 24 6:00 p.m. Gonzaga Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 1–210 Hellinger (1–0) Gadsby (1–2) Mills (2) 733 2–2 (0–0) February 25 2:00 p.m. Gonzaga Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 6–1 Bird (2–0) Vernia (1–1) — 605 3–2 (0–0) February 26 1:00 p.m. Gonzaga Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 5–4 Scheidler (1–0) Legumina (0–1) Gadsby (1) 953 4–2 (0–0) February 28 2:00 p.m. CSUN Matador Field Northridge, California 5–6 Schriever (1–0) Ceja (0–1) O'Neil (1) 377 4–3 (0–0)
March Date Time Opponent Rank Site Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record (Pac-12 Record) March 3 6:00 p.m. Michigan Dodgertown Classic Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 1–0 Gadsby (2–2) Henry (1–1) — 833 5–3 (0–0) March 4 2:00 p.m. San Diego Dodgertown Classic Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 1–312 Gadsby (2–3) Barry (1–0) Conyers (3) 890 5–4 (0–0) March 5 3:00 p.m. P12N USC Dodgertown Classic/Rivalry Dodger Stadium Los Angeles, California 3–410 Clarke (1–0) Burke (0–1) Bates (1) 5,227 5–5 (0–0) March 7 6:00 p.m. CSUN Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 7–2 Ceja (1–1) Diaz (0–1) — 740 6–5 (0–0) March 10 4:30 p.m. Texas UFCU Disch–Falk Field Austin, Texas 4–5 Ridgeway (1–0) Gadsby (2–4) Johnston (1) 4,391 6–6 (0–0) March 11 2:00 p.m. Texas UFCU DischFalk Field Austin, Texas 2–5 Cooper (2–0) Scheidler (1–1) Johnston (2) 4,549 6–7 (0–0) March 12 11:00 a.m. Texas UFCU DischFalk Field Austin, Texas 5–10 Henley (2–1) Olsen (0–1) McKenzie (1) 4,869 6–8 (0–0) March 14 6:00 p.m. UC Irvine Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 3–5 Johnston (2–0) Scheidler (1–2) Faucher (7) 679 6–9 (0–0) March 18 1:00 p.m. Arizona Doubleheader Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 4–19 Cloney (5–0) Canning (0–1) — 948 6–10 (0–1) March 18 2:00 p.m. Arizona Doubleheader Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 3–4 Ming (4–0) Burke (0–2) — 1,109 6–11 (0–2) March 19 2:00 p.m. P12N Arizona Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 8–710 Walker (1–0) Rivas (0–1) — 1,077 7–11 (1–2) March 24 6:00 p.m. P12N California Rivalry Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 9–5 Canning (1–1) Patino (0–1) — 763 8–11 (2–2) March 25 4:00 p.m. P12N California Rivalry Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 9–4 Garcia (1–0) Reyes (2–2) — 857 9–11 (3–2) March 36 2:00 p.m. P12N California Rivalry Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 20–0 Olsen (1–1) Dodson (1–5) — 1,053 10–11 (4–2) March 28 6:00 p.m. P12N Cal State Fullerton Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 9–7 Garcia (2–0) Gibbs (1–3) Burke (1) 555 11–11 (4–2) March 31 6:30 p.m. Arizona State Phoenix Municipal Stadium Phoenix, Arizona 9–3 Canning (2–1) Lingos (3–2) — 4,029 12–11 (5–2)
April Date Time Opponent Rank Site Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record (Pac-12 Record) April 1 6:30 p.m. Arizona State Phoenix Municipal Stadium Phoenix, Arizona 4–5 Higgins (2–1) Scheidler (1–3) Erives (2) 2,613 12–12 (5–3) April 2 12:30 p.m. Arizona State Phoenix Municipal Stadium Phoenix, Arizona 17–4 Olsen (2–1) Todd (1–3) — 2,287 13–12 (6–3) April 4 6:00 p.m. San Diego State Lake Elsinore Diamond Lake Elsinore, California 4–5 Boyer (1–0) Scheidler (1–4) Saylor (8) 1,240 13–13 (6–3) April 7 6:00 p.m. Washington Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 3–7 Bremer (3–2) Canning (2–2) — 831 13–4 (6–4) April 8 2:00 p.m. Washington Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 3–6 Jones (4–4) Ceja (1–2) — 892 13–15 (6–5) April 9 1:00 p.m. Washington Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 6–5 Bird (3–0) Minier (0–1) — 1,124 14–15 (7–5) April 13 6:00 p.m. Stanford Sunken Diamond Stanford, California 2–0 Canning (3–2) Bubic (2–6) — 997 15–15 (8–5) April 14 7:00 p.m. Stanford Sunken Diamond Stanford, California 3–5 Hock (5–0) Ceja (1–3) — 1,268 15–16 (8–6) April 15 4:00 p.m. Stanford Sunken Diamond Stanford, California 7–610 Gadsby (3–4) Hock (5–1) — 2,400 16–16 (9–6) April 18 7:00 p.m. No. 12 Long Beach State Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 2–111 Bird (4–0) Advocate (3–1) — 410 17–16 (9–6) April 21 4:00 p.m. P12N No. 1 Oregon State Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 2–410 Mulholland (5–0) Bird (4–1) — 1,209 17–17 (9–7) April 22 12:00 p.m. P12N No. 1 Oregon State Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 7–1 Ceja (2–3) Fehmel (4–2) — 1,475 18–17 (10–7) April 23 6:00 p.m. No. 1 Oregon State Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 1–2 Verbung (1–0) Bird (4–2) Eisert (1) 1,377 18–18 (10–8) April 25 6:00 p.m. No. 9 Long Beach State Blair Field Long Beach, California 5–1 Hooper (1–0) Jones (1–2) — 1,809 19–18 (10–8) April 28 6:00 p.m. Cal Poly Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 2–1 Canning (4–2) Uelmen (2–7) Burke (2) 752 20–18 (10–8) April 29 2:00 p.m. Cal Poly Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 3–6 Howard (4–1) Ceja (2–4) Clark (7) 1,044 20–19 (10–8) April 30 1:00 p.m. Cal Poly Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 5–4 Olsen (3–1) Ay (1–4) Burke (3) 1,226 21–19 (10–8)
May Date Time Opponent Rank Site Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record (Pac-12 Record) May 2 6:00 p.m. San Diego State Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 6–8 Fernandez (1–1) Burke (0–3) Saylor (12) 630 21–20 (10–8) May 4 6:00 p.m. P12N USC Rivalry Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, California 2–0 Canning (5–2) Stubbs (0–4) — 706 22–20 (11–8) May 5 7:00 p.m. P12N USC Rivalry Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, California 4–2 Scheidler (2–4) Lunn (0–1) Burke(4) 778 23–20 (12–8) May 6 7:00 p.m. P12N USC Rivalry Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, California 13–0 Olsen (4–1) Crouse (2–7) — 1,050 24–20 (13–8) May 9 6:00 p.m. Cal State Fullerton Goodwin Field Fullerton, California 3–4 Velasquez (4–2) Hooper (1–1) Conine (11) 1,997 24–21 (13–8) May 12 7:00 p.m. Washington State Bailey-Brayton Field Pullman, Washington 1–7 Jones (3–3) Canning (5–3) — 751 24–22 (13–9) May 13 4:00 p.m. Washington State Bailey-Brayton Field Pullman, Washington 3–7 Anderson (5–2) Bird (4–3) — 823 24–23 (13–10) May 14 12:00 p.m. Washington State Bailey-Brayton Field Pullman, Washington 12–2 Olsen (5–1) Mullins (2–3) — 703 25–23 (14–10) May 19 6:00 p.m. Utah Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 7–313 Canning (6–3) Rose (7–3) — 721 26–23 (15–10) May 20 6:00 p.m. Utah Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 5–3 Bird (5–3) Ottesen (4–4) Burke (5) 1,199 27–23 (16–10) May 21 1:00 p.m. Utah Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 8–3 Olsen (6–1) Lapiana (3–6) — 826 28–23 (17–10) May 23 6:30 p.m. UC Irvine Anteater Ballpark Irvine, California 4–12 Faucher (2–5) Ceja (2–5) — 1,018 28–24 (17–10) May 25 6:00 p.m. P12N Oregon PK Park Eugene, Oregon 6–0 Canning (7–3) Peterson (11–4) — 1,643 29–24 (18–10) May 26 6:00 p.m. P12N Oregon PK Park Eugene, Oregon 1–2 Mercer (6–7) Bird (5–4) Yovan (15) 1,431 29–25 (18–11) May 27 2:00 p.m. P12N Oregon PK Park Eugene, Oregon 4–1 Olsen (7–1) Stringer (1–1) — 1,756 30–25 (19–11)
Postseason
NCAA tournament – Long Beach Regional Date Time Opponent Rank Site Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record June 2 4:00 p.m. ESPN2 (2) Texas Quarterfinals (3) Blair Field Long Beach, California 2–3 Nolan (10–4) Canning (7–4) Ridgeway (12) 2,283 30–26 June 3 1:00 p.m. ESPN3 (4) San Diego State Elimination game (3) Blair Field Long Beach, California 2–313 Saylor (3–0) Bird (5–5) — 1,773 30–27
Bruins win   Bruins loss Bold: Bruins team member Source: UCLA Rankings from Collegiate Baseball. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.