2023 UCLA Bruins baseball team

2023 UCLA Bruins baseball
2023 UCLA Bruins baseball
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Record	27–24–1 (12–16–1 Pac-12)
Head coach	John Savage (19th season);
Hitting coach	Bryant Ward (9th season)
Home stadium	Jackie Robinson Stadium

2023 Pac-12 Conference baseball standings
	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
No. 4 Stanford ‍†‍‍^y	23	–	7	–	0	.767	38	–	16	–	0	.704
No. 23 Oregon State ‍‍‍^y	18	–	12	–	0	.600	39	–	18	–	0	.684
Washington ‍‍‍^y	17	–	12	–	0	.586	35	–	18	–	0	.660
USC ‍‍‍	17	–	13	–	0	.567	34	–	23	–	1	.595
Arizona State ‍‍‍	16	–	13	–	0	.552	32	–	23	–	0	.582
No. 12 Oregon ‍‍‡‍^y	16	–	14	–	0	.533	38	–	20	–	0	.655
UCLA ‍‍‍	12	–	16	–	1	.431	28	–	24	–	1	.538
Arizona ‍‍‍^y	12	–	18	–	0	.400	33	–	24	–	0	.579
California ‍‍‍	12	–	18	–	0	.400	24	–	28	–	0	.462
Washington State ‍‍‍	10	–	19	–	0	.345	29	–	23	–	0	.558
Utah ‍‍‍	9	–	20	–	1	.317	22	–	32	–	1	.409

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship As of May 30, 2023^[1] Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2023 UCLA Bruins baseball team represent the University of California, Los Angeles during the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bruins play their home games at Jackie Robinson Stadium as a member of the Pac-12 Conference. They are led by head coach John Savage, in his 19th season at UCLA.

Previous season

The Bruins finished with a record of 40–24, and 19–11 in conference play In the postseason, the Bruins were invited and participated in the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball tournament, where they lost to Auburn in the Auburn Regional in Auburn, Alabama.

Personnel

Roster

2023 UCLA Bruins roster^[2]

Pitchers

7 – Ethan Flanagan – Sophomore
10 – Nate Leibold – Sophomore
11 – Ben Jacobs – Freshman
12 – Gage Jump – Sophomore
14 – Charles Harrison – Senior
16 – Jack O'Connor – Freshman
20 – Josh Alger – Sophomore
25 – Cody Delvecchio – Freshman
28 – James Hepp – Sophomore
29 – Finn McIllroy – Freshman
30 – Alonzo Tredwell – Sophomore
31 – Chris Aldrich – Sophomore
32 – Josh Hahn – Senior
33 – Jake Saum – Senior
34 – Jake Brooks – Junior
35 – Luke Jewett – Sophomore
40 – Michael Barnett – Freshman
45 – Chris Grothues – Freshman
51 – Caedon Kottinger – Junior
55 – Kelly Austin – Senior

Catchers

9 – Darius Perry – Senior
17 – Jack Holman – Sophomore
19 – Aidan Berger – Freshman
36 – Knox Loposer – Graduate

Infielders

1 – Cody Schrier – Sophomore
3 – Duce Gourson – Sophomore
4 – Kyle Karros – Junior
5 – Daylen Reyes – Junior
6 – Payton Brennan – Freshman
8 – Andrew Walters – Freshman
38 – AJ Salgado – Sophomore

Outfielders

6 – Payton Brennan – Freshman
15 – Jarrod Hocking – Freshman
18 – Carson Yates – Junior
21 – JonJon Vaughns – Junior
24 – Malakhi Knight – Sophomore
27 – Keenan Proctor – Freshman
32 – Josh Hahn – Senior
44 – Toussaint Bythewood – Freshman

Coaches

2022 UCLA Bruins baseball coaching staff^[2]

John Savage – Head coach – 19th season
Bryant Ward – Assistant coach – 8th season
Niko Gallego – Assistant coach – 9th season
David Berg – Volunteer assistant coach – 5th season

Note: Season counter accounts for all stints at UCLA.

Schedule

2023 UCLA Bruins Game Log (27–24–1)

Regular season: 28–24–1 (Home: 19–9–1; Away: 8–14 Neutral: 1–1)

February: 5–2
Game	Date	Rank	Opponent	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	Pac-12
1	February 17	12	Omaha*	Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	16–1	Brooks (1–0)	Riedel (0–1)	—	727	1–0	–
2	February 18	12	Omaha*	Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	23–0	Tredwell (1–0)	Bell (0–1)	—	776	2–0	–
3	February 19	12	Omaha*	Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	8–1	Austin (1–0)	Tenney (0–1)	—	810	3–0	–
4	February 21	13	Pepperdine*	Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	11–2	Aldrich (1–0)	Llewellyn (0–1)	—	350	4–0	–
5	February 24	17	at No. 10 Vanderbilt*	Hawkins Field Nashville, Tennessee	0–6	Holton (0–1)	Brooks (1–1)	—	3,788	4–1	–
6	February 25	17	at No. 10 Vanderbilt*	Hawkins Field Nashville, Tennessee	3–0	Delvecchio (1–0)	Hliboki (0–2)	Jewett (1)	3,793	5–1	–
7	February 26	17	at No. 10 Vanderbilt*	Hawkins Field Nashville, Tennessee	1–2	Futrell (2–0)	Austin (1–1)	Maldonado (2)	3,798	5–2	–
–	February 29		Loyola Marymount*	Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	Postponed (weather)					5–2	–

March: 11–5
Game	Date	Rank	Opponent	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	Pac-12
8	March 1	12	Michigan*	Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	9–4	Aldrich (2–0)	Denner (0–2)	—	458	6–2	–
9	March 3	12	Tulane* Southern California College Baseball Classic	Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	10–3	Brooks (2–1)	Carmouche (0–2)	—	419	7–2	–
10	March 4	12	Sacramento State* Southern California College Baseball Classic	Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	3–2	Tredwell (2–0)	Lucchesi (2–1)	Jewett (2)	540	8–2	–
11	March 5	12	USC* Rivalry Southern California College Baseball Classic	Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	5–3	Saum (1–0)	Hammond (0–1)	—	1,845	9–2	–
12	March 10	12	Long Beach State*	Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	7–6	McIllroy (1–0)	Diez (0–1)	Jewett (3)	480	10–2	–
13	March 10	13	at Oregon	PK Park Eugene, Oregon	2–6	Dallas (1–0)	Brooks (2–2)	—	1,158	10–3	0–1
14	March 11	13	at Oregon	PK Park Eugene, Oregon	8–7	Tredwell (3–0)	Uelmen (1–2)	—	2,008	11–3	1–1
15	March 12	13	at Oregon	PK Park Eugene, Oregon	16–0	Austin (2–1)	Pace (1–1)	—	1,345	12–3	2–1
–	March 14		San Diego*	Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	Postponed (weather)					12–3	2–1
16	March 17	12	Arizona	Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	5–1	Brooks (3–2)	Nichols (3–1)	—	574	13–3	3–1
17	March 18	12	Arizona	Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	7–5	Barnett (1–0)	Zastrow (2–1)	Jewett (4)	654	14–3	4–1
18	March 19	12	Arizona	Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	6–4	Aldrich (3–0)	Hintz (0–1)	—	513	15–3	5–1
19	March 24	7	Washington	Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	5–1	Brooks (4–2)	Lord (3–1)	—	811	16–3	6–1
20	March 25	7	Washington	Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	0–3	Emanuels (2–1)	Jewett (0–1)	—	860	16–4	6–2
21	March 26	7	Washington	Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	10–11	Boyle (3–0)	Aldrich (3–1)	Matter (4)	1,010	16–5	6–3
22	March 28	12	at Cal State Fullerton*	Goodwin Field Fullerton, California	5–15	Faulks (1–1)	Jacobs (0–1)	—	1,361	16–6	6–4
23	March 31	12	at Washington State	Bailey–Brayton Field Pullman, Washington	5–9	Hawkins (3–3)	Brooks (4–3)	—	583	16–7	6–5

April: 8–8–1
Game	Date	Rank	Opponent	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	Pac-12
24	April 1	12	at Washington State	Bailey–Brayton Field Pullman, Washington	1–5	Taylor (2–1)	Tredwell (3–1)	—	1,380	16–8	6–6
–	April 2	12	at Washington State	Bailey–Brayton Field Pullman, Washington	Postponed (weather)					16–8	6–6
25	April 4	22	at Long Beach State*	Blair Field Long Beach, California	4–3 (13)	Jewett (1–1)	Wallerstedt (0–1)	—	2,201	17–8	6–6
26	April 6	22	Utah	Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	5–3	Austin (3–1)	Lugo-Canchola (2–2)	Delvecchio (1)	510	18–8	7–6
27	April 7	22	Utah	Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	1–0	Harrison (1–0)	Ashman (1–1)	—	620	19–8	8–6
28	April 8	22	Utah	Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	10–10	—	—	—	615	19–8–1	8–6–1
29	April 11		at Pepperdine*	Eddy D. Field Stadium Malibu, California	7–8	Baird (2–2)	Delvecchio (1–1)	—	845	19–9–1	8–6–1
30	April 14	19	UC Davis*	Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	3–2	Flanagan (1–0)	Carrion (0–3)	Delvecchio (2)	510	20–9–1	8–6–1
31	April 15	19	UC Davis*	Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	8–2	Tredwell (4–1)	Huezo (1–2)	—	1,042	21–9–1	8–6–1
32	April 16	19	UC Davis*	Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	3–6	Carrion (1–3)	Austin (3–2)	Hogan 4	620	21–10–1	8–6–1
33	April 18	22	UC Irvine*	Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	4–12	Vizcaino (4–2)	Flanagan (1–1)	—	490	21–11–1	8–6–1
34	April 21	22	@ USC Rivalry	Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, California	9–3	Brooks (5–3)	Stromsborg (4–3)	—	2,057	22–11–1	9–6–1
35	April 22	22	@ USC Rivalry	Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, California	1–5	Aoki (3–0)	Tredwell (4–2)	—	1,276	22–12–1	9–7–1
36	April 23	22	@ USC Rivalry	Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, California	5–6	Clarke (2–2)	Delvecchio (1–2)	—	1,882	22–13–1	9–8–1
37	April 25		@ Loyola Marymount*	George C. Page Stadium Los Angeles, California	7–1	Leibold (1–0)	McRoberts (0–2)	—	507	23–13–1	9–8–1
38	April 28		@ No. 8 Stanford	Klein Field at Sunken Diamond Stanford, California	5–6	Mathews (5–3)	Brooks (5–4)	Bruno (4)	2,146	23–14–1	9–9–1
39	April 29		@ No. 8 Stanford	Klein Field at Sunken Diamond Stanford, California	9–6	Austin (4–2)	Scott (5–3)	—	2,126	24–14–1	10–8–1
40	April 30		@ No. 8 Stanford	Klein Field at Sunken Diamond Stanford, California	7–10	Bruno (2–0)	Delvecchio (1–3)	—	2,593	24–15–1	10–9–1

May: 3–8
Game	Date	Rank	Opponent	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	Pac-12
41	May 2		@ UC Irvine*	Anteater Ballpark Irvine, California	3–12	Antone (3–1)	Hahn (0–1)	—	2,469	24–16–1	10–9–1
42	May 5		California	Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	7–10	Becerra (2–3)	Brooks (5–5)	Stasiowski (1)	717	24–17–1	10–10–1
43	May 6		California	Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	2–9	Pasqualott (3–1)	Austin (4–3)	Galan (1)	1,177	24–18–1	10–11–1
44	May 7		California	Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	8–9	Colwell (2–3)	Aldrich (3–2)	Bougie (3)	1,420	24–19–1	10–12–1
45	May 9		Cal State Fullerton*	Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	10–2	McIllroy (2–0)	Blood (1–3)	—	713	25–19–1	10–12–1
46	May 12		No. 15 Oregon State	Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	12–5	Brooks (6–5)	Sellers (6–5)	—	733	26–19–1	11–12–1
47	May 13		No. 15 Oregon State	Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	4–6	Ferrer (1–1)	Austin (4–4)	Brown (9)	911	26–20–1	11–13–1
48	May 14		No. 15 Oregon State	Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	5–21	Keljo (2–0)	Aldrich (3–3)	Mejia (2)	690	26–21–1	11–14–1
49	May 18		at Arizona State	Phoenix Municipal Stadium Phoenix, Arizona	4–5	Stevenson (5–3)	Delvecchio (1–4)	—	2,379	26–22–1	11–15–1
50	May 19		at Arizona State	Phoenix Municipal Stadium Phoenix, Arizona	6–3	Flanagan (2–1)	Dunn (4–6)	Delvecchio (3)	3,092	27–22–1	12–15–1
51	May 20		at Arizona State	Phoenix Municipal Stadium Phoenix, Arizona	1–2	Stevenson (6–3)	Grothues (0–1)	—	2,495	27–23–1	12–16–1

Postseason: 1–1 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0; Neutral: 1–1)

2023 Pac–12 tournament: 1–1
Game	Date	Rank	Opponent	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	P12T
52	May 23	(7)	vs. (4) USC	Scottsdale Stadium Scottsdale, Arizona	4–6	Connolly (3–1)	Brooks (6–6)	Wisch (7)	2,032	27–24–1	0—1
53	May 24	(7)	vs. (3) Washington	Scottsdale Stadium Scottsdale, Arizona	17–4 (7)	Austin (5–4)	Engman (3–4)	—	2,012	28—24–1	1—1

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
Coaches'^[3]	15	15*	12	12	12	8	12	22	19	22	—	—	—	—	—
Baseball America^[4]	12	13	14	13	12	9	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Collegiate Baseball^^[5]	13	10	10	10	9	9	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
NCBWA†^[6]	14	13	13	12	11	8	12	23	23	22	—	—	—	—	—
D1Baseball^[7]	17	17	17	16	13	7	12	24	22	22	—	—	—	—	—

^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* 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

↑ "Pac-12 Baseball Standings". pac-12.com. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
1 2 "2023 Baseball Roster". UCLA Bruins. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
↑ USA Today Coaches Poll
↑ Baseball America Poll
↑ Collegiate Baseball Poll
↑ NCBWA Poll
↑ D1Baseball Poll

External links

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[1] "Pac-12 Baseball Standings". pac-12.com. Retrieved May 30, 2023.

[roster-2] 1 2 "2023 Baseball Roster". UCLA Bruins. Retrieved February 19, 2023.

[3] USA Today Coaches Poll

[4] Baseball America Poll

[5] Collegiate Baseball Poll

[6] NCBWA Poll

[7] D1Baseball Poll

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UCLA Bruins baseball
Venues	Moore Field (1920–29) Campus Diamond (1930–32) Sawtelle Field (1933–38) Joe E. Brown Field (1939–1963) Sawtelle Field (1964–79) Eddy D. Field Stadium (1980) Jackie Robinson Stadium (1981–present)
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People	Head coaches
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National Championships in bold; College World Series appearances in italics