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 3524 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
Pacific-10 Regular Season Champions
Los Angeles Regional Finals vs. UC Irvine, L, 3-4
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
2011 record3524 (189 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home stadiumJackie Robinson Stadium
2011 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 18 UCLA  y 189 .667  3524 .593
No. 11 Arizona State  y 1710 .630  4216 .724
No. 16 Oregon State  y 1710 .630  4117 .707
Arizona  y 1512 .556  3921 .650
No. 21 Stanford  y 1412 .538  3520 .636
California  y 1313 .500  3521 .625
USC   1314 .481  2531 .446
Oregon   1116 .407  3326 .559
Washington State   1017 .370  2628 .481
Washington   621 .222  1737 .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

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

2011 UCLA Bruins baseball team
PlayersCoaches
#Pos.NameBats/ThrowsHeightWeightYearHigh School/Junior CollegeHome 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

2011 UCLA Bruins Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
Post-Season

Rankings

Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. NR = Not ranked. RV = Receiving votes.
PollPre-
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

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 ColeRHP1st1stPittsburgh Pirates
Trevor BauerRHP1st3rdArizona Diamondbacks
Steven RodriguezC15th454thArizona Diamondbacks
Richard Espy1B15th456thKansas City Royals
Mitchell BeacomLHP20th627thSan Francisco Giants
Tyler Rahmatulla2B34th1040thSt. Louis Cardinals
Chris GiovinazzoLF39th1185thLos Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Adrian WilliamsSS45th1361stMilwaukee Brewers
Brandon LodgeRHP47th1425thLos Angeles Angels of Anaheim

Notes

References

  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. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-21. Retrieved 2010-12-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. NCAA College Rankings and Polls, ESPN
  8. Baseball America Top 25
  9. Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Top 30
  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
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