2022 UCLA Bruins baseball team

2022 Pac-12 Conference baseball standings
	† – Conference champion ; ‡ – Tournament champion; As of March 22, 2022; Rankings from D1Baseball

2022 UCLA Bruins baseball
2022 UCLA Bruins baseball
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
2022 record	13–7 (1–2 Pac-12)
Head coach	John Savage (18th season);
Hitting coach	Bryant Ward (8th season)
Home stadium	Jackie Robinson Stadium
	Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

The 2022 UCLA Bruins baseball team represents the University of California, Los Angeles during the 2022 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 18th season at UCLA.

Previous season[]

The Bruins finished with a record of 37–20, and 18–12 in conference play.^[2] In the postseason, the Bruins were invited and participated in the 2021 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament, where they lost to North Carolina and the #8 national seed Texas Tech in the Lubbock Regional in Lubbock, Texas.^[3]

Preseason[]

Long time assistant coach Rex Peters has retired after 29 years of coaching baseball, with the last 10 years at UCLA. To fill the vacancy on John Savage's staff, Niko Gallego was promoted from volunteer assistant coach to assistant and former UCLA pitcher David Berg took over as volunteer assistant coach. Berg played an important part as a member of the Bruins' 2013 College World Series championship team.

Personnel[]

Roster[]

2022 UCLA Bruins roster^[4]

Pitchers

8 – Max Rajcic – Sophomore
10 – Nate Leibold – Freshman
12 – Gage Jump – Freshman
14 – Charles Harrison – Junior
19 – Jared Karros – Junior
20 – Josh Alger – Freshman
25 – Thatcher Hurd – Freshman
27 – Jack Filby – Senior
28 – James Hepp – Freshman
30 – Alonzo Tredwell – Freshman
31 – Chris Aldrich – Freshman
32 – Josh Hahn – Junior
33 – Jake Saum – Junior
34 – Jake Brooks – Sophomore
35 – Luke Jewett – Freshman
40 – Ethan Flanagan – Freshman
43 – Daniel Colwell – Senior
51 – Caedon Kottinger – Sophomore
55 – Kelly Austin – Sophomore

Catchers

9 – Darius Perry – Junior
17 – Jack Holman – Freshman
36 – Tommy Beres – Sophomore

Infielders

1 – Cody Schrier – Freshman
3 – Ethan Gourson – Freshman
5 – Daylen Reyes – Sophomore
6 – Michael Curialle – Junior
7 – Bryce Grudzielanek – Freshman
11 – Jake Moberg – Senior
27 – Jack Filby – Senior
37 – Eli Paton – Freshman
44 – Kyle Karros – Sophomore
45 – Alex Fernandes – Freshman

Outfielders

4 – Nick McLain – Freshman
6 – Michael Curialle – Junior
15 – Kenny Oyama – Grad. Student
16 – Emanuel Dean – Sophomore
18 – Carson Yates – Sophomore
21 – JonJon Vaughns – Sophomore
24 – Malakhi Knight – Freshman
32 – Josh Hahn – Junior
38 – Jake Palmer – Grad. Student

Coaches[]

2022 UCLA Bruins baseball coaching staff^[4]

John Savage – Head Coach – 18th season
Bryant Ward – Assistant Coach – 7th season
Niko Gallego – Assistant Coach – 8th season
David Berg – Volunteer Assistant Coach – 4th season

Note: Season counter accounts for all stints at UCLA.

Schedule[]

Legend
	UCLA win
	UCLA loss
	Cancelled/Postponed
*	Non-Conference game
Bold	UCLA Pitcher/Player
Rank	D1 Baseball

2022 UCLA Bruins Game Log (13–7)

Regular Season: 13–7 (Home: 10–6; Away: 1–0; Neutral: 2–1)

February: 5–3 (Home: 5–3; Away: 0–0; Neutral: 0–0)
Game	Date	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	Pac-12
1	February 18	Cal State Northridge*		Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	W 9–2	Brooks (1–0)	Traxel (0–1)	—	1,005	1–0	N/A
2	February 19	Cal State Northridge*		Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	L 4–6	Sodersten (1–0)	Rajcic (0–1)	Schriever (1)	650	1–1	N/A
3	February 20	Cal State Northridge*		Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	W 5–3 (13)	Saum (1��0)	Braun (0–1)	—	805	2–1	N/A
4	February 22	Pepperdine*		Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	L 5–7	Baird (2–0)	Harrison (0–1)	—	300	2–2	N/A
5	February 23	Omaha*		Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	L 4–9	Posch (1–0)	Harrison (0–2)	—	280	2–3	N/A
6	February 25	UC Riverside*		Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	W 3–1	Brooks (2–0)	Jacobs (0–1)	Tredwell (1)	370	3–3	N/A
7	February 26	UC Riverside*		Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	W 12–0	Rajcic (1–1)	Magrisi (0–2)	—	500	4–3	N/A
8	February 27	UC Riverside*		Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	W 2–1	Tredwell (1–0)	Turner (0–1)	—	400	5–3	N/A

March: 8–4 (Home: 5–3; Away: 1–0; Neutral: 2–1)
Game	Date	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	Pac-12
9	March 1	No. 25 Long Beach State*		Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	W 3–0	Hurd (1–0)	Carabajal (0–1)	Flanagan (1)	526	6–3	N/A
10	March 4	vs. Baylor*		Minute Maid Park Houston, Texas	L 1–2	Thomas (2–1)	Brooks (2–1)	Marriott (1)	16,515	6–4	N/A
11	March 5	vs. Oklahoma*		Minute Maid Park Houston, Texas	W 15–3 (7)	Flanagan (1–0)	Sandlin (1–2)	—	24,787	7–4	N/A
12	March 6	vs. No. 1 Texas*		Minute Maid Park Houston, Texas	W 5–1	Austin (1–0)	Johnson (0–1)	Tredwell (2)	12,577	8–4	N/A
13	March 8	Cal State Fullerton*		Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	W 5–4	Flanagan (2–0)	Howitt (0–2)	—	369	9–4	N/A
14	March 11	USC Rivalry		Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	L 4–7	Lambert (2–0)	Brooks (2–2)	Clow (1)	857	9–5	0–1
15	March 12	USC Rivalry		Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	W 11–2	Rajcic (2–1)	Stromsborg (1–1)	—	1,655	10–5	1–1
16	March 13	USC Rivalry		Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	L 3–6	Hurley (3–0)	Austin (1–1)	Keating (2)	1,692	10–6	1–2
17	March 18	Harvard*		Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	W 25–2	Brooks (3–2)	Stone (1–2)	—	487	11–6	N/A
18	March 19	Harvard*		Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	L 0–5	Williamson (2–1)	Rajcic (2–2)	—	632	11–7	N/A
19	March 20	Harvard*		Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	W 3–2 (11)	Jewett (1–0)	Jacobsen (1–2)	—	787	12–7	N/A
20	March 22	at Loyola Marymount*		George C. Page Stadium Los Angeles, California	W 9–5	Jump (1–0)	Galicia (0–3)	—	536	13–7	N/A
21	March 25	at No. 11 Arizona Rivalry		Hi Corbett Field Tucson, Arizona	–			—		–	–
22	March 26	at No. 11 Arizona Rivalry		Hi Corbett Field Tucson, Arizona	–			—		–	–
23	March 27	at No. 11 Arizona Rivalry		Hi Corbett Field Tucson, Arizona	–			—		–	–
24	March 29	UC Santa Barbara*		Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	–			—		–	N/A

April: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0; Neutral: 0–0)
Game	Date	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Pac-12
25	April 1	Oregon		Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	–			—		– –
26	April 2	Oregon		Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	–			—		– –
27	April 3	Oregon		Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	–			—		– –
28	April 5	Loyola Marymount*		Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	–			—		– –
29	April 8	at Utah		Smith's Ballpark Salt Lake City, Utah	–			—		– –
30	April 9	at Utah		Smith's Ballpark Salt Lake City, Utah	–			—		– –
31	April 10	at Utah		Smith's Ballpark Salt Lake City, Utah	–			—		– –
32	April 12	at Pepperdine*		Eddy D. Field Stadium Malibu, California	–			—		– –
33	April 14	Stanford		Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	–			—		– –
34	April 15	Stanford		Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	–			—		– –
35	April 16	Stanford		Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	–			—		– –
36	April 19	at UC Santa Barbara*		Caesar Uyesaka Stadium Santa Barbara, California	–			—		– –
37	April 22	at California		Evans Diamond Berkeley, California	–			—		– –
38	April 23	at California		Evans Diamond Berkeley, California	–			—		– –
39	April 24	at California		Evans Diamond Berkeley, California	–			—		– –
40	April 26	UC Irvine*		Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	–			—		– –
41	April 29	Arizona State		Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	–			—		– –
42	April 30	Arizona State		Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	–			—		– –

May: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0; Neutral: 0–0)
Game	Date	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Pac-12
43	May 1	Arizona State		Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	–			—		– –
44	May 3	at Long Beach State*		Blair Field Long Beach, California	–			—		– –
45	May 6	at Washington		Husky Ballpark Seattle, Washington	–			—		– –
46	May 7	at Washington		Husky Ballpark Seattle, Washington	–			—		– –
47	May 8	at Washington		Husky Ballpark Seattle, Washington	–			—		– –
48	May 10	at Cal State Fullerton*		Goodwin Field Fullerton, California	–			—		– –
49	May 13	Washington State		Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	–			—		– –
50	May 14	Washington State		Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	–			—		– –
51	May 15	Washington State		Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	–			—		– –
52	May 17	at UC Irvine*		Anteater Ballpark Irvine, California	–			—		– –
53	May 19	at Oregon State		Goss Stadium at Coleman Field Corvallis, Oregon	–			—		– –
54	May 20	at Oregon State		Goss Stadium at Coleman Field Corvallis, Oregon	–			—		– –
55	May 21	at Oregon State		Goss Stadium at Coleman Field Corvallis, Oregon	–			—		– –

Source:^[5]

Rankings[]

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
Coaches'^[6]	24	24*	RV	25	RV	—
Baseball America^[7]	22	21	23	15	—	—
Collegiate Baseball^^[8]	18	21	27	24	—	—
NCBWA†^[9]	21	23	25	22	RV	RV
D1Baseball^[10]	—	—	—	—	—	—

^ 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 March 22, 2022.
^ "2021 Pac-12 Baseball Standings". pac-12.com. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
^ "2021 NCAA Tournament Field Of 64". d1baseball.com. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "2022 Baseball Roster". UCLA Bruins. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
^ "2022 Baseball Schedule". UCLA Bruins. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
^ USA Today Coaches Poll
^ Baseball America Poll
^ Collegiate Baseball Poll
^ NCBWA Poll
^ D1Baseball Poll

External links[]

UCLA Bruins baseball

[1] "Pac-12 Baseball Standings". pac-12.com. Retrieved March 22, 2022.

[2] "2021 Pac-12 Baseball Standings". pac-12.com. Retrieved February 21, 2022.

[3] "2021 NCAA Tournament Field Of 64". d1baseball.com. Retrieved February 21, 2022.

[roster-4] "2022 Baseball Roster". UCLA Bruins. Retrieved December 13, 2021.

[5] "2022 Baseball Schedule". UCLA Bruins. Retrieved December 13, 2021.

[6] USA Today Coaches Poll

[7] Baseball America Poll

[8] Collegiate Baseball Poll

[9] NCBWA Poll

[10] D1Baseball Poll

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v t UCLA Bruins baseball
Venues	(1920–29) (1930–32) (1933–38) (1939–1963) (1964–79) Eddy D. Field Stadium (1980) Jackie Robinson Stadium (1981–present)
Rivalries	USC
People
	1969 1997 2000 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
National Championships in bold; College World Series appearances in italics

2022 Pac-12 Conference baseball standings
v t	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
No. 11 Arizona ‍‍‍	5	–	1	–	0	.833	16	–	4	–	0	.800
Oregon ‍‍‍	5	–	1	–	0	.833	14	–	6	–	0	.700
No. 6 Oregon State ‍‍‍	4	–	2	–	0	.667	14	–	4	–	0	.778
Washington ‍‍‍	4	–	2	–	0	.667	12	–	8	–	0	.600
USC ‍‍‍	3	–	3	–	0	.500	13	–	6	–	0	.684
California ‍‍‍	3	–	3	–	0	.500	10	–	10	–	0	.500
Utah ‍‍‍	2	–	4	–	0	.333	12	–	7	–	1	.625
UCLA ‍‍‍	1	–	2	–	0	.333	13	–	7	–	0	.650
Arizona State ‍‍‍	1	–	2	–	0	.333	9	–	13	–	0	.409
Stanford ‍‍‍	1	–	5	–	0	.167	9	–	8	–	0	.529
Washington State ‍‍‍	1	–	5	–	0	.167	9	–	10	–	0	.474

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion As of March 22, 2022^[1]; Rankings from D1Baseball