2008 UCLA Bruins baseball team

2008 UCLA Bruins baseball

Fullerton Regional Finals vs. Cal State Fullerton, L, 11–8 and L, 5–4
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
2008 record	33–27 (13–11 Pac-10)
Head coach	John Savage (4th year)
Assistant coach	Matt Jones (4th year)
Assistant coach	Brian Green (4th year)
Assistant coach	P.C. Shaw (2nd year)
Home stadium	Jackie Robinson Stadium

The 2008 UCLA Bruins baseball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 2008 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bruins played their home games in Jackie Robinson Stadium. UCLA finished the regular season as the #3 team in the Pacific-10 Conference behind #2 Stanford and #1 Arizona State.^[1] The Bruins made it to the 2008 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament for the third year in a row, competing in the Fullerton Regionals. After beating Virginia 3–2 in the first round, the Bruins beat the number 1 seeded Cal State Fullerton Titans 11–4. Since the Titans beat Virginia in their double elimination game, the Bruins faced the Titans again in the Regional Finals. The Bruins lost 11–8 and 5–4 to the Titans to finish the season as runners-up in the Fullerton Regionals.

Previous season

The 2007 season saw the Bruins finish 33–28 and third in the Pac-10 Conference behind #1 Arizona State and #2 Arizona.^[2] The 2007 season ended in the Fullerton Super Regionals when the Bruins lost two games in a row to Cal State Fullerton.^[3]

Roster

2008 UCLA Bruins baseball team

Players

Coaches

#	Pos.	Name	Bats/Throws	Height	Weight	Year	High School/Junior College	Home town
50	3.5 !C	Aielli, GinoGino Aielli	R/R	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Saddleback JC	Laguna Niguel, CA
12	3.5 !C	Babineau, RyanRyan Babineau	R/R	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Etiwanda HS	Rancho Cucamonga, CA
35	1.5 !LHP	Beacom, MitchellMitchell Beacom	L/L	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1.0 !Fr	University City HS	San Diego, CA
25	1.0 !RHP	Brewer, CharlesCharles Brewer	R/R	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2.0 !So	Chaparral HS	Paradise Valley, AZ
7	1.5 !LHP	Brooks, GavinGavin Brooks	L/L	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2.0 !So	Rancho Buena Vista HS	Vista, CA
11	2.5 !INF	Carrithers, AldenAlden Carrithers	L/R	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	4.0 !Sr	UC Santa Barbara	Portland, OR
38	1.0 !RHP	Claypool, GarettGarett Claypool	R/R	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2.0 !So	El Camino HS	West Hills, CA
44	3.0 !OF	Cohen, GabeGabe Cohen	R/R	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2.0 !So	El Camino HS	Woodland Hills, CA
3	2.5 !INF	Crawford, BrandonBrandon Crawford	L/R	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Foothill HS	Pleasanton, CA
1	2.5 !INF	Curtis, JermaineJermaine Curtis	R/R	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	3.0 !Jr	A.B. Miller HS	Fontana, CA
4	3.5 !C	Dean, BrentBrent Dean	R/R	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Harbor JC	Torrance, CA
6	2.5 !INF	Decker, CodyCody Decker	R/R	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Santa Monica HS	Santa Monica, CA
5	3.0 !OF	Dolan, BradyBrady Dolan	R/R	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Sierra JC	Reno, NV
8	1.5 !LHP	Drummond, MattMatt Drummond	L/L	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2.0 !So	Paso Robles HS	Paso Robles, CA
9	3.0 !OF	Dunlap, BlairBlair Dunlap	R/R	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Santa Margarita HS	Mission Viejo, CA
20	3.0 !OF	Duran, RaulRaul Duran	R/R	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Saddleback HS	Santa Ana, CA
43	2.5 !INF	Gallego, NikoNiko Gallego	R/R	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Esperanza HS	Yorba Linda, CA
49	3.5 !C	Giovinazzo, ChrisChris Giovinazzo	R/R	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Laguna Hills HS	Laguna Hills, CA
33	1.0 !RHP	Goeddel, ErikErik Goeddel	R/R	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Bellarmine HS	Hillsborough, CA
32	1.5 !LHP	Grace, MattMatt Grace	L/L	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Palos Verdes HS	Palos Verdes Estates, CA
14	2.5 !INF	Haerther, CaseyCasey Haerther	R/R	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2.0 !So	Chaminade HS	Chatsworth, CA
26	1.0 !RHP	Haver, J.D.J.D. Haver	R/R	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2.0 !So	Wilson HS	Long Beach, CA
23	1.0 !RHP	Klein, DanDan Klein	R/R	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Servite HS	Los Alamitos, CA
16	3.0 !OF	Krill, BrettBrett Krill	R/R	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Aliso Niguel HS	Laguna Niguel, CA
34	1.5 !LHP	Lafferty, BrendanBrendan Lafferty	L/L	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Riverside Poly HS	Riverside, CA
41	2.5 !INF	Lodge, BrandonBrandon Lodge	R/R	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Tesoro HS	Coto de Caza, CA
24	2.5 !INF	Murphy, TimTim Murphy	L/L	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Rancho Buena Vista HS	Vista, CA
19	2.5 !INF	Murray, EddieEddie Murray	R/R	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Gahr HS	Long Beach, CA
28	3.0 !OF	Navarro, MarcMarc Navarro	L/R	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Santa Margarita HS	Laguna Hills, CA
40	1.0 !RHP	Novak, JasonJason Novak	R/R	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Agoura HS	Agoura Hills, CA
36	3.0 !OF	Quist, DustinDustin Quist	R/R	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Central HS	Fresno, CA
29	3.0 !OF	Rapoport, JeffJeff Rapoport	R/R	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Westlake HS	Westlake Village, CA
27	1.5 !LHP	Rasmussen, RobRob Rasmussen	L/L	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Pasadena Poly HS	Arcadia, CA
21	1.0 !RHP	Schlatter, TimTim Schlatter	R/R	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Sacramento CC	Lafayette, CA
15	3.5 !C	Uribe, JustinJustin Uribe	L/L	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2.0 !So	Foothill HS	Santa Ana, CA
18	3.0 !OF	Weisser, MickeyMickey Weisser	L/L	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Sierra JC	Citrus Heights, CA

Head coach

John Savage

Assistant coach(es)

Matt Jones
Brian Green
P.C. Shaw

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 9, 2010

Schedule

2008 UCLA Bruins Baseball Game Log

Regular Season

February

#	Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	Pac-10 Record
1	February 23	Oklahoma^[4]	Jackie Robinson Stadium	7-5	D. Klein (1-0)	R. Duke (0-1)	None	619	1–0	–
2	February 23	Oklahoma^[5]	Jackie Robinson Stadium	3-2 ¹²	D. Klein (1-1)	A. Doyle (1-0)	J. McCarter	619	1–1	–
–	February 24	Oklahoma	Jackie Robinson Stadium	Cancelled	–	–	–	–	1–1	–
3	February 26	Cal State Northridge^[6]	Matador Field	22-2	M. Drummond (1-0)	D. Muren (0-1)	None	221	2–1	–
4	February 27	UC Santa Barbara^[7]	Jackie Robinson Stadium	5-4 ¹³	J. Uribe (1-0)	Z. Samuels (0-1)	None	437	3–1	–
5	February 29	Southern^[8]	Jackie Robinson Stadium	11-2	C. Brewer (1-0)	C. Donaby (0-1)	None	534	4–1	–

Rankings

Ranking Movement
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. NR = Not ranked. RV = Receiving votes.
Poll	Pre- season	Feb. 25	Mar. 3	Mar. 10	Mar. 17	Mar. 24	Mar. 31	Apr. 7	Apr. 14	Apr. 21	Apr. 28	May 5	May 12	May 19	May 26	June 3	June 10	Final Poll
Coaches' Poll
Baseball America^[9]
Collegiate Baseball^	18 ^[10]	19 ^[11]	15 ^[12]	23 ^[13]	20 ^[14]	NR ^[15]	NR ^[16]	NR ^[17]	NR ^[18]	NR ^[19]	NR ^[20]	NR ^[21]	NR ^[22]	NR ^[23]	NR ^[24]	NR ^[25]	NR ^[26]	NR ^[27]
NCBWA†	19 ^[28]	21 ^[29]	15 ^[30]	19 ^[31]	17 ^[32]	24 ^[33]	28 ^[34]	RV ^[35]	RV ^[36]	NR ^[37]	NR ^[38]	NR ^[39]	NR ^[40]	NR ^[41]	NR ^[42]	RV ^[43]	RV ^[44]	RV ^[45]
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^ 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 2008 MLB Draft

The following members of the UCLA Bruins baseball program were drafted in the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft.^[46]^[47]

Player	Position	Round	Overall	MLB Team
Timothy Murphy	LHP	3rd	89th	Texas Rangers
Brandon Crawford	SS	4th	117th	San Francisco Giants
Jermaine Curtis	3B	5th	155th	St. Louis Cardinals
Alden Carrithers	2B	15th	463rd	Detroit Tigers
Ryan Babineau	C	17th	528th	Arizona Diamondbacks

References

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)

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National Championships in bold; College World Series appearances in italics

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