2009 UCLA Bruins baseball team

2009 UCLA Bruins baseball

Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
2009 record	27–29 (15–12 Pac-10)
Head coach	John Savage (5th year)
Assistant coach	Rick Vanderhook (1st year)
Assistant coach	P.C. Shaw (3rd year)
Assistant coach	Steve Pearse (1st year)
Home stadium	Jackie Robinson Stadium

2009 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#3 Arizona State †^y	21	–	6	.778	51	–	14	.785
Washington State ^y	19	–	8	.704	32	–	25	.561
#24Oregon State ^y	15	–	12	.556	37	–	19	.661
UCLA	15	–	12	.556	27	–	29	.482
Arizona	13	–	14	.481	30	–	25	.545
Stanford	13	–	14	.481	30	–	25	.545
Southern California	13	–	14	.481	28	–	28	.500
Washington	13	–	14	.481	25	–	30	.455
California	9	–	18	.333	24	–	29	.453
Oregon	4	–	23	.148	14	–	42	.250

† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 2009^[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Basehall

The 2009 UCLA Bruins baseball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 2009 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bruins played their home games in Jackie Robinson Stadium, and finished the season with a 27–29 overall record. With a 15–12 record in conference play, UCLA tied Oregon State as the #3 team in the Pacific-10 Conference, behind #1 Arizona State and #2 Washington State. Even though UCLA won the three-game season series 2–1, Oregon State was invited to the 2009 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament instead of UCLA due to their better overall record (37–19).^[2]^[3]

Previous season

The Bruins completed the 2008 season with a 33–27 overall record, and finished third in the Pac-10 Conference behind #1 Arizona State and #2 Stanford.^[4] The 2008 season ended at the Fullerton Regionals when the Bruins lost two games in a row to Cal State Fullerton.^[5]

Roster

2009 UCLA Bruins baseball team

Players

Coaches

#	Pos.	Name	Bats/Throws	Height	Weight	Year	High School/Junior College	Home town
18	3.5 !C	Aielli, GinoGino Aielli	R/R	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Saddleback JC	Laguna Niguel, CA
4	2.5 !INF	Amezquita, ChrisChris Amezquita	R/R	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Servite HS	La Mirada, CA
11	1.0 !RHP	Bauer, TrevorTrevor Bauer	R/R	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Hart HS	Valencia, CA
35	1.5 !LHP	Beacom, MitchellMitchell Beacom	L/L	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	University City HS	San Diego, CA
25	1.0 !RHP	Brewer, CharlesCharles Brewer	R/R	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Chaparral HS	Paradise Valley, AZ
32	1.0 !RHP	Brewer, ChaseChase Brewer	R/R	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Chaparral HS	Paradise Valley, AZ
7	1.5 !LHP	Brooks, GavinGavin Brooks	L/L	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Rancho Buena Vista HS	Vista, CA
38	1.0 !RHP	Claypool, GarettGarett Claypool	R/R	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	3.0 !Jr	El Camino HS	West Hills, CA
44	3.0 !OF	Cohen, GabeGabe Cohen	R/R	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	3.0 !Jr	El Camino HS	Woodland Hills, CA
12	1.0 !RHP	Cole, GerritGerrit Cole	R/R	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Orange Lutheran HS	Santa Ana, CA
6	3.5 !C	Decker, CodyCody Decker	R/R	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Santa Monica HS	Santa Monica, CA
8	1.5 !LHP	Drummond, MattMatt Drummond	L/L	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	3.0 !Jr	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)	3.5 !RS Jr	Santa Margarita HS	Mission Viejo, CA
20	3.0 !OF	Duran, RaulRaul Duran	R/R	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Saddleback HS	Santa Ana, CA
2	2.5 !INF	Gallego, NikoNiko Gallego	R/R	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	2.0 !So	Esperanza HS	Yorba Linda, CA
49	3.5 !C	Giovinazzo, ChrisChris Giovinazzo	R/R	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2.0 !So	Laguna Hills HS	Laguna Hills, CA
33	1.0 !RHP	Goeddel, ErikErik Goeddel	R/R	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Bellarmine HS	Hillsborough, CA
31	1.5 !LHP	Grace, MattMatt Grace	L/L	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2.0 !So	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)	3.0 !Jr	Chaminade HS	Chatsworth, CA
26	1.0 !RHP	Haver, JordanJordan Haver	R/R	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	3.0 !Jr	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)	2.0 !So	Servite HS	Los Alamitos, CA
24	3.0 !OF	Krill, BrettBrett Krill	R/R	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	2.0 !So	Aliso Niguel HS	Laguna Niguel, CA
34	1.5 !LHP	Lafferty, BrendanBrendan Lafferty	R/L	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Riverside Poly HS	Riverside, CA
44	2.5 !INF	Mosher, MattMatt Mosher	L/R	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Menlo-Atherton HS	Menlo Park, CA
19	2.5 !INF	Murray, EddieEddie Murray	R/R	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Gahr HS	Artesia, CA
30	3.0 !OF	Navarro, MarcMarc Navarro	L/R	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1.5 !RS 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)	4.0 !Sr	Agoura HS	Agoura Hills, CA
36	3.0 !OF	Quist, DustinDustin Quist	R/R	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Central HS	Fresno, CA
5	2.5 !INF	Rahmatulla, TylerTyler Rahmatulla	R/R	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Mater Dei HS	Mission Viejo, CA
27	1.5 !LHP	Rasmussen, RobRob Rasmussen	L/L	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	2.0 !So	Pasadena Poly HS	Arcadia, CA
3	3.5 !C	Rodriguez, SteveSteve Rodriguez	L/R	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1.0 !Fr	St. John Bosco HS	Lomita, CA
21	1.0 !RHP	Schlatter, TimTim Schlatter	R/R	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Sacramento CC	Lafayette, CA
15	3.0 !OF	Uribe, JustinJustin Uribe	L/L	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Foothill HS	Santa Ana, CA
16	2.5 !INF	Weber-Shapiro, AlexAlex Weber-Shapiro	L/L	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Claremont McKenna	Berkeley, CA
1	2.5 !INF	Williams, AdrianAdrian Williams	R/R	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Canyon Springs HS	Moreno Valley, CA

Head coach

John Savage

Assistant coach(es)

Rick Vanderhook
Steve Pearse
P.C. Shaw

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 11, 2010

Schedule

2009 UCLA Bruins Baseball Game Log

Regular Season

February

#	Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	Pac-10 Record
1	February 20	UC Davis^[6]	Jackie Robinson Stadium	13-1	R. Rasmussen (1-0)	J. McChesney (0-1)	None	784	1–0	–
2	February 21	UC Davis^[7]	Jackie Robinson Stadium	5-2	G. Cole (1-0)	A. Suiter (0-1)	T. Bauer (1)	848	2–0	–
3	February 22	UC Davis^[8]	Jackie Robinson Stadium	8-7 ¹¹	T. Bauer (0-1)	D. Quist (1-0)	None	682	2–1	–
4	February 24	UC Santa Barbara^[9]	Caesar Uyesaka Stadium	7-6	M. Grace (0-1)	M. Ford (1-0)	D. Meals (1)	350	2–2	–
5	February 25	UC Riverside^[10]	Jackie Robinson Stadium	11-1	G. Brooks (0-1)	R. Platt (1-0)	None	407	2–3	–
6	February 27	Rice^[11]	Minute Maid Park	5-4	T. Bauer (0-2)	Jo. Rogers (2-0)	None	6,879	2–4	–
7	February 28	Baylor^[12]	Minute Maid Park	5-1	G. Cole (1-1)	K. Volz (1-0)	W. Kempf (1)	13,928	2–5	–

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. 23	Mar. 2	Mar. 9	Mar. 16	Mar. 23	Mar. 30	Apr. 6	Apr. 13	Apr. 20	Apr. 27	May 4	May 11	May 18	May 25	June 2	June 8	Final Poll
Coaches' Poll
Baseball America^[13]	12 ^[14]	9 ^[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]	NR ^[28]	NR ^[29]	NR ^[30]	NR ^[31]
Collegiate Baseball^	21 ^[32]	21 ^[33]	NR ^[34]
NCBWA†
Rivals.com
^ 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 2009 MLB Draft

The following members of the UCLA Bruins baseball program were drafted in the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft.^[35]^[36]

Player	Position	Round	Overall	MLB Team
Casey Haerther	1B	5th	171st	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Gavin Brooks	LHP	9th	285th	New York Yankees
Charles Brewer	RHP	12th	366th	Arizona Diamondbacks
Brendan Lafferty	LHP	18th	542nd	Kansas City Royals
Cody Decker	1B	22nd	654th	San Diego Padres
Gabriel Cohen	LF	29th	889th	Tampa Bay Rays
Garrett Claypool	RHP	32nd	963rd	Oakland Athletics
Jason Novak	RHP	48th	1449th	St. Louis Cardinals

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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