2015 UCLA Bruins baseball team

2015 UCLA Bruins baseball
UCLA logo written in blue and gold script
Conference Pac-12 Conference
2015 record 42-14 (22-8 Pac-12)
Head coach John Savage (11th year)
Assistant coach Jake Silverman (5th year)
Assistant coach T.J. Bruce (5th year)
Assistant coach Rex Peters (4th year)
Home stadium Jackie Robinson Stadium
2015 Pac-12 Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT     W   L   T   PCT
#2 UCLA 22 – 8 – 0   .733     42 – 14 – 0   .750
#12 Oregon State 19 – 10 – 1   .650     38 – 16 – 1   .700
#16 California 18 – 12 – 0   .600     34 – 19 – 0   .642
#17 USC 18 – 12 – 0   .600     37 – 19 – 0   .661
#18 Arizona State 18 – 12 – 0   .600     34 – 21 – 0   .618
Oregon 16 – 14 – 0   .533     37 – 23 – 0   .617
Washington 14 – 16 – 0   .467     29 – 25 – 0   .537
Arizona 12 – 18 – 0   .400     31 – 24 – 0   .564
Washington State 11 – 19 – 0   .367     29 – 27 – 0   .518
Stanford 9 – 21 – 0   .300     24 – 32 – 0   .429
Utah 7 – 22 – 1   .250     16 – 36 – 1   .311
As of May 25, 2015[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2015 UCLA Bruins baseball team represents the University of California, Los Angeles in the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bruins compete in the Pac-12 Conference, and plays their home games in Jackie Robinson Stadium. John Savage is in his eleventh season as head coach. The Bruins are coming off a season in which they were 25-30-1 (12-18 Pac-12), near the bottom of the Pac-12 Conference standings.

This season, the Bruins completed the regular season with a 42–14 record and were awarded the No. 1 seed in the 2015 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament and as the host of the Los Angeles Regional. They played against the Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners, and the Maryland Terrapins, beginning on May 29. They ended the season by losing the series to Maryland 1–2 in the final regional game.

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Final 
Coaches' 9 9* 9 6 9 9 6 6 5 3 2 2 5 4 3 2  
Baseball America 11 11 8 6 11 9 9 9 7 3 3 2 2 2 2 2  
Collegiate Baseball^ 10 8 8 7 13 9 5 4 3 2 2 2 5 4 3 2  
NCBWA† 9 7 7 6 9 7 5 4 4 3 2 2 5 4 3 2

^ 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.

Awards and honors

UCLA Bruins in the 2015 MLB Draft

The following members of the UCLA Bruins baseball program were drafted in the 2015 Major League Baseball Draft.

Player Position Round Overall MLB Team
James Kaprielian Pitcher 1st 16 New York Yankees
Kevin Kramer Shortstop 2nd 62 Pittsburgh Pirates
Cody Poteet Pitcher 4th 116 Miami Marlins
David Berg Pitcher 6th 173 Chicago Cubs
Ty Moore Right Field 12th 367 Pittsburgh Pirates
Grant Watson Pitcher 16th 486 San Francisco Giants
Chris Keck Third Base 18th 527 Colorado Rockies
Tucker Forbes Pitcher 30 906 San Francisco Giants

References

  1. ↑ "Baseball Standings". pac-12.com. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
  2. ↑ David Berg Named NCBWA District IX Player of the Year, UCLABruins.com, June 5, 2015

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