2020 UCLA Bruins baseball team

The 2020 UCLA Bruins baseball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season as a member of the Pac-12 Conference. The team was coached by John Savage and played their home games at Jackie Robinson Stadium.^[2]

2020 UCLA Bruins baseball
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 8
CB	No. 1
Record	13–2 (0–0 Pac-12)
Head coach	John Savage (15th season)
Hitting coach	Bryant Ward (5th season)
Pitching coach	Rex Peters (9th season)
Home stadium	Jackie Robinson Stadium (Capacity: 1,820)
Seasons ← 2019 2021 →

2020 Pac-12 Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 5 UCLA  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			13	–	2		.867
No. 9 Arizona State  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			13	–	4		.765
Arizona  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			10	–	5		.667
USC  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			10	–	5		.667
Washington  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			9	–	6		.600
Washington State  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			9	–	7		.563
Oregon  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			8	–	7		.533
Utah  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			6	–	7		.462
Oregon State  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			5	–	9		.357
Stanford  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			5	–	11		.313
California  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			5	–	11		.313
† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 12, 2020[1] Rankings from D1Baseball

The Bruins began the 2020 season with high hopes after the successes of the prior season, earning the #12 ranking from Collegiate Baseball (CB) and #8 ranking in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll in preseason polls. These rankings proved accurate, as UCLA began the season on a 12-game win streak and earned the #1 ranking from CB in their Week 2 and 3 rankings. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season was cut short in early March. On March 12, the NCAA announced all spring and winter sports championships were cancelled,^[3] and UCLA made the decision to suspend academic and athletic activities through the month of March on the same day. Also on March 12, the Pac-12 Conference cancelled all athletics until further notice.^[4]

Previous season

The Bruins finished 2019 with a 52–11 record, finishing first in the Pac-12 with a 24–5 record. After earning the top overall seed for the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball tournament, the Bruins advanced to the Los Angeles Super Regional, where they were defeated two games to one by eventual national runner-up Michigan.

Personnel

Roster

2020 UCLA Bruins roster[5]
	Pitchers 3 - Sean Mullen - Sophomore 14 - Charles Harrison - Freshman 19 - Jared Karros - Freshman 24 - Zach Pettway - Junior 27 - Jack Filby - Sophomore 28 - Adrian Chaidez - Junior 29 - Michael Townsend - Junior 30 - Nick Nastrini - Sophomore 33 - Jake Saum - Freshman 34 - Felix Rubi - Senior 35 - Kyle Mora - Senior 40 - Holden Powell - Junior 43 - Daniel Colwell - Sophomore 44 - Nick Scheidler - Junior 55 - Jesse Bergin - Sophomore		Catchers 15 - Will McInerny - Senior 18 - Darius Perry - Freshman 25 - Noah Cardenas - Sophomore 36 - Tommy Beres - Freshman Infielders 1 - Matt McLain - Sophomore 4 - Kevin Kendall - Junior 6 - Michael Curialle - Freshman 7 - JT Schwartz - Freshman 9 - RJ Teijeiro - Junior 10 - Mikey Perez - Sophomore 11 - Jake Moberg - Sophomore		Outfielders 5 - Garrett Mitchell - Junior 8 - Jarron Silva - Junior 12 - Emanuel Dean - Freshman 16 - Kyle Cuellar - Senior 21 - Jordan Prendiz - Junior 38 - Pat Caulfield - Junior Utility 32 - Josh Hahn (OF/P) - Freshman

Coaching staff

2020 UCLA Bruins coaching staff[5]
Name	Position
John Savage	Head Coach
Rex Peters	Assistant Coach
Bryant Ward	Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator
Niko Gallego	Volunteer Assistant Coach
David Berg	Director of Baseball Operations
Carl Stocklin	Athletic Trainer
Reilly Beatty	Performance Nutrition Coordinator
Jake Bracewell	Athletic Performance

Schedule and results

Legend
	UCLA win
	UCLA loss
	Postponement/cancellation
Bold	UCLA team member

2020 UCLA Bruins Baseball Game Log
Regular Season (13–2)
February Date Opponent Rank (CB) Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Pac-12 Record February 14 UC Riverside No. 12 Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, CA W 4–2 Townsend (1–0) Ohl (0–1) Powell (1) 739 1–0 February 15 UC Riverside No. 12 Jackie Robinson Stadium W 9–1 Nastrini (1–0) Jacobs (0–1) 784 2–0 February 16 UC Riverside No. 12 Jackie Robinson Stadium W 8–0 Bergin (1–0) Granillo (0–1) 847 3–0 February 18 Loyola Marymount No. 10 Jackie Robinson Stadium W 10–1 Karros (1–0) Robins (0–1) 404 4–0 February 21 Saint Mary's No. 10 Jackie Robinson Stadium W 5–0 Pettway (1–0) Lomeli (0–2) 597 5–0 February 22 Saint Mary's No. 10 Jackie Robinson Stadium W 7–1 Chaidez (1–0) Madrigal (0–2) 675 6–0 February 23 Saint Mary's No. 10 Jackie Robinson Stadium W 2–0 Bergin (2–0) Ponce (0–1) Powell (2) 905 7–0 February 26 Pepperdine No. 1 Jackie Robinson Stadium W 8–2 Karros (2–0) Groen (1–1) 533 8–0 February 28 vs. No. 28 Oklahoma State No. 1 Dr Pepper Ballpark Frisco, TX Frisco College Classic W 8–1 Pettway (2–0) Scott (2–1) 1,100 9–0 February 29 vs. No. 15 Texas A&M No. 1 Dr Pepper Ballpark Frisco College Classic W 10–2 Nastrini (2–0) Roa (2–1) 1,021 10–0
March Date Opponent Rank (CB) Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Pac-12 Record March 1 vs. Illinois No. 1 Dr Pepper Ballpark Frisco College Classic W 14–1 Bergin (3–0) Maldonado (0–2) 11–0 March 3 at No. 30 UC Santa Barbara No. 1 Caesar Uyesaka Stadium Santa Barbara, CA L 5–8 Roberts (3–1) Chaidez (1–1) 450 11–1 March 6 vs. No. 5 Vanderbilt No. 1 Jackie Robinson Stadium Southern California College Baseball Classic W 3–2 Pettway (3–0) Rocker (2–1) Powell (3) 2,215 12–1 March 7 vs. No. 18 TCU No. 1 Jackie Robinson Stadium Southern California College Baseball Classic L 4–8 King (2–1) Nastrini (2–1) Krob (1) 952 12–2 March 8 at USC No. 1 Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, CA Southern California College Baseball Classic W 15–3 Bergin (4–0) Cornwell (2–1) Pac-12 Networks 2,028 13–2 March 13 Oregon No. 3 Jackie Robinson Stadium Season Cancelled March 14 Oregon No. 3 Jackie Robinson Stadium March 15 Oregon No. 3 Jackie Robinson Stadium March 20 Washington State No. 2 Jackie Robinson Stadium March 21 Washington State No. 2 Jackie Robinson Stadium March 22 Washington State No. 2 Jackie Robinson Stadium March 24 UC Irvine Jackie Robinson Stadium March 27 at Utah Smith's Ballpark Salt Lake City, UT March 28 at Utah Smith's Ballpark March 29 at Utah Smith's Ballpark March 31 Long Beach State Jackie Robinson Stadium
April Date Opponent Rank (CB) Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Pac-12 Record April 3 Cal State Fullerton Jackie Robinson Stadium Season Cancelled April 4 Cal State Fullerton Jackie Robinson Stadium April 5 Cal State Fullerton Jackie Robinson Stadium April 9 at Washington Husky Ballpark Seattle, WA April 10 at Washington Husky Ballpark April 11 at Washington Husky Ballpark April 14 UC Santa Barbara Jackie Robinson Stadium April 17 Arizona State Jackie Robinson Stadium April 18 Arizona State Jackie Robinson Stadium April 19 Arizona State Jackie Robinson Stadium April 21 at Long Beach State Blair Field Long Beach, CA April 24 at Oregon State Goss Stadium at Coleman Field Corvallis, OR April 25 at Oregon State Goss Stadium at Coleman Field April 26 at Oregon State Goss Stadium at Coleman Field April 28 at UC Irvine Cicerone Field at Anteater Ballpark Irvine, CA
May Date Opponent Rank (CB) Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Pac-12 Record May 1 Stanford Jackie Robinson Stadium Season Cancelled May 2 Stanford Jackie Robinson Stadium May 3 Stanford Jackie Robinson Stadium May 5 at Cal State Fullerton Goodwin Field Fullerton, CA May 8 at Arizona Hi Corbett Field Tucson, AZ May 9 at Arizona Hi Corbett Field May 10 at Arizona Hi Corbett Field May 12 at Pepperdine Eddy D. Field Stadium Malibu, CA May 15 at California Evans Diamond Berkeley, CA May 16 at California Evans Diamond May 17 at California Evans Diamond May 19 at Loyola Marymount George C. Page Stadium Los Angeles May 21 USC Jackie Robinson Stadium May 22 USC Jackie Robinson Stadium May 23 USC Jackie Robinson Stadium

Rankings

Main article: 2020 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
Coaches'[6]	8	8*		2	4	4
Baseball America[7]	10	10	11	5	4
Collegiate Baseball^[8]	12	10	1	1	3	2
NCBWA†[9]	11	11	7	5	4
D1Baseball	14	14	10	6	5

^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

2020 MLB draft

Main article: 2020 MLB Draft

Player	Position	Round	Overall	MLB Team
Garrett Mitchell	OF	1	20	Milwaukee Brewers
Holden Powell	RHP	3	94	Washington Nationals

References

1. "2020 Pac-12 Baseball Standings". pac-12.com. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
2. Shotgun Spratling (February 13, 2020). "College Baseball Preview: UCLA aiming for Omaha trip while CSU Fullerton looks to bounce back". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
3. "NCAA cancels all winter, spring championships due to coronavirus pandemic". nj.com.
4. "UCLA Athletics Coronavirus Update". uclabruins.com.
5. "Official Baseball Roster". UCLA Bruins. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
6. USA Today Coaches Poll
7. Baseball America Poll
8. Collegiate Baseball Poll
9. NCBWA Poll