2008 UCLA Bruins baseball team

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.^[2] 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.

2008 UCLA Bruins baseball
Fullerton Regional Finals vs. Cal State Fullerton, L, 11–8 and L, 5–4
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	33–27 (13–11 Pac-10)
Head coach	John Savage (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Matt Jones (4th season) Brian Green (4th season) P.C. Shaw (2nd season)
Home stadium	Jackie Robinson Stadium
Seasons ← 2007 2009 →

2008 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
No. 9 Arizona State  ‍†‍‍y	16	–	8	–	0		.667			49	–	13	–	0		.790
No. 4 Stanford  ‍‍‍	14	–	10	–	0		.583			41	–	24	–	2		.627
UCLA  ‍‍‍y	13	–	11	–	0		.542			33	–	27	–	0		.550
No. 13 Arizona  ‍‍‍y	12	–	12	–	0		.500			42	–	19	–	0		.689
California  ‍‍‍	12	–	12	–	0		.500			33	–	21	–	2		.607
Washington  ‍‍‍	11	–	13	–	0		.458			33	–	22	–	0		.600
Oregon State  ‍‍‍y	11	–	13	–	0		.458			28	–	24	–	0		.538
Southern California  ‍‍‍	11	–	13	–	0		.458			28	–	28	–	0		.500
Washington State  ‍‍‍	8	–	16	–	0		.333			30	–	26	–	0		.536
† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2007[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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.^[3] The 2007 season ended in the Fullerton Super Regionals when the Bruins lost two games in a row to Cal State Fullerton.^[4]

Roster

2008 UCLA Bruins baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Previous school Home town 50 C Gino Aielli R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Saddleback JC Laguna Niguel, CA 12 C Ryan Babineau R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Etiwanda HS Rancho Cucamonga, CA 35 LHP Mitchell Beacom  L/L 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr University City HS San Diego, CA 25 RHP Charles Brewer R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Chaparral HS Paradise Valley, AZ 7 LHP Gavin Brooks L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Rancho Buena Vista HS Vista, CA 11 INF Alden Carrithers L/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr UC Santa Barbara Portland, OR 38 RHP Garett Claypool R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So El Camino HS West Hills, CA 44 OF Gabe Cohen R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So El Camino HS Woodland Hills, CA 3 INF Brandon Crawford L/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Foothill HS Pleasanton, CA 1 INF Jermaine Curtis R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr A.B. Miller HS Fontana, CA 4 C Brent Dean R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Harbor JC Torrance, CA 6 INF Cody Decker R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Santa Monica HS Santa Monica, CA 5 OF Brady Dolan R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Sr Sierra JC Reno, NV 8 LHP Matt Drummond L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Paso Robles HS Paso Robles, CA 9 OF Blair Dunlap R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So Santa Margarita HS Mission Viejo, CA 20 OF Raul Duran R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Saddleback HS Santa Ana, CA 43 INF Niko Gallego R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Esperanza HS Yorba Linda, CA 49 C Chris Giovinazzo R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Laguna Hills HS Laguna Hills, CA 33 RHP Erik Goeddel  R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Bellarmine HS Hillsborough, CA 32 LHP Matt Grace L/L 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Palos Verdes HS Palos Verdes Estates, CA 14 INF Casey Haerther R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Chaminade HS Chatsworth, CA 26 RHP J.D. Haver R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Wilson HS Long Beach, CA 23 RHP Dan Klein R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Servite HS Los Alamitos, CA 16 OF Brett Krill R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Aliso Niguel HS Laguna Niguel, CA 34 LHP Brendan Lafferty L/L 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Riverside Poly HS Riverside, CA 41 INF Brandon Lodge  R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Tesoro HS Coto de Caza, CA 24 INF Tim Murphy L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Rancho Buena Vista HS Vista, CA 19 INF Eddie Murray R/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Gahr HS Long Beach, CA 28 OF Marc Navarro  L/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Santa Margarita HS Laguna Hills, CA 40 RHP Jason Novak R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Agoura HS Agoura Hills, CA 36 OF Dustin Quist R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS So Central HS Fresno, CA 29 OF Jeff Rapoport R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Westlake HS Westlake Village, CA 27 LHP Rob Rasmussen L/L 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Pasadena Poly HS Arcadia, CA 21 RHP Tim Schlatter  R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Sacramento CC Lafayette, CA 15 C Justin Uribe L/L 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Foothill HS Santa Ana, CA 18 OF Mickey Weisser L/L 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 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

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[5] Jackie Robinson Stadium 7–5 D. Klein (1–0) R. Duke (0–1) None 619 1–0 – 2 February 23 Oklahoma[6] 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[7] Matador Field 22–2 M. Drummond (1–0) D. Muren (0–1) None 221 2–1 – 4 February 27 UC Santa Barbara[8] Jackie Robinson Stadium 5–4 13 J. Uribe (1–0) Z. Samuels (0–1) None 437 3–1 – 5 February 29 Southern[9] 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[10]
Collegiate Baseball^	18 [11]	19 [12]	15 [13]	23 [14]	20 [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]
NCBWA†	19 [29]	21 [30]	15 [31]	19 [32]	17 [33]	24 [34]	28 [35]	RV [36]	RV [37]	NR [38]	NR [39]	NR [40]	NR [41]	NR [42]	NR [43]	RV [44]	RV [45]	RV [46]
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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.^[47][48]

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

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