The 2011 UCLA Bruins baseball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 2011 NCAA Division I baseball season. The team played their home games in Jackie Robinson Stadium. The Bruins finished the season with a 35–24 overall record, and won the Pacific-10 Conference Championship with 18 wins and 9 losses. The team automatically qualified for the 2011 NCAA Division I baseball tournament, and were seeded #1 in the Los Angeles Regional. The Bruins lost the first game of the double-elimination format to the San Francisco Dons, 0–3. They then beat Fresno State 3–1 and San Francisco 4–1 to reach the regional finals. UC Irvine was undefeated coming into the game, and UCLA would have to beat them twice in order to become the regional champion. After beating San Francisco a little over one hour earlier, the Bruins took the field at Jackie Robinson stadium as the visiting team at 6 pm. The Bruins scored one run each in the 1st, 4th, and 5th innings, and gave up two runs each in the 5th and 9th.[3][4] UC Irvine went on to play the Virginia Cavaliers in the Charlottesville Super Regional.[5]
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UCLA finished the 2010 regular season as the #2 team in the Pacific-10 Conference, and lost to South Carolina in the 2010 College World Series.[6] Junior pitching aces Trevor Bauer and Gerrit Cole, along with 18 other lettermen, returned from last year's team to play for the 2011 team.
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| 2011 UCLA Bruins baseball team |
| Players | Coaches |
| # | Pos. | Name | B/T | Height | Weight | Year | Previous school | Home town |
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| 23 |
OF |
Brenton Allen |
L/L |
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
205 lb (93 kg) |
Fr |
Gahr HS |
Cerritos, CA |
| 25 |
OF |
Beau Amaral |
L/L |
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
175 lb (79 kg) |
So |
Huntington Beach HS |
Huntington Beach, CA |
| 47 |
RHP |
Trevor Bauer |
R/R |
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
175 lb (79 kg) |
Jr |
Hart HS |
Valencia, CA |
| 35 |
LHP |
Mitchell Beacom |
L/L |
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
235 lb (107 kg) |
RS Jr |
University City HS |
San Diego, CA |
| 34 |
RHP |
Chase Brewer |
R/R |
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
210 lb (95 kg) |
RS So |
Chaparral HS |
Paradise Valley, AZ |
| 11 |
C |
Trevor Brown |
R/R |
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
170 lb (77 kg) |
So |
Hart HS |
Valencia, CA |
| 24 |
OF |
Brian Carroll |
R/R |
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
170 lb (77 kg) |
Fr |
Granite Hills HS |
La Mesa, CA |
| 12 |
RHP |
Gerrit Cole |
R/R |
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
220 lb (100 kg) |
Jr |
Orange Lutheran HS |
Santa Ana, CA |
| 40 |
RHP |
Ryan Deeter |
R/R |
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
165 lb (75 kg) |
RS Fr |
Newark Memorial HS |
Newark, CA |
| 14 |
INF |
Dean Espy |
R/R |
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
210 lb (95 kg) |
Jr |
South Mountain CC |
Mesa, AZ |
| 27 |
INF |
Pat Gallagher |
L/R |
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
215 lb (98 kg) |
Fr |
Reno HS |
Reno, NV |
| 20 |
OF |
Jeff Gelalich |
L/R |
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
195 lb (88 kg) |
So |
Bonita HS |
LaVerne, CA |
| 21 |
OF |
Chris Giovinazzo |
R/R |
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
205 lb (93 kg) |
Sr |
Laguna Hills HS |
Laguna Hills, CA |
| 36 |
INF |
Matt Giovinazzo |
R/R |
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
190 lb (86 kg) |
RS Fr |
Laguna Hills HS |
Laguna Hills, CA |
| 48 |
RHP |
Scott Griggs |
R/R |
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
205 lb (93 kg) |
So |
San Ramon Valley HS |
Alamo, CA |
| 26 |
RHP |
Jordan Haver |
R/R |
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
210 lb (95 kg) |
RS Sr |
Wilson HS |
Long Beach, CA |
| 8 |
C |
Tyler Heineman |
S/R |
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
175 lb (79 kg) |
So |
Windward School |
Pacific Palisades, CA |
| 17 |
C |
Dennis Holt |
L/L |
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
185 lb (84 kg) |
So |
Esperanza HS |
Yorba Linda, CA |
| 7 |
OF |
Cody Keefer |
L/R |
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
190 lb (86 kg) |
So |
Davis Senior HS |
Davis, CA |
| 41 |
RHP |
Brandon Lodge |
R/R |
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
185 lb (84 kg) |
RS Jr |
Tesoro HS |
Coto de Caza, CA |
| 44 |
INF |
Matt Mosher |
L/R |
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
235 lb (107 kg) |
RS So |
Menlo-Atherton HS |
Menlo Park, CA |
| 30 |
OF |
Marc Navarro |
L/R |
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) |
180 lb (82 kg) |
RS Jr |
Santa Margarita HS |
Laguna Hills, CA |
| 9 |
RHP |
Adam Plutko |
R/R |
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
190 lb (86 kg) |
Fr |
Glendora HS |
Glendora, CA |
| 5 |
INF |
Tyler Rahmatulla |
R/R |
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) |
180 lb (82 kg) |
Jr |
Mater Dei HS |
Mission Viejo, CA |
| 18 |
INF |
Cody Regis |
L/R |
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
215 lb (98 kg) |
So |
Glendora HS |
Glendora, CA |
| 3 |
C |
Steve Rodriguez |
L/R |
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
195 lb (88 kg) |
Jr |
St. John Bosco HS |
Lomita, CA |
| 6 |
INF |
Jacob Shirley |
R/R |
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
185 lb (84 kg) |
Fr |
South Hills HS |
Covina, CA |
| 31 |
RHP |
Nick Vander Tuig |
R/R |
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
190 lb (86 kg) |
Fr |
Oakdale HS |
Oakdale, CA |
| 10 |
INF |
Pat Valaika |
R/R |
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) |
170 lb (77 kg) |
Fr |
Hart HS |
Valencia, CA |
| 4 |
INF |
Aaron Weimer |
L/R |
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) |
175 lb (79 kg) |
RS Fr |
Bullard HS |
Fresno, CA |
| 32 |
RHP |
Zack Weiss |
R/R |
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
210 lb (95 kg) |
Fr |
Northwood HS |
Irvine, CA |
| 1 |
INF |
Adrian Williams |
R/R |
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
170 lb (77 kg) |
Jr |
Canyon Springs HS |
Moreno Valley, CA |
| 15 |
INF |
Kevin Williams |
L/R |
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
185 lb (84 kg) |
Fr |
Crespi HS |
Van Nuys, CA |
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- Head coach
John Savage
- Assistant coach(es)
Rick Vanderhook
T.J. Bruce
Jake Silverman
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
 Injured Current redshirt
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Last update: December 21, 2010 |
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| 2011 UCLA Bruins baseball game log |
| Regular season |
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| # | Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | Pac-10 Record |
| 1 | February 18 | San Francisco | Jackie Robinson Stadium | 1–0 | G. Cole (1–0) | M. Lujan (0–1) | None | 623 | 1–0 | – |
| 2 | February 19 | San Francisco | Jackie Robinson Stadium | 4–1 | T. Bauer (1–0) | K. Zimmer (0–1) | N. Vander Tuig (1) | 645 | 2–0 | – |
| 3 | February 20 | San Francisco | Jackie Robinson Stadium | 3–0 | A. Plutko (1–0) | M. Hiserman (0–1) | N. Vander Tuig (2) | 917 | 3–0 | – |
| 4 | February 22 | Pepperdine | Jackie Robinson Stadium | 9–0 | S. Griggs (1–0) | M. Maurer (0–1) | None | 567 | 4–0 | – |
| 5 | February 26 | San Jose State | Jackie Robinson Stadium | 3–5 | R. Padilla (2–0) | T. Bauer (1–1) | None | 566 | 4–1 | – |
| 6 | February 27 | San Jose State | Jackie Robinson Stadium | 3–8 | B. McFarland (1–0) | G. Cole (1–1) | None | 703 | 4–2 | – |
| 7 | February 27 | San Jose State | Jackie Robinson Stadium | 12–2 | A. Plutko (2–0) | A. Hennessey | None | 703 | 5–2 | – |
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| # | Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | Pac-10 Record |
| 8 | March 1 | San Diego State | Tony Gwynn Stadium | 5–2 | Z. Weiss (1–0) | B. Crabb (0–2) | None | 790 | 6–2 | – |
| 9 | March 4 | Nebraska | Hawks Field | 1–0 11 | N. Vander Tuig (1–0) | C. Hauptman (1–1) | None | 1,120 | 7–2 | – |
| 10 | March 5 | Nebraska | Hawks Field | 1–2 12 | | | | | 7–3 | – |
| 11 | March 6 | Nebraska | Hawks Field | 4–5 11 | | | | | 7–4 | – |
| 12 | March 11 | Georgia | Jackie Robinson Stadium | 2–6 | | | | | 7–5 | – |
| 13 | March 12 | St. Mary's | Jackie Robinson Stadium | 10–2 | | | | | 8–5 | – |
| 14 | March 13 | USC | Dodger Stadium | 0–2 | | | | | 8–6 | – |
| – | March 20 | Cal Poly | San Luis Obispo, CA | Canceled | | | | | 8–6 | – |
| 15 | March 21 | Cal Poly | San Luis Obispo, CA | 1–2 | | | | | 8–7 | – |
| 16 | March 21 | Cal Poly | San Luis Obispo, CA | 8–0 | | | | | 9–7 | – |
| 17 | March 25 | USC | Dedeaux Field | 8–4 | | | | | 10–7 | 1–0 |
| 18 | March 26 | USC | Dedeaux Field | 4–0 | | | | | 11–7 | 2–0 |
| 19 | March 27 | USC | Dedeaux Field | 2–6 | | | | | 11–8 | 2–1 |
| 20 | March 29 | Cal State Fullerton | Goodwin Field | 3–5 | | | | | 11–9 | 2–1 |
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| # | Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | Pac-10 Record |
| 21 | April 1 | Washington | Jackie Robinson Stadium | 2–1 | | | | | 12–9 | 3–1 |
| 22 | April 2 | Washington | Jackie Robinson Stadium | 5–3 | | | | | 13–9 | 4–1 |
| 23 | April 3 | Washington | Jackie Robinson Stadium | 3–2 | | | | | 14–9 | 5–1 |
| 24 | April 5 | UC Riverside | Riverside Sports Complex | 4–5 11 | | | | | 14–10 | 5–1 |
| 25 | April 8 | Washington State | Bailey-Brayton Field | 3–1 | | | | | 15–10 | 6–1 |
| 26 | April 9 | Washington State | Bailey-Brayton Field | 10–3 | | | | | 16–10 | 7–1 |
| 27 | April 10 | Washington State | Bailey-Brayton Field | 2–3 | | | | | 16–11 | 7–2 |
| 28 | April 12 | Long Beach State | Jackie Robinson Stadium | 6–4 | Z. Weiss (2–1) | J. Stassi (0–1) | N. Vander Tuig (4) | 513 | 17–11 | 7–2 |
| 29 | April 15 | Arizona | Jackie Robinson Stadium | 4–5 | K. Heyer (6–1) | G. Cole (4–3) | M. Chaffee (4) | 878 | 17–12 | 7–3 |
| 30 | April 16 | Arizona | Jackie Robinson Stadium | 4–0 | T. Bauer (7–1) | K. Simon (6–3) | None | 1,057 | 18–12 | 8–3 |
| 31 | April 17 | Arizona | Jackie Robinson Stadium | 8–5 | N. Vander Tuig (3–2) | M. Chaffee (4–2) | None | 1,319 | 19–12 | 9–3 |
| 32 | April 19 | San Diego State | Jackie Robinson Stadium | 14–6 | Z. Weiss (3–1) | M. Hachadorian (0–3) | None | 622 | 20–12 | 9–3 |
| 33 | April 21 | Stanford | Sunken Diamond | 4–7 | M. Appel (3–4) | G. Cole (4–4) | None | 1,622 | 20–13 | 9–4 |
| 34 | April 22 | Stanford | Sunken Diamond | 4-1 | T. Bauer (8–1) | J. Pries (4–4) | None | 1,953 | 21–13 | 10–4 |
| 35 | April 23 | Stanford | Sunken Diamond | 4-5 | C. Reed (2–1) | N. Vander Tuig (3–3) | None | 2,280 | 21–14 | 10–5 |
| 36 | April 26 | UC Irvine | Jackie Robinson Stadium | 6–1 | Z. Weiss (4–1) | A. Lines (3–2) | None | 571 | 22–14 | 10–5 |
| 37 | April 29 | Oregon State | Jackie Robinson Stadium | 5–7 | S. Gaviglio (8–1) | G. Cole (4–5) | T. Bryant (7) | 876 | 22–15 | 10–6 |
| 38 | April 30 | Oregon State | Jackie Robinson Stadium | 0–2 | J. Osich (6–1) | T. Bauer (8–2) | None | 1,221 | 22–16 | 10–7 |
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| # | Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | Pac-10 Record |
| 39 | May 1 | Oregon State | Jackie Robinson Stadium | 5–2 | | | | | 23–16 | 11–7 |
| 40 | May 3 | Pepperdine | Eddy D. Field Stadium | 10–0 | | | | | 24–16 | 11–7 |
| 41 | May 6 | Oregon | PK Park | 7–1 | | | | | 25–16 | 12–7 |
| 42 | May 7 | Oregon | PK Park | 3–1 | | | | | 26–16 | 13–7 |
| 43 | May 8 | Oregon | PK Park | 4–0 | | | | | 27–16 | 14–7 |
| 44 | May 10 | Long Beach State | Blair Field | 2–4 | | | | | 27–17 | 14–7 |
| 45 | May 11 | UC Santa Barbara | Jackie Robinson Stadium | 4–5 | C. Cuneo (1–0) | S. Griggs (1–1) | B. Fick (1) | 404 | 27–18 | 14–7 |
| 46 | May 13 | Cal State Bakersfield | Jackie Robinson Stadium | 1–5 | | | | | 27–19 | 14–7 |
| 47 | May 14 | Cal State Bakersfield | Jackie Robinson Stadium | 10–1 | | | | | 28–19 | 14–7 |
| 48 | May 15 | Cal State Bakersfield | Jackie Robinson Stadium | 3–2 | | | | | 29–19 | 14–7 |
| – | May 17 | Cal State Fullerton | Jackie Robinson Stadium | Cancelled | | | | | – | – |
| 49 | May 20 | California | Jackie Robinson Stadium | 0–4 | | | | | 29–20 | 14–8 |
| 50 | May 21 | California | Jackie Robinson Stadium | 2–1 | | | | | 30–20 | 15–8 |
| 51 | May 22 | California | Jackie Robinson Stadium | 5–2 | | | | | 31–20 | 16–8 |
| 52 | May 24 | UC Irvine | Cicerone Field | 1–2 | | | | | 31–21 | 16–8 |
| 53 | May 27 | Arizona State | Packard Stadium | 10–3 | | | | | 32–21 | 17–8 |
| 54 | May 28 | Arizona State | Packard Stadium | 7–0 | | | | | 33–21 | 18–8 |
| 55 | May 29 | Arizona State | Packard Stadium | 5–10 | M. Lambson (5–3) | A. Plutko (6–4) | None | 2,889 | 33–22 | 18–9 |
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| # | Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | NCAAT Record |
| 56 | June 3 | San Francisco | Jackie Robinson Stadium | 0–3 | K. Zimmer (6–4) | Gerrit Cole (6–8) | None | 1,925 | 33–23 | 0–1 |
| 57 | June 4 | Fresno State | Jackie Robinson Stadium | 3–1 | Trevor Bauer (13–2) | Josh Poytress (7–3) | None | 1,949 | 34–23 | 1–1 |
| 58 | June 5 | San Francisco | Jackie Robinson Stadium | 4–1 | A. Plutko (7–4) | J. Abramson (2–3) | N. Vander Tuig (9) | 1,351 | 35–23 | 2–1 |
| 59 | June 5 | UC Irvine | Jackie Robinson Stadium | 3–4 | P. Ferragamo (2–0) | N. Vander Tuig (3–4) | None | 1,461 | 35–24 | 2–2 |
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Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. NR = Not ranked. RV = Receiving votes.
| Poll | Pre-
season | Feb.
22 | Mar.
1 | Mar.
8 | Mar.
15 | Mar.
22 | Mar.
29 | Apr.
5 | Apr.
12 | Apr.
19 | Apr.
26 | May
3 | May
10 | May
17 | May
24 | May
31 | June
8 | June
15 | Final
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| Coaches' Poll[7] |
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24 |
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19 |
18 |
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– |
22 |
| Baseball America[8] |
2 |
2 |
5 |
13 |
24 |
24 |
24 |
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23 |
17 |
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22 |
| Collegiate Baseball^[9] |
3 |
2 |
8 |
12 |
15 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
12 |
11 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
17 |
17 |
12 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
| NCBWA†[10] |
2 |
1 |
6 |
11 |
16 |
18 |
20 |
17 |
18 |
17 |
19 |
20 |
20 |
21 |
19 |
17 |
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22 |
22 |
^ 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. |
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The following members of the UCLA Bruins baseball program were drafted in the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft.[11][12] Gerrit Cole is the first Bruin to be picked #1 overall in the MLB First-Year Player Draft.[13]
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| Player |
Position |
Round |
Overall |
MLB Team |
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| Gerrit Cole | RHP | 1st | 1st | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Trevor Bauer | RHP | 1st | 3rd | Arizona Diamondbacks |
| Steven Rodriguez | C | 15th | 454th | Arizona Diamondbacks |
| Richard Espy | 1B | 15th | 456th | Kansas City Royals |
| Mitchell Beacom | LHP | 20th | 627th | San Francisco Giants |
| Tyler Rahmatulla | 2B | 34th | 1040th | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Chris Giovinazzo | LF | 39th | 1185th | Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim |
| Adrian Williams | SS | 45th | 1361st | Milwaukee Brewers |
| Javier Luque | First Baseman | 47th | 1425th | Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim |
First baseman|47th| 20th| 13th | Chicago Cubs
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- March 28, 2011 – Trevor Bauer was named Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week, fourth time in his career and second time this season.
- April 25, 2011 – Trevor Bauer earned Pac-10 Pitcher of the Week honors for three consecutive weeks.[14]
- May 31, 2011 – Trevor Bauer was named the Pac-10 Pitcher of the Year; Adam Plutko and Beau Amaral were named to the All-Pac-10 First Team. Honorable honors went to Gerrit Cole, Mitchell Beacom, Steve Rodriguez, Cody Keefer and Nick Vander Tuig.
- June 2, 2011 – Trevor Bauer was the Collegiate Baseball Newspaper's National Player of the Year.[15]
- June 3–5, 2011 – UCLA hosted the Los Angeles Regional of the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship at Jackie Robinson Stadium; UCLA lost the first game to San Francisco 3–0 on June 3, 2011.
- June 4, 2011 – The Bruins defeated Fresno State 3–1 in their second game of the Los Angeles Regional.
- June 10, 2011 – Trevor Bauer has been named the District IX Player of the Year, by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA).
- June 15, 2011 – Trevor Bauer was named College Player of the Year by Baseball America.
- July 15, 2011 – Bauer was the winner of the 2011 Golden Spikes Award.
- September 30, 2011 – Former players Ben Francisco, Philadelphia Phillies; Ron Roenicke, Milwaukee Brewers and Chase Utley, Philadelphia Phillies are participants in the 2011 MLB Playoffs.[16]
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