2023 UCLA Bruins baseball team

2023 Pac-12 Conference baseball standings
	‡ – Tournament champion; As of April 5, 2023[1]; Rankings from D1Baseball

2023 UCLA Bruins baseball
2023 UCLA Bruins baseball
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Head coach	John Savage (19th season);
Hitting coach	Bryant Ward (9th season)
Home stadium	Jackie Robinson Stadium

The 2023 UCLA Bruins baseball team represent the University of California, Los Angeles during the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bruins play their home games at Jackie Robinson Stadium as a member of the Pac-12 Conference. They are led by head coach John Savage, in his 19th season at UCLA.

Previous season

The Bruins finished with a record of 40–24, and 19–11 in conference play In the postseason, the Bruins were invited and participated in the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball tournament, where they lost to Auburn in the Auburn Regional in Auburn, Alabama.

Personnel

Roster

2022 UCLA Bruins roster[2]

Pitchers

7 – Ethan Flanagan – Sophomore
10 – Nate Leibold – Sophomore
11 – Ben Jacobs – Freshman
12 – Gage Jump – Sophomore
14 – Charles Harrison – Senior
16 – Jack O'Connor – Freshman
20 – Josh Alger – Sophomore
25 – Cody Delvecchio – Freshman
28 – James Hepp – Sophomore
29 – Finn McIllroy – Freshman
30 – Alonzo Tredwell – Sophomore
31 – Chris Aldrich – Sophomore
32 – Josh Hahn – Senior
33 – Jake Saum – Senior
34 – Jake Brooks – Junior
35 – Luke Jewett – Sophomore
40 – Michael Barnett – Freshman
45 – Chris Grothues – Freshman
51 – Caedon Kottinger – Junior
55 – Kelly Austin – Senior

Catchers

9 – Darius Perry – Senior
17 – Jack Holman – Sophomore
19 – Aidan Berger – Freshman
36 – Knox Loposer – Graduate

Infielders

1 – Cody Schrier – Sophomore
3 – Duce Gourson – Sophomore
4 – Kyle Karros – Junior
5 – Daylen Reyes – Junior
6 – Payton Brennan – Freshman
8 – Andrew Walters – Freshman
38 – AJ Salgado – Sophomore

Outfielders

6 – Payton Brennan – Freshman
15 – Jarrod Hocking – Freshman
18 – Carson Yates – Junior
21 – JonJon Vaughns – Junior
24 – Malakhi Knight – Sophomore
27 – Keenan Proctor – Freshman
32 – Josh Hahn – Senior
44 – Toussaint Bythewood – Freshman

Coaches

2022 UCLA Bruins baseball coaching staff[2]

John Savage – Head Coach – 19th season
Bryant Ward – Assistant Coach – 8th season
Niko Gallego – Assistant Coach – 9th season
David Berg – Volunteer Assistant Coach – 5th season

Note: Season counter accounts for all stints at UCLA.

Schedule

2023 UCLA Bruins Game Log (17–8)

Regular Season: 17–8 (Home: 13–2; Away: 4–6 Neutral: 0–0)

February: 5–2
Game	Date	Rank	Opponent	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	Pac-12
1	February 17	12	Omaha*	Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	16–1	Brooks (1–0)	Riedel (0–1)	—	727	1–0	–
2	February 18	12	Omaha*	Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	23–0	Tredwell (1–0)	Bell (0–1)	—	776	2–0	–
3	February 19	12	Omaha*	Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	8–1	Austin (1–0)	Tenney (0–1)	—	810	3–0	–
4	February 21	13	Pepperdine*	Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	11–2	Aldrich (1–0)	Llewellyn (0–1)	—	350	4–0	–
5	February 24	17	at No. 10 Vanderbilt*	Hawkins Field Nashville, Tennessee	0–6	Holton (0–1)	Brooks (1–1)	—	3,788	4–1	–
6	February 25	17	at No. 10 Vanderbilt*	Hawkins Field Nashville, Tennessee	3–0	Delvecchio (1–0)	Hliboki (0–2)	Jewett (1)	3,793	5–1	–
7	February 26	17	at No. 10 Vanderbilt*	Hawkins Field Nashville, Tennessee	1–2	Futrell (2–0)	Austin (1–1)	Maldonado (2)	3,798	5–2	–
–	February 29		Loyola Marymount*	Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	Postponed (weather)					5–2	–

March: 11–5
Game	Date	Rank	Opponent	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	Pac-12
8	March 1	12	Michigan*	Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	9–4	Aldrich (2–0)	Denner (0–2)	—	458	6–2	–
9	March 3	12	Tulane* Southern California College Baseball Classic	Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	10–3	Brooks (2–1)	Carmouche (0–2)	—	419	7–2	–
10	March 4	12	Sacramento State* Southern California College Baseball Classic	Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	3–2	Tredwell (2–0)	Lucchesi (2–1)	Jewett (2)	540	8–2	–
11	March 5	12	USC* Rivalry Southern California College Baseball Classic	Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	5–3	Saum (1–0)	Hammond (0–1)	—	1,845	9–2	–
12	March 10	12	Long Beach State*	Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	7–6	McIllroy (1–0)	Diez (0–1)	Jewett (3)	480	10–2	–
13	March 10	13	at Oregon	PK Park Eugene, Oregon	2–6	Dallas (1–0)	Brooks (2–2)	—	1,158	10–3	0–1
14	March 11	13	at Oregon	PK Park Eugene, Oregon	8–7	Tredwell (3–0)	Uelmen (1–2)	—	2,008	11–3	1–1
15	March 12	13	at Oregon	PK Park Eugene, Oregon	16–0	Austin (2–1)	Pace (1–1)	—	1,345	12–3	2–1
–	March 14		San Diego*	Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	Postponed (weather)					12–3	2–1
16	March 17	12	Arizona	Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	5–1	Brooks (3–2)	Nichols (3–1)	—	574	13–3	3–1
17	March 18	12	Arizona	Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	7–5	Barnett (1–0)	Zastrow (2–1)	Jewett (4)	654	14–3	4–1
18	March 19	12	Arizona	Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	6–4	Aldrich (3–0)	Hintz (0–1)	—	513	15–3	5–1
19	March 24	7	Washington	Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	5–1	Brooks (4–2)	Lord (3–1)	–	811	16–3	6–1
20	March 25	7	Washington	Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	0–3	Emanuels (2–1)	Jewett (0–1)	—	860	16–4	6–2
21	March 26	7	Washington	Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	10–11	Boyle (3–0)	Aldrich (3–1)	Matter (4)	1,010	16–5	6–3
22	March 28	12	at Cal State Fullerton*	Goodwin Field Fullerton, California	5–15	Faulks (1–1)	Jacobs (0–1)		1,361	16–6	6–4
23	March 31	12	at Washington State	Bailey–Brayton Field Pullman, Washington	5–9	Hawkins (3–3)	Brooks (4–3)		583	16–7	6–5

April: 1–1
Game	Date	Rank	Opponent	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	Pac-12
24	April 1	12	at Washington State	Bailey–Brayton Field Pullman, Washington	1–5	Taylor (2–1)	Tredwell (3–1)		1,380	16–8	6–6
–	April 2	12	at Washington State	Bailey–Brayton Field Pullman, Washington	Postponed (weather)					16–8	6–6
25	April 4	22	at Long Beach State*	Blair Field Long Beach, California	4–3 (13)	Jewett (1–1)	Wallerstedt (0–1)		2,201	17–8	6–6
26	April 6		Utah	Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	–			—	–	–	–
27	April 7		Utah	Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	–			—	–	–	–
28	April 8		Utah	Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	–			—	–	–	–
29	April 11		at Pepperdine*	Eddy D. Field Stadium Malibu, California	–			—	–	–	–
30	April 14		UC Davis*	Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	–			—	–	–	–
31	April 15		UC Davis*	Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	–			—	–	–	–
32	April 16		UC Davis*	Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	–			—	–	–	–
33	April 18		UC Irvine*	Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	–			—	–	–	–
34	April 21		@ USC Rivalry	Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, California	–			—	–	–	–
35	April 22		@ USC Rivalry	Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, California	–			—	–	–	–
36	April 23		@ USC Rivalry	Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, California	–			—	–	–	–
37	April 25		@ Loyola Marymount*	George C. Page Stadium Los Angeles, California	–			—	–	–	–
38	April 28		@ Stanford	Klein Field at Sunken Diamond Stanford, California	–			—	–	–	–
39	April 29		@ Stanford	Klein Field at Sunken Diamond Stanford, California	–			—	–	–	–
40	April 30		@ Stanford	Klein Field at Sunken Diamond Stanford, California	–			—	–	–	–

May: 0–0
Game	Date	Rank	Opponent	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	Pac-12
41	May 2		@ UC Irvine*	Anteater Ballpark Irvine, California	–			—	–	–	–
42	May 5		California	Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	–			—	–	–	–
43	May 6		California	Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	–			—	–	–	–
44	May 7		California	Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	–			—	–	–	–
45	May 9		Cal State Fullerton*	Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	–			—	–	–	–
46	May 12		Oregon State	Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	–			—	–	–	–
47	May 13		Oregon State	Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	–			—	–	–	–
48	May 14		Oregon State	Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	–			—	–	–	–
49	May 18		at Arizona State	Phoenix Municipal Stadium Phoenix, Arizona	–			—	–	–	–
50	May 19		at Arizona State	Phoenix Municipal Stadium Phoenix, Arizona	–			—	–	–	–
51	May 20		at Arizona State	Phoenix Municipal Stadium Phoenix, Arizona	–			—	–	–	–

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
Coaches'[3]	15	15*	12	12	12	8	12	22
Baseball America[4]	12	13	14	13	12	9	12	—
Collegiate Baseball^[5]	13	10	10	10	9	9	13	—
NCBWA†[6]	14	13	13	12	11	8	12
D1Baseball[7]	17	17	17	16	13	7	12	24

^ 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.

References

"Pac-12 Baseball Standings". pac-12.com. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
"2023 Baseball Roster". UCLA Bruins. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
USA Today Coaches Poll
Baseball America Poll
Collegiate Baseball Poll
NCBWA Poll
D1Baseball Poll

External links

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[1] "Pac-12 Baseball Standings". pac-12.com. Retrieved October 24, 2022.

[roster-2] "2023 Baseball Roster". UCLA Bruins. Retrieved February 19, 2023.

[3] USA Today Coaches Poll

[4] Baseball America Poll

[5] Collegiate Baseball Poll

[6] NCBWA Poll

[7] D1Baseball Poll