2012 UCLA Bruins baseball team

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Ranking
Coaches	No. 5

2012 Pac-12 Conference baseball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 4 UCLA  ‍†‍‍y	20	–	10		.667			48	–	16		.750
No. 11 Arizona  ‍‍‍y	20	–	10		.667			48	–	17		.738
No. 10 Oregon  ‍‍‍y	19	–	11		.633			46	–	19		.708
No. 13 Stanford  ‍‍‍y	18	–	12		.600			41	–	18		.695
No. 17 Oregon State  ‍‍‍y	18	–	12		.600			40	–	20		.667
Arizona State  ‍‍‍	18	–	12		.600			36	–	20		.643
Washington  ‍‍‍	13	–	17		.433			30	–	25		.545
California  ‍‍‍	12	–	18		.400			29	–	25		.537
Washington State  ‍‍‍	12	–	18		.400			28	–	28		.500
USC  ‍‍‍	8	–	22		.267			23	–	32		.418
Utah  ‍‍‍	7	–	23		.233			14	–	42		.250
† – Conference champion y – Invited to the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball tournament As of May 28, 2012 Rankings from Coaches' Poll

The 2012 UCLA Bruins baseball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball season. The team was in the Pac-12 Conference, and played their home games in Jackie Robinson Stadium. John Savage was in his eighth season as head coach. On March 13, 2012, the Bruins participated in the Dodgertown Classic for the third year, defeating USC 7-2 in the non-conference event. The Bruins tied for first in the Pac-12 Conference with Arizona, finishing with a 20–10 conference record. Seven players were picked in the 2012 Major League Baseball draft.

In the post-season, the Bruins performed well in the NCAA Regional and Super Regional rounds, winning 5 straight games. The Bruins defeated Creighton twice and New Mexico once to win the Los Angeles Regional. They then won the Los Angeles Super Regional by defeating TCU in two consecutive games. The team reached the College World Series for the fourth time in program history, beating Stony Brook in the first game. The Bruins lost the next two games to Arizona and Florida State, finishing the season with a 48–16 record.

Previous season

UCLA finished the 2011 regular season as the #1 team in the Pacific-10 Conference with 18 conference wins and 9 losses, and a 35–24 overall record. They lost to UC Irvine in the Los Angeles Regional Finals of the 2011 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.

Roster

2012 UCLA Bruins baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Previous school Home town 23 OF Brenton Allen L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Gahr HS Cerritos, California 25 OF Beau Amaral L/L 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Huntington Beach HS Huntington Beach, California 26 RHP David Berg R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Bishop Amat HS Covina, California 45 OF Christoph Bono L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Palo Alto HS Palo Alto, California 16 C Richard Brehaut L/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS So Los Osos HS Alta Loma, California 34 RHP Chase Brewer R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Jr Chaparral HS Paradise Valley, Arizona 11 INF Trevor Brown R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Hart HS Valencia, California 24 OF Brian Carroll R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Granite Hills HS San Diego, California 41 C Jason D'Andrea R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Chaminade HS West Hills, California 40 RHP Ryan Deeter R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So Newark Memorial HS Newark, California 30 RHP Jake Ehret R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr San Dimas HS San Dimas, California 4 OF Eric Filia-Snyder L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Edison HS Huntington Beach, California 27 INF Pat Gallagher L/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Reno HS Reno, Nevada 20 OF Jeff Gelalich L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Bonita HS LaVerne, California 36 INF Matt Giovinazzo R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So Laguna Hills HS Laguna Hills, California 48 RHP Scott Griggs R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr San Ramon Valley HS Alamo, California 28 INF Justin Hazard L/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Beckman HS Tustin, California 8 C Tyler Heineman S/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Windward School Pacific Palisades, California 33 RHP Eric Jaffe R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Fr Bishop O'Dowd HS Oakland, California 1 INF Chris Keck L/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Amador Valley HS Pleasanton, California 7 OF Cody Keefer L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Davis Senior HS Davis, California 31 RHP Michael Kerman R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Beverly Hills HS/Long Beach CC Beverly Hills, California 3 INF Kevin Kramer L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Turlock HS Turlock, California 35 RHP Zack Ortiz R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Cypress HS Garden Grove, California 9 RHP Adam Plutko R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Glendora HS Glendora, California 44 RHP Madison Poole R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS So Bishop Blanchet HS Seattle 18 INF Cody Regis L/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Glendora HS Glendora, California 38 OF Tyler Scott R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Marin Catholic HS Novato, California 10 INF Pat Valaika R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Hart HS Valencia, California 21 RHP Nick Vander Tuig R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Oakdale HS Oakdale, California 12 LHP Grant Watson L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Centennial HS Bakersfield, California 47 INF Aaron Weimer L/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So Bullard HS Fresno, California 32 RHP Zack Weiss R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Northwood HS Irvine, California 5 INF Kevin Williams L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Crespi HS Van Nuys, California 14 INF Shane Zeile R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Valencia HS Valencia, California	Head coach John Savage Assistant coach(es) Jake Silverman T.J. Bruce Rex Peters Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: March 12, 2012

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	Final
Coaches'	18	18*	24	16	12	12	9	7	11	7	11	14	11	11	10	4	—	—	5
Baseball America	14	22	17	16	9	7	6	5	17	11	12	14	11	11	9	2	—	—	5
Collegiate Baseball^	19	—	28	27	17	16	11	4	11	7	10	11	11	11	10	7	6	4	5
NCBWA†	20	27	25	20	14	11	8	5	11	9	12	15	12	12	10	5	4	3	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.

UCLA Bruins in the 2012 MLB Draft

The following members of the UCLA Bruins baseball program were drafted in the 2012 Major League Baseball draft.

Player	Position	Round	Overall	MLB Team
Jeff Gelalich	OF	1st	57th	Cincinnati Reds
Beau Amaral	CF	7th	232nd	Cincinnati Reds
Tyler Heineman	C	8th	249th	Houston Astros
Scott Griggs	RHP	8th	266th	Los Angeles Dodgers
Trevor Brown	C	10th	328th	San Francisco Giants
Eric Jaffe	RHP	11th	351st	Chicago White Sox
Cody Keefer	OF	15th	467th	Miami Marlins