2015 UCLA Bruins baseball team
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Conference | Pac-12 Conference |
Record | 42-14 (22-8 Pac-12) |
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Home stadium | Jackie Robinson Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 UCLA †y | 22 | – | 8 | – | 0 | .733 | 42 | – | 14 | – | 0 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 Oregon State y | 19 | – | 10 | – | 1 | .650 | 38 | – | 16 | – | 1 | .700 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 California y | 18 | – | 12 | – | 0 | .600 | 34 | – | 19 | – | 0 | .642 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 USC y | 18 | – | 12 | – | 0 | .600 | 37 | – | 19 | – | 0 | .661 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 Arizona State y | 18 | – | 12 | – | 0 | .600 | 34 | – | 21 | – | 0 | .618 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon y | 16 | – | 14 | – | 0 | .533 | 37 | – | 23 | – | 0 | .617 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 14 | – | 16 | – | 0 | .467 | 29 | – | 25 | – | 0 | .537 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona | 12 | – | 18 | – | 0 | .400 | 31 | – | 24 | – | 0 | .564 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 11 | – | 19 | – | 0 | .367 | 29 | – | 27 | – | 0 | .518 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 9 | – | 21 | – | 0 | .300 | 24 | – | 32 | – | 0 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah | 7 | – | 22 | – | 1 | .250 | 16 | – | 36 | – | 1 | .311 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 25, 2015[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
The 2015 UCLA Bruins baseball team represents the University of California, Los Angeles in the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bruins compete in the Pac-12 Conference, and plays their home games in Jackie Robinson Stadium. John Savage is in his eleventh season as head coach. The Bruins are coming off a season in which they were 25-30-1 (12-18 Pac-12), near the bottom of the Pac-12 Conference standings.
This season, the Bruins completed the regular season with a 42–14 record and were awarded the No. 1 seed in the 2015 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament and as the host of the Los Angeles Regional. They played against the Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners, and the Maryland Terrapins, beginning on May 29. They ended the season by losing the series to Maryland 1–2 in the final regional game.
Ranking movements
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Final |
Coaches' | 9 | 9* | 9 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | |||
Baseball America | 11 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||
Collegiate Baseball^ | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | |||
NCBWA† | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
^ 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.
Awards and honors
- June 5, 2015 – Relief pitcher David Berg was named the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) District IX Player of the Year.[2]
UCLA Bruins in the 2015 MLB Draft
The following members of the UCLA Bruins baseball program were drafted in the 2015 Major League Baseball Draft.
Player | Position | Round | Overall | MLB Team |
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James Kaprielian | Pitcher | 1st | 16 | New York Yankees |
Kevin Kramer | Shortstop | 2nd | 62 | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Cody Poteet | Pitcher | 4th | 116 | Miami Marlins |
David Berg | Pitcher | 6th | 173 | Chicago Cubs |
Ty Moore | Right Field | 12th | 367 | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Grant Watson | Pitcher | 16th | 486 | San Francisco Giants |
Chris Keck | Third Base | 18th | 527 | Colorado Rockies |
Tucker Forbes | Pitcher | 30 | 906 | San Francisco Giants |
References
- ^ "Baseball Standings". pac-12.com. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
- ^ David Berg Named NCBWA District IX Player of the Year, UCLABruins.com, June 5, 2015