2012 UCLA Bruins baseball team

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.[2] 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.[3]

2012 UCLA Bruins baseball
College World Series
vs. Arizona and Florida State, L, 0-4 and 1-4
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
2012 record48–16 (20–10 Pac-12)
Head coachJohn Savage (8th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Jake Silverman (2nd season)
  • T. J. Bruce (2nd season)
  • Rex Peters (1st season)
Home stadiumJackie Robinson Stadium
2012 Pac-12 Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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[1]; Rankings from Coaches' Poll

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.[4][5]

Roster
2012 UCLA Bruins baseball team
PlayersCoaches
#Pos.NameBats/ThrowsHeightWeightYearHigh School/Junior CollegeHome 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

Schedule
2012 UCLA Bruins Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
Post-Season
NCAA Los Angeles Regional
# Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record NCAAT Record
57June 1CreightonJackie Robinson Stadium3-0A. Plutko (10-3)T. Blach (6-6)None1,57043–141–0
58June 2New MexicoJackie Robinson Stadium7-1N. Vander Tuig (9-3)G. Sanchez (8-3)None1,60144–142–0
59June 3CreightonJackie Robinson Stadium13-5Z. Weiss (3-2)N. Musec (3-4)None1,29145–143–0
NCAA Los Angeles Super Regional
# Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record NCAAT Record
60June 8TCUJackie Robinson Stadium6-2A. Plutko (11-3)B. Finnegan (4-5)None2,04246–144–0
61June 9TCUJackie Robinson Stadium4-1N. Vander Tuig (10-3)P. Morrison (9-2)D. Berg (1)2,13547–145–0
College World Series
# Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record NCAAT Record
62June 15Stony BrookTD Ameritrade Park9-1A. Plutko (12-3)T. Johnson (12-2)None21,66248–146–0
63June 17ArizonaTD Ameritrade Park0-4K. Wade (10-3)N. Vander Tuig (10-4)None19,19848–156–1
64June 19Florida StateTD Ameritrade Park1-4S. Sitz (4-3)Z. Weiss (3-3)R. Benincasa (16)23,40948–166–2

Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Final 
Coaches'[6] 18 18* 18* 16 12 12 9 7 11 7 11 14 11 11 10 4 – – 5 
Baseball America[7] 14 22 17 16 9 7 6 5 17 11 12 14 11 11 9 2 – – 5 
Collegiate Baseball^[8] 19 NR 28 27 17 16 11 4 11 7 10 11 11 11 10 7 6 4 5 
NCBWA†[9] 20 27 25 20 14 11 8 5 11 9 12 15 12 12 10 5 4 3 5 
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^ 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.

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.[3]

Player Position Round Overall MLB Team
Jeff GelalichOF1st57thCincinnati Reds
Beau AmaralCF7th232ndCincinnati Reds
Tyler HeinemanC8th249thHouston Astros
Scott GriggsRHP8th266thLos Angeles Dodgers
Trevor BrownC10th328thSan Francisco Giants
Eric JaffeRHP11th351stChicago White Sox
Cody KeeferOF15th467thMiami Marlins
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References
  1. "Baseball standings". Pac-12. Retrieved May 28, 2012.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-09-13. Retrieved 2012-03-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Draft Central". MLB. Retrieved June 9, 2012.
  4. "UCLA vs UC Irvine (Jun 05, 2011)". UCLA. June 6, 2011.
  5. "UCLA vs UC Irvine - Baseball Division I - June 5, 2011". NCAA. Archived from the original on September 21, 2012. Retrieved June 11, 2011.
  6. NCAA College Rankings and Polls, ESPN
  7. Baseball America Top 25
  8. Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Top 30
  9. National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Top 30
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