2023 UCLA Bruins baseball team

2023 UCLA Bruins baseball
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Record	27–24–1 (12–16–1 Pac-12)
Head coach	John Savage (19th season)
Hitting coach	Bryant Ward (9th season)
Home stadium	Jackie Robinson Stadium

2023 Pac-12 Conference baseball standings

	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
No. 4 Stanford ‍†‍‍y	23	–	7	–	0		.767			38	–	16	–	0		.704
No. 23 Oregon State ‍‍‍y	18	–	12	–	0		.600			39	–	18	–	0		.684
Washington ‍‍‍y	17	–	12	–	0		.586			35	–	18	–	0		.660
USC ‍‍‍	17	–	13	–	0		.567			34	–	23	–	1		.595
Arizona State ‍‍‍	16	–	13	–	0		.552			32	–	23	–	0		.582
No. 12 Oregon ‍‍‡‍y	16	–	14	–	0		.533			38	–	20	–	0		.655
UCLA ‍‍‍	12	–	16	–	1		.431			28	–	24	–	1		.538
Arizona ‍‍‍y	12	–	18	–	0		.400			33	–	24	–	0		.579
California ‍‍‍	12	–	18	–	0		.400			24	–	28	–	0		.462
Washington State ‍‍‍	10	–	19	–	0		.345			29	–	23	–	0		.558
Utah ‍‍‍	9	–	20	–	1		.317			22	–	32	–	1		.409
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship As of May 30, 2023 Rankings from D1Baseball

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

Main article: 2022 UCLA Bruins baseball team

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

2023 UCLA Bruins roster
	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
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 (27–24–1)
Regular season: 28–24–1 (Home: 19–9–1; Away: 8–14 Neutral: 1–1)
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: 8–8–1 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 22 Utah Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 5–3 Austin (3–1) Lugo-Canchola (2–2) Delvecchio (1) 510 18–8 7–6 27 April 7 22 Utah Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 1–0 Harrison (1–0) Ashman (1–1) — 620 19–8 8–6 28 April 8 22 Utah Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 10–10 — — — 615 19–8–1 8–6–1 29 April 11 at Pepperdine* Eddy D. Field Stadium Malibu, California 7–8 Baird (2–2) Delvecchio (1–1) — 845 19–9–1 8–6–1 30 April 14 19 UC Davis* Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 3–2 Flanagan (1–0) Carrion (0–3) Delvecchio (2) 510 20–9–1 8–6–1 31 April 15 19 UC Davis* Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 8–2 Tredwell (4–1) Huezo (1–2) — 1,042 21–9–1 8–6–1 32 April 16 19 UC Davis* Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 3–6 Carrion (1–3) Austin (3–2) Hogan 4 620 21–10–1 8–6–1 33 April 18 22 UC Irvine* Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 4–12 Vizcaino (4–2) Flanagan (1–1) — 490 21–11–1 8–6–1 34 April 21 22 @ USC Rivalry Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, California 9–3 Brooks (5–3) Stromsborg (4–3) — 2,057 22–11–1 9–6–1 35 April 22 22 @ USC Rivalry Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, California 1–5 Aoki (3–0) Tredwell (4–2) — 1,276 22–12–1 9–7–1 36 April 23 22 @ USC Rivalry Dedeaux Field Los Angeles, California 5–6 Clarke (2–2) Delvecchio (1–2) — 1,882 22–13–1 9–8–1 37 April 25 @ Loyola Marymount* George C. Page Stadium Los Angeles, California 7–1 Leibold (1–0) McRoberts (0–2) — 507 23–13–1 9–8–1 38 April 28 @ No. 8 Stanford Klein Field at Sunken Diamond Stanford, California 5–6 Mathews (5–3) Brooks (5–4) Bruno (4) 2,146 23–14–1 9–9–1 39 April 29 @ No. 8 Stanford Klein Field at Sunken Diamond Stanford, California 9–6 Austin (4–2) Scott (5–3) — 2,126 24–14–1 10–8–1 40 April 30 @ No. 8 Stanford Klein Field at Sunken Diamond Stanford, California 7–10 Bruno (2–0) Delvecchio (1–3) — 2,593 24–15–1 10–9–1 May: 3–8 Game Date Rank Opponent Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Pac-12 41 May 2 @ UC Irvine* Anteater Ballpark Irvine, California 3–12 Antone (3–1) Hahn (0–1) — 2,469 24–16–1 10–9–1 42 May 5 California Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 7–10 Becerra (2–3) Brooks (5–5) Stasiowski (1) 717 24–17–1 10–10–1 43 May 6 California Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 2–9 Pasqualott (3–1) Austin (4–3) Galan (1) 1,177 24–18–1 10–11–1 44 May 7 California Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 8–9 Colwell (2–3) Aldrich (3–2) Bougie (3) 1,420 24–19–1 10–12–1 45 May 9 Cal State Fullerton* Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 10–2 McIllroy (2–0) Blood (1–3) — 713 25–19–1 10–12–1 46 May 12 No. 15 Oregon State Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 12–5 Brooks (6–5) Sellers (6–5) — 733 26–19–1 11–12–1 47 May 13 No. 15 Oregon State Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 4–6 Ferrer (1–1) Austin (4–4) Brown (9) 911 26–20–1 11–13–1 48 May 14 No. 15 Oregon State Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California 5–21 Keljo (2–0) Aldrich (3–3) Mejia (2) 690 26–21–1 11–14–1 49 May 18 at Arizona State Phoenix Municipal Stadium Phoenix, Arizona 4–5 Stevenson (5–3) Delvecchio (1–4) — 2,379 26–22–1 11–15–1 50 May 19 at Arizona State Phoenix Municipal Stadium Phoenix, Arizona 6–3 Flanagan (2–1) Dunn (4–6) Delvecchio (3) 3,092 27–22–1 12–15–1 51 May 20 at Arizona State Phoenix Municipal Stadium Phoenix, Arizona 1–2 Stevenson (6–3) Grothues (0–1) — 2,495 27–23–1 12–16–1
Postseason: 1–1 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0; Neutral: 1–1)
2023 Pac–12 tournament: 1–1 Game Date Rank Opponent Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall P12T 52 May 23 (7) vs. (4) USC Scottsdale Stadium Scottsdale, Arizona 4–6 Connolly (3–1) Brooks (6–6) Wisch (7) 2,032 27–24–1 0—1 53 May 24 (7) vs. (3) Washington Scottsdale Stadium Scottsdale, Arizona 17–4 (7) Austin (5–4) Engman (3–4) — 2,012 28—24–1 1—1

Rankings

Main article: 2023 NCAA Division I baseball 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'	15	15*	12	12	12	8	12	22	19	22	—	—	—	—	—
Baseball America	12	13	14	13	12	9	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Collegiate Baseball^	13	10	10	10	9	9	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
NCBWA†	14	13	13	12	11	8	12	23	23	22	—	—	—	—	—
D1Baseball	17	17	17	16	13	7	12	24	22	22	—	—	—	—	—

^ 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.

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