2024 UCLA Bruins baseball team

2024 UCLA Bruins baseball
2024 UCLA Bruins baseball
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Record	19–33 (9–21 Pac-12)
Head coach	John Savage (20th season);
Hitting coach	Bryant Ward (10th season)
Home stadium	Jackie Robinson Stadium

2024 Pac-12 Conference baseball standings
	Conf.						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
No. 25 Arizona ‍†‍‡‍^y	20	–	10	–	0	.667	36	–	23	–	0	.610
No. 10 Oregon State ‍‍‍^y	19	–	10	–	0	.655	42	–	14	–	0	.750
No. 12 Oregon ‍‍‍^y	19	–	11	–	0	.633	37	–	18	–	0	.673
USC ‍‍‍	17	–	12	–	0	.586	31	–	28	–	0	.525
California ‍‍‍	17	–	13	–	0	.567	36	–	19	–	0	.655
Arizona State ‍‍‍	17	–	13	–	0	.567	32	–	26	–	0	.552
Utah ‍‍‍	16	–	14	–	0	.533	33	–	22	–	0	.600
Stanford ‍‍‍	11	–	19	–	0	.367	22	–	32	–	0	.407
Washington ‍‍‍	10	–	20	–	0	.333	19	–	31	–	1	.382
Washington State ‍‍‍	9	–	21	–	0	.300	21	–	32	–	0	.396
‍‍‍	9	–	21	–	0	.300	19	–	33	–	0	.365

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of May 25, 2024^[1] Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2024 UCLA Bruins baseball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bruins played their home games at Jackie Robinson Stadium as a member of the Pac-12 Conference. They were led by head coach John Savage, in his 20th season at UCLA.

Previous season

The Bruins finished with a record of 27–24–1, and 12–16–1 in conference play.

Personnel

Roster

2024 UCLA Bruins roster^[2]

Pitchers

8 – Cody Delvecchio – Sophomore
10 – Nate Leibold – Junior
16 – Jack O'Connor – Sophomore
19 – Landon Stump – Freshman
20 – Justin Lee – Freshman
25 – Josh Alger – Junior
28 – Cal Randall – Freshman
29 – Finn McIllroy – Sophomore
31 – Chris Aldrich – Junior
32 – James Hepp – Junior
34 – Luke Rodriguez – Freshman
35 – Luke Jewett – Junior
37 – Will Goldberg – Freshman
38 – Owen Egan – Freshman
43 – Matthew Gobel – Freshman
45 – Chris Grothues – Sophomore
47 – Kaena Kiakona – Freshman
50 – Rashad Ruff – Graduate
51 – Caedon Kottinger – Senior
55 – Michael Barnett – Sophomore

Catchers

17 – Jack Holman – Junior
30 – Quintt Landis – Graduate
33 – Blake Balsz – Freshman
40 – Cashel Duggar – Freshman

Infielders

1 – Roch Cholowsky – Freshman
2 – Duce Gourson – Junior
3 – Cody Schrier – Junior
4 – Phoenix Call – Freshman
5 – Daylen Reyes – Senior
6 – Grant Gray – Freshman
7 – Roman Martin – Freshman
9 – Cameron Kim – Freshman
14 – AJ Salgado – Junior
39 – Mulivai Levu – Freshman

Outfielders

11 – Payton Brennan – Sophomore
15 – Jarrod Hocking – Sophomore
18 – Carson Yates – Senior
21 – JonJon Vaughns – Senior
24 – Malakhi Knight – Junior
27 – Keenan Proctor – Sophomore
36 – Dean West – Freshman
44 – Toussaint Bythewood – Sophomore
48 – Aidan Espinoza – Freshman

Coaches

2022 UCLA Bruins baseball coaching staff^[2]

John Savage – Head Coach – 20th season
Bryant Ward – Assistant Coach – 9th season
Niko Gallego – Assistant Coach – 10th season
David Berg – Assistant Coach – 6th season

Note: Season counter accounts for all stints at UCLA.

Schedule

2024 UCLA Bruins game log (19–33)

Regular season: 19-33 (Home: 15-11; Away: 4-20; Neutral: 0-2)

February: 5-3
Game	Date/Time (PST)	Rank	Opponent	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	Pac-12
1	February 16 5:00 p.m.	22	Gonzaga*	Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	8–7	Delvecchio (1–0)	Sotelo (0–1)	Ruff (1)	638	1–0	—
2	February 17 2:00 p.m.	22	Gonzaga*	Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	10–3	McIllroy (1–0)	Payton (0–1)	—	578	2–0	–
3	February 18 12:00 p.m.	22	Gonzaga*	Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	6–0	Barnett (1–0)	DeSchryver (0–1)	—	704	3–0	—
—	February 20 5:00 p.m.	22	Loyola Marymount*	Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	Postponed (weather)					3–0	—
4	February 23 4:30 p.m.	20	at No. 5 TCU*	Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, Texas	3–4	Tolle (1–0)	Jewett (0–1)	Abeldt (3)	5,004	3–1	—
5	February 24 2:00 p.m.	20	at No. 5 TCU*	Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, Texas	3–6	Sloan (1–0)	McIllroy (1–1)	Hoover (1)	5,278	3–2	–
6	February 25 11:00 AM	20	at No. 5 TCU*	Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, Texas	3–13	Morris (1–0)	Barnett (1–1)	—	4,825	3–3	—
7	February 27 5:00 p.m.		Nevada*	Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	5–4	Leibold (1–0)	Desch (0–1)	Ruff (2)	312	4–3	—
8	February 28 5:00 p.m.		Long Beach State*	Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	12–11 (10)	Ruff (1–0)	Villani (0–1)	—	404	5–3	—

March: 5-12
Game	Date/Time (PST)	Rank	Opponent	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	Pac-12
9	March 1 5:00 p.m.		Michigan* Dodger Stadium College Baseball Classic	Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	3–4	Volt (1–1)	Delvecchio (1–1)	—	770	5–4	—
—	March 2 2:00 p.m.		San Diego* Dodger Stadium College Baseball Classic	Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	Cancelled (weather)					5–4	—
10	March 3 3:00 p.m.		No. 20 UC Irvine* Dodger Stadium College Baseball Classic	Dodger Stadium Los Angeles, California	2–5	Ojeda (1–0)	Rodriguez (0–1)	Tibbett (3)	4,617	5–5	—
11	March 5 6:00 p.m.		at Long Beach State*	Blair Field Long Beach, California	0–2	Donegan (2–0)	Stump (0–1)	Villani (3)	2,066	5–6	—
12	March 8 6:00 p.m.		at California	Stu Gordon Stadium Berkeley, California	7–11	Becerra (3–0)	Rodriguez (0–2)	—	546	5–7	0–1
13	March 9 2:00 p.m.		at California	Stu Gordan Stadium Berkeley, California	1–4	Sullivan (1–0)	Rodriguez (0–3)	—	745	5–8	0–2
14	March 10 1:00 p.m.		at California	Stu Gordon Stadium Berkeley, California	5–6	Stasiowski (1–0)	Ruff (1–1)	—	957	5–9	0–2
15	March 12 6:00 p.m.		UConn*	Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	2–5	Coe (2–3)	Kottinger (0–1)	Quinn (1)	332	5–10	0–2
16	March 15 6:00 p.m.		Washington State*	Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	4–1	Jewett (1–1)	Taylor (3–1)	Ruff (3)	607	6–10	1–2
17	March 16 2:00 p.m.		Washington State*	Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	5–12	Brotherton (2–1)	Kottinger (0–2)	—	668	6–11	1–3
18	March 17 12:00 p.m.		Washington State*	Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	9–4	Aldrich (1–0)	Jones (1–2)	—	510	7–11	2–3
19	March 22 7:00 p.m.		USC* Rivalry	Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	2–15	Aoki (2–3)	Jewett (1–2)	—	1,010	7–12	2–4
20	March 23 2:00 p.m.		USC* Rivalry	Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	7–6	Barnett (2–1)	Stromsborg (0–5)	Ruff (4)	881	8–12	3–4
21	March 24 2:00 p.m.		USC* Rivalry	Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	6–3	Rodriguez (1–3)	Feikes (1–1)	Ruff (5)	1,321	9–12	4–4
22	March 26 6:00 p.m.		UC Santa Barbara	Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	13–12	Vaughns (1–0)	Moring (1–3)	—	680	10–12	4–4
23	March 28 7:00 p.m.		at Arizona*	Hi Corbett Field Tucson, Arizona	3–5	Hintz (1–1)	Egan (0–1)	—	2,168	10–13	4–5
24	March 29 7:00 p.m.		at Arizona*	Hi Corbett Field Tucson, Arizona	2–3	Candiotti (2–1)	Ruff (1–2)	—	3,291	10–14	4–6
25	March 30 1:00 p.m.		at Arizona*	Hi Corbett Field Tucson, Arizona	9–10	Netz (1–0)	Ruff (1–3)	—	3,349	10–15	4–7

April: 4–13
Game	Date/Time (PST)	Rank	Opponent	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	Pac-12
26	April 2 6:00 p.m.		at Loyola Marymount*	George C. Page Stadium Los Angeles, California	4–1	Lee (1–0)	Geis (0–1)	Ruff (6)	538	11–15	4–7
27	April 5 7:05 p.m.		#20 Oregon	Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	4–8	Gordon (4–2)	Jewett (1–3)	—	699	11–16	4–8
28	April 6 6:05 p.m.		#20 Oregon	Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	4–3 (10)	Ruff (2–3)	Featherston (1–1)	—	1,100	12–16	5–8
29	April 7 12:05 p.m.		#20 Oregon	Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	3–6	Seitter (4–1)	Stump (0–2)	—	927	12–17	5–9
30	April 9 6:00 p.m.		Pepperdine*	Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	2–10	Troy (1–1)	Gobel (0–1)	—	291	12–18	5–9
31	April 12 6:05 p.m.		at Washington	Husky Ballpark Seattle, Washington	4–5	Cunningham (2–2)	Vaughns (1–1)	—	1,122	12–19	5–10
32	April 13 2:05 p.m.		at Washington	Husky Ballpark Seattle, Washington	13–5	Barnett (3–1)	Kirchoff (2–3)	—	1,440	13–19	6–10
33	April 14 1:05 p.m.		at Washington	Husky Ballpark Seattle, Washington	4–8	McAdams (1–0)	Lee (1–1)	—	1,391	13–20	6–11
34	April 16 4:35 p.m.		at UC Santa Barbara*	Caesar Uyesaka Stadium Santa Barbara, California	0–6	Camarillo (1–0)	Rodriguez (1–4)	Flora (5)	597	13–21	6–11
35	April 19 6:00 p.m.		Arizona State	Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	3–5	Jacobs (4–2)	Jewett (1–4)	Schiefer (3)	649	13–22	6–12
36	April 20 2:00 p.m.		Arizona State	Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	2–8	Markl (4–2)	Barnett (3–2)	—	779	13–23	6–13
37	April 21 1:00 p.m.		Arizona State	Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	1–13	Carlon (3–1)	Stump (0–3)	—	1,205	13–24	6–14
38	April 23 6:00 p.m.		#12 UC Irvine*	Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	7–9	Martin (1–0)	Ruff (2–4)	Utagawa (1)	680	13–25	6–14
39	April 26 5:00 p.m.		at Utah	Smith's Ballpark Salt Lake City, Utah	2–3 (12)	Hostert (5–3)	Ruff (2–5)	—	1,597	13–26	6–15
40	April 27 1:00 p.m.		at Utah	Smith's Ballpark Salt Lake City, Utah	3–7	Jones (3–2)	Barnett (3–3)	—	1,887	13–27	6–16
41	April 28 12:00 p.m.		at Utah	Smith's Ballpark Salt Lake City, Utah	7–12	McAnelly (4–2)	Stump (0–4)	—	2,004	13–28	6–17
42	April 30 3:00 p.m.		at Pepperdine*	Eddy D. Field Stadium Malibu, California	16–2	Rodriguez (2–4)	Cole (1–3)	—	349	14–28	6–17

May: 5–5
Game	Date/Time (PST)	Rank	Opponent	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	Pac-12
43	May 3 6:05 p.m.		Cal State Fullerton*	Angel Stadium Anaheim, California	1–2 (12)	Tomczak (2–2)	Lee (1–2)	—	3,487	14–29	6–17
44	May 4 4:00 p.m.		at Cal State Fullerton*	Goodwin Field Fullerton, California	4–1	Barnett (4–3)	Rodriguez (2–6)	Ruff (7)	1,484	15–29	6–17
45	May 5 2:00 p.m.		Cal State Fullerton*	Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	11–4	Lee (2–2)	Turner (0–3)	—	990	16–29	6–17
56	May 7 6:00 p.m.		at No. 16 UC Irvine*	Anteater Ballpark Irvine, California	6–9	Ojeda (4–1)	Stump (0–5)	—	1,990	16–30	6–17
57	May 10 7:00 p.m.		at No. 7 Oregon State	Goss Stadium at Coleman Field Corvallis, Oregon	0–11	May (5–0)	Jewett (1–5)	Lawson (1)	4,034	16–31	6–18
58	May 11 5:00 p.m.		at No. 7 Oregon State	Goss Stadium at Coleman Field Corvallis, Oregon	11–12	Holmes (3–3)	Ruff (2–6)	—	4,032	16–32	6–19
59	May 12 12:00 p.m.		at No. 7 Oregon State	Goss Stadium at Coleman Field Corvallis, Oregon	1–15	Segura (6–1)	Rodriguez (2–5)	—	4,066	16–33	6–20
60	May 16 7:00 p.m.		Stanford	Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	8–3	Jewett (2–5)	Scott (4–9)	—	580	17–33	7–20
61	May 17 6:00 p.m.		Stanford	Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	8–3	Barnett (5–3)	Moore (3–1)	Randall (1)	1,042	18–33	8–20
62	May 18 12:00 p.m.		Stanford	Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	10–8	Vaughns (2–1)	O'Harran (1–4)	Lee (1)	979	19–33	9–20

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]	24	24*	—	—
Baseball America^[4]	—	24	—	—
NCBWA†^[5]	22	19	—	—
D1Baseball^[6]	22	20	—	—
Perfect Game^[7]	18	16	25	—

† 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.

2024 MLB draft

UCLA had three players selected in the 2024 MLB draft.

Player	Position	Round	Overall	MLB Team
Luke Jewett	RHP	8	228	Colorado Rockies
Duce Gourson	INF	9	264	Pittsburgh Pirates
Cody Schrier	SS	13	394	Miami Marlins

References

^ "Pac-12 Baseball Standings". pac-12.com. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "2024 Baseball Roster". UCLA Bruins. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
^ USA Today Coaches Poll
^ Baseball America Poll
^ NCBWA Poll
^ D1Baseball Poll
^ Perfect Game Poll

External links

UCLA Bruins baseball

[1] "Pac-12 Baseball Standings". pac-12.com. Retrieved May 13, 2024.

[roster-2] "2024 Baseball Roster". UCLA Bruins. Retrieved February 18, 2024.

[3] USA Today Coaches Poll

[4] Baseball America Poll

[5] NCBWA Poll

[6] D1Baseball Poll

[7] Perfect Game Poll

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UCLA Bruins baseball
Venues	Moore Field (1920–29) Campus Diamond (1930–32) Sawtelle Field (1933–38) Joe E. Brown Field (1939–1963) Sawtelle Field (1964–79) Eddy D. Field Stadium (1980) Jackie Robinson Stadium (1981–present)
Rivalries	USC
People	Head coaches
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National championships in bold; College World Series appearances in italics