UCLA 2018 Baseball World Series Capsule

May 20, 2018 · CSM Staff
 

UCLA Bruins

Pac-12 (36-19, 19-11)

 
 
Big Wins: 3/4 at Minnesota (6-1), 4/6 Stanford (8-4), 4/8 Stanford (7-2)
Bad Losses: 3/25 Arizona State (0-4), 5/8 Long Beach State (1-5), 5/15 at Cal State Northridge (3-4)
Coach: John Savage
 
Key Field Players:
Jeremy Ydens, Sophomore, OF, .362 BA, 6 HR, 38 RBI, 12 SB
Chase Strumpf, Sophomore, IF, .357 BA, 12 HR, 52 RBI
Michael Toglia, Sophomore, IF, .330 BA, 11 HR, 53 RBI
Daniel Amaral, Junior, OF, .282 BA, 33 RBI, 12 SB
 
Key Pitchers:
Jake Bird, Senior, P, 1.99 ERA, 7-4 W/L, 2 CG, 104.0 IP, 59 SO
Zach Pettway, Freshman, P, 3.51 ERA, 8-4 W/L, 89.2 IP, 74 SO
Ryan Garcia, Sophomore, P, 2.34 ERA, 7-1 W/L, 69.1 IP, 67 SO
 
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .292 (37th in nation, 4th in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.73 (149, 7)
Doubles per Game: 2.17 (15, 2)
Earned Run Average: 2.98 (6, 2)
Fielding Percentage: .981 (7, 1)
Home Runs per Game: 0.81 (90, 5)
Scoring Offense: 7.3 (14, 2)
Slugging Percentage: .440 (47, 5)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.08 (118, 1)
Triples per Game: 0.23 (122, 6)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2017 Regional lost to Texas, eliminated by San Diego State
2015 Regional defeated  Cal State Bakersfield, lost to Maryland, defeated Cal State Bakersfield, defeated Maryland, eliminated by Maryland
2013 Regional defeated San Diego State, defeated Cal Poly, defeated San Diego
2013 Super Regional defeated Cal State Fullerton, defeated Cal State Fullerton
2013 CWS defeated LSU, defeated North Carolina State, defeated North Carolina, defeated Mississippi State, defeated Mississippi State
2012 Regional defeated Creighton, defeated New Mexico, defeated Creighton
2012 Super Regional defeated TCU, defeated TCU
2012 CWS defeated Stony Brook, lost to Arizona, lost to Florida State
2011 Regional lost to San Francisco, defeated Fresno State, defeated San Francisco, eliminated by UC Irvine
2010 Regional defeated Kent State, defeated LSU, defeated UC Irvine
2010 Super Regional eliminated by Cal State Fullerton
2008 Regional defeated Virginia, defeated Cal State Fullerton, lost to Cal State Fullerton, eliminated by Cal State Fullerton
2007 Regional defeated Pepperdine, defeated Illinois Chicago, defeated Long Beach State
2007 Super Regional eliminated by Cal State Fullerton
2006 Regional defeated UC Irvine, lost to Pepperdine, eliminated by Missouri
 
*all team stats through 5/20