UCLA Baseball 2021 NCAA Tournament Capsule

May 23, 2021 · CSM Staff
 

UCLA Bruins

Pac-12 (35-18, 18-12)

 
 
Coach: John Savage
 
Key Field Players:
Kevin Kendall, Junior, IF, .355 BA, 35 RBI, 10 SB
JT Schwartz, Sophomore, IF, .405 BA, 7 HR, 41 RBI
Matt McLain, Junior, IF, .323 BA, 9 HR, 28 RBI
Noah Cardenas, Junior, C, .258 BA, 5 HR, 27 RBI
Mikey Perez, Junior, IF, .239 BA, 11 HR, 38 RBI
 
Key Pitchers:
Jesse Bergin, Junior, P, 4.24 ERA, 6-3 W/L, 74.1 IP, 62 SO
Sean Mullen, Junior, P, 3.19 ERA, 9-1 W/L, 73.1 IP, 87 SO
Zach Pettway, Senior, P, 4.89 ERA, 2-5 W/L, 70.0 IP, 65 SO
Max Tajcic, Freshman, P, 1.55 ERA, 2-1 W/L, 29.0 IP, 33 SO, 7 SV
 
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .286 (54th in nation, 5th in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.54 (221, 11)
Doubles per Game: 1.84 (81, 7)
Earned Run Average: 3.86 (28, 3)
Fielding Percentage: .978 (26, 4)
Home Runs per Game: 1.00 (84, 5)
Scoring Offense: 7.1 (40, 3)
Slugging Percentage: .442 (74, 6)
Stolen Bases per Game: 0.74 (203, 7)
Triples per Game: 0.28 (60, 3)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2019 Regional defeated Omaha, lost to Loyola Marymount, defeated Baylor, defeated Loyola Marymount, defeated Loyola Marymount
2019 Super Regional eliminated by Michigan
2018 Regional defeated Gonzaga, lost to Minnesota, eliminated by Minnesota
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 5/23