UCLA 2018 Baseball World Series Capsule

 

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:
 
2017Regionallost to Texas, eliminated by San Diego State
2015Regionaldefeated  Cal State Bakersfield, lost to Maryland, defeated Cal State Bakersfield, defeated Maryland, eliminated by Maryland
2013Regionaldefeated San Diego State, defeated Cal Poly, defeated San Diego
2013Super Regionaldefeated Cal State Fullerton, defeated Cal State Fullerton
2013CWSdefeated LSU, defeated North Carolina State, defeated North Carolina, defeated Mississippi State, defeated Mississippi State
2012Regionaldefeated Creighton, defeated New Mexico, defeated Creighton
2012Super Regionaldefeated TCU, defeated TCU
2012CWSdefeated Stony Brook, lost to Arizona, lost to Florida State
2011Regionallost to San Francisco, defeated Fresno State, defeated San Francisco, eliminated by UC Irvine
2010Regionaldefeated Kent State, defeated LSU, defeated UC Irvine
2010Super Regionaleliminated by Cal State Fullerton
2008Regionaldefeated Virginia, defeated Cal State Fullerton, lost to Cal State Fullerton, eliminated by Cal State Fullerton
2007Regionaldefeated Pepperdine, defeated Illinois Chicago, defeated Long Beach State
2007Super Regionaleliminated by Cal State Fullerton
2006Regionaldefeated UC Irvine, lost to Pepperdine, eliminated by Missouri
 
*all team stats through 5/20