2011 UCLA Bruins baseball team explained

Year:2011
Team:UCLA Bruins
Sport:baseball
Logo Alt:UCLA logo written in blue and gold script
Conference:Pacific-10 Conference
Short Conf:Pac-10
Coachrank:18
Record:35 - 24
Conf Record:18 - 9
Head Coach:John Savage
Hc Year:7th
Asst Coach1:Rick Vanderhook
Ac1 Year:3rd
Asst Coach2:T. J. Bruce
Ac2 Year:1st
Asst Coach3:Jake Silverman
Ac3 Year:1st
Stadium:Jackie Robinson Stadium
Champion:Pacific-10 Regular Season Champions
Tourney:Los Angeles Regional Finals vs. UC Irvine
Tourney Result:L, 3-4

The 2011 UCLA Bruins baseball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 2011 NCAA Division I baseball season. The team played their home games in Jackie Robinson Stadium. The Bruins finished the season with a 35 - 24 overall record, and won the Pacific-10 Conference Championship with 18 wins and 9 losses. The team automatically qualified for the 2011 NCAA Division I baseball tournament, and were seeded #1 in the Los Angeles Regional. The Bruins lost the first game of the double-elimination format to the San Francisco Dons, 0–3. They then beat Fresno State 3–1 and San Francisco 4–1 to reach the regional finals. UC Irvine was undefeated coming into the game, and UCLA would have to beat them twice in order to become the regional champion. After beating San Francisco a little over one hour earlier, the Bruins took the field at Jackie Robinson stadium as the visiting team at 6 pm. The Bruins scored one run each in the 1st, 4th, and 5th innings, and gave up two runs each in the 5th and 9th.[1] [2] UC Irvine went on to play the Virginia Cavaliers in the Charlottesville Super Regional.[3]

Previous season

UCLA finished the 2010 regular season as the #2 team in the Pacific-10 Conference, and lost to South Carolina in the 2010 College World Series.[4] Junior pitching aces Trevor Bauer and Gerrit Cole, along with 18 other lettermen, returned from last year's team to play for the 2011 team.

Schedule

! style="background:#536895;color:#FFB300;"| Regular season|- valign="top"|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 1 || February 18 || San Francisco || Jackie Robinson Stadium || 1–0 || G. Cole (1–0) || M. Lujan (0–1) || None || 623 || 1 - 0 ||  - |- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 2 || February 19 || San Francisco || Jackie Robinson Stadium || 4–1 || T. Bauer (1–0) || K. Zimmer (0–1) || N. Vander Tuig (1) || 645 || 2 - 0 || - |- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 3 || February 20 || San Francisco || Jackie Robinson Stadium || 3–0 || A. Plutko (1–0) || M. Hiserman (0–1) || N. Vander Tuig (2) || 917 || 3 - 0 ||  - |- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 4 || February 22 || Pepperdine || Jackie Robinson Stadium || 9–0 || S. Griggs (1–0) || M. Maurer (0–1) || None || 567 || 4 - 0 || - |- bgcolor="#FFE6E6"| 5 || February 26 || San Jose State || Jackie Robinson Stadium || 3–5 || R. Padilla (2–0) || T. Bauer (1–1) || None || 566 || 4 - 1 || - |- bgcolor="#FFE6E6"| 6 || February 27 || San Jose State || Jackie Robinson Stadium || 3–8 || B. McFarland (1–0) || G. Cole (1–1) || None || 703 || 4 - 2 || - |- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 7 || February 27 || San Jose State || Jackie Robinson Stadium || 12–2 || A. Plutko (2–0) || A. Hennessey || None || 703 || 5 - 2 || - |-|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 8 || March 1 || San Diego State || Tony Gwynn Stadium || 5–2 || Z. Weiss (1–0) || B. Crabb (0–2) || None || 790 || 6 - 2 ||  - |- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 9 || March 4 || Nebraska || Hawks Field || 1–0 11 || N. Vander Tuig (1–0) || C. Hauptman (1–1) || None || 1,120 || 7 - 2 || - |- bgcolor="#FFE6E6"| 10 || March 5 || Nebraska || Hawks Field || 1–2 12 || || || || || 7 - 3 ||  - |- bgcolor="#FFE6E6"| 11 || March 6 || Nebraska || Hawks Field || 4–5 11 || || || || || 7 - 4 || - |- bgcolor="#FFE6E6"| 12 || March 11 || Georgia || Jackie Robinson Stadium || 2–6 || || || || || 7 - 5 || - |- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 13 || March 12 || St. Mary's || Jackie Robinson Stadium || 10–2 || || || || || 8 - 5 || - |- bgcolor="#FFE6E6"| 14 || March 13 || USC || Dodger Stadium || 0–2 || || || || || 8 - 6 ||  - |- align="center" bgcolor=|  - || March 20 || Cal Poly || San Luis Obispo, CA || Canceled || || || || || 8 - 6 || - |- bgcolor="#FFE6E6"| 15 || March 21 || Cal Poly || San Luis Obispo, CA || 1–2 || || || || || 8 - 7 || - |- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 16 || March 21 || Cal Poly || San Luis Obispo, CA || 8–0 || || || || || 9 - 7 || - |- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 17 || March 25 || USC || Dedeaux Field || 8–4 || || || || || 10 - 7 || 1 - 0|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 18 || March 26 || USC || Dedeaux Field || 4–0 || || || || || 11 - 7 || 2 - 0|- bgcolor="#FFE6E6"| 19 || March 27 || USC || Dedeaux Field || 2–6 || || || || || 11 - 8 || 2 - 1|- bgcolor="#FFE6E6"| 20 || March 29 || Cal State Fullerton || Goodwin Field || 3–5 || || || || || 11 - 9 ||2 - 1|-|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 21 || April 1 || Washington || Jackie Robinson Stadium || 2–1 || || || || || 12 - 9 || 3 - 1|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 22 || April 2 || Washington || Jackie Robinson Stadium || 5–3 || || || || || 13 - 9 || 4 - 1|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 23 || April 3 || Washington || Jackie Robinson Stadium || 3–2 || || || || || 14 - 9 || 5 - 1|- bgcolor="#FFE6E6"| 24 || April 5 || UC Riverside || Riverside Sports Complex || 4–5 11 || || || || || 14 - 10 || 5 - 1|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 25 || April 8 || Washington State || Bailey-Brayton Field || 3–1 || || || || || 15 - 10 || 6 - 1|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 26 || April 9 || Washington State || Bailey-Brayton Field || 10–3 || || || || || 16 - 10 || 7 - 1|- bgcolor="#FFE6E6"| 27 || April 10 || Washington State || Bailey-Brayton Field || 2–3 || || || || || 16 - 11 || 7 - 2|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 28 || April 12 || Long Beach State || Jackie Robinson Stadium || 6–4 || Z. Weiss (2–1) || J. Stassi (0–1) || N. Vander Tuig (4) || 513 || 17 - 11 || 7 - 2|- bgcolor="#FFE6E6"| 29 || April 15 || Arizona || Jackie Robinson Stadium || 4–5 || K. Heyer (6–1) || G. Cole (4–3) || M. Chaffee (4) || 878 || 17 - 12 ||7 - 3|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 30 || April 16 || Arizona || Jackie Robinson Stadium || 4–0 || T. Bauer (7–1) || K. Simon (6–3) || None || 1,057 || 18 - 12 ||8 - 3|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 31 || April 17 || Arizona || Jackie Robinson Stadium || 8–5 || N. Vander Tuig (3–2) || M. Chaffee (4–2) || None || 1,319 || 19 - 12 ||9 - 3|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 32 || April 19 || San Diego State || Jackie Robinson Stadium || 14–6 || Z. Weiss (3–1) || M. Hachadorian (0–3) || None || 622 || 20 - 12 ||9 - 3|- bgcolor="#FFE6E6"| 33 || April 21 || Stanford || Sunken Diamond || 4–7 || M. Appel (3–4) || G. Cole (4–4) || None || 1,622 || 20 - 13 ||9 - 4|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 34 || April 22 || Stanford || Sunken Diamond ||4-1 || T. Bauer (8–1) || J. Pries (4–4) || None || 1,953 || 21 - 13 ||10 - 4|- bgcolor="#FFE6E6"| 35 || April 23 || Stanford || Sunken Diamond ||4-5 || C. Reed (2–1) || N. Vander Tuig (3–3) || None || 2,280|| 21 - 14 ||10 - 5|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 36 || April 26 || UC Irvine || Jackie Robinson Stadium || 6–1 || Z. Weiss (4–1) || A. Lines (3–2) || None || 571 || 22 - 14 ||10 - 5|- bgcolor="#FFE6E6"| 37 || April 29 || Oregon State || Jackie Robinson Stadium || 5–7 || S. Gaviglio (8–1) || G. Cole (4–5) || T. Bryant (7) || 876 || 22 - 15 ||10 - 6|- bgcolor="#FFE6E6"| 38 || April 30 || Oregon State || Jackie Robinson Stadium || 0–2 || J. Osich (6–1) || T. Bauer (8–2) || None || 1,221 || 22 - 16 ||10 - 7|-|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 39 || May 1 || Oregon State || Jackie Robinson Stadium || 5–2 || || || || || 23 - 16 || 11 - 7|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 40 || May 3 || Pepperdine || Eddy D. Field Stadium || 10–0 || || || || || 24 - 16 || 11 - 7|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 41 || May 6 || Oregon || PK Park || 7–1 || || || || || 25 - 16 || 12 - 7|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 42 || May 7 || Oregon || PK Park || 3–1 || || || || || 26 - 16 || 13 - 7|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 43 || May 8 || Oregon || PK Park || 4–0 || || || || || 27 - 16 || 14 - 7|- bgcolor="#FFE6E6"| 44 || May 10 || Long Beach State || Blair Field || 2–4 || || || || || 27 - 17 || 14 - 7|- bgcolor="#FFE6E6"| 45 || May 11 || UC Santa Barbara || Jackie Robinson Stadium || 4–5 || C. Cuneo (1–0) || S. Griggs (1–1) || B. Fick (1) || 404 || 27 - 18 || 14 - 7|- bgcolor="#FFE6E6"| 46 || May 13 || Cal State Bakersfield || Jackie Robinson Stadium || 1–5 || || || || || 27 - 19 || 14 - 7|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 47 || May 14 || Cal State Bakersfield || Jackie Robinson Stadium || 10–1 || || || || || 28 - 19 || 14 - 7|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 48 || May 15 || Cal State Bakersfield || Jackie Robinson Stadium || 3–2 || || || || || 29 - 19 || 14 - 7|- align="center" bgcolor=|  - || May 17 || Cal State Fullerton || Jackie Robinson Stadium || Cancelled || || || || ||  - ||  - |- bgcolor="#FFE6E6"| 49 || May 20 || California || Jackie Robinson Stadium || 0–4 || || || || || 29 - 20 || 14 - 8|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 50 || May 21 || California || Jackie Robinson Stadium || 2–1 || || || || || 30 - 20 || 15 - 8|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 51 || May 22 || California || Jackie Robinson Stadium || 5–2 || || || || || 31 - 20 || 16 - 8|- bgcolor="#FFE6E6"| 52 || May 24 || UC Irvine || Cicerone Field || 1–2 || || || || || 31 - 21 || 16 - 8|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 53 || May 27 || Arizona State || Packard Stadium || 10–3 || || || || || 32 - 21 || 17 - 8|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 54 || May 28 || Arizona State || Packard Stadium || 7–0 || || || || || 33 - 21 || 18 - 8|- bgcolor="#FFE6E6"| 55 || May 29 || Arizona State || Packard Stadium || 5–10 || M. Lambson (5–3) || A. Plutko (6–4) || None || 2,889 || 33 - 22 || 18 - 9|-|-! style="background:#536895;color:#FFB300;"| Post-season|-|- bgcolor="#FFE6E6"| 56 || June 3 || San Francisco || Jackie Robinson Stadium || 0–3 || K. Zimmer (6–4) || Gerrit Cole (6–8) || None || 1,925 || 33 - 23 || 0 - 1|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 57 || June 4 || Fresno State || Jackie Robinson Stadium || 3–1 || Trevor Bauer (13–2) || Josh Poytress (7–3) || None || 1,949 || 34 - 23 || 1 - 1|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 58 || June 5 || San Francisco || Jackie Robinson Stadium || 4–1 || A. Plutko (7–4) || J. Abramson (2–3) || N. Vander Tuig (9) || 1,351 || 35 - 23 || 2 - 1|- bgcolor="#FFE6E6"| 59 || June 5 || UC Irvine || Jackie Robinson Stadium || 3–4 || P. Ferragamo (2–0) || N. Vander Tuig (3–4) || None || 1,461 || 35 - 24 || 2 - 2|-

Rankings

Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. NR = Not ranked. RV = Receiving votes.
Poll Pre-
season
Feb.
22
Mar.
1
Mar.
8
Mar.
15
Mar.
22
Mar.
29
Apr.
5
Apr.
12
Apr.
19
Apr.
26
May
3
May
10
May
17
May
24
May
31
June
8
June
15
Final
Poll
Coaches' Poll[5] 1 - 21241918 -  - 22
Baseball America[6] 225132424242317 -  - 22
Collegiate Baseball^[7] | style="background:#FFF;" |3| style="background:#D8FFEB;" |2| style="background:#FFE6E6;" |8| style="background:#FFE6E6;" |12| style="background:#FFE6E6;" |15| style="background:#D8FFEB;" |14| style="background:#FFE6E6;" |15| style="background:#FFE6E6;" |16| style="background:#D8FFEB;" |12| style="background:#D8FFEB;" |11| style="background:#FFE6E6;" |13| style="background:#FFF;" |13| style="background:#FFF;" |13| style="background:#FFE6E6;" |17| style="background:#FFF;" |17| style="background:#D8FFEB;" |12| style="background:#FFE6E6;" |20| style="background:#FFF;" |20| style="background:#FFF;" |20|- style="text-align:center;"! NCBWA†[8] | style="background:#FFF;" |2| style="background:#D8FFEB;" |1| style="background:#FFE6E6;" |6| style="background:#FFE6E6;" |11| style="background:#FFE6E6;" |16| style="background:#FFE6E6;" |18| style="background:#FFE6E6;" |20| style="background:#D8FFEB;" |17| style="background:#FFE6E6;" |18| style="background:#D8FFEB;" |17| style="background:#FFE6E6;" |19| style="background:#FFE6E6;" |20| style="background:#FFF;" |20| style="background:#FFE6E6;" |21| style="background:#D8FFEB;" |19| style="background:#D8FFEB;" |17| style="background:#FFF;" |  - | style="background:#FFE6E6;" |22| style="background:#FFF;" |22|-| colspan="20" |^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but will only rank 30 teams weekly during the season.
NCBWA ranked 35 teams in their preseason poll, but will only rank 30 teams weekly during the season.
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UCLA Bruins in the 2011 MLB Draft

The following members of the UCLA Bruins baseball program were drafted in the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft.[9] [10] Gerrit Cole is the first Bruin to be picked #1 overall in the MLB First-Year Player Draft.[11]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallMLB Team
Gerrit ColeRHP1st1stPittsburgh Pirates
Trevor BauerRHP1st3rdArizona Diamondbacks
Steven RodriguezC15th454thArizona Diamondbacks
Richard Espy1B15th456thKansas City Royals
Mitchell BeacomLHP20th627thSan Francisco Giants
Tyler Rahmatulla2B34th1040thSt. Louis Cardinals
Chris GiovinazzoLF39th1185thLos Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Adrian WilliamsSS45th1361stMilwaukee Brewers
Javier LuqueFirst Baseman47th1425thLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimJavier Luque First baseman47th20th13th

Notes

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: UCLA vs UC Irvine (Jun 05, 2011) . UCLA . June 6, 2011.
  2. Web site: UCLA vs UC Irvine - Baseball Division I - June 5, 2011 . NCAA . June 11, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120921073320/http://www.ncaa.com/game/baseball/d1/2011/06/05/ucla-uc-irvine . September 21, 2012 . dead .
  3. Web site: Shaeffer gives UC Irvine Regional title . NCAA . June 11, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120921073338/http://www.ncaa.com/news/baseball/2011-06-06/shaeffer-gives-uc-irvine-regional-title . September 21, 2012 . dead .
  4. Web site: UCLA Official Athletic Site - Baseball . 2010-12-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120321144759/http://www.uclabruins.com/sports/m-basebl/archive/ucla-m-basebl-sched-2009.html . 2012-03-21 . dead .
  5. https://www.espn.com/college-sports/rankings/_/key/BBDUSABB NCAA College Rankings and Polls
  6. http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/college/top-25/2011/ Baseball America Top 25
  7. Web site: Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Top 30 . 2010-12-12 . 2009-06-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090616060400/http://www.baseballnews.com/polls/divI/currentpolldivI.htm . dead .
  8. http://www.sportswriters.net/ncbwa/poll/ National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Top 30
  9. Web site: Draft Central . MLB . June 6, 2011.
  10. Web site: Four More UCLA Players Selected on Day Three of MLB Draft . UCLA . June 8, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120829163020/http://www.uclabruins.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/060811aac.html . August 29, 2012 . dead . mdy-all .
  11. Web site: UCLA's Cole, Bauer Selected First, Third Overall in MLB Draft . UCLA . June 6, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120829163012/http://www.uclabruins.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/060611aae.html . August 29, 2012 . dead . mdy-all .
  12. http://www.uclabruins.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/042511aaa.html UCLA's Trevor Bauer Earns Pac-10 Honors for Third Consecutive Week
  13. http://www.baseballnews.com/allamericans/currentallamericans.htm "Louisville Slugger's" All-American Baseball Teams
  14. http://www.uclabruins.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/092911aaa.html UCLA Represented in MLB Playoffs by Three Former Players