Mode: | baseball |
Year: | 2015 |
Team: | UCLA Bruins |
Logo Alt: | UCLA logo written in blue and gold script |
Conference: | Pac-12 Conference |
Short Conf: | Pac-12 |
Record: | 42-14 |
Conf Record: | 22-8 |
Head Coach: | John Savage |
Hc Year: | 11th |
Asst Coach1: | Jake Silverman |
Ac1 Year: | 5th |
Asst Coach2: | T. J. Bruce |
Ac2 Year: | 5th |
Asst Coach3: | Rex Peters |
Ac3 Year: | 4th |
Stadium: | Jackie Robinson Stadium |
Champion: | NCAA tournament, Los Angeles Regional |
The 2015 UCLA Bruins baseball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bruins competed in the Pac-12 Conference, and played their home games in Jackie Robinson Stadium. John Savage was in his eleventh season as head coach. The Bruins were coming off a season in which they were 25-30-1 (12-18 Pac-12), near the bottom of the Pac-12 Conference standings.
This season, the Bruins completed the regular season with a 42–14 record and were awarded the No. 1 seed in the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball tournament and as the host of the Los Angeles Regional. They played against the Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners, and the Maryland Terrapins, beginning on May 29. They ended the season by losing the series to Maryland 1–2 in the final regional game.
See main article: 2015 NCAA Division I baseball rankings.
The following members of the UCLA Bruins baseball program were drafted in the 2015 Major League Baseball Draft.
Player | Position | Round | Overall | MLB Team | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pitcher | 1st | 16 | New York Yankees | ||
Shortstop | 2nd | 62 | Pittsburgh Pirates | ||
Pitcher | 4th | 116 | Miami Marlins | ||
Pitcher | 6th | 173 | Chicago Cubs | ||
Ty Moore | Right Field | 12th | 367 | Pittsburgh Pirates | |
Grant Watson | Pitcher | 16th | 486 | San Francisco Giants | |
Chris Keck | Third Base | 18th | 527 | Colorado Rockies | |
Tucker Forbes | Pitcher | 30 | 906 | San Francisco Giants |