2021 UCLA Bruins baseball team explained

Mode:	baseball
Year:	2021
Team:	UCLA Bruins
Conference:	Pac-12 Conference
Coachrank:	21
Cbrank:	20
Short Conf:	Pac-12
Record:	37–20
Conf Record:	18–12
Head Coach:	John Savage
Hc Year:	16th
Hit Coach:	Bryant Ward
Htc Year:	6th
Pitch Coach:	Rex Peters
Pc Year:	10th
Stadium:	Jackie Robinson Stadium
Bowl:	Lubbock Regional
Bowl Result:	2–2

The 2021 UCLA Bruins baseball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bruins played their home games at Jackie Robinson Stadium as a member of the Pac-12 Conference. They were led by head coach John Savage, in his 16th season at UCLA.

Previous season

See main article: 2020 UCLA Bruins baseball team.

The 2020 UCLA Bruins baseball team notched a 13–2 (0–0) regular season record. The season prematurely ended on March 12, 2020, due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic.

Game log

2021 UCLA Bruins baseball game log

Legend: = Win = Loss = Canceled Bold = UCLA team member * Non-conference game

Regular season (35–18)

February (4–3)
Date	Time (PT)	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	P12	Sources
February 19	5:00 p.m.			No. 2	Jackie Robinson Stadium	L 2–6	Bourassa (1–0)	Karros (0–1)	—		0–1	—	Box Score Recap
February 20	2:00 p.m.	P12LA	San Francisco*	No. 2	Jackie Robinson Stadium	W 8–2	Bergin (1–0)	Mollerus (0–1)	—	0	1–1	—	Box Score Recap
February 21	1:00 p.m.	P12LA	San Francisco*	No. 2	Jackie Robinson Stadium	L 3–8	Lee (1–0)	Saum (0–1)	Barron (1)	0	1–2	—	Box Score Recap
February 23	5:00 p.m.	P12LA		No. 8	Jackie Robinson Stadium	W 5–2	Mullen (1–0)	Burge (0–2)	Mora (1)	0	2–2	—	Box Score Recap
February 26	5:00 p.m.	P12LA	UC Irvine	No. 8	Jackie Robinson Stadium	W 4–3	Mora (1–0)	Ibarra (0–1)	—	0	3–2	—	Box Score Recap
February 27	1:00 p.m.	P12LA	at UC Irvine*	No. 8	Cicerone Field	L 3–7	Frias (1–0)	Bergin (1–1)	—	0	3–3	—	Box Score Recap
February 28	2:00 p.m.	P12LA	UC Irvine*	No. 8	Jackie Robinson Stadium	W 4–0	Nastrini (1–0)	Pinto (0–1)	—	0	4–3	—	Box Score Recap

March (11–4)
Date	Time (PT)	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	P12	Sources
March 2	5:00 p.m.	P12LA		No. 8	Jackie Robinson Stadium	W 14–1	Mullen (2–0)	Rodriguez (0–1)	—	0	5–3	—	Box Score Recap
March 5	5:00 p.m.	P12LA	Pepperdine	No. 8	Jackie Robinson Stadium	W 16–8					6–3	—
March 6	2:00 p.m.	P12LA	at Cal State Fullerton*	No. 8	Jackie Robinson Stadium	W 6–1					7–3	—
March 7	1:00 p.m.	P12LA	USC*	No. 8	Jackie Robinson Stadium	W 10–1					8–3	—
March 9	5:00 p.m.	P12LA	Cal State Fullerton*	No. 6	Fullerton, CA	W 6–2					9–3	—
March 12	6:00 p.m.	CPTV	at Cal Poly*	No. 6	San Luis Obispo, CA	L 4–5					9–4	—
March 13	6:00 p.m.	CPTV	at Cal Poly*	No. 6	San Luis Obispo, CA	W 13–12					10–4	—
March 14	1:00 p.m.	CPTV	at Cal Poly*	No. 6	San Luis Obispo, CA	L 5–8					10–5	—
March 19	6:00 p.m.	P12LA		No. 11	Los Angeles, CA	W 3–2					11–5	1–0
March 20	2:00 p.m.	P12LA	No. 17 Arizona	No. 11	Los Angeles, CA	L 3–7					11–6	1–1
March 21	1:00 p.m.	P12LA	No. 17 Arizona	No. 11	Los Angeles, CA	W 11–3					12–6	2–1
March 23	6:00 p.m.	P12LA	Loyola Marymount*	No. 10	Los Angeles, CA	W 13–6					13–6	—
March 26	7:00 p.m.	P12LA	USC	No. 10	Los Angeles, CA	L 4–5					13–7	2–2
March 27	6:00 p.m.	P12LA	USC	No. 10	Los Angeles, CA	W 6–3					14–7	3–2
March 28	4:00 p.m.	P12LA	USC	No. 10	Los Angeles, CA	W 13–1					15–7	4–2
March 30	6:00 p.m.	P12LA	Pepperdine*	No. 10	Los Angeles, CA	Cancelled					15–7	—

April (9–6)
Date	Time (PT)	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	P12	Sources
April 1	6:00 p.m.	P12LA	Washington	No. 9	Los Angeles, CA	L 6–8					15–8	4–3
April 2	2:00 p.m.	P12LA	Washington	No. 9	Los Angeles, CA	L 6–7					15–9	4–4
April 3	12:00 p.m.	P12LA	Washington	No. 9	Los Angeles, CA	W 13–2					16–9	5–4
April 9	2:05 p.m.	P12LA	Stanford	No. 17	Stanford, CA	L 2–6					16–10	5–5
April 10	2:05 p.m.	P12LA	Stanford	No. 17	Stanford, CA	L 6–11					16–11	5–6
April 11	1:05 p.m.	P12LA	Stanford	No. 17	Stanford, CA	W 6–1					17–11	6–6
April 13	6:00 p.m.	P12LA	Loyola Marymount*	No. 25	Los Angeles, CA	W 12–2					18–11	6–6
April 16	6:00 p.m.	P12LA	Utah	No. 25	Los Angeles, CA	W 20–0					19–11	7–6
April 17	2:00 p.m.	P12LA	Utah	No. 25	Los Angeles, CA	W 13–3					20–11	8–6
April 18	1:00 p.m.	P12LA	Utah	No. 25	Los Angeles, CA	W 9–2					21–11	9–6
April 20	3:00 p.m.	P12LA	Pepperdine*		Los Angeles, CA	W 5–4					22–11	9–6
April 23	6:00 p.m.	P12LA	No. 14 Oregon		Eugene, OR	L 3–5					22–12	9–7
April 24	2:00 p.m.	P12LA	No. 14 Oregon		Eugene, OR	L 2–3¹⁰					22–13	9–8
April 25	12:00 p.m.	P12LA	No. 14 Oregon		Eugene, OR	W 7–6¹⁰					23–13	10–8
April 30	7:00 p.m.	P12LA	Oregon State		Los Angeles, CA	W 6–5¹⁰					24–13	11–8

May (11–5)
Date	Time (PT)	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	P12	Sources
May 1	6:00 p.m.	P12LA	Oregon State		Los Angeles, CA	W 2–0					25–13	12–8
May 2	12:00 p.m.	P12LA	Oregon State		Los Angeles, CA	L 3–5					25–14	12–9
May 7	6:05 p.m.	P12LA	Washington State	No. 25	Pullman, WA	L 2–5					25–15	12–10
May 8	2:05 p.m.	P12LA	Washington State	No. 25	Pullman, WA	W 7–6					26–15	13–10
May 9	1:05 p.m.	P12LA	Washington State	No. 25	Pullman, WA	W 16–7					27–15	14–10
May 11	6:00 p.m.	P12LA	Loyola Marymount*	No. 22	Los Angeles, CA	W 9–8					28–15	14–10
May 14	6:00 p.m.	P12LA	UC Santa Barbara*	No. 22	Los Angeles, CA	L 4–10					28–16	14–10
May 15	2:00 p.m.	P12LA	UC Santa Barbara*	No. 22	Santa Barbara, CA	W 5–2					29–16	14–10
May 16	2:00 p.m.	P12LA	UC Santa Barbara*	No. 22	Los Angeles, CA	W 11–3					30–16	14–10
May 18	6:00 p.m.	P12LA	Nevada*	No. 18	Los Angeles, CA	W 11–3					31–16	14–10
May 21	6:00 p.m.	P12LA	California	No. 18	Los Angeles, CA	L 2–14					31–17	14–11
May 22	2:00 p.m.	P12LA	California	No. 18	Los Angeles, CA	L 2–4					31–18	14–12
May 12	1:00 p.m.	P12LA	California	No. 18	Los Angeles, CA	W 7–4					32–18	15–12
May 27	6:00 p.m.	P12LA	No. 21 Arizona State		Phoenix, AZ	W 21–9					33–18	16–12
May 28	6:00 p.m.	P12LA	No. 21 Arizona State		Phoenix, AZ	W 8–5					34–18	17–12
May 29	1:00 p.m.	P12LA	No. 21 Arizona State		Phoenix, AZ	W 3–0					35–18	18–12

Postseason (2–2)

(2–2)
Date	Time (PT)	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall record	NCAAT record	Sources
June 4	4:00 p.m.			(2) No. 21	Rip Griffin Park	L 4–5				4,606	35–19	0–1
June 5	12:00 p.m.			(2) No. 21	Rip Griffin Park	W 13–6				4,737	36–19	1–1
June 6	12:00 p.m.			(2) No. 21	Rip Griffin Park	W 12–2				4,737	37–19	2–1
June 6	4:30 p.m.			(2) No. 21	Rip Griffin Park	L 2–8				4,737	37–20	2–2

Rankings

See main article: 2021 NCAA Division I baseball rankings.

2021 MLB draft

UCLA had an NCAA-High ten players selected in the draft.

Player	Position	Round	Overall	MLB Team
Matt McLain	SS	1	17	Cincinnati Reds
J.T. Schwartz	1B	4	111	New York Mets
Nick Nastrini	RHP	4	131	Los Angeles Dodgers
Kevin Kendall	SS	7	202	New York Mets
Noah Cardenas	C	8	249	Minnesota Twins
Jesse Bergin	RHP	11	329	Miami Marlins
Sean Mullen	RHP	11	341	Tampa Bay Rays
Adrian Chaidez	RHP	15	448	Houston Astros
Mikey Perez	SS	15	459	Minnesota Twins
Zach Pettway	RHP	16	486	Cleveland Indians

External links

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