The 2009 UCLA Bruins baseball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 2009 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bruins played their home games in Jackie Robinson Stadium, and finished the season with a 27–29 overall record. With a 15–12 record in conference play, UCLA tied Oregon State as the #3 team in the Pacific-10 Conference, behind #1 Arizona State and #2 Washington State. Even though UCLA won the three-game season series 2–1, Oregon State was invited to the 2009 NCAA Division I baseball tournament instead of UCLA due to their better overall record (37–19).
Previous season The Bruins completed the 2008 season with a 33–27 overall record, and finished third in the Pac-10 Conference behind #1 Arizona State and #2 Stanford. The 2008 season ended at the Fullerton Regionals when the Bruins lost two games in a row to Cal State Fullerton.
Roster
Schedule
! style="background:#536895;color:#FFB300;"| Regular season |- valign="top"
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 || February 20 || UC Davis || Jackie Robinson Stadium || 13–1 || R. Rasmussen (1–0) || J. McChesney (0–1) || None || 784 || 1–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 || February 21 || UC Davis || Jackie Robinson Stadium || 5–2 || G. Cole (1–0) || A. Suiter (0–1) || T. Bauer (1) || 848 || 2–0 ||– |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFE6E6" | 3 || February 22 || UC Davis || Jackie Robinson Stadium || 8–7 11 || T. Bauer (0–1) || D. Quist (1–0) || None || 682 || 2–1 ||– |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFE6E6" | 4 || February 24 || UC Santa Barbara || Caesar Uyesaka Stadium || 7–6 || M. Grace (0–1) || M. Ford (1–0) || D. Meals (1) || 350 || 2–2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFE6E6" | 5 || February 25 || UC Riverside || Jackie Robinson Stadium || 11–1 || G. Brooks (0–1) || R. Platt (1–0) || None || 407 || 2–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFE6E6" | 6 || February 27 || Rice || Minute Maid Park || 5–4 || T. Bauer (0–2) || Jo. Rogers (2–0) || None || 6,879 || 2–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFE6E6" | 7 || February 28 || Baylor || Minute Maid Park || 5–1 || G. Cole (1–1) || K. Volz (1–0) || W. Kempf (1) || 13,928 || 2–5 || –
Rankings + Ranking movementLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. NR = Not ranked. RV = Receiving votes. Poll Pre-season Feb.23 Mar.2 Mar.9 Mar.16 Mar.23 Mar.30 Apr.6 Apr.13 Apr.20 Apr.27 May4 May11 May18 May25 June2 June8 FinalPoll Coaches' Poll Baseball America 12 9 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR Collegiate Baseball^ 21 21 NR NCBWA† Rivals.com ^ 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.
UCLA Bruins in the 2009 MLB draft The following members of the UCLA Bruins baseball program were drafted in the 2009 Major League Baseball draft.2009 MLB Draft
Player Position Round Overall MLB teamCasey Haerther1B5th171stLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimGavin BrooksLHP9th285thNew York YankeesCharles BrewerRHP12th366thArizona DiamondbacksBrendan LaffertyLHP18th542ndKansas City RoyalsCody Decker1B22nd654thSan Diego PadresGabriel CohenLF29th889thTampa Bay RaysGarrett ClaypoolRHP32nd963rdOakland AthleticsJason NovakRHP48th1449thSt. Louis Cardinals
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