The 2022 UCLA Bruins baseball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 2022 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 18th season at UCLA.

Previous season

The Bruins finished with a record of 37–20, and 18–12 in conference play. In the postseason, the Bruins were invited and participated in the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball tournament, where they lost to North Carolina and the #8 national seed Texas Tech in the Lubbock Regional in Lubbock, Texas.

Preseason Long time assistant coach Rex Peters has retired after 29 years of coaching baseball, with the last 10 years at UCLA. To fill the vacancy on John Savage's staff, Niko Gallego was promoted from volunteer assistant coach to assistant and former UCLA pitcher David Berg took over as volunteer assistant coach. Berg played an important part as a member of the Bruins' 2013 College World Series championship team.

Personnel

Roster 2022 UCLA Bruins roster Pitchers 8 – Max Rajcic – Sophomore 10 – Nate Leibold – Freshman 12 – Gage Jump – Freshman 14 – Charles Harrison – Junior 19 – Jared Karros – Junior 20 – Josh Alger – Freshman 25 – Thatcher Hurd – Freshman 27 – Jack Filby – Senior 28 – James Hepp – Freshman 30 – Alonzo Tredwell – Freshman 31 – Chris Aldrich – Freshman 32 – Josh Hahn – Junior 33 – Jake Saum – Junior 34 – Jake Brooks – Sophomore 35 – Luke Jewett – Freshman 40 – Ethan Flanagan – Freshman 43 – Daniel Colwell – Senior 51 – Caedon Kottinger – Sophomore 55 – Kelly Austin – SophomoreCatchers 9 – Darius Perry – Junior 17 – Jack Holman – Freshman 36 – Tommy Beres – Sophomore

Infielders 1 – Cody Schrier – Freshman 3 – Ethan Gourson – Freshman 5 – Daylen Reyes – Sophomore 6 – Michael Curialle – Junior 7 – Bryce Grudzielanek – Freshman 11 – Jake Moberg – Senior 27 – Jack Filby – Senior 37 – Eli Paton – Freshman 44 – Kyle Karros – Sophomore 45 – Alex Fernandes – Freshman Outfielders 4 – Nick McLain – Freshman 6 – Michael Curialle – Junior 15 – Kenny Oyama – Grad. student 16 – Emanuel Dean – Sophomore 18 – Carson Yates – Sophomore 21 – JonJon Vaughns – Sophomore 24 – Malakhi Knight – Freshman 32 – Josh Hahn – Junior 38 – Jake Palmer – Grad. student

Coaches 2022 UCLA Bruins baseball coaching staff John Savage – Head coach – 18th season Bryant Ward – Assistant coach – 7th season Niko Gallego – Assistant coach – 8th season David Berg – Volunteer assistant coach – 4th season

Note: Season counter accounts for all stints at UCLA.

Schedule

|- valign="top" | February: 5–3 Game Date Rank Opponent Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Pac-12 1 February 18 * Jackie Robinson StadiumLos Angeles, California 9–2 Brooks(1–0) Traxel(0–1) — 1,005 1–0 – 2 February 19 Cal State Northridge* Jackie Robinson StadiumLos Angeles, California 4–6 Sodersten(1–0) Rajcic(0–1) Schriever(1) 650 1–1 – 3 February 20 Cal State Northridge* Jackie Robinson StadiumLos Angeles, California 5–3 (13) Saum(1–0) Braun(0–1) — 805 2–1 – 4 February 22 * Jackie Robinson StadiumLos Angeles, California 5–7 Baird(2–0) Harrison(0–1) — 300 2–2 – 5 February 23 * Jackie Robinson StadiumLos Angeles, California 4–9 Posch(1–0) Harrison(0–2) — 280 2–3 – 6 February 25 * Jackie Robinson StadiumLos Angeles, California 3–1 Brooks(2–0) Jacobs(0–1) Tredwell(1) 370 3–3 – 7 February 26 UC Riverside* Jackie Robinson StadiumLos Angeles, California 12–0 Rajcic(1–1) Magrisi(0–2) — 500 4–3 – 8 February 27 UC Riverside* Jackie Robinson StadiumLos Angeles, California 2–1 Tredwell(1–0) Turner(0–1) — 400 5–3 –

March: 11–5 Game Date Rank Opponent Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Pac-12 9 March 1 No. 25 * Jackie Robinson StadiumLos Angeles, California 3–0 Hurd(1–0) Carabajal(0–1) Flanagan(1) 526 6–3 – 10 March 4 vs. * Minute Maid ParkHouston, Texas, 1–2 Thomas(2–1) Brooks(2–1) Marriott(1) 16,515 6–4 – 11 March 5 vs. Oklahoma* Minute Maid ParkHouston, Texas 15–3 (7) Flanagan(1–0) Sandlin(1–2) — 24,787 7–4 – 12 March 6 vs. No. 1 Texas* Minute Maid ParkHouston, Texas 5–1 Austin(1–0) Johnson(0–1) Tredwell(2) 12,577 8–4 – 13 March 8 * Jackie Robinson StadiumLos Angeles, California 5–4 Flanagan(2–0) Howitt(0–2) — 369 9–4 – 14 March 11 USCRivalry Jackie Robinson StadiumLos Angeles, California 4–7 Lambert(2–0) Brooks(2–2) Clow(1) 857 9–5 0–1 15 March 12 USCRivalry Jackie Robinson StadiumLos Angeles, California 11–2 Rajcic(2–1) Stromsborg(1–1) — 1,655 10–5 1–1 16 March 13 USCRivalry Jackie Robinson StadiumLos Angeles, California 3–6 Hurley(3–0) Austin(1–1) Keating(2) 1,692 10–6 1–2 17 March 18 * Jackie Robinson StadiumLos Angeles, California 25–2 Brooks(3–2) Stone(1–2) — 487 11–6 – 18 March 19 Harvard* Jackie Robinson StadiumLos Angeles, California 0–5 Williamson(2–1) Rajcic(2–2) — 632 11–7 – 19 March 20 Harvard* Jackie Robinson StadiumLos Angeles, California 3–2 (11) Jewett(1–0) Jacobsen(1–2) — 787 12–7 – 20 March 22 at * George C. Page StadiumLos Angeles, California 9–5 Jump(1–0) Galicia(0–3) — 536 13–7 – 21 March 25 at No. 11 ArizonaRivalry Hi Corbett FieldTucson, Arizona 10–2 Brooks(4–2) Nichols(3–1) — 3,524 14–7 2–2 22 March 26 at No. 11 ArizonaRivalry Hi Corbett FieldTucson, Arizona 2–4 Irvin(3–1) Rajcic(2–3) Christian(3) 3,890 14–8 2–3 23 March 27 at No. 11 ArizonaRivalry Hi Corbett FieldTucson, Arizona 7–3 Hurd(2–0) Netz(2–1) — 3,003 15–8 3–3 24 March 29 UC Santa Barbara* Jackie Robinson StadiumLos Angeles, California 7–2 Saum(2–0) Callahan(1–1) — 440 16–8 –

April: 13–5 Game Date Rank Opponent Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Pac-12 25 April 1 No. 21 Oregon Jackie Robinson StadiumLos Angeles, California 5–2 Brooks(5–2) Gordon(1–1) Jump(1) 657 17–8 4–3 26 April 2 No. 21 Oregon Jackie Robinson StadiumLos Angeles, California 4–3 Rajcic(3–3) Ayon(2–1) Austin(1) 825 18–8 5–3 27 April 3 No. 21 Oregon Jackie Robinson StadiumLos Angeles, California 5–4 Saum(3–0) Somers(1–1) Jump(2) 1,144 19–8 6–3 28 April 5 No. 15 Loyola Marymount* Jackie Robinson StadiumLos Angeles, California 5–4 (11) Aldrich(1–0) Hackman(1–2) — 371 20–8 – 29 April 8 No. 15 at Smith's BallparkSalt Lake City, Utah 6–5 (10) Austin(2–1) Whiting(2–1) — 1,315 21–8 7–3 30 April 9 No. 15 at Utah Smith's BallparkSalt Lake City, Utah 4–3 Rajcic(4–3) Harris(1–1) Flanagan(2) 1,367 22–8 8–3 31 April 10 No. 15 at Utah Smith's BallparkSalt Lake City, Utah 6–7 Schramm(3–0) Aldrich(1–1) McCleve(2) 967 22–9 8–4 32 April 12 No. 12 at Pepperdine* Eddy D. Field StadiumMalibu, California 9–7 Colwell(1–0) Georges(0–1) Aldrich(1) 450 23–9 – 33 April 14 No. 12 No. 22 Stanford Jackie Robinson StadiumLos Angeles, California 1–9 Williams(4–1) Brooks(5–3) — 641 23–10 8–5 34 April 15 No. 12 No. 22 Stanford Jackie Robinson StadiumLos Angeles, California 5–4 Flanagan(3–0) O'Rourke(1–4) — 1,494 24–10 9–5 35 April 16 No. 12 No. 22 Stanford Jackie Robinson StadiumLos Angeles, California 0–11 Mathews(6–1) Jump(1–1) — 1,334 24–11 9–6 36 April 19 No. 13 at UC Santa Barbara* Caesar Uyesaka StadiumSanta Barbara, California 14–4 Austin(3–1) Welch(2–2) — 512 25–11 – 37 April 22 No. 13 at California Evans DiamondBerkeley, California 3–8 Zobac(2–2) Brooks(5–4) — 1,637 25–12 9–7 38 April 23 No. 13 at California Evans DiamondBerkeley, California 9–4 Rajcic(5–3) King(3–2) — 1,317 26–12 10–7 39 April 24 No. 13 at California Evans DiamondBerkeley, California 6–3 Colwell(2–0) Stoutenborough(2–2) — 1,791 27–12 11–7 40 April 26 No. 13 * Jackie Robinson StadiumLos Angeles, California 2–4 King(1–1) Harrison(0–3) Taylor(5) 383 27–13 – 41 April 29 No. 13 Arizona State Jackie Robinson StadiumLos Angeles, California 19–2 Rajcic(6–3) Tulloch(2–2) — 771 28–13 12–7 42 April 30 No. 13 Arizona State Jackie Robinson StadiumLos Angeles, California 7–5 Jewett(2–0) Levine(3–3) Tredwell(3) 857 29–13 13–7

May: 6–7 Game Date Rank Opponent Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Pac-12 43 May 1 No. 13 Arizona State Jackie Robinson StadiumLos Angeles, California 16–5 Hepp(1–0) Vander Kooi(1–2) Jewett(1) 791 30–13 14–7 44 May 3 No. 8 at Long Beach State* Blair FieldLong Beach, California 3–4 Carabajal(1–1) Hepp(1–1) — 1,786 30–14 – 45 May 7 (DH) No. 8 at Husky BallparkSeattle, Washington 1–7 Engman(3–5) Rajcic(6–4) — 1,217 30–15 14–8 46 May 7 (DH) No. 8 at Washington Husky BallparkSeattle, Washington 3–4 Matter(1–2) Tredwell(1–1) — 890 30–16 14–9 47 May 8 No. 8 at Washington Husky BallparkSeattle, Washington 4–5 Emanuels(2–4) Jewett(2–1) Velazquez(3) 867 30–17 14–10 48 May 10 No. 23 at Cal State Fullerton* Goodwin FieldFullerton, California 2–9 Gil(3–1) Colwell(2–1) — 1,289 30–18 – 49 May 13 No. 24 Jackie Robinson StadiumLos Angeles, California 4–0 Rajcic(7–4) McMillan(4–5) — 722 31–18 15–10 50 May 14 No. 24 Washington State Jackie Robinson StadiumLos Angeles, California 10–1 Harrison(1–3) Taylor(3–5) — 713 32–18 16–10 51 May 15 No. 24 Washington State Jackie Robinson StadiumLos Angeles, California 8–7 Tredwell(2–1) Grillo(2–3) — 784 33–18 17–10 52 May 17 No. 23 at UC Irvine* Anteater BallparkIrvine, California 1–8 Antone(2–0) Colwell(2–2) — 1,580 33–19 – 53 May 19 No. 23 at No. 2 Oregon State Goss Stadium at Coleman FieldCorvallis, Oregon 4–1 Rajcic(8–4) Hjerpe(9–2) Tredwell(4) 3,718 34–19 18–10 54 May 20 No. 23 at No. 2 Oregon State Goss Stadium at Coleman FieldCorvallis, Oregon 7–4 Harrison(2–3) Townsend(2–1) Tredwell(5) 4,128 35–19 19–10 55 May 21 No. 23 at No. 2 Oregon State Goss Stadium at Coleman FieldCorvallis, Oregon 3–9 Pfennigs(3–0) Austin(3–2) — 4,275 35–20 19–11

|- valign="top" | 2022 Pac–12 tournament: 3–2 Game Date Rank Opponent Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall P12T 56 May 25 No. 20 (3) vs. (6) California Scottsdale StadiumScottsdale, Arizona 1–4 White(2–6) Harrison(2–4) — 2,019 35–21 0–1 57 May 26 No. 20 (3) vs. (7) Washington Scottsdale StadiumScottsdale, Arizona 14–8 Austin(4–2) Matter(2–3) Tredwell(6) 1,682 36–21 1–1 58 May 27 No. 20 (3) vs. (6) California Scottsdale StadiumScottsdale, Arizona 9–7 Jewett(3–1) Stoutenborough(2–4) — 3,099 37–21 2–1 59 May 28 No. 20 (3) vs. No. 4 (2) Oregon State Scottsdale StadiumScottsdale, Arizona 25–22 Tredwell(3–1) Brown(4–1) — 3,321 38–21 3–1 60 May 28 No. 20 (3) vs. No. 4 (2) Oregon State Scottsdale StadiumScottsdale, Arizona 7–8 Ferrer(4–0) Austin(4–3) — 3,321 38–22 3–2

NCAA Auburn Regional: 2–2 Game Date Rank Opponent Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall NCAAT 61 June 3 (2) No. 19 vs. (3) Florida State Plainsman ParkAuburn, Alabama 3–5 Messick (7–5) Rajcic (8–5) Hare (4) 3,714 38–23 0–1 62 June 4 (2) No. 19 vs. (4) Southeastern Louisiana Plainsman ParkAuburn, Alabama 16–2 Saum (4–0) Landry (3–6) — 3,218 39–23 1–1 63 June 5 (2) No. 19 vs. (3) Florida State Plainsman ParkAuburn, Alabama 2–1 Tredwell (4–1) Hare (1–4) — 1,000 40–23 2–1 64 June 5 (2) No. 19 vs. (1) No. 25 Auburn Plainsman ParkAuburn, Alabama 4–11 Barnett (3–2) Hepp (1–2) — 3,346 40–24 2–2 |- style="text-align:center;"

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Rankings

2022 MLB draft UCLA had an NCAA-High ten players selected in the 2022 MLB draft. Player Position Round Overall MLB team Max Rajcic RHP 6 187 St. Louis Cardinals Michael Curialle UT 12 367 St. Louis Cardinals Jared Karros RHP 16 495 Los Angeles Dodgers

References

External links UCLA Bruins baseball