The 2026 UCLA Bruins baseball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 2026 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bruins played their home games at Jackie Robinson Stadium as a member of the Big Ten Conference. They were led by head coach John Savage, in his 22nd season at UCLA.UCLA Earns Share of Big Ten Championship Big Ten Conference, May 17, 2025. "Bruins capture title on the last day of the season"
Previous Season
The Bruins ended the 2025 season with a record of 22–8 in conference play and 48–16, good for a First Place tie with Oregon. They played in the Big Ten tournament as the #2 seed in Pool B, beating (11) , (7) Michigan, and (3) Iowa in the Semifinals, but losing to (8) Nebraska in the championship game. They were invited to play in the NCAA tournament and were the 15th seed in the Los Angeles Super Regional, defeating (4) 19–4, (3) 11–5, (2) UC Irvine 8–5 in the Regional Final, and UTSA 5–2 in Game 1 and 7–0 in Game 2 in the Super Regionals. They played in the College World Series for the sixth time in program history, defeating Murray State 6–4, before losing to eventual national champions (6) LSU 9–5, and then being eliminated by (3) Arkansas 7–3.
Personnel
Roster
2026 UCLA Bruins roster Pitchers 3 - David Orlinsky - Senior 10 - Ian May - Senior 12 - Zach Strickland - Freshman 14 - Landon Stump - Junior 16 - Jake Swenson - Junior 18 - Wylan Moss - Sophomore 20 - Justin Lee - Junior 21 - Jack O'Connor - Senior 24 - Logan Reddemann - Junior 25 - CJ Bott - Sophomore 27 - Easton Hawk - Sophomore 29 - Finn McIlroy - Senior 31 - Chris Aldrich - Graduate Student (GS) 34 - Mack Edwards - Freshman 35 - Hayden George - Freshman 41 - Will Crain - Freshman 44 - Ian Fisher - Freshman 45 - Chris Grothues - 47 - Elai Iwanaga - Freshman 55 - Michael Barnett - Senior 85 - Cal Randall - Junior 99 - Angel Cervantes - FreshmanCatchers 8 - Kasen Khansarinia - Sophomore 33 - Blake Balsz - Junior 40 - Chashel Dugger - Junior
Infielders 1 - Roch Cholowsky - Junior 2 - Grant Gray - Sophomore 4 - Phoenix Call - Junior 6 - Dominic Cadiz - Freshman 7 - Roman Martin - Junior 19 - David Mysza - Sophomore 26 - Aiden Aguayo - Freshman 28 - Maverek Russell - Freshman 30 - Tyler Dunning - Freshman 39 - Mulivai Levu - Junior Outfielders 3 - Michael Cunningham - Graduate Student (GS) 5 - Aidan Espinoza - Sophomore 9 - Will Gasparino - Junior 11 - Payton Brennan - Junior 15 - Jarrod Hocking - Senior 36 - Dean West - Junior 38 - Trey Gudoy - Freshman
Coaches
2026 UCLA Bruins baseball coaching staff John Savage – head coach – 22nd season Bryant Ward – assistant coach – 11th season Griffin Barnes – assistant coach – 2nd season Jake Palmer – assistant coach – 1st season
Note: Season counter accounts for all stints at UCLA.
Schedule and results
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|- align="center" bgcolor=ccffcc | February 13 || 5:00 p.m. || vs * || || B1G+ || Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California || W 8–4 || Reddenann (1–0) || Villar (0–1) || None || 1,247 || 1–0 || — |- align="center" bgcolor=ccffcc | February 14 || 2:00 p.m. || vs UC San Diego* || || B1G+ || Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California || W 7–2 || Barnett (1–0) || Gregson (0–1) || None || 1,191 || 2–0 || — |- align="center" bgcolor=ffcccc | February 15 || 1:00 p.m. || vs UC San Diego* || || B1G+ || Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California || L 7–8 || Etnire (1–0) || Hawk (0–1) || Henson (1) || 1,102 || 2–1 || — |- align="center" bgcolor=ccffcc | February 17 || 5:00 p.m. || vs * || || B1G+ || Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California || W 13–5 || Strickland (1–0) || Wilcenski (0–1) || None || 361 || 3–1 || — |- align="center" bgcolor=ccffcc | February 20 || 5:00 p.m. || vs No. 7 TCU* || || FS1 || Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California || W 10–2 || Reddeman (2–0) || Brassfield (0–1) || None || 1,165 || 4–1 || — |- align="center" bgcolor=ccffcc | February 21 || 2:00 p.m. || vs No. 7 TCU* || || B1G+ || Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California || W 5–1 || Barnett (2–0) || Davis (0–2) || Moss (1) || 1,413 || 5–1 || — |- align="center" bgcolor=ccffcc | February 22 || 1:00 p.m. || vs No. 7 TCU* || || B1G+ || Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California || W 15–58 || Iwanaga (1–0)|| Sagouspe (0–1) || None || 1,552 || 6–1 || — |- align="center" bgcolor=ffcccc | February 24 || 5:00 p.m. || vs * || || B1G+ || Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California || L 3–4 || Belardes (1–1) || Strickland (1–1) || Russell (2) || 479 || 6–2 || — |- align="center" bgcolor=ccffcc | February 27 || 1:00 p.m. || No. 20 TennesseeAmegy Bank College Baseball Series || || FloSports || Globe Life Field • Arlington, Texas || W 12–5 ||Reddemann (3–0) || Kuhns (1–1) || None || — || 7–2 || — |- align="center" bgcolor=ccffcc | February 28 || 5:00 p.m. || No. 23 Texas A&MAmegy Bank College Baseball Series || || FloSports || Globe Life Field • Arlington, Texas || W 11–17 || Barnett (3–0) || Moss (1–1) || None || 13,097 || 8–2 || —
|- align="center" bgcolor=ccffcc | March 1|| 12:30 p.m. || No. 4 Mississippi StateAmegy Bank College Baseball Series || || FloSports || Globe Life Field • Arlington, Texas || W 8–710 || Hawk (1–1) || Davis (0–1) || None || 8,903 || 9–2 || — |- |- align="center" bgcolor=ccffcc | March 3 || 5:00 p.m. || vs || || B1G+ || Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California || W 4–310 || Randall (1–0)|| Wright (0–1) || None ||598 || 10–2 || — |- |- align="center" bgcolor=ccffcc | March 6 || 1:00 p.m. || at || || B1G+ || Bill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio || W 11–1|| Reddemann (4–0) || Kuzniewski (0–1) || None || 913 || 11–2 || 1–0 |- |- align="center" bgcolor=ccffcc | March 7 || 11:00 a.m. || at Ohio State || || B1G+ || Bill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio || W 19–68 || Moss (1–0) || Domke (1–3) || None || 2,096 || 12–2 || 2–0 |- |- align="center" bgcolor=ccffcc | March 8 || 8:00 a.m. || at Ohio State || || B1G+ || Bill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio || W 10–7 || Hawk (2–1) || Graf (0–1) || None || 1,277 || 13–2 || 3–0 |- |- align="center" bgcolor=ccffcc | March 10 || 6:00 p.m. || vs UC Irvine || No. 1 || B1G+ || Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California || W 11–17 || Cervantes (1–0) || Castles (0–3) || None || 544 || 14–2 || — |- |- align="center" bgcolor= ccffcc | March 13 || 6:00 p.m. || vs Michigan || No. 1 || B1G+ || Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California || W 10–5 || Reddemann (5–0) || Montgomery (2–1) || None || 1,073 || 15–2|| 4–0 |- |- align="center" bgcolor= ccffcc | March 14 || 2:00 p.m. || vs Michigan || No. 1 || B1G+ || Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California || W 2–0|| Barnett (4–0) || K. Barr (2–2) || Hawk (1) || 1,187 || 16–2 || 5–0 |- |- align="center" bgcolor= ccffcc | March 15 || 1:00 p.m. || vs Michigan || No. 1 || B1G+ || Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California || W 7–2|| Stump (1–0) || Brinham (1–2) || None || 1,410 || 17–2 || 6–0 |- |- align="center" bgcolor= ccffcc | March 17 || 6:00 p.m. || vs || No. 1 || B1G+ || Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California || W 5–4|| Strickland (2–1) || Plisinski (0–1) || Randall (1) || 514 || 18–2 || — |- |- align="center" bgcolor= ccffcc | March 20 || 6:00 p.m. || vs || No. 1 || B1G+ || Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California || W 12–27 || Reddemann (6–0) || Williams (1–2) || None || 604 || 19–2 || 7–0 |- |- align="center" bgcolor= ccffcc | March 21 || 2:00 p.m. || vs Maryland || No. 1 || B1G+ || Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California || W 8–3|| Moss (2–0) || Smith (0–2) || Hawk (2) || 614 || 20–2 || 8–0 |- |- align="center" bgcolor= ccffcc | March 22 || 1:00 p.m. || vs Maryland || No. 1 || B1G+ || Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California || W 14–48|| Lee (1–0) || Yeager (0–1) || None || 791 || 21–2 || 9–0 |- |- align="center" bgcolor= ccffcc | March 24 || 6:00 p.m. || vs || No. 1 || B1G+ || Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California || W 6–2 || Lee (2–0) || Geis (0–4) || None || 582 || 22–2 || — |- |- align="center" bgcolor= ccffcc | March 27 || 11:00 a.m. || at || No. 1 || B1G+ || Duane Banks Field • Iowa City, Iowa || W 5–2 || Reddemann (7–0) || Bleeker (3–3) || Hawk (3) || 1,136 || 23–2 || 10–0 |- |- align="center" bgcolor= ccffcc | March 28 || 10:00 a.m. || at Iowa || No. 1 || B1G+ || Duane Banks Field • Iowa City, Iowa || W 19–07 || Barnett (5–0) || Runde (1–2) || None || 1,506 || 24–2 || 11–0 |- |- align="center" bgcolor= ccffcc | March 29 || 10:05 a.m. || at Iowa || No. 1 || B1G+ || Duane Banks Field • Iowa City, Iowa || W 14–6 || Moss (3–0) || Alivo (1–2) || None || 1,442 || 25–2 || 12–0 |- |- align="center" bgcolor= ccffcc | March 31 || 6:00 p.m. || at UC Irvine || No. 1 || ESPN+ || Cicerone Field at Anteater Ballpark • Irvine, California || W 9–1 || Cervantes (2–0) || Grant (0–1) || None || 2,685 || 26–2 || —
|- align="center" bgcolor= ccffcc | April 3 || 6:00 p.m. || No. 12 USC Rivalry|| No. 1 || B1G+ || Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California || W 12–4 || Strickland (3–1) || Lauridsen (2–1) || Hawk (4) || 1,747 || 27–2 || 13–0 |- |- align="center" bgcolor= ccffcc | April 4 || 2:00 p.m. || No. 12 USC Rivalry|| No. 1 || B1G+ || Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California || W 9–8 || Randall (2–0) || Troy (1–2) || Hawk (5) || 1,672 || 28–2 || 14–0 |- |- align="center" bgcolor= ccffcc | April 5 || 3:00 p.m. || No. 12 USC Rivalry|| No. 1 || BTN|| Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California || W 10–4 || Grothues (1–0) || Johnson (2–1) || Strickland (1) || 1,569 || 29–2 || 15–0 |- |- align="center" bgcolor= ccffcc | April 7 || 6:00 p.m. || @ || No. 1 || ESPN+ || Goodwin Field • Fullerton, California || W 7–3 || Swenson (1–0) || Martin (0–2) || None || 3,311 || 30–2 || — |- |- align="center" bgcolor= ccffcc | April 10 || 3:00 p.m. || @ || No. 1 || B1G+ || Bainton Field • Piscataway, New Jersey || W 4–114 || Strickland (4–1) || Gleason (1–1) || Hawk (6) || 1,224 || 31–2 || 16–0 |- |- align="center" bgcolor= ccffcc | April 11 || 12:00 p.m. || @ Rutgers|| No. 1 || B1G+ || Bainton Field • Piscataway, New Jersey || W 7–1 || Barnett (6–0) || Borghese (1–3) || None || 1,308 || 32–2 || 17–0 |- |- align="center" bgcolor= ccffcc | April 12 || 9:00 a.m. || @ Rutgers|| No. 1 ||B1G+ || Bainton Field • Piscataway, New Jersey || W 9–2 || Stump (2–0) || Harrison (2–3) || None || 1,214 || 33–2 || 18–0 |- |- align="center" bgcolor=ffcccc | April 14 || 7:00 p.m. ||UC Santa Barbara|| No. 1 ||BTN || Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California || L 0–4|| Krodel (3–2) || Cervantes (2–1) || Tryba (2) || 880 || 33–3 || — |- |- align="center" bgcolor=ccffcc | April 17 || 6:00 p.m. |||| No. 1 ||BTN || Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California || W 4–2 || Reddemann (8–0) || Selvig (4–3) || Hawk (7) || 869 || 34–3 || 19–0 |- |- align="center" bgcolor=ccffcc | April 18 || 2:00 p.m. ||Minnesota|| No. 1 ||B1G+ || Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California || W 6–4|| Moss (4–0) || Hemmesch (1–2) || Hawk (8) || 1,224 || 35–3 || 20–0 |- |- align="center" bgcolor=ccffcc | April 19 || 12:00 p.m. ||Minnesota|| No. 1 ||B1G+ || Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California || W 5–2|| O'Connor (1–0) || Kruzan (3–3) || Hawk (9) || 1,278 || 36–3 || 21–0 |- |- align="center" bgcolor=ccffcc | April 21 || 6:00 p.m. ||Hawaii|| No. 1 ||B1G+ || Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California || W 12–7|| May (1–0) || Martin-Grudzielanek (0–4) || None || 669 || 37–3 || — |- |- align="center" bgcolor=ccffcc | April 24 || 6:00 p.m. |||| No. 1 ||B1G+ || Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California || W 6–5|| Lee (3–0) || Rogalski (0–1) || None || 927 || 38–3 || — |- |- align="center" bgcolor= ccffcc | April 25 || 6:00 p.m. ||Sacramento State|| No. 1 ||B1G+ || Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California || W 5–3|| Hawk (3–1) || Hunter (0–1) || None || 895 || 39–3 || — |- |- align="center" bgcolor=ffcccc