2008 UCLA Bruins baseball team UCLA Bruins season
The 2008 UCLA Bruins baseball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 2008 NCAA Division I baseball season . The Bruins played their home games in Jackie Robinson Stadium . UCLA finished the regular season as the #3 team in the Pacific-10 Conference behind #2 Stanford and #1 Arizona State .[ 2] The Bruins made it to the 2008 NCAA Division I baseball tournament for the third year in a row, competing in the Fullerton Regionals. After beating Virginia 3–2 in the first round, the Bruins beat the number 1 seeded Cal State Fullerton Titans 11–4. Since the Titans beat Virginia in their double elimination game, the Bruins faced the Titans again in the Regional Finals. The Bruins lost 11–8 and 5–4 to the Titans to finish the season as runners-up in the Fullerton Regionals.
Previous season
The 2007 season saw the Bruins finish 33–28 and third in the Pac-10 Conference behind #1 Arizona State and #2 Arizona .[ 3] The 2007 season ended in the Fullerton Super Regionals when the Bruins lost two games in a row to Cal State Fullerton.[ 4]
Roster
2008 UCLA Bruins baseball team
Players
Coaches
#
Pos.
Name
B/T
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Home town
50
C
Gino Aielli
R/R
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Jr
Saddleback JC
Laguna Niguel, CA
12
C
Ryan Babineau
R/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Jr
Etiwanda HS
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
35
LHP
Mitchell Beacom
L/L
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
Fr
University City HS
San Diego, CA
25
RHP
Charles Brewer
R/R
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
So
Chaparral HS
Paradise Valley, AZ
7
LHP
Gavin Brooks
L/L
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
So
Rancho Buena Vista HS
Vista, CA
11
INF
Alden Carrithers
L/R
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
Sr
UC Santa Barbara
Portland, OR
38
RHP
Garett Claypool
R/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
So
El Camino HS
West Hills, CA
44
OF
Gabe Cohen
R/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
So
El Camino HS
Woodland Hills, CA
3
INF
Brandon Crawford
L/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Jr
Foothill HS
Pleasanton, CA
1
INF
Jermaine Curtis
R/R
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Jr
A.B. Miller HS
Fontana, CA
4
C
Brent Dean
R/R
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Sr
Harbor JC
Torrance, CA
6
INF
Cody Decker
R/R
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Jr
Santa Monica HS
Santa Monica, CA
5
OF
Brady Dolan
R/R
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
RS Sr
Sierra JC
Reno, NV
8
LHP
Matt Drummond
L/L
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
So
Paso Robles HS
Paso Robles, CA
9
OF
Blair Dunlap
R/R
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
RS So
Santa Margarita HS
Mission Viejo, CA
20
OF
Raul Duran
R/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
RS Fr
Saddleback HS
Santa Ana, CA
43
INF
Niko Gallego
R/R
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
Fr
Esperanza HS
Yorba Linda, CA
49
C
Chris Giovinazzo
R/R
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Fr
Laguna Hills HS
Laguna Hills, CA
33
RHP
Erik Goeddel
R/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Fr
Bellarmine HS
Hillsborough, CA
32
LHP
Matt Grace
L/L
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Fr
Palos Verdes HS
Palos Verdes Estates, CA
14
INF
Casey Haerther
R/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
So
Chaminade HS
Chatsworth, CA
26
RHP
J.D. Haver
R/R
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
So
Wilson HS
Long Beach, CA
23
RHP
Dan Klein
R/R
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Fr
Servite HS
Los Alamitos, CA
16
OF
Brett Krill
R/R
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Fr
Aliso Niguel HS
Laguna Niguel, CA
34
LHP
Brendan Lafferty
L/L
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
RS Jr
Riverside Poly HS
Riverside, CA
41
INF
Brandon Lodge
R/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Fr
Tesoro HS
Coto de Caza, CA
24
INF
Tim Murphy
L/L
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Jr
Rancho Buena Vista HS
Vista, CA
19
INF
Eddie Murray
R/R
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
Jr
Gahr HS
Long Beach, CA
28
OF
Marc Navarro
L/R
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Fr
Santa Margarita HS
Laguna Hills, CA
40
RHP
Jason Novak
R/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Jr
Agoura HS
Agoura Hills, CA
36
OF
Dustin Quist
R/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
RS So
Central HS
Fresno, CA
29
OF
Jeff Rapoport
R/R
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
RS Fr
Westlake HS
Westlake Village, CA
27
LHP
Rob Rasmussen
L/L
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
Fr
Pasadena Poly HS
Arcadia, CA
21
RHP
Tim Schlatter
R/R
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Jr
Sacramento CC
Lafayette, CA
15
C
Justin Uribe
L/L
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
So
Foothill HS
Santa Ana, CA
18
OF
Mickey Weisser
L/L
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Sr
Sierra JC
Citrus Heights, CA
Head coach
John Savage
Assistant coach(es)
Matt JonesBrian Green P.C. Shaw
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Current redshirt
Roster
Schedule
2008 UCLA Bruins baseball game log
Regular season
#
Date
Opponent
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall record
Pac-10 Record
1
February 23
Oklahoma [ 5]
Jackie Robinson Stadium
7–5
D. Klein (1–0)
R. Duke (0–1)
None
619
1–0
–
2
February 23
Oklahoma[ 6]
Jackie Robinson Stadium
3–2 12
D. Klein (1–1)
A. Doyle (1–0)
J. McCarter
619
1–1
–
–
February 24
Oklahoma
Jackie Robinson Stadium
Cancelled
–
–
–
–
1–1
–
3
February 26
Cal State Northridge [ 7]
Matador Field
22–2
M. Drummond (1–0)
D. Muren (0–1)
None
221
2–1
–
4
February 27
UC Santa Barbara [ 8]
Jackie Robinson Stadium
5–4 13
J. Uribe (1–0)
Z. Samuels (0–1)
None
437
3–1
–
5
February 29
Southern [ 9]
Jackie Robinson Stadium
11–2
C. Brewer (1–0)
C. Donaby (0–1)
None
534
4–1
–
Rankings
Ranking MovementLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. NR = Not ranked. RV = Receiving votes.
Poll
Pre- season
Feb. 25
Mar. 3
Mar. 10
Mar. 17
Mar. 24
Mar. 31
Apr. 7
Apr. 14
Apr. 21
Apr. 28
May 5
May 12
May 19
May 26
June 3
June 10
Final Poll
Coaches' Poll
Baseball America[ 10]
Collegiate Baseball^
18 [ 11]
19 [ 12]
15 [ 13]
23 [ 14]
20 [ 15]
NR [ 16]
NR [ 17]
NR [ 18]
NR [ 19]
NR [ 20]
NR [ 21]
NR [ 22]
NR [ 23]
NR [ 24]
NR [ 25]
NR [ 26]
NR [ 27]
NR [ 28]
NCBWA†
19 [ 29]
21 [ 30]
15 [ 31]
19 [ 32]
17 [ 33]
24 [ 34]
28 [ 35]
RV [ 36]
RV [ 37]
NR [ 38]
NR [ 39]
NR [ 40]
NR [ 41]
NR [ 42]
NR [ 43]
RV [ 44]
RV [ 45]
RV [ 46]
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 2008 MLB Draft
The following members of the UCLA Bruins baseball program were drafted in the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft .[ 47] [ 48]
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