2008 UCLA Bruins baseball team

UCLA Bruins season March 2026 August 2023 2008 UCLA Bruins baseball UCLA Bruins logo.svg 150 UCLA logo written in blue and gold script Pacific-10 Conference Pac-10 33–27 13–11 John Savage 4th Matt Jones 4th Brian Green 4th P.C. Shaw 2nd Jackie Robinson Stadium Fullerton Regional Finals vs. Cal State Fullerton L, 11–8 and L, 5–4 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.http://www.uclabruins.com/sports/m-basebl/archive/ucla-m-basebl-sched-2007.html UCLA Official Athletic Site - Baseball 2010-12-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20120211202104/http://www.uclabruins.com/sports/m-basebl/archive/ucla-m-basebl-sched-2007.html 2012-02-11 dead 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.http://www.thebaseballcube.com/leagues/2007/Pac10.shtml The Baseball Cube - Research Site for Pro + College Stats + draft 2010-12-11 2010-09-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20100905232819/http://www.thebaseballcube.com/leagues/2007/Pac10.shtml dead The 2007 season ended in the Fullerton Super Regionals when the Bruins lost two games in a row to Cal State Fullerton.http://www.uclabruins.com/sports/m-basebl/recaps/061107aab.html UCLA Ends Season with 2–1 Loss at Cal State Fullerton in Super Regionals - UCLA Official Athletic Site 2010-12-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20120612015405/http://www.uclabruins.com/sports/m-basebl/recaps/061107aab.html 2012-06-12 dead Roster 2008 UCLA Bruins y y Gino Aielli 50 OF/C R R 5 11 195 JR Laguna Niguel, CA Saddleback JC Ryan Babineau 12 C R R 6 2 210 JR Rancho Cucamonga, CA Etiwanda HS Mitchell Beacom 35 LHP L L 6 8 230 FR yes San Diego, CA University City HS Charles Brewer 25 RHP R R 6 5 195 SO Paradise Valley, AZ Chaparral HS Gavin Brooks 7 LHP L L 6 3 210 SO Vista, CA Rancho Buena Vista HS Alden Carrithers 11 INF L R 5 10 165 SR Portland, OR UC Santa Barbara Garett Claypool 38 RHP R R 6 2 175 SO West Hills, CA El Camino HS Gabe Cohen 44 OF R R 6 2 175 SO Woodland Hills, CA El Camino HS Brandon Crawford y 3 INF L R 6 2 200 JR Pleasanton, CA Foothill HS Jermaine Curtis 1 INF R R 6 1 190 JR Fontana, CA A.B. Miller HS Brent Dean 4 C R R 6 1 210 SR Torrance, CA Harbor JC Cody Decker 6 INF R R 6 0 225 JR Santa Monica, CA Santa Monica HS Brady Dolan 5 OF R R 6 1 195 SR y no Reno, NV Sierra JC Matt Drummond 8 LHP L L 6 1 180 SO Paso Robles, CA Paso Robles HS Blair Dunlap 9 OF R R 6 0 190 SO y no Mission Viejo, CA Santa Margarita HS Raul Duran 20 OF R R 6 2 200 FR y no Santa Ana, CA Saddleback HS Niko Gallego 43 INF R R 5 10 160 FR Yorba Linda, CA Esperanza HS Chris Giovinazzo 49 C R R 6 1 190 FR Laguna Hills, CA Laguna Hills HS Erik Goeddel 33 RHP R R 6 2 175 FR yes Hillsborough, CA Bellarmine HS Matt Grace 32 LHP L L 6 4 205 FR Palos Verdes Estates, CA Palos Verdes HS Casey Haerther 14 INF R R 6 2 210 SO Chatsworth, CA Chaminade HS J.D. Haver 26 RHP R R 6 5 200 SO Long Beach, CA Wilson HS Dan Klein 23 RHP R R 6 3 190 FR Los Alamitos, CA Servite HS Brett Krill 16 OF R R 6 4 210 FR Laguna Niguel, CA Aliso Niguel HS Brendan Lafferty 34 LHP L L 6 4 200 JR yes Riverside, CA Riverside Poly HS Brandon Lodge 41 INF R R 6 2 170 FR yes Coto de Caza, CA Tesoro HS Tim Murphy 24 LHP/OF L L 6 2 205 JR Vista, CA Rancho Buena Vista HS Eddie Murray 19 INF R R 5 8 160 JR Long Beach, CA Gahr HS Marc Navarro 28 OF L R 5 11 180 FR yes Laguna Hills, CA Santa Margarita HS Jason Novak 40 RHP R R 6 2 205 JR Agoura Hills, CA Agoura HS Dustin Quist 36 OF R R 6 2 220 SO yes Fresno, CA Central HS Jeff Rapoport 29 OF R R 6 0 185 FR yes Westlake Village, CA Westlake HS Rob Rasmussen y 27 LHP L L 5 11 160 FR Arcadia, CA Pasadena Poly HS Tim Schlatter 21 RHP R R 6 1 185 JR yes Lafayette, CA Sacramento CC Justin Uribe 15 OF/LHP L L 5 11 180 SO Santa Ana, CA Foothill HS Mickey Weisser 18 OF L L 5 11 205 SR Citrus Heights, CA Sierra JC http://www.uclabruins.com/sports/m-basebl/archive/060708aaa.html December 9, 2010 John Savage Matt JonesBrian GreenP.C. Shaw Schedule background:#536895;color:#FFB300; 2008 UCLA Bruins baseball game log ! style="background:#536895;color:#FFB300;"| Regular season |- valign="top" y background:#FFF;color:#536895; February # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Pac-10 record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 || February 23 || Oklahomahttp://www.uclabruins.com/sports/m-basebl/stats/2007-2008/ucla01.html UCLA Bruins 2010-12-11 2012-06-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20120612015352/http://www.uclabruins.com/sports/m-basebl/stats/2007-2008/ucla01.html dead || Jackie Robinson Stadium || 7–5 || D. Klein (1–0) || R. Duke (0–1) || None || 619 || 1–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFE6E6" | 2 || February 23 || Oklahomahttp://www.uclabruins.com/sports/m-basebl/stats/2007-2008/ucla02.html UCLA Bruins 2010-12-11 2012-06-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20120612015357/http://www.uclabruins.com/sports/m-basebl/stats/2007-2008/ucla02.html dead || Jackie Robinson Stadium || 3–2 12 || D. Klein (1–1) || A. Doyle (1–0) || J. McCarter || 619 || 1–1 ||– |- align="center" bgcolor= | – || February 24 || Oklahoma || Jackie Robinson Stadium || Cancelled || – || – || – || – || 1–1 ||– |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 || February 26 || Cal State Northridgehttp://www.uclabruins.com/sports/m-basebl/stats/2007-2008/ucla03.html UCLA Bruins 2010-12-11 2012-06-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20120612015402/http://www.uclabruins.com/sports/m-basebl/stats/2007-2008/ucla03.html dead || Matador Field || 22–2 || M. Drummond (1–0) || D. Muren (0–1) || None || 221 || 2–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 || February 27 || UC Santa Barbarahttp://www.uclabruins.com/sports/m-basebl/stats/2007-2008/ucla04.html UCLA Bruins 2010-12-12 2012-06-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20120612015422/http://www.uclabruins.com/sports/m-basebl/stats/2007-2008/ucla04.html dead || Jackie Robinson Stadium || 5–4 13 || J. Uribe (1–0) || Z. Samuels (0–1) || None || 437 || 3–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 || February 29 || Southernhttp://www.uclabruins.com/sports/m-basebl/stats/2007-2008/ucla05.html UCLA Bruins 2010-12-12 2012-06-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20120612015426/http://www.uclabruins.com/sports/m-basebl/stats/2007-2008/ucla05.html dead || 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 May5 May12 May19 May26 June3 June10 FinalPoll Coaches' Poll Baseball Americahttp://www.baseballamerica.com/today/college/top-25/2008/ BaseballAmerica.com: College: Top 25 Rankings: 2008 2010-12-12 2010-12-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20101206204930/http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/college/top-25/2008/ dead Collegiate Baseball^ 18 http://www.baseballnews.com/polls/divI/archives/2008/ncaadivIpoll12-21-07.htm NCAA DIV I POLL - 12-21-07 - Collegiate Baseball Newspaper 2010-12-12 2010-10-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20101027035858/http://baseballnews.com/polls/divI/archives/2008/ncaadivIpoll12-21-07.htm dead 19 http://www.baseballnews.com/polls/divI/archives/2008/ncaadivIpoll2-25-08.htm NCAA DIV I POLL - 2-25-08 - Collegiate Baseball Newspaper 2010-12-12 2010-10-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20101027033734/http://baseballnews.com/polls/divI/archives/2008/ncaadivIpoll2-25-08.htm dead 15 http://www.baseballnews.com/polls/divI/archives/2008/ncaadivIpoll3-3-08.htm NCAA DIV I POLL - 3-3-08 - Collegiate Baseball Newspaper 2010-12-12 2010-10-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20101027034214/http://baseballnews.com/polls/divI/archives/2008/ncaadivIpoll3-3-08.htm dead 23 http://www.baseballnews.com/polls/divI/archives/2008/ncaadivIpoll3-10-08.htm NCAA DIV I POLL - 3-10-08 - Collegiate Baseball Newspaper 2010-12-12 2010-10-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20101027040546/http://baseballnews.com/polls/divI/archives/2008/ncaadivIpoll3-10-08.htm dead 20 http://www.baseballnews.com/polls/divI/archives/2008/ncaadivIpoll3-17-08.htm NCAA DIV I POLL - 3-17-08 - Collegiate Baseball Newspaper 2010-12-12 2010-10-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20101027040045/http://baseballnews.com/polls/divI/archives/2008/ncaadivIpoll3-17-08.htm dead NR http://www.baseballnews.com/polls/divI/archives/2008/ncaadivIpoll3-24-08.htm NCAA DIV I POLL - 3-24-08 - Collegiate Baseball Newspaper 2010-12-12 2010-10-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20101027035318/http://baseballnews.com/polls/divI/archives/2008/ncaadivIpoll3-24-08.htm dead NR http://www.baseballnews.com/polls/divI/archives/2008/ncaadivIpoll3-31-08.htm NCAA DIV I POLL - 3-31-08 - Collegiate Baseball Newspaper 2010-12-12 2010-10-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20101027035106/http://baseballnews.com/polls/divI/archives/2008/ncaadivIpoll3-31-08.htm dead NR http://www.baseballnews.com/polls/divI/archives/2008/ncaadivIpoll4-7-08.htm NCAA DIV I POLL - 4-7-08 - Collegiate Baseball Newspaper 2010-12-12 2010-10-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20101027033958/http://baseballnews.com/polls/divI/archives/2008/ncaadivIpoll4-7-08.htm dead NR http://www.baseballnews.com/polls/divI/archives/2008/ncaadivIpoll4-14-08.htm NCAA DIV I POLL - 4-14-08 - Collegiate Baseball Newspaper 2010-12-12 2010-10-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20101027033153/http://baseballnews.com/polls/divI/archives/2008/ncaadivIpoll4-14-08.htm dead NR http://www.baseballnews.com/polls/divI/archives/2008/ncaadivIpoll4-21-08.htm NCAA DIV I POLL - 4-21-08 - Collegiate Baseball Newspaper 2010-12-12 2010-10-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20101027034856/http://baseballnews.com/polls/divI/archives/2008/ncaadivIpoll4-21-08.htm dead NR http://www.baseballnews.com/polls/divI/archives/2008/ncaadivIpoll4-28-08.htm NCAA DIV I POLL - 4-28-08 - Collegiate Baseball Newspaper 2010-12-12 2010-10-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20101027040236/http://baseballnews.com/polls/divI/archives/2008/ncaadivIpoll4-28-08.htm dead NR http://www.baseballnews.com/polls/divI/archives/2008/ncaadivIpoll5-5-08.htm NCAA DIV I POLL - 5-5-08 - Collegiate Baseball Newspaper 2010-12-12 2010-10-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20101027035500/http://baseballnews.com/polls/divI/archives/2008/ncaadivIpoll5-5-08.htm dead NR http://www.baseballnews.com/polls/divI/archives/2008/ncaadivIpoll5-12-08.htm NCAA DIV I POLL - 5-12-08 - Collegiate Baseball Newspaper 2010-12-12 2010-10-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20101027032402/http://baseballnews.com/polls/divI/archives/2008/ncaadivIpoll5-12-08.htm dead NR http://www.baseballnews.com/polls/divI/archives/2008/ncaadivIpoll5-19-08.htm NCAA DIV I POLL - 5-19-08 - Collegiate Baseball Newspaper 2010-12-12 2010-10-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20101027033445/http://baseballnews.com/polls/divI/archives/2008/ncaadivIpoll5-19-08.htm dead NR http://www.baseballnews.com/polls/divI/archives/2008/ncaadivIpoll5-26-08.htm NCAA DIV I POLL - 5-26-08 - Collegiate Baseball Newspaper 2010-12-12 2010-10-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20101027032930/http://baseballnews.com/polls/divI/archives/2008/ncaadivIpoll5-26-08.htm dead NR http://www.baseballnews.com/polls/divI/archives/2008/ncaadivIpoll6-3-08.htm NCAA DIV I POLL - 6-3-08 - Collegiate Baseball Newspaper 2010-12-12 2010-10-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20101027034454/http://baseballnews.com/polls/divI/archives/2008/ncaadivIpoll6-3-08.htm dead NR http://www.baseballnews.com/polls/divI/archives/2008/ncaadivIpoll6-10-08.htm NCAA DIV I POLL - 6-10-08 - Collegiate Baseball Newspaper 2010-12-12 2010-10-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20101027034621/http://baseballnews.com/polls/divI/archives/2008/ncaadivIpoll6-10-08.htm dead NR http://www.baseballnews.com/polls/divI/archives/2008/ncaadivIpoll6-27-08.htm NCAA DIV I POLL - 6-27-08 - Collegiate Baseball Newspaper 2010-12-12 2010-10-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20101027032644/http://baseballnews.com/polls/divI/archives/2008/ncaadivIpoll6-27-08.htm dead NCBWA†19 http://www.sportswriters.net/ncbwa/news/2008/poll080117.html NCBWA > News > Division I Poll www.sportswriters.net21 http://www.sportswriters.net/ncbwa/news/2008/poll080225.html NCBWA > News > Division I Poll www.sportswriters.net15 http://www.sportswriters.net/ncbwa/news/2008/poll080303.html NCBWA > News > Division I Poll www.sportswriters.net19 http://www.sportswriters.net/ncbwa/news/2008/poll080310.html NCBWA > News > Division I Poll www.sportswriters.net17 http://www.sportswriters.net/ncbwa/news/2008/poll080317.html NCBWA > News > Division I Poll www.sportswriters.net24 http://www.sportswriters.net/ncbwa/news/2008/poll080324.html NCBWA > News > Division I Poll www.sportswriters.net28 http://www.sportswriters.net/ncbwa/news/2008/poll080331.html NCBWA > News > Division I Poll www.sportswriters.netRV http://www.sportswriters.net/ncbwa/news/2008/poll080407.html NCBWA > News > Division I Poll www.sportswriters.netRV http://www.sportswriters.net/ncbwa/news/2008/poll080414.html NCBWA > News > Division I Poll www.sportswriters.netNR http://www.sportswriters.net/ncbwa/news/2008/poll080421.html NCBWA > News > Division I Poll www.sportswriters.netNR http://www.sportswriters.net/ncbwa/news/2008/poll080428.html NCBWA > News > Division I Poll www.sportswriters.netNR http://www.sportswriters.net/ncbwa/news/2008/poll080505.html NCBWA > News > Division I Poll www.sportswriters.netNR http://www.sportswriters.net/ncbwa/news/2008/poll080512.html NCBWA > News > Division I Poll www.sportswriters.netNR http://www.sportswriters.net/ncbwa/news/2008/poll080519.html NCBWA > News > Division I Poll www.sportswriters.netNR http://www.sportswriters.net/ncbwa/news/2008/poll080526.html NCBWA > News > Division I Poll www.sportswriters.netRV http://www.sportswriters.net/ncbwa/news/2008/poll080603.html NCBWA > News > Division I Poll www.sportswriters.netRV http://www.sportswriters.net/ncbwa/news/2008/poll080610.html NCBWA > News > Division I Poll www.sportswriters.netRV http://www.sportswriters.net/ncbwa/news/2008/poll080625.html NCBWA > News > Division I Poll www.sportswriters.net 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.http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/events/draft/y2008/ 2008 Draft Major League Baseballhttp://www.uclabruins.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/ucla/sports/m-basebl/auto_pdf/2008_Final_Season_Notes UCLA Bruins 2008 Final Season Notes 2011-06-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20120829163016/http://www.uclabruins.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/ucla/sports/m-basebl/auto_pdf/2008_Final_Season_Notes 2012-08-29 dead Player Position Round Overall MLB teamTimothy MurphyLHP3rd89thTexas RangersBrandon CrawfordSS4th117thSan Francisco GiantsJermaine Curtis3B5th155thSt. Louis CardinalsAlden Carrithers2B15th463rdDetroit TigersRyan BabineauC17th528thArizona Diamondbacks References Ucla Bruins Category:UCLA Bruins baseball seasons UCLA Bruins baseball UCLA