2012 UCLA Bruins baseball team

American college baseball season March 2026 August 2023 2012 UCLA Bruins baseball UCLA Bruins logo.svg 150 UCLA logo written in blue and gold script Pac-12 Conference Pac-12 5 48–16 20–10 John Savage 8th Jake Silverman 2nd T. J. Bruce 2nd Rex Peters 1st Jackie Robinson Stadium Pac-12 Regular season co-championsLos Angeles Super Regional championsLos Angeles Regional champions College World Series vs. Arizona and Florida State L, 0–4 and 1-4 The 2012 UCLA Bruins baseball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball season. The team was in the Pac-12 Conference, and played their home games in Jackie Robinson Stadium. John Savage was in his eighth season as head coach. On March 13, 2012, the Bruins participated in the Dodgertown Classic for the third year, defeating USC 7–2 in the non-conference event.http://www.uclabruins.com/sports/m-basebl/recaps/031412aab.html No. 9 UCLA Registers 7–2 Win over USC at Dodger Stadium - UCLA Official Athletic Site 2012-03-24 https://archive.today/20120913104104/http://www.uclabruins.com/sports/m-basebl/recaps/031412aab.html 2012-09-13 dead The Bruins tied for first in the Pac-12 Conference with Arizona, finishing with a 20–10 conference record. Seven players were picked in the 2012 Major League Baseball draft.http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/events/draft/y2012/ Draft Central MLB June 9, 2012 In the post-season, the Bruins performed well in the NCAA Regional and Super Regional rounds, winning 5 straight games. The Bruins defeated Creighton twice and New Mexico once to win the Los Angeles Regional. They then won the Los Angeles Super Regional by defeating TCU in two consecutive games. The team reached the College World Series for the fourth time in program history, beating Stony Brook in the first game. The Bruins lost the next two games to Arizona and Florida State, finishing the season with a 48–16 record. Previous season UCLA finished the 2011 regular season as the #1 team in the Pacific-10 Conference with 18 conference wins and 9 losses, and a 35–24 overall record. They lost to UC Irvine in the Los Angeles Regional Finals of the 2011 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.http://www.uclabruins.com/sports/m-basebl/stats/2010-2011/ucla59.html UCLA UCLA vs UC Irvine (Jun 05, 2011) June 6, 2011https://www.ncaa.com/game/baseball/d1/2011/06/05/ucla-uc-irvine NCAA UCLA vs UC Irvine - Baseball Division I - June 5, 2011 June 11, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120921073320/http://www.ncaa.com/game/baseball/d1/2011/06/05/ucla-uc-irvine September 21, 2012 dead Roster 2012 UCLA Bruins y y Brenton Allen 23 OF L L 6 1 215 SO Cerritos, California Gahr HS Beau Amaral 25 OF L L 5 11 185 JR Huntington Beach, California Huntington Beach HS David Berg pitcher y 26 RHP R R 6 0 190 FR Covina, California Bishop Amat HS Christoph Bono 45 OF L R 6 1 175 FR Palo Alto, California Palo Alto HS Richard Brehaut 16 C L R 6 2 225 SO y Alta Loma, California Los Osos HS Chase Brewer 34 RHP R R 6 4 220 JR y Paradise Valley, Arizona Chaparral HS Trevor Brown 11 INF R R 6 2 195 JR Valencia, California Hart HS Brian Carroll 24 OF R R 5 10 175 SO San Diego, California Granite Hills HS Jason D'Andrea 41 C R R 6 2 195 FR West Hills, California Chaminade HS Ryan Deeter 40 RHP R R 6 0 185 SO yes Newark, California Newark Memorial HS Jake Ehret 30 RHP R R 6 3 200 FR San Dimas, California San Dimas HS Eric Filia-Snyder y Eric Filia 4 OF L R 6 0 180 FR Huntington Beach, California Edison HS Pat Gallagher 27 INF L R 6 2 215 SO Reno, Nevada Reno HS Jeff Gelalich 20 OF L R 6 1 205 JR LaVerne, California Bonita HS Matt Giovinazzo 36 INF R R 6 0 195 SO y Laguna Hills, California Laguna Hills HS Scott Griggs 48 RHP R R 6 4 205 JR Alamo, California San Ramon Valley HS Justin Hazard 28 INF L R 6 2 180 FR Tustin, California Beckman HS Tyler Heineman y 8 C S R 5 11 205 JR Pacific Palisades, California Windward School Eric Jaffe 33 RHP R R 6 4 235 FR y Oakland, California Bishop O'Dowd HS Chris Keck 1 INF L R 6 2 190 FR Pleasanton, California Amador Valley HS Cody Keefer 7 OF L R 6 1 195 JR Davis, California Davis Senior HS Michael Kerman 31 RHP R R 6 4 220 JR Beverly Hills, California Beverly Hills HS/Long Beach CC Kevin Kramer 3 INF L R 6 0 195 FR Turlock, California Turlock HS Zack Ortiz 35 RHP R R 6 0 220 FR Garden Grove, California Cypress HS Adam Plutko y 9 RHP R R 6 3 195 SO Glendora, California Glendora HS Madison Poole 44 RHP R R 6 1 220 SO y Seattle Bishop Blanchet HS Cody Regis 18 INF L R 6 2 220 JR Glendora, California Glendora HS Tyler Scott 38 OF R R 6 2 220 FR Novato, California Marin Catholic HS Pat Valaika y 10 INF R R 5 11 195 SO Valencia, California Hart HS Nick Vander Tuig 21 RHP R R 6 3 195 SO Oakdale, California Oakdale HS Grant Watson 12 LHP L L 6 0 180 FR Bakersfield, California Centennial HS Aaron Weimer 47 INF L R 5 11 180 SO y Fresno, California Bullard HS Zack Weiss y 32 RHP R R 6 3 210 SO Irvine, California Northwood HS Kevin Williams 5 INF L R 6 0 190 SO Van Nuys, California Crespi HS Shane Zeile 14 INF R R 6 1 190 FR Valencia, California Valencia HS http://www.uclabruins.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/ucla-m-basebl-mtt.html March 12, 2012 John Savage Jake SilvermanT.J. BruceRex Peters Schedule background:#536895;color:#FFB300; 2012 UCLA Bruins baseball game log ! style="background:#536895;color:#FFB300;"| Regular season |- valign="top" y background:#FFF;color:#536895; February: 5–3 (Conference: 0–0; Home: 4–3; Road: 1–0) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Pac-12 Record |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFE6E6" | 1 || February 17 || 2012 Maryland Terrapins University of Maryland, College Park Maryland || Jackie Robinson Stadium || 1–2 || M. Boyden (1–0) || S. Griggs (0–1) || J. Reed (1) || 1,007 || 0–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 || February 18 || Maryland || Jackie Robinson Stadium || 6–5 || N. Vander Tuig (1–0) || C. Haslup (0–1) || S. Griggs (1) || 927 || 1–1 ||– |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFE6E6" | 3 || February 19 || Maryland || Jackie Robinson Stadium || 1–5 || B. Harman (1–0) || Z. Weiss (0–1) || None || 819 || 1–2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 || February 21 || 2012 Cal State Northridge Matadors California State University, Northridge Cal State Northridge || Matador Field || 19–7 || Z. Ortiz (1–0) || H. White (0–1) || None || 372 || 2–2 ||– |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFE6E6" | 5 || February 24 || 2012 Baylor Bears Baylor University Baylor || Jackie Robinson Stadium || 3–15 || T. Blank (3–0) || A. Plutko (0–1) || None || 522 || 2–3 ||– |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 || February 25 || Baylor || Jackie Robinson Stadium || 9–3 || D. Berg (1–0) || D. Ashby (0–1) || None || 709 || 3–3 ||– |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 7 || February 26 || Baylor || Jackie Robinson Stadium || 8–6 || G. Watson (1–0) || D. Newman (0–1) || S. Griggs (2) || 776 || 4–3 ||– |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 8 || February 28 || 2012 Long Beach State 49ers Long Beach State University Long Beach State || Jackie Robinson Stadium || 9–1 || G. Watson (2–0) || M. Johnson (0–1) || None || 376 || 5–3 ||– |- y background:#FFF;color:#536895; March: 14–2 (Conference: 6–2; Home: 8–2; Road: 6–0) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Pac-12 Record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 9 || March 2 || 2012 Sacramento State Hornets Sacramento State University Sacramento State || Jackie Robinson Stadium || 5–2 || A. Plutko (1–1) || H. Greenwood (1–2) || S. Griggs (3) || 608 || 6–3 ||– |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 10 || March 3 || Sacramento State || Jackie Robinson Stadium || 6–2 || N. Vander Tuig (2–0) || T. Mendonca (2–1) || None || 628 || 7–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 11 || March 4 || Sacramento State || Jackie Robinson Stadium || 11–2 || Z. Weiss (1–1) || Z. Morgan (0–2) || None || 829 || 8–3 ||– |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 12 || March 6 || 2012 UC Riverside Highlanders University of California, Riverside UC Riverside || Jackie Robinson Stadium || 4–0 || G. Watson (3–0) || M. Patito (1–1) || None || 365 || 9–3 ||– |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 13 || March 9 || 2012 Georgia Bulldogs University of Georgia Georgia || Foley Field || 2–0 || A. Plutko (2–1) || A. Wood (3–1) || None || 1,947 || 10–3 ||– |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 14 || March 10 || Georgia || Foley Field || 7–6 || R. Deeter (1–0) || M. Palazzone (0–1) || S. Griggs (4) || 2,255 || 11–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 15 || March 11 || Georgia || Foley Field || 7–3 || C. Brewer (1–0) || T. Hicks (2–2) || None || 1,967 || 12–3 ||– |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 16 || March 13 || 2012 USC Trojans University of Southern California USC || Dodger Stadium || 7–2 || G. Watson (4–0) || B. Garcia (1–2) || None || 6,034 || 13–3 ||– |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 17 || March 16 || 2012 Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State University Arizona State || Jackie Robinson Stadium || 6–5 || D. Berg (2–0) || J. Barrett (1–2) || None || 611 || 14–3 ||1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFE6E6" | 18 || March 18 || Arizona State || Jackie Robinson Stadium || 3–4 || T. Williams (5–0) || N. Vander Tuig (2–1) || J. Barrett (1) || 929 || 14–4 || 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 19 || March 18 || Arizona State || Jackie Robinson Stadium || 4–2 || G. Watson (5–0) || A. Blackford (0–2) || S. Griggs (5) || 929 || 15–4 || 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 20 || March 23 || 2012 Washington State Cougars Washington State Cougars Washington State || Jackie Robinson Stadium || 12–3 || A. Plutko (3–1) || J.D. Leckenby (3–3) || None || 637 || 16–4 ||3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 21 || March 24 || Washington State || Jackie Robinson Stadium || 12–3 || D. Berg (3–0) || R. Ochoa (0–1) || None || 720 || 17–4 ||4–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="FFE6E6" | 22 || March 26 || Washington State || Jackie Robinson Stadium || 4–10 || K. Swannack (2–2) || G. Watson (5–1) || S. Simon (2) || 319 || 17–5 ||4–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 23 || March 30 || 2012 Utah Utes University of Utah Utah || Spring Mobile Ballpark || 16–0 || A. Plutko (4–1) || J. Pond (2–4) || None || 2,000 || 18–5 ||5–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 24 || March 31 || Utah || Spring Mobile Ballpark || 9–6 || N. Vander Tuig (3–1) || B. Duke (2–1) || S. Griggs (6) || 1,250 || 19–5 ||6–2 |- y background:#FFF;color:#536895; April: 9–7 (Conference: 6–7; Home: 5–4; Road: 4–3) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Pac-12 Record |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 25 || April 1 || 2012 Utah Utes University of Utah Utah || Spring Mobile Ballpark || 5–1 || G. Watson (6–1) || T. Vocca (1–3) || None || 478 || 20–5 || 7–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="FFE6E6" | 26 || April 5 || 2012 Oregon Ducks University of Oregon Oregon || Jackie Robinson Stadium || 2–6 || || || || || 20–6 || 7–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="FFE6E6" | 27 || April 6 || Oregon || Jackie Robinson Stadium || 3–8 || || || || || 20–7 || 7–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 28 || April 7 || Oregon || Jackie Robinson Stadium || 8–6 || || || || || 21–7 || 8–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 29 || April 10 || 2012 Cal State Fullerton Titans California State University, Fullerton Cal State Fullerton || Jackie Robinson Stadium || 4–2 || G. Watson (7–1) || K. Gauna (3–3) || S. Griggs (8) || 871 || 22–7 || 8–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="FFE6E6" | 30 || April 13 || Arizona || Hi Corbett Field || 3–4 || K. Heyer (6–1) || D. Berg (4–1) || None || 4,080 || 22–8 || 8–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 31 || April 14 || Arizona || Hi Corbett Field || 15–3 || N. Vander Tuig (4–2) || K. Wade (4–1) || None || 2,380 || 23–8 || 9–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 32 || April 15 || Arizona || Hi Corbett Field || 6–2 || Z. Weiss (2–1) || J. Farris (4–2) || None || 2,858 || 24–8 || 10–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 33 || April 17 || 2012 Cal State Northridge Matadors California State University, Northridge Cal State Northridge || Jackie Robinson Stadium || 12–4 || || || || || 25–8 || 10–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 34 || April 20 || Oregon State || Goss Stadium || 4–0 || || || || || 26–8 || 11–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="FFE6E6" | 35 || April 21 || Oregon State || Goss Stadium || 0–3 || || || || || 26–9 || 11–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="FFE6E6" | 36 || April 22 || Oregon State || Goss Stadium || 6–7 || || || || || 26–10 || 11–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 37 || April 24 || 2012 UC Irvine Anteaters University of California, Irvine UC Irvine || Jackie Robinson Stadium || 9–3 || || || || || 27–10 || 11–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="FFE6E6" | 38 || April 27 || 2012 Stanford Cardinal Stanford University Stanford || Jackie Robinson Stadium || 2–7 || || || || || 27–11 || 11–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 39 || April 28 || Stanford || Jackie Robinson Stadium || 7–4 || || || || || 28–11 || 12–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="FFE6E6" | 40 || April 29 || Stanford || Jackie Robinson Stadium || 2–7 || || || || || 28–12 || 12–9 |- y background:#FFF;color:#536895; May: 14–2 (Conference: 8–1; Home: 5–1; Road: 9–1) # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Pac-12 Record |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 41 || May 1 || 2012 Long Beach State 49ers Long Beach State University Long Beach State || Blair Field || 2–1 || G. Watson (8–1) || N. Sabo (0–5) || S. Griggs (10) || 1,342 || 29–12 || 12–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 42 || May 5 || Purdue || Jackie Robinson Stadium || 5–1 || || || || || 30–12 || 12–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 43 || May 5 || Purdue || Jackie Robinson Stadium || 3–2 || || || || || 31–12 || 12–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="FFE6E6" | 44 || May 6 || Purdue || Jackie Robinson Stadium || 11–15 || || || || || 31–13 || 12–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 45 || May 8 || 2012 Pepperdine Waves Pepperdine University Pepperdine || Eddy D. Field Stadium || 6–2 || || || || || 32–13 || 12–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 46 || May 11 || 2012 Washington Huskies University of Washington Washington || Husky Ballpark || 2–0 || || || || || 33–13 || 13–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 47 || May 12 || Washington || Husky Ballpark || 11–3 || || || || || 34–13 || 14–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 48 || May 13 || Washington || Husky Ballpark || 4–2 || || || || || 35–13 || 15–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 49 || May 15 || 2012 Cal State Fullerton Titans California State University, Fullerton Cal State Fullerton || Goodwin Field || 6–3 || || || || || 36–13 || 15–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 50 || May 18 || California || Evans Diamond || 7–2 || || || || || 37–13 || 16–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 51 || May 19 || California || Evans Diamond || 8–5 || || || || || 38–13 || 17–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="FFE6E6" | 52 || May 20 || California || Evans Diamond || 5–6 || || || || || 38–14 || 17–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 53 || May 22 || 2012 UC Irvine Anteaters University of California, Irvine UC Irvine || Cicerone Field || 6–2 || || || || || 39–14 || 17–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 54 || May 25 || 2012 USC Trojans University of Southern California USC || Jackie Robinson Stadium || 3–1 || || || || || 40–14 || 18–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 55 || May 26 || USC || Jackie Robinson Stadium || 6–5 || || || || || 41–14 || 19–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" | 56 || May 27 || USC || Jackie Robinson Stadium || 7–6 || S. Griggs (3–1) || M. Viramontes (1–2) || None || 1,778 || 42–14 || 20–10 |- |- ! style="background:#536895;color:#FFB300;"| Postseason |- y background:#FFF;color:#536895; NCAA Los Angeles Regional # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record NCAAT Record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 57 || June 1 || Creighton || Jackie Robinson Stadium || 3–0 || A. Plutko (10–3) || T. Blach (6–6) || None || 1,570 || 43–14 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 58 || June 2 || New Mexico || Jackie Robinson Stadium || 7–1 || N. Vander Tuig (9–3) || G. Sanchez (8–3) || None || 1,601 || 44–14 || 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 59 || June 3 || Creighton || Jackie Robinson Stadium || 13–5 || Z. Weiss (3–2) || N. Musec (3–4) || None || 1,291 || 45–14 || 3–0 |- y background:#FFF;color:#536895; NCAA Los Angeles Super Regional # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record NCAAT Record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 60 || June 8 || TCU || Jackie Robinson Stadium || 6–2 || A. Plutko (11–3) || B. Finnegan (4–5) || None || 2,042 || 46–14 || 4–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 61 || June 9 || TCU || Jackie Robinson Stadium || 4–1 || N. Vander Tuig (10–3) || P. Morrison (9–2) || D. Berg (1) || 2,135 || 47–14 || 5–0 |- y background:#FFF;color:#536895; College World Series # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record NCAAT Record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 62 || June 15 || Stony Brook || TD Ameritrade Park || 9–1 || A. Plutko (12–3) || T. Johnson (12–2) || None || 21,662 || 48–14 || 6–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFE6E6" | 63 || June 17 || Arizona || TD Ameritrade Park || 0–4 || K. Wade (10–3) || N. Vander Tuig (10–4) || None || 19,198 || 48–15 || 6–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFE6E6" | 64 || June 19 || Florida State || TD Ameritrade Park || 1–4 || S. Sitz (4–3) || Z. Weiss (3–3) || R. Benincasa (16) || 23,409 || 48–16 || 6–2 |- Rankings 2012 18 NCAA College Rankings and Polls, ESPN Baseball America Top 25 Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Top 30 National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Top 30 18 14 19 20 22 NR 27 24 17 28 25 16 16 27 20 12 9 17 14 12 7 16 11 9 6 11 8 7 5 4 5 11 17 11 11 7 11 7 9 11 12 10 12 14 14 11 15 11 11 11 12 11 11 11 12 10 9 10 10 4 2 7 5 – – 6 4 – – 4 3 5 5 5 5 UCLA Bruins in the 2012 MLB draft The following members of the UCLA Bruins baseball program were drafted in the 2012 Major League Baseball draft. Player Position Round Overall MLB teamJeff GelalichOF1st57thCincinnati RedsBeau AmaralCF7th232ndCincinnati RedsTyler HeinemanC8th249thHouston AstrosScott GriggsRHP8th266thLos Angeles DodgersTrevor BrownC10th328thSan Francisco GiantsEric JaffeRHP11th351stChicago White SoxCody KeeferOF15th467thMiami Marlins References Ucla Bruins Category:UCLA Bruins baseball seasons Category:Pac-12 Conference baseball champion seasons Category:College World Series seasons UCLA UCLA Bruins baseball