2009 UCLA Bruins baseball team


The 2009 UCLA Bruins baseball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 2009 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bruins played their home games in Jackie Robinson Stadium, and finished the season with a 27–29 overall record. With a 15–12 record in conference play, UCLA tied Oregon State as the #3 team in the Pacific-10 Conference, behind #1 Arizona State and #2 Washington State. Even though UCLA won the three-game season series 2–1, Oregon State was invited to the 2009 NCAA Division I baseball tournament instead of UCLA due to their better overall record (37–19).[2][3]

2009 UCLA Bruins baseball
UCLA logo written in blue and gold script
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record27–29 (15–12 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Rick Vanderhook (1st season)
  • P.C. Shaw (3rd season)
  • Steve Pearse (1st season)
Home stadiumJackie Robinson Stadium
Seasons
← 2008
2010 →
2009 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 3 Arizona State  ‍‍‍y216 .7785114 .785
Washington State  ‍‍‍y198 .7043225 .561
No. 24 Oregon State  ‍‍‍y1512 .5563719 .661
UCLA  ‍‍‍1512 .5562729 .482
Arizona  ‍‍‍1314 .4813025 .545
Stanford  ‍‍‍1314 .4813025 .545
Southern California  ‍‍‍1314 .4812828 .500
Washington  ‍‍‍1314 .4812530 .455
California  ‍‍‍918 .3332429 .453
Oregon  ‍‍‍423 .1481442 .250
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2009[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Basehall

Previous season

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The Bruins completed the 2008 season with a 33–27 overall record, and finished third in the Pac-10 Conference behind #1 Arizona State and #2 Stanford.[4] The 2008 season ended at the Fullerton Regionals when the Bruins lost two games in a row to Cal State Fullerton.[5]

Roster

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2009 UCLA Bruins baseball team
PlayersCoaches
#Pos.NameB/THeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHome town
18CGino AielliR/R5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)195 lb (88 kg)SrSaddleback JCLaguna Niguel, CA
4INFChris AmezquitaR/R6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)195 lb (88 kg)FrServite HSLa Mirada, CA
11RHPTrevor BauerR/R6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg)FrHart HSValencia, CA
35LHPMitchell BeacomL/L6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)240 lb (109 kg)RS FrUniversity City HSSan Diego, CA
25RHPCharles BrewerR/R6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg)JrChaparral HSParadise Valley, AZ
32RHPChase Brewer  R/R6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg)FrChaparral HSParadise Valley, AZ
7LHPGavin BrooksL/L6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)220 lb (100 kg)JrRancho Buena Vista HSVista, CA
38RHPGarett ClaypoolR/R6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg)JrEl Camino HSWest Hills, CA
44OFGabe CohenR/R6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)210 lb (95 kg)JrEl Camino HSWoodland Hills, CA
12RHPGerrit ColeR/R6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)215 lb (98 kg)FrOrange Lutheran HSSanta Ana, CA
6CCody DeckerR/R6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)225 lb (102 kg)SrSanta Monica HSSanta Monica, CA
8LHPMatt Drummond  L/L6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)190 lb (86 kg)JrPaso Robles HSPaso Robles, CA
9OFBlair DunlapR/R6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)190 lb (86 kg)RS JrSanta Margarita HSMission Viejo, CA
20OFRaul DuranR/R6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)210 lb (95 kg)RS SoSaddleback HSSanta Ana, CA
2INFNiko GallegoR/R5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)165 lb (75 kg)SoEsperanza HSYorba Linda, CA
49CChris GiovinazzoR/R6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)205 lb (93 kg)SoLaguna Hills HSLaguna Hills, CA
33RHPErik GoeddelR/R6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg)RS FrBellarmine HSHillsborough, CA
31LHPMatt GraceL/L6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg)SoPalos Verdes HSPalos Verdes Estates, CA
14INFCasey HaertherR/R6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)210 lb (95 kg)JrChaminade HSChatsworth, CA
26RHPJordan HaverR/R6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg)JrWilson HSLong Beach, CA
23RHPDan Klein  R/R6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg)SoServite HSLos Alamitos, CA
24OFBrett KrillR/R6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)220 lb (100 kg)SoAliso Niguel HSLaguna Niguel, CA
34LHPBrendan LaffertyR/L6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)215 lb (98 kg)RS SrRiverside Poly HSRiverside, CA
44INFMatt Mosher  L/R6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)235 lb (107 kg)FrMenlo-Atherton HSMenlo Park, CA
19INFEddie MurrayR/R5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)160 lb (73 kg)SrGahr HSArtesia, CA
30OFMarc NavarroL/R5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)180 lb (82 kg)RS FrSanta Margarita HSLaguna Hills, CA
40RHPJason NovakR/R6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)205 lb (93 kg)SrAgoura HSAgoura Hills, CA
36OFDustin QuistR/R6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)210 lb (95 kg)RS JrCentral HSFresno, CA
5INFTyler RahmatullaR/R5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)180 lb (82 kg)FrMater Dei HSMission Viejo, CA
27LHPRob RasmussenL/L5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)160 lb (73 kg)SoPasadena Poly HSArcadia, CA
3CSteve RodriguezL/R6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg)FrSt. John Bosco HSLomita, CA
21RHPTim Schlatter  R/R6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)190 lb (86 kg)RS JrSacramento CCLafayette, CA
15OFJustin UribeL/L5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)190 lb (86 kg)JrFoothill HSSanta Ana, CA
16INFAlex Weber-ShapiroL/L6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg)JrClaremont McKennaBerkeley, CA
1INFAdrian WilliamsR/R6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg)FrCanyon Springs HSMoreno Valley, CA
Head coach

John Savage

Assistant coach(es)

Rick Vanderhook
Steve Pearse
P.C. Shaw


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 11, 2010

Schedule

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2009 UCLA Bruins baseball game log
Regular season
February
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordPac-10 Record
1February 20UC Davis[6]Jackie Robinson Stadium13–1R. Rasmussen (1–0)J. McChesney (0–1)None7841–0
2February 21UC Davis[7]Jackie Robinson Stadium5–2G. Cole (1–0)A. Suiter (0–1)T. Bauer (1)8482–0
3February 22UC Davis[8]Jackie Robinson Stadium8–7 11T. Bauer (0–1)D. Quist (1–0)None6822–1
4February 24UC Santa Barbara[9]Caesar Uyesaka Stadium7–6M. Grace (0–1)M. Ford (1–0)D. Meals (1)3502–2
5February 25UC Riverside[10]Jackie Robinson Stadium11–1G. Brooks (0–1)R. Platt (1–0)None4072–3
6February 27Rice[11]Minute Maid Park5–4T. Bauer (0–2)Jo. Rogers (2–0)None6,8792–4
7February 28Baylor[12]Minute Maid Park5–1G. Cole (1–1)K. Volz (1–0)W. Kempf (1)13,9282–5

Rankings

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Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. NR = Not ranked. RV = Receiving votes.
PollPre-
season
Feb.
23
Mar.
2
Mar.
9
Mar.
16
Mar.
23
Mar.
30
Apr.
6
Apr.
13
Apr.
20
Apr.
27
May
4
May
11
May
18
May
25
June
2
June
8
Final
Poll
Coaches' Poll
Baseball America[13]12 [14]9 [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]NR [29]NR [30]NR [31]
Collegiate Baseball^21 [32]21 [33]NR [34]
NCBWA†
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 2009 MLB Draft

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The following members of the UCLA Bruins baseball program were drafted in the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft.[35][36]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallMLB Team
Casey Haerther1B5th171stLos Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Gavin BrooksLHP9th285thNew York Yankees
Charles BrewerRHP12th366thArizona Diamondbacks
Brendan LaffertyLHP18th542ndKansas City Royals
Cody Decker1B22nd654thSan Diego Padres
Gabriel CohenLF29th889thTampa Bay Rays
Garrett ClaypoolRHP32nd963rdOakland Athletics
Jason NovakRHP48th1449thSt. Louis Cardinals

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