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
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
2009 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
2009 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 3 Arizona State  ‍†‍‍y 21–6 .778  51–14 .785
Washington State  ‍‍‍y 19–8 .704  32–25 .561
No. 24Oregon State  ‍‍‍y 15–12 .556  37–19 .661
UCLA  ‍‍‍ 15–12 .556  27–29 .482
Arizona  ‍‍‍ 13–14 .481  30–25 .545
Stanford  ‍‍‍ 13–14 .481  30–25 .545
Southern California  ‍‍‍ 13–14 .481  28–28 .500
Washington  ‍‍‍ 13–14 .481  25–30 .455
California  ‍‍‍ 9–18 .333  24–29 .453
Oregon  ‍‍‍ 4–23 .148  14–42 .250
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2009[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Basehall

Previous season

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
2009 UCLA Bruins baseball team
PlayersCoaches
#Pos.NameBats/ThrowsHeightWeightYearHigh School/Junior CollegeHome town
18 C Gino Aielli R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Saddleback JC Laguna Niguel, CA
4 INF Chris Amezquita R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Servite HS La Mirada, CA
11 RHP Trevor Bauer R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Hart HS Valencia, CA
35 LHP Mitchell Beacom L/L 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Fr University City HS San Diego, CA
25 RHP Charles Brewer R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Chaparral HS Paradise Valley, AZ
32 RHP Chase Brewer  R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Chaparral HS Paradise Valley, AZ
7 LHP Gavin Brooks L/L 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Rancho Buena Vista HS Vista, CA
38 RHP Garett Claypool R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr El Camino HS West Hills, CA
44 OF Gabe Cohen R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr El Camino HS Woodland Hills, CA
12 RHP Gerrit Cole R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Orange Lutheran HS Santa Ana, CA
6 C Cody Decker R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Santa Monica HS Santa Monica, CA
8 LHP Matt Drummond  L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Paso Robles HS Paso Robles, CA
9 OF Blair Dunlap R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Santa Margarita HS Mission Viejo, CA
20 OF Raul Duran R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS So Saddleback HS Santa Ana, CA
2 INF Niko Gallego R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Esperanza HS Yorba Linda, CA
49 C Chris Giovinazzo R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Laguna Hills HS Laguna Hills, CA
33 RHP Erik Goeddel R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Fr Bellarmine HS Hillsborough, CA
31 LHP Matt Grace L/L 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Palos Verdes HS Palos Verdes Estates, CA
14 INF Casey Haerther R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Chaminade HS Chatsworth, CA
26 RHP Jordan Haver R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Wilson HS Long Beach, CA
23 RHP Dan Klein  R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Servite HS Los Alamitos, CA
24 OF Brett Krill R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Aliso Niguel HS Laguna Niguel, CA
34 LHP Brendan Lafferty R/L 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Sr Riverside Poly HS Riverside, CA
44 INF Matt Mosher  L/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Menlo-Atherton HS Menlo Park, CA
19 INF Eddie Murray R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr Gahr HS Artesia, CA
30 OF Marc Navarro L/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Fr Santa Margarita HS Laguna Hills, CA
40 RHP Jason Novak R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Agoura HS Agoura Hills, CA
36 OF Dustin Quist R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Central HS Fresno, CA
5 INF Tyler Rahmatulla R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Mater Dei HS Mission Viejo, CA
27 LHP Rob Rasmussen L/L 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Pasadena Poly HS Arcadia, CA
3 C Steve Rodriguez L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr St. John Bosco HS Lomita, CA
21 RHP Tim Schlatter  R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Sacramento CC Lafayette, CA
15 OF Justin Uribe L/L 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Foothill HS Santa Ana, CA
16 INF Alex Weber-Shapiro L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Claremont McKenna Berkeley, CA
1 INF Adrian Williams R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Canyon Springs HS Moreno 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
2009 UCLA Bruins Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
February
# Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record Pac-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
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

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

Player Position Round Overall MLB 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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