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).

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. The 2008 season ended at the Fullerton Regionals when the Bruins lost two games in a row to Cal State Fullerton.

Roster

Schedule

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|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 || February 20 || UC Davis || Jackie Robinson Stadium || 13–1 || R. Rasmussen (1–0) || J. McChesney (0–1) || None || 784 || 1–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 || February 21 || UC Davis || Jackie Robinson Stadium || 5–2 || G. Cole (1–0) || A. Suiter (0–1) || T. Bauer (1) || 848 || 2–0 ||– |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFE6E6" | 3 || February 22 || UC Davis || Jackie Robinson Stadium || 8–7 ¹¹ || T. Bauer (0–1) || D. Quist (1–0) || None || 682 || 2–1 ||– |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFE6E6" | 4 || February 24 || UC Santa Barbara || Caesar Uyesaka Stadium || 7–6 || M. Grace (0–1) || M. Ford (1–0) || D. Meals (1) || 350 || 2–2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFE6E6" | 5 || February 25 || UC Riverside || Jackie Robinson Stadium || 11–1 || G. Brooks (0–1) || R. Platt (1–0) || None || 407 || 2–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFE6E6" | 6 || February 27 || Rice || Minute Maid Park || 5–4 || T. Bauer (0–2) || Jo. Rogers (2–0) || None || 6,879 || 2–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFE6E6" | 7 || February 28 || Baylor || Minute Maid Park || 5–1 || G. Cole (1–1) || K. Volz (1–0) || W. Kempf (1) || 13,928 || 2–5 || – |-

Rankings

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.

References