2008 UCLA Bruins baseball team

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.[2] 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.

2008 UCLA Bruins baseball
UCLA logo written in blue and gold script
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record33–27 (13–11 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Matt Jones (4th season)
  • Brian Green (4th season)
  • P.C. Shaw (2nd season)
Home stadiumJackie Robinson Stadium
2008 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 9 Arizona State  ‍†‍‍y 16–8–0 .66749–13–0 .790
No. 4 Stanford  ‍‍‍ 14–10–0 .58341–24–2 .627
UCLA  ‍‍‍y 13–11–0 .54233–27–0 .550
No. 13 Arizona  ‍‍‍y 12–12–0 .50042–19–0 .689
California  ‍‍‍ 12–12–0 .50033–21–2 .607
Washington  ‍‍‍ 11–13–0 .45833–22–0 .600
Oregon State  ‍‍‍y 11–13–0 .45828–24–0 .538
Southern California  ‍‍‍ 11–13–0 .45828–28–0 .500
Washington State  ‍‍‍ 8–16–0 .33330–26–0 .536
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2007[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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.[3] The 2007 season ended in the Fullerton Super Regionals when the Bruins lost two games in a row to Cal State Fullerton.[4]

Roster
2008 UCLA Bruins baseball team
PlayersCoaches
#Pos.NameBats/throwsHeightWeightYearHigh School/Junior CollegeHome town
50 C Gino Aielli R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Saddleback JC Laguna Niguel, CA
12 C Ryan Babineau R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Etiwanda HS Rancho Cucamonga, CA
35 LHP Mitchell Beacom Current redshirt L/L 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr University City HS San Diego, CA
25 RHP Charles Brewer R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Chaparral HS Paradise Valley, AZ
7 LHP Gavin Brooks L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Rancho Buena Vista HS Vista, CA
11 INF Alden Carrithers L/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr UC Santa Barbara Portland, OR
38 RHP Garett Claypool R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So El Camino HS West Hills, CA
44 OF Gabe Cohen R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So El Camino HS Woodland Hills, CA
3 INF Brandon Crawford L/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Foothill HS Pleasanton, CA
1 INF Jermaine Curtis R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr A.B. Miller HS Fontana, CA
4 C Brent Dean R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Harbor JC Torrance, CA
6 INF Cody Decker R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Santa Monica HS Santa Monica, CA
5 OF Brady Dolan R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Sr Sierra JC Reno, NV
8 LHP Matt Drummond L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Paso Robles HS Paso Robles, CA
9 OF Blair Dunlap R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So Santa Margarita HS Mission Viejo, CA
20 OF Raul Duran R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Saddleback HS Santa Ana, CA
43 INF Niko Gallego R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Esperanza HS Yorba Linda, CA
49 C Chris Giovinazzo R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Laguna Hills HS Laguna Hills, CA
33 RHP Erik Goeddel Current redshirt R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Bellarmine HS Hillsborough, CA
32 LHP Matt Grace L/L 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Palos Verdes HS Palos Verdes Estates, CA
14 INF Casey Haerther R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Chaminade HS Chatsworth, CA
26 RHP J.D. Haver R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Wilson HS Long Beach, CA
23 RHP Dan Klein R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Servite HS Los Alamitos, CA
16 OF Brett Krill R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Aliso Niguel HS Laguna Niguel, CA
34 LHP Brendan Lafferty L/L 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Riverside Poly HS Riverside, CA
41 INF Brandon Lodge Current redshirt R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Tesoro HS Coto de Caza, CA
24 INF Tim Murphy L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Rancho Buena Vista HS Vista, CA
19 INF Eddie Murray R/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Gahr HS Long Beach, CA
28 OF Marc Navarro Current redshirt L/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Santa Margarita HS Laguna Hills, CA
40 RHP Jason Novak R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Agoura HS Agoura Hills, CA
36 OF Dustin Quist R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS So Central HS Fresno, CA
29 OF Jeff Rapoport R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Westlake HS Westlake Village, CA
27 LHP Rob Rasmussen L/L 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Pasadena Poly HS Arcadia, CA
21 RHP Tim Schlatter Current redshirt R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Sacramento CC Lafayette, CA
15 C Justin Uribe L/L 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Foothill HS Santa Ana, CA
18 OF Mickey Weisser L/L 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Sierra JC Citrus Heights, CA
Head coach

John Savage

Assistant coach(es)

Matt Jones
Brian Green
P.C. Shaw

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

Roster

Schedule
2008 UCLA Bruins baseball game log
Regular season
February
#DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordPac-10 Record
1February 23Oklahoma[5]Jackie Robinson Stadium7–5D. Klein (1–0)R. Duke (0–1)None6191–0–
2February 23Oklahoma[6]Jackie Robinson Stadium3–2 12D. Klein (1–1)A. Doyle (1–0)J. McCarter6191–1–
–February 24OklahomaJackie Robinson StadiumCancelled––––1–1–
3February 26Cal State Northridge[7]Matador Field22–2M. Drummond (1–0)D. Muren (0–1)None2212–1–
4February 27UC Santa Barbara[8]Jackie Robinson Stadium5–4 13J. Uribe (1–0)Z. Samuels (0–1)None4373–1–
5February 29Southern[9]Jackie Robinson Stadium11–2C. Brewer (1–0)C. Donaby (0–1)None5344–1–

Rankings
Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. NR = Not ranked. RV = Receiving votes.
PollPre-
season		Feb.
25		Mar.
3		Mar.
10		Mar.
17		Mar.
24		Mar.
31		Apr.
7		Apr.
14		Apr.
21		Apr.
28		May
5		May
12		May
19		May
26		June
3		June
10		Final
Poll
Coaches' Poll
Baseball America[10]
Collegiate Baseball^ 18 [11] 19 [12] 15 [13] 23 [14] 20 [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]
NCBWA† 19 [29] 21 [30] 15 [31] 19 [32] 17 [33] 24 [34] 28 [35] RV [36] RV [37] NR [38] NR [39] NR [40] NR [41] NR [42] NR [43] RV [44] RV [45] RV [46]
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.[47][48]

Player Position Round Overall MLB Team
Timothy MurphyLHP3rd89thTexas Rangers
Brandon CrawfordSS4th117thSan Francisco Giants
Jermaine Curtis3B5th155thSt. Louis Cardinals
Alden Carrithers2B15th463rdDetroit Tigers
Ryan BabineauC17th528thArizona Diamondbacks

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