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Savage Engineered a Quick Turnaround in 2006, Leading the Bruins to a 33-25 Overall Record and a Berth in the NCAA Malibu Regional COACHING STAFF Savage engineered a quick turnaround in 2006, leading the Bruins to a 33-25 overall record and a berth in the NCAA Malibu Regional. UCLA finished third in the Pac-10 that season with a 13-10 conference record. The Bruins faced the toughest schedule in the nation, as rated by 22 JOHN Boyd’s World, and played 27 regular-season games against 10 teams that were selected to play in the NCAA Tournament. Savage led UCLA to a 15-12 mark against Arizona State, Cal SAVAGE State Fullerton, Fresno State, Miami, Mississippi, N.C. State, 2006 NCAA champion Oregon State, Pepperdine, Stanford and UC Irvine. HEAD COACH (5TH SEASON) Alma Mater: Nevada ’91 That season marked the first year in which UCLA won each of its home Pac-10 series, taking Record at UCLA: 114-121 (four seasons) two of three games from conferences foes Washington State, Arizona State, USC and Stanford. Overall Record: 202-205-1 (seven seasons) The Bruins turned around a 5-9 start, sweeping N.C. State on the road before returning home to take two of three games against Mississippi and sweeping San Diego State. Entering his fifth season as UCLA’s head baseball coach, John Savage has established the Bruins In just his second year at UCLA, Savage guided the Bruins’ pitching staff to a 3.77 team ERA, the as a perennial national contender. Savage has led UCLA to three consecutive NCAA Tournament lowest mark by any UCLA ballclub since 1980 (3.55). With the addition of Huff and Brummett appearances for the first time in school history. UCLA advanced to the Regional Final at Cal to the weekend rotation, UCLA’s staff recorded six complete games, tied with Stanford for the State Fullerton in 2008, one year after having advanced to the NCAA Super Regionals for the most in the conference. UCLA pitchers limited its opponents to a .257 batting average in 58 second time in school history and for the first time since 2000. games. Three players earned All-Pac-10 Team honors and three Bruins received honorable mention All-Pac-10 Not only has Savage made significant strides on the field, the Bruins fifth-year head coach has accolades. Savage’s first recruiting class at UCLA found success on the recruiting trail. Savage has quickly turned UCLA into a national baseball (ranked No. 5 by Baseball America) made an power by attracting four top-13 recruiting classes, as ranked by Baseball America, and by immediate impact on the program, fueling playing the most competitive schedule in the nation each season. Savage’s first recruiting the Bruins back to the postseason. class at UCLA, which joined the program for the 2006 season, was ranked No. 5 by Baseball America, and lived up to its billing by leading UCLA to three consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances for the first time in program history. Savage’s second recruiting class was tabbed No. 13 by Baseball America, and the past two classes have each been ranked No. 7 by the national baseball publication. Under Savage’s guidance, UCLA has seen at least one of its pitchers selected in the first three rounds of the major league draft each of the past three seasons. David Huff was drafted 39th overall in 2006 (first-round supplemental) by the Cleveland Indians, Brant Rustich was chosen in the second round in 2007 by the New York Mets (93rd overall) and Tim Murphy was selected in the third round by the Texas Rangers in 2008 (89th overall). UCLA posted a 33-27 record in 2008, finishing in third place in the Pac-10 Conference with a 13-11 mark. UCLA has totaled 33 wins in each of the last three years, becoming the first Bruin team to win at least 33 games in three consecutive seasons since 1985-1987. Serving as UCLA’s pitching coach, Savage guided the Bruins’ staff to its second-lowest ERA (4.45) in the last 16 years – the lowest ERA in that span (3.77) came in 2006, during Savage’s second season at the helm. Likewise, UCLA registered a conference-leading 4.29 ERA in Pac-10 action. The Bruins’ 2008 regular-season schedule featured 26 games against teams which advanced to the postseason – including NCAA Regional action, the Bruins played 17 games against Super Regional teams. UCLA played 18 games against teams ranked in Baseball America’s weekly top-25 poll. Savage helped lead UCLA to series victories in three of the team’s four Pac-10 road series (at Arizona, Washington and California). The Bruins played the third-most difficult schedule in the nation, as ranked by Boyd’s World, a national strength- of-schedule ranking service. In each of the past three seasons, at least one pitcher on UCLA’s staff has totaled 100 or more strikeouts. Huff netted 100 strikeouts as a junior in 2006 before being drafted by Indians as a first-round compensation pick. Brummett fanned 138 batters as a senior in 2007 before the Philadelphia Phillies drafted him in the seventh round. Last spring, Murphy led all Pac-10 pitchers with 111 strikeouts and compiled a 3.34 ERA, the third-lowest mark in the conference, before being drafted by the Texas Rangers in the third round. In 2007, Savage helped UCLA overcome an 8-14 start and record a 33-28 overall record, a 14-10 Pac-10 mark and a third-place finish in Pac-10 play. UCLA won 19 of 23 games midway through the 2007 season, marking UCLA’s most successful stretch since 1997, when UCLA last advanced to the College World Series. UCLA won 10 of its first 11 Pac- 10 games that spring, marking the baseball program’s most successful start in conference play since 1924, when UCLA finished the season 10-0 in the Southern California Conference. The Bruins’ challenging road to the Super Regionals that season included 29 games against 11 teams that earned postseason berths, including 14 contests against teams that advanced to Super Regional competition. The Bruins played their first 18 games versus seven opponents that were ranked in national top-25 polls throughout the spring. Savage led UCLA to five consecutive Pac-10 series victories, as the Bruins won two of three games against Washington, Arizona and California in addition to road sweeps of Stanford and USC. UCLA faced the second- most difficult schedule in the nation and the No. 1 most challenging non-conference slate, according to Boyd’s World. Savage’s tutelage proved instrumental in the development of Brummett, an All-Pac-10 selection, and the emergence of left-handers Gavin Brooks and Tim Murphy. Under Savage’s guidance, Brummett became just the eighth pitcher in school history to have pitched seven or more complete games in one season. Brooks finished the season having tossed three consecutive complete games, compiling more single-season strikeouts and innings pitched than any freshman in program history. 12 COACHING STAFF Less than one week after the season ended, Savage’s squad tied a program record as 12 Bruins were selected in the 2006 MLB Draft. In Savage’s first three seasons with the UCLA baseball program, 19 players signed professional contracts. In 2007, right-handers Brant The Savage File Rustich, Tyson Brummett and Kevin Brophy were drafted in the second, seventh and 21st Career Highlights rounds, respectively. • Coached UCLA to three consecutive postseason berths for first time in school history Much of the college baseball world noticed UCLA’s success in 2006 and aimed their praise • Led the Bruins to the 2007 NCAA Super Regionals at Cal State Fullerton toward Savage. Following the 2006 campaign, Savage was named a finalist for the National • Tied UCLA’s program record with 12 selections in the 2006 MLB Draft Coach of the Year award by CollegeBaseballInsider.com, marking the second such time he has • Twice named finalist for National Coach of the Year Award (UCLA in 2006, UC Irvine in been labeled a finalist. 2004) by CollegeBaseballInsider.com • Helped guide UC Irvine to its first-ever NCAA Division I Regional appearance (2004) In July 2006, Baseball America hailed Savage as one of “10 People to Watch in the Future.” • Has coached four pitchers who became first-round selections in MLB Draft The magazine listed the Bruins’ head coach with other distinguished baseball personnel such as • Assisted U.S. National Team as pitching coach in the summer of 2000 New York Mets general manger Omar Minaya, Mets all-star third baseman David Wright and Los Angeles Dodgers assistant general manager Kim Ng. Baseball America lauded Savage for • Served as USC’s pitching coach and recruiting coordinator from 1996-2000 his winning ways: “UCLA has always been viewed as a sleeping giant on the West Coast, and it • Landed nation’s top-ranked recruiting class at USC in 1999-2000 (Collegiate Baseball) looks like Savage has the giant stirring.” • Earned Collegiate Baseball’s Assistant Coach of the Year honors in 1998 Prior to taking over the UCLA baseball program in 2005, Savage’s coaching career made stops at Player Highlights Nevada, USC and UC Irvine, where he led the Anteaters to the program’s first-ever NCAA Division • Sixth-round draft selection in 1983 (New York Yankees), following senior season at Reno I Tournament appearance in 2004. His ability to soundly recruit first-class student-athletes and High School; chose to attend Santa Clara University, where he pitched for three seasons to develop them into highly recognized Division I baseball players led UCLA Athletic Director Dan • 16th-round draft selection in 1986 (Cincinnati Reds); played three years of pro baseball Guerrero to hire Savage on July 1, 2004, to replace the retired Gary Adams.
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