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THIS IS UCLA BASEBALL Table of Contents General Information Big League Bruins Media Information 2 Bruins in the Majors 62 Steele Field at Jackie Robinson Stadium 4 Bruins Fomerly in the Majors 64 Gifford Hitting Facility 6 Bruins in the Minors 69 Season Outlook 8 MLB Draft History 70 Roster 9 Records TV/Radio Roster 10 Game-by-Game Results 72 Coaching Staff Year-by-Year Summary 80 Head Coach John Savage 12 Starting Lineups 82 Assistant Coaches 15 Year-by-Year Leaders 84 Support Staff 17 Single Season, Career Records 88 Meet the Bruins Miscellaneous Records 90 Veterans 18-34 Bruin All-Stars 91 Newcomers 34-37 Tradition 2009 in Review Team USA and UCLA 92 Drafted/Graduated Players 40 Jackie Robinson’s Legacy 94 Season Results 43 Bruin Tradition 98 Season Stats 44 NCAA Tournament History 104 About the Media Guide Superlatives 48 Jersey History 106 All-Time Statistics (since 1975) 108 ON THE COVER: The cover of the 2010 baseball media guide features Pac-10 Review 50 Trevor Bauer, Blair Dunlap, Garett Claypool, Gerrit Cole, Justin Uribe and Rob Honors and Rankings 52 Baseball Hall of Fame 113 Letterwinners 114 Rasmussen. Photos by Don Liebig, Scott James and Aaron Sprecher. Opponents 54 UCLA Administrators 116 CREDITS: The 2010 UCLA baseball media guide was written and designed by Alex Timiraos. Photography by ASUCLA Campus Studio (Don Liebig, Scott Quintard and Todd Cheney), Scott James, Aaron Sprecher, Larry Goren, Quick Facts Icon Sports Media and Getty Images. Printing by Marina Graphics Center. Location J.D. Morgan Center, 325 Westwood Plaza Head Coach (Alma Mater) John Savage (Nevada ‘91) Special thanks to Getty Images, ASUCLA Photography, Andrew Bernstein, Los Angeles, CA 90024-0044 Record at UCLA (Years) 141-150 (five years) the Los Angeles Visitors and Convention Bureau and Don Liebig for their Athletics Switchboard (310) 825-8699 Career Record 229-234-1 (eight years) photos in the UCLA Experience, and a special thanks to Dennis Hubbard for Central Ticket Office (310) 825-2101 Assistant Coaches Rick Vanderhook, Steve Pearse, P.C. Shaw his photos from the 1997 College World Series. Photos in the Big League Chancellor Gene Block Director of Operations Trevor Ryan Bruins section courtesy of Major League Baseball, its respective teams and Director of Athletics Dan Guerrero Baseball SID Alex Timiraos their photographers. Special thanks to Miles Kennedy, Jon Willey (Arizona Sr. Associate Athletic Director (baseball) Ken Weiner SID E-mail [email protected] Diamondbacks), Brad Newton (Texas Rangers), Dan Mendlik (Cleveland Faculty Athletic Representative Donald Morrison SID Phone (310) 206-4008 Indians), Missy Mikulecky (San Francisco Giants), Denis Bancroft (Florida Event Management Dave Martinez SID Fax (310) 825-8664 Marlins), Dan Donovan (St. Louis Cardinals), Larry Babcock (Los Angeles Home Field (capacity) Jackie Robinson Stadium (1,250) Director of Sports Information Marc Dellins Angels) and Mark Langill (Los Angeles Dodgers). Press Box Phone (310) 794-8213 Web Site www.uclabruins.com Enrollment 37,500 2009 Overall Record 27-29 PURCHASE: Copies of the baseball media guide can be purchased in Founded 1919 2009 Pac-10 Record 15-12 (t-3rd) person at UCLA’s Sports Information Office for $8. By mail, make checks Colors Blue and Gold Lettermen Returning/Lost 17/12 payable for $10 to UC Regents and mail to UCLA Sports Information Office, Nickname Bruins Conference Championships (Last) 6 (2000) Baseball Guide, P.O. Box 24044, Los Angeles, CA 90024. Please include Conference Pacific-10 NCAA Tournament Appearances (Last) 15 (2008) your name and return address. National Affiliation NCAA Division I College World Series Appearances 2 (1969, 1997) BRUINS GETTING AIRTIME Having reached the NCAA Tournament in three of the past four seasons, the UCLA baseball program has received increased exposure and media attention, both locally and nationally. Los Angeles has seven local network affiliates or independent television stations, and the baseball program has been broadcast each spring on Fox Sports Net. The Bruins have had 11 games broadcast on television the past three years, including seven nationally televised contests. Media Outlets Newspapers Riverside Press Enterprise Television KTLA (Ch. 5) Baseball Media Baseball Weekly Los Angeles Times 3512 14th St. FS West/Prime Ticket 5800 Sunset Blvd. Baseball America 1000 Wilson Blvd. 21st Fl. 202 West First St. Riverside, CA 92502 1150 South Olive, Suite 350 Hollywood, CA 90028 600 S. 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Box 8235 21860 Burbank Blvd. (Ste. 200) Torrance, CA 90509 Bristol, CT 06010 (P): 818-863-7677 John Manuel (editor) Richmond, VA 23226 Woodland Hills, CA 91367 (P): 310-540-4201 (P): 860-766-2000 (F): 818-863-7889 johnmanuel@baseballamerica. collegebaseballinsider.com (P): 818-713-3600 (F): 310-540-3067 com (F): 818-713-3436 www.dailybreeze.com CBS College Sports KTTV (Ch. 11)/KCOP (Ch. 13) USA Baseball dailynews.com 85 10th Ave., 3rd Floor 1999 S. Bundy Dr. Collegiate Baseball Durham Bulls Athletic Park UCLA Daily Bruin New York, NY 10011 Los Angeles, CA 90025 P.O. Box 50566 403 Blackwell Street Orange County Register 308 Westwood Plaza (P): 212-342-8700 (P): 310-584-2030 Tucson, AZ 95703 Durham, NC 27701 625 N. Grand Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90024 (F): 212-342-8899 (F): 310-584-2450 (P): 520-623-4530 (P): 919-474-8721, x. 225 Santa Ana, CA 92711 (P): 310-825-2095 (F): 520-624-5501 (F): 919-474-8822 (P): 714-796-7817 (F): 310-206-0906 MLB Network Radio collegiatebaseball.com Jake Fehling (F): 714-565-6765 dailybruin.ucla.edu 40 Hartz Way KLAC 570 (FOX Radio) Lou Pavlovich, Jr. (editor) Director, Media Relations ocregister.com Secaucus, NJ 07094 3400 W. Olive Ave. #550 [email protected] Wire and Stats (P): 201-520-6400 Burbank, CA 91505 Long Beach Press Telegram Associated Press (F): 201-520-4736 (P): 818-559-2252 RIVALS.com College Baseball 604 Pine Ave. 221 So. Figueroa, S 300 (F): 818-566-6114 or 9215 Great Hills Trail, #206W Long Beach, CA 90844 Los Angeles, CA 90012 CBS-2, KCAL-9 818-566-6105 Austin, TX 78759 (P): 562-499-1338 (P): 213-626-1200 4200 Radford Ave. rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/baseball (F): 562-437-8914 (F): 213-346-0200 Studio City, CA 91604 KSPN 710 (ESPN Radio) Kendall Rogers, editor presstelegram.com ap.org (P): 818-655-2400 800 W. Olympic Blvd., Ste. A200 (P): 512-584-8403 Los Angeles, CA 90015 Pasadena Star News Sports Ticker NBC-4 (Ch. 4) (P): 310-840-2492 USA Today San Gabriel Valley Tribune (P): 800-766-1899 3000 W. Alameda Ave. (F): 310-558-5648 10866 Wilshire #890 1210 N. Azusa Canyon Rd. (F): 800-336-0383 Burbank, CA 91523 Los Angeles, CA 90024 West Covina, CA 91790 (P): 818-840-4237 uclaradio.com (P): 310-443-8900 (P): 626-962-8811 Stats, Inc. (F): 818-840-3076 308 Westwood Plaza (F): 310-443-8923 (F): 626-856-2758 (P): 847-585-2100 Los Angeles, CA 90024 usatoday.com pasadenastarnews.com (F): 800-357-8525 (P): 310-825-9104 sgvtribune.com THE BEST ARE OUT WEST College baseball’s national champion has originated from the West Coast in three of the last four years. Locally, UCLA faces prominent programs such as Cal State Fullerton, Pepperdine, San Diego State, UC Irvine, UC Riverside, UC Santa Barbara and USC. PAC-10 GAMES (2006-2009) Team Wins Losses Pct. Arizona State 70 29 .707 UCLA 55 43 .561 Oregon State 52 46 .531 Arizona 52 47 .525 Stanford 47 52 .475 Washington State 47 52 .475 Washington 46 53 .465 USC 43 56 .434 California 42 57 .424 Oregon 4 23 .148 SPORTS INFORMATION UCLA BASEBALL RADIO NETWORK LIVE FROM JACKIE ROBINSON STADIUM Alex Timiraos enters his fourth season John Ramey will call the action at all John Ramey enters his first season as the UCLA baseball sports information UCLA home games and selected road as the play-by-play broadcaster for director in 2010. In addition, he assists contests in 2010. Live streaming audio UCLA baseball. Ramey joins the UCLA with the men’s basketball team and of UCLA’s baseball games is available broadcasting staff after having spent the serves as the contact for the men’s at uclabruins.com, the official web last three seasons as the voice of the and women’s water polo programs and site of the UCLA Athletics Department. UC Riverside baseball program. women’s rowing team. A lifelong Los Audio from previously broadcast games In addition, he has been the play-by- Angeles resident, Timiraos graduated is archived and can be listened online play voice for the UC Riverside men’s from Boston College in May 2006, after each game. UCLA’s radio network basketball team the last two seasons. earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in is headed by Mike Sondheimer, Associate Athletic Director communication. for Academic Admissions Services. For updated schedules of A resident of the Silver Lake district of broadcasts, fans are encouraged to visit uclabruins.com. Los Angeles, Ramey works as a sports MEDIA GUIDELINES anchor, writer and senior web editor for KNX 1070 Newsradio in Los Angeles.