t OFFENSIVE CATALYSTS p DODGER STADIUM Niko Gallego (right) stole 27 bases in UCLA defeated USC, 6-1, at 29 attempts, the highest single-season Dodger Stadium on Sunday, Feb. 28, 2010 in stolen base total by a Bruin since 1998 the first-ever Dodgertown Classic. Erik Goeddel (Eric Byrnes, 30). Beau Amaral (left) led earned the victory in relief for UCLA, throwing UCLA with a .354 batting average, the 2.2 hitless innings. Niko Gallego was the only highest mark by a UCLA freshman since player in the game to belt a home run. 1998 (Garrett Atkins, .383). q WILD WALKOFF WIN Cody Keefer belted a two-run homer with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning on May 16, 2010, allowing UCLA to overcome a 1-0 deficit and sweep USC. q WELL ATTENDED Jackie Robinson Stadium hosted an NCAA Regional for the first time since 1986. After defeating Kent State, LSU and UC Irvine on consecutive days, the Bruins hosted an NCAA Super Regional for the first time in program history. UCLA averaged over 1,000 fans in 2010, drawing nearly 2,000 fans on multiple occasions. p FRIDAY NIGHT ACE Gerrit Cole finished third in the country with 153 strikeouts in 2010, going 11-4 with a 3.37 p WELCOME TO OMAHA ERA. Cole, along with teammate Trevor Bauer, earned UCLA’s 2010 squad went 51-17, advancing to the All-Pac-10 team honors for the second consecutive season. College World Series for the third time in school His 13-strikeout effort against TCU on June 21, 2010, led history (first appearance since 1997). The Bruins the Bruins past the Horned Frogs, 6-3, in Omaha, Neb. opened the season with 22 consecutive wins. p CWS RUNNER-UP FINISH UCLA defeated Florida (11-3) and TCU (6-3) to advance to the winner’s bracket at the 2010 College World Series. After dropping a 6-2 decision to TCU, forcing an elimination game, the Bruins cruised past the Horned Frogs, 10-3, the following day to advance to the championship series. South Carolina won the national title by defeating UCLA, 7-1 and 2-1 (11 innings) on consecutive evenings. DRAFTED/GRADUATED PLAYERS Garett Claypool had a strong four-year career, making a name for 2010 MLB Draft himself as the Bruins’ reliable midweek starter. As a freshman, 11th Round Selection 38 GARETT he shined both in midweek starts and in a relief role, picking up four saves. He was drafted following a strong junior season, but 2009 MLB Draft CLAYPOOL chose to return for his senior year. The decision proved wise, as 32nd Round Selection Claypool went 8-3 with a career-low 2.29 ERA in 2010, helping RHP • 6-2 • 175 • R/R • Four-year letterwinner UCLA advance to the College World Series for the first time since 1997. Drafted in the 11th West Hills, Calif. (El Camino Real HS) round by the Philadelphia Phillies during his senior season, Claypool led the Bruins to three NCAA postseason appearances, including two NCAA Super Regional berths (2007, 2010). Garett Claypool’s Career Stats YEAR ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF OAV WP HBP SFA SHA BK 2007 (Fr.) 3.54 3-1 24 7 0 0/0 4 53.1 44 23 21 18 35 8 1 3 222 .230 4 5 3 5 1 2008 (So.) 4.13 1-2 15 6 0 0/2 0 32.2 27 17 15 30 24 3 1 3 147 .239 3 3 0 1 1 2009 (Jr.) 3.46 2-1 14 8 0 0/0 0 39.0 34 16 15 11 48 10 0 6 160 .231 2 1 1 0 0 2010 (Sr.) 2.29 8-3 21 12 0 0/1 0 82.2 49 24 21 21 74 10 0 11 320 .174 3 8 2 7 1 TOTALS 3.12 14-7 74 33 0 0/3 4 207.2 154 80 72 80 181 31 2 23 849 .210 12 17 6 13 3 Matt Drummond proved to be a valuable left-hander out of the 2010 MLB Draft bullpen for during his three seasons. After seeing limited action 20th Round Selection as a freshman, Drummond shined as a sophomore. He became 8 MATT one of the Bruins’ go-to lefties in relief, collecting three saves in 2006 MLB Draft a career-high 47.0 innings. In 2008, Drummond went 2-2 with a 35th Round Selection DRUMMOND 5.17 ERA, limiting the opposition to a .267 batting average. An arm injury forced him to redshirt the 2009 season. He returned to full health in time for the Bruins’ LHP • 6-1 • 190 • L/L • Three-year letterwinner historic 2010 season, appearing in 11 games (all in relief) before being drafted by Baltimore. Paso Robles, Calif. (Paso Robles HS) Matt Drummond’s Career Stats YEAR ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF OAV WP HBP SFA SHA BK 2007 (Fr.) 8.49 0-1 8 2 0 0/0 0 11.2 12 11 11 8 9 2 0 2 56 .279 4 2 1 2 1 2008 (So.) 5.17 2-2 18 3 0 0/0 3 47.0 46 30 27 31 38 6 1 5 219 .267 4 8 3 5 3 2010 (R-Jr.) 5.23 0-1 11 0 0 0/1 0 10.1 12 7 6 8 8 0 0 1 51 .293 0 1 0 1 0 TOTALS 5.74 2-4 37 5 0 0/1 3 69.0 70 48 44 47 55 8 1 8 326 .273 8 11 4 8 4 Blair Dunlap was a part of four NCAA postseason teams in five 2010 MLB Draft seasons at UCLA. After a strong freshman season, in which he 43rd Round Selection 9 BLAIR batted .300 in 100 at-bats, a shoulder injury prevented Dunlap from seeing barely any action in 2007 (medical redshirt). He returned for UCLA in 2008, batting DUNLAP .250 as one of the team’s center fielders, before blosomming in 2009. As a junior that spring, he belted seven homers, collected 39 RBI and stole 15 bases all while posting a .301 average in 55 OF • 6-0 • 190 • R/R • Four-year letterwinner games. Dunlap returned in 2010, catapulting UCLA to the College World Series for the first time Mission Viejo, Calif. (Santa Margarita HS) since 1997. In his final year with UCLA, Dunlap batted .314 with six home runs, 20 doubles and 45 runs before the Baltimore Orioles selected him in the MLB Draft. Blair Dunlap’s Career Stats YEAR AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HBP SO GDP OBP SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD 2006 (Fr.) .300 35-26 100 21 30 5 0 2 9 41 .410 10 2 24 1 .375 0 1 3-4 38 0 0 1.000 2007 (So.)* .167 6-0 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .167 0 0 1 0 .167 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 .000 2008 (R-So.) .250 44-34 132 19 33 6 0 2 16 45 .341 7 0 30 2 .282 3 5 3-4 80 0 4 .952 2009 (R-Jr.) .301 55-55 226 45 68 17 3 7 39 112 .496 13 5 51 4 .351 1 6 15-21 105 0 2 .981 2010 (R-Sr.) .314 61-59 242 45 76 20 2 6 28 118 .488 17 7 46 8 .376 0 6 7-10 0 0 0 .000 TOTALS .295 201-174 706 130 208 48 5 17 92 317 .449 47 14 152 15 .349 4 18 28-39 223 0 6 .974 *earned a medical redshirt in 2007 A vocal leader at shortstop and sparkplug on the basepaths, Niko 2010 MLB Draft Gallego made major strides during his three-year career. After 27th Round Selection seeing limited action as a freshman, Gallego earned the job as the 2 NIKO Bruins’ starting shortstop in 2009 and 2010. He became one 2007 MLB Draft of the most dynamic players on UCLA’s 2010 squad, going 27- 37th Round Selection GALLEGO for-29 on the basepaths. Among his most memorable feats was a straight steal of home plate late in a 5-3 victory over Oklahoma on March 14 in Corpus Christi, INF • 5-11 • 180 • R/R • Three-year letterwinner Texas. Gallego batted .286 in 12 postseason games, earning All-NCAA Regional Team honors. Yorba Linda, Calif. (Esperanza HS) Niko Gallego’s Career Stats YEAR AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HBP SO GDP OBP SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD 2008 (Fr.) .317 19-11 41 4 13 2 1 0 4 17 .415 2 2 7 1 .378 0 2 1-2 26 21 2 .959 2009 (So.) .273 55-55 187 26 51 8 1 0 27 61 .326 16 12 34 3 .361 4 7 6-10 84 130 9 .960 2010 (Jr.) .267 67-67 232 51 62 14 2 3 33 89 .384 27 18 40 2 .382 3 6 27-29 93 142 18 .929 TOTALS .274 141-133 460 81 126 24 4 3 64 167 .363 45 32 81 6 .373 7 15 34-41 203 293 29 .945 Erik Goeddel battled back from Tommy John surgery prior to 2010 MLB Draft enrolling at UCLA and had two strong seasons for the Bruins.