UCLA BASEball UCLA Sports Information u J.D. Morgan Center u 325 Westwood Plaza u Los Angeles, CA 90095 Baseball SID: Alex Timiraos u [email protected] u (310) 206-4008 u (310) 825-8664 FAX 2010 STATS LEADERS BATTER GP/GS AVG AB H HR RBI UCLA BASEBALL – 2010 SEASON NOTES Beau Amaral 64/57 .354 223 79 4 31 Bruins reach finals of College World Series for first time in program history Dean Espy 63/40 .345 174 60 9 52 Tyler Rahmatulla 61/61 .328 232 76 7 45 Cody Keefer 45/43 .318 148 47 2 31 UCLA’S SEASON AT A GLANCE Blair Dunlap 61/59 .314 242 76 6 28 • UCLA advanced to the finals of the College World Series for the first time in school history. PITCHER GP/GS ERA W-L IP SO • The Bruins secured their third trip to the College World Series, UCLA’s first since advancing in 1997. Dan Klein 39/0 1.90 6-1 52.0 55 • UCLA set the program record for single-season wins (51) and most regular-season victories (43). Garett Claypool 21/12 2.28 8-3 82.2 74 • The Bruins earned the No. 6 national seed in the NCAA Tournament, UCLA’s first-ever national seed. Rob Rasmussen 19/19 2.72 11-3 109.1 128 • UCLA hosted an NCAA Super Regional for the first time in school history, defeating Cal State Fullerton. 2010 SCHEDULE • The Bruins defeated Kent State (15-1), LSU (6-3) and UC Irvine (6-2) at the NCAA Los Angeles Regional. Date Opponent Time/Result • UCLA opened its season with a 22-0 record (best start and longest win streak in school history). 2/19 Southern W 16-2 • The Bruins limited their opposition to two runs or fewer in 31 ballgames (going 29-2 in those contests). 2/20 vs. Bethune Cookman ^ W 10-3 2/21 Cal State Northridge W 14-5 TOP MARKS 2/23 at Long Beach State W 10-1 2/26 Vanderbilt** W 9-2 • Established the school and Pac-10 records for single-season strikeouts with 700 in 618.1 innings. 2/28 vs. USC (at Dodger Stadium)** W 6-1 • Led the nation in strikeouts per nine innings (10.2), as three pitchers ranked in the top 30 in that category. 3/5 Nebraska W 13-1 • Finished the season ranked No. 2 in all polls, the highest top-25 finish in UCLA baseball program history. 3/5 Nebraska W 5-3 • Right-hander Trevor Bauer became the first Bruin to lead the country in strikeouts (165) in a single season. 3/6 Nebraska W 5-4 3/9 UC Riverside W 3-2 • Ranked second in the country in ERA (3.00) and hits allowed per nine innings (7.31). 3/12 at Texas A&M Corpus Christi ^^ W 11-3 • Led the Pac-10 in ERA (3.00), opponent average (.220), strikeouts (700) and innings (618.1). 3/13 vs. Mississippi State ^^ W 5-2 • Logged the lowest ERA by a Pac-10 team since 1984 (Portland State, 2.97 in Pac-10 Northern Division). 3/14 vs. Oklahoma (25) ^^ W 5-2 • UCLA finished its season 34 games over .500, the highest total over the .500 plateau in program history. 3/19 Oral Roberts W 20-4 3/20 Oral Roberts W 12-2 3/21 Oral Roberts W 9-1 ELITE PITCHING 3/23 at UC Santa Barbara W 7-1 UCLA’s pitching staff posted the nation’s second-lowest ERA (3.00), behind NCAA Super Regional participant 3/25 Cal Poly W 11-7 Texas (2.47). The Bruins established the program and Pac-10 records for single-season strikeouts, logging 3/26 Cal Poly W 4-3 700 in 618.1 innings (averaging 10.2 strikeouts per nine innings). UCLA finished the season 32 strikeouts 3/27 Cal Poly W 6-4 3/30 Pepperdine W 2-1 shy of the NCAA team single-season record (732), set by Arizona State in 1972. UCLA’s pitchers recorded 4/1 Stanford* (19) W (10) 6-5 10 or more strikeouts in 39 of the team’s 68 games. 4/2 Stanford* (19) L 8-4 4/3 Stanford* (19) W 7-5 CAN’T TOUCH THIS 4/6 Cal State Fullerton L 6-1 4/9 at Oregon State* (17) L 4-1 Equally impressive as the strikeouts, UCLA’s pitchers also limited the opposition to a .220 batting average. 4/10 at Oregon State* (17) W (16) 6-5 The Bruins closed the year ranking second in the nation in hits allowed per nine innings (7.24) behind Texas. 4/11 at Oregon State* (17) W 8-2 UCLA’s staff surrendered 7.3 hits per nine innings, allowing 10 or more hits in 15 of 68 games. Remarkably, 4/13 at UC Riverside W 10-0 the Bruins scattered five hits or fewer in 21 ballgames. Garett Claypool (.174), Dan Klein (.204) and Gerrit 4/16 Oregon* L 5-4 4/17 Oregon* L 8-4 Cole (.205) led UCLA in the opposing batting average category. 4/18 Oregon* W 5-1 4/20 Long Beach State L 16-4 AT THE PLATE 4/23 at Arizona* (17) W (10) 6-3 UCLA posted its highest batting average (.304) since 2001 and belted more home runs (65) than any Bruins’ 4/24 at Arizona* (17) W 6-2 ballclub since 2002. The Bruins completed the season with seven players hitting over the .300 plateau (minimum 4/25 at Arizona* (17) L 6-4 4/27 UC Irvine W 4-1 100 at-bats). After batting .286 in 27 Pac-10 contests, the Bruins hit at a .282 clip in 12 postseason games, 4/30 Arizona State* (3) L 5-1 outscoring the opposition by a combined 80-42 margin. UCLA’s .397 on-base percentage ranked second in 5/1 Arizona State* (3) L 6-1 the Pac-10 and was the Bruins’ highest mark since 2000. 5/2 Arizona State* (3) L 12-3 5/4 at Pepperdine W 5-1 5/7 at Washington* W 7-2 TOP WEEKEND ROTATION 5/8 at Washington* W 14-6 The Bruins’ weekend starting rotation registered a combined 34-10 record in 56 starts. Gerrit Cole (11-4, 5/9 at Washington* W 7-6 3.37), Trevor Bauer (12-3, 3.02) and Rob Rasmussen (11-3, 2.72) formed a consistent unit that helped UCLA 5/11 at UC Irvine L 2-1 win eight of their 10 three-game weekend series during the regular season. This marked the first season in 5/14 USC* W 13-7 which three UCLA pitchers collected 11 or more wins or each totaled 100-plus strikeouts. Bauer and Cole 5/15 USC* W 15-2 5/16 USC* W 2-1 finished the year first and second, respectively, on UCLA’s single-season strikeouts list. 5/18 UC Santa Barbara W 6-2 5/21 at California* W 8-7 RELIABLE IN RELIEF 5/22 at California* W 12-4 UCLA’s relief corps went 10-4 with a 3.17 ERA, limiting the opposition to a .228 batting average in 187.1 5/23 at California* W 11-2 innings. Right-handers Dan Klein (39 appearances) and Erik Goeddel (36 app.) and left-hander Matt Grace (33 5/25 at Cal State Fullerton (8) L 5-2 5/28 Washington State* (22) W 6-1 app.) were the Bruins’ most utilized pitchers. Klein logged 10 saves, going 6-1 with a team-low 1.90 ERA with 5/29 Washington State* (22) L 6-4 55 strikeouts and 11 walks in 52.0 innings. Goeddel went 2-0 with a 3.06 ERA, 59 strikeouts and 23 walks 5/30 Washington State* (22) W 11-1 in 50.0 innings. Grace went 0-1 with a 3.18 ERA, 23 strikeouts and eight walks in 28.1 innings. 6/4 vs. Kent State W 15-1 6/5 vs. LSU (23) W 6-3 6/6 vs. UC Irvine (21) W 6-2 UCLA’S ALL-AMERICANS 6/11 vs. Cal State Fullerton (7) L 4-3 Sophomore right-handers Trevor Bauer and Gerrit Cole earned All-America honors from several publications, 6/12 vs. Cal State Fullerton (7) W (10) 11-7 as the Bruins’ top starting pitching duo finished the season first and third, respectively, in the nation’s strikeout 6/13 vs. Cal State Fullerton (7) W 8-1 leaders. Bauer and Cole will enter UCLA’s 2011 season tied for eighth on the Bruins’ career strikeouts list 6/19 vs. Florida (4) # W 11-3 with 257 punchouts each. Bauer became UCLA’s first player to record three victories in one postseason, as 6/21 vs. TCU (6) # W 6-3 6/25 vs. TCU (6) # L 6-2 each right-hander netted at least one victory at the College World Series. 6/26 vs. TCU (6) # W 10-3 6/28 vs. South Carolina (12) # L 7-1 TOP FRESHMAN 6/29-30 vs. South Carolina (12) # L (11) 2-1 Center fielder Beau Amaral earned freshman All-America acclaim from Baseball America and Yahoo! Sports/ ^ MLB Urban Invitational (at Compton, CA) Rivals.com. Amaral’s team-leading .354 batting average was the highest by a UCLA freshman since Garrett ** Dodgertown Classic ^^ Whataburger College Classic (at Whataburger Field, Corpus Christi, TX) Atkins established the school freshman season record (.383) in 1998.