The 2013 UCLA Bruins baseball team represented the
University of California, Los Angeles
The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Its academic roots were established in 1881 as a normal school the ...
in the
2013 NCAA Division I baseball season
The 2013 NCAA Division I baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level, began on February 15, 2013. The season progressed through the reg ...
. The Bruins competed in the
Pac-12 Conference
The Pac-12 Conference is a collegiate List of NCAA conferences, athletic conference in the Western United States. It participates at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) NCAA Division I, Division I level for all sports, and its Co ...
, and played their home games in
Jackie Robinson Stadium
Jackie Robinson Stadium is a college baseball baseball park located in Los Angeles, California. It serves as the home field of the UCLA Bruins baseball, UCLA Bruins, who compete in the Big Ten Conference. The stadium opened in and has a seating ...
.
John Savage served as head coach for his 9th season. The Bruins swept through the
NCAA tournament's Los Angeles Regional, Fullerton Super Regional, and
College World Series
The College World Series (CWS), officially the NCAA Men's College World Series (MCWS), is a baseball tournament held each June in Omaha, Nebraska. It is the culmination of the NCAA Division I baseball tournament—featuring 64 teams in the ...
bracket to reach the final against
Mississippi State
Mississippi State University for Agriculture and Applied Science, commonly known as Mississippi State University (MSU), is a public land-grant research university in Mississippi State, Mississippi, United States. It is classified among "R ...
, their second appearance in four years. The Bruins swept the Bulldogs in a best of three series to win their first NCAA National Championship in baseball, while going a perfect 10–0 in the postseason; the third consecutive NCAA Division I baseball team to sweep the postseason en route to the championship, and also the last to do so.
Roster
Schedule
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, Feb 15 , , , ,
Jackie Robinson Stadium
Jackie Robinson Stadium is a college baseball baseball park located in Los Angeles, California. It serves as the home field of the UCLA Bruins baseball, UCLA Bruins, who compete in the Big Ten Conference. The stadium opened in and has a seating ...
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Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Southern California. With an estimated 3,878,704 residents within the city ...
, , 2–6 (10) , , Kray (1–0) , , Poteet (0–1) , , ''None'' , , 841 , , 0–1 , ,
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, Feb 16 , , Minnesota , , Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA , , 14–0 , , Vander Tuig (1–0) , , Meyer (0–1) , , ''None'' , , 818 , , 1–1 , ,
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, Feb 17 , , Minnesota , , Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA , , 14–1 , , Watson (1–0) , , Jess (0–1) , , ''None'' , , 847 , , 2–1 , ,
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, Feb 22 , , @ , ,
Baylor Ballpark •
Waco, TX
Waco ( ) is a city in and the county seat of McLennan County, Texas, United States. It is situated along the Brazos River and I-35, halfway between Dallas and Austin. The city had a U.S. census estimated 2024 population of 146,608, making it th ...
, , 4–3 , , Plutko (1–0) , , Garner (0–2) , , Kaprielian (1) , , 2,715 , , 3–1 , ,
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, Feb 23 , , @ Baylor , , Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX , , 0–5 , , Newman (1–0) , , Vander Tuig (1–1) , , Smith (2) , , 3,085 , , 3–2 , ,
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, Feb 24 , , @ Baylor , , Baylor Ballpark • Waco, TX , , 5–4 , , Berg (1–0) , , Michalec (0–1) , , Kaprielian (2) , , 2,667 , , 4–2 , ,
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, Feb 26 , , @ , ,
Caesar Uyesaka Stadium
Caesar Uyesaka Stadium is a baseball stadium in Santa Barbara, California, Santa Barbara, California. It is the home field of the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos baseball team as well as the Santa Barbara Foresters.
History
The stadium known simply a ...
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Santa Barbara, CA
Santa Barbara (, meaning ) is a coastal city in Santa Barbara County, California, of which it is also the county seat. Situated on a south-facing section of coastline, the longest such section on the West Coast of the United States excepting A ...
, , 12–3 , , Poteet (1–1) , , Mahle (0–1) , , ''None'' , , 425 , , 5–2 , ,
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, Mar 1 , , , ,
Jackie Robinson Stadium
Jackie Robinson Stadium is a college baseball baseball park located in Los Angeles, California. It serves as the home field of the UCLA Bruins baseball, UCLA Bruins, who compete in the Big Ten Conference. The stadium opened in and has a seating ...
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Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Southern California. With an estimated 3,878,704 residents within the city ...
, , 6–3 , , Plutko (2–0) , , Henn (1–2) , , Berg (1) , , 515 , , 6–2 , ,
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, Mar 2 , , Wright State , , Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA , , 4–2 , , Vander Tuig (2–1) , , Braun (0–2) , , Berg (2) , , 562 , , 7–2 , ,
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, Mar 3 , , Wright State , , Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA , , 10–2 , , Watson (2–0) , , Sexton (1–2) , , ''None'' , , 609 , , 8–2 , ,
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, Mar 5 , , @ , ,
Blair Field
Blair Field is a stadium in Long Beach, California. It originally opened in 1956 and is primarily used for baseball. It holds 3,238 people. It is named for Frank Blair, the sports editor for the ''Long Beach Press-Telegram'' newspaper for 32 y ...
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Long Beach, CA , , 3–2 , , Deeter (1–0) , , Frye (0–1) , , Berg (3) , , 1,322 , , 9–2 , ,
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, Mar 8 , , #25 , , Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA , , 2–1 (10) , , Berg (2–0) , , McCarty (2–2) , , ''None'' , , 620 , , 10–2 , ,
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, Mar 9 , , #10 , , Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA , , 0–4 , , Gray (3–1) , , Vander Tuig (2–2) , , ''None'' , , 866 , , 10–3 , ,
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, Mar 10 , , , , Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA , , 6–1 , , Watson (3–0) , , Adler (0–2) , , ''None'' , , 2,157 , , 11–3 , ,
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, Mar 12 , , @ , ,
Matador Field
Matador Field is a baseball venue located on the campus of Cal State Northridge in Los Angeles, California, United States, more specifically in the San Fernando Valley district of Northridge. It is home to the Cal State Northridge Matadors b ...
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Northridge, CA
Northridge is a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley region of the City of Los Angeles. The community is home to California State University, Northridge, and the Northridge Fashion Center.
Originally named Zelzah by settlers in 1908, the ...
, , 5–4 , , Weiss (1–0) , , Maltese (0–1) , , Berg (4) , , 653 , , 12–3 , ,
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, Mar 16 , , , , Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA , , 3–2 (15) , , Ehret (1–0) , , Kim (0–1) , , ''None'' , , 428 , , 13–3 , , 1–0
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, Mar 16 , , Washington , , Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA , , 5–0 , , Vander Tuig (3–2) , , Voth (2–3) , , ''None'' , , 503 , , 14–3 , , 2–0
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, Mar 17 , , Washington , , Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA , , 3–0 , , Watson (4–0) , , Fisher (0–1) , , Berg (5) , , 613 , , 15–3 , , 3–0
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, Mar 22 , , #27 , , Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA , , 1–5 , , Mason (4–0) , , Plutko (2–1) , , ''None'' , , 525 , , 15–4 , , 3–1
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, Mar 23 , , #27 California , , Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA , , 8–3 , , Vander Tuig (4–2) , , Jones (1–2) , , ''None'' , , 740 , , 16–4 , , 4–1
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, Mar 24 , , #27 California , , Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA , , 10–2 , , Watson (5–0) , , Nelson (0–1) , , ''None'' , , 974 , , 17–4 , , 5–1
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, Mar 28 , , @ , ,
Packard Stadium •
Tempe, AZ , , 1–4 , , Williams (4–2) , , Plutko (2–2) , , Burr (4) , , 3,501 , , 17–5 , , 5–2
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, Mar 29 , , @ Arizona State , , Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ , , 4–7 , , Kellogg (6–0) , , Poteet (1–2) , , Burr (5) , , 3,561 , , 17–6 , , 5–3
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, Mar 30 , , @ Arizona State , , Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ , , 12–10 (10) , , Berg (3–0) , , Mebostad (0–1) , , ''None'' , , 2,870 , , 18–6 , , 6–3
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, Apr 2 , , #5
Cal State Fullerton
California State University, Fullerton (CSUF or Cal State Fullerton) is a public research university in Fullerton, California, United States. With a total enrollment of more than 41,000, it has the largest student body of the California State ...
, ,
Jackie Robinson Stadium
Jackie Robinson Stadium is a college baseball baseball park located in Los Angeles, California. It serves as the home field of the UCLA Bruins baseball, UCLA Bruins, who compete in the Big Ten Conference. The stadium opened in and has a seating ...
•
Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Southern California. With an estimated 3,878,704 residents within the city ...
, , 6–9 , , Peitzmeier (2–0) , , Poteet (1–3) , , Lorenzen (9) , , 723 , , 18–7 , ,
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, Apr 5 , , #6
Oregon State , , Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA , , 3–2 , , Plutko (3–2) , , Boyd (6–1) , , Berg (6) , , 847 , , 19–7 , , 7–3
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, Apr 6 , , #6 Oregon State , , Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA , , 0–5 , , Moore (6–1) , , Vander Tuig (4–3) , , ''None'' , , 1,001 , , 19–8 , , 7–4
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, Apr 7 , , #6 Oregon State , , Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA , , 2–5 , , Wetzler (1–1) , , Watson (5–1) , , Schultz (7) , , 1,057 , , 19–9 , , 7–5
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, Apr 9 , , , , Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA , , 5–1 , , Poteet (2–3) , , Squier (0–5) , , ''None'' , , 465 , , 20–9 , ,
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, Apr 12 , , , , Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA , , 2–0 , , Plutko (4–2) , , Welmon (5–2) , , Berg (7) , , 510 , , 21–9 , ,
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, Apr 13 , , Loyola Marymount , , Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA , , 3–1 , , Vender Tuig (5–3) , , Griffin (3–4) , , Berg (8) , , 592 , , 22–9 , ,
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, Apr 14 , , Loyola Marymount , , Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA , , 1–4 , , McGrath (2–1) , , Watson (5–2) , , Dahlson (4) , , 714 , , 22–10 , ,
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, Apr 16 , , @ , ,
Cicerone Field •
Irvine, CA , , 6–4 (12) , , Berg (4–0) , , Parmenter (1–2) , , ''None'' , , 1,041 , , 23–10 , ,
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, Apr 19 , , @ #7 , ,
PK Park •
Eugene, OR , , 1–0 , , Plutko (5–2) , , Thorpe (5–4) , , Berg (9) , , 1,917 , , 24–10 , , 8–5
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, Apr 20 , , @ #7 Oregon , , PK Park • Eugene, OR , , 1–0 , , Vander Tuig (6–3) , , Irvin (7–2) , , Berg (10) , , 3,181 , , 25–10 , , 9–5
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, Apr 21 , , @ #7 Oregon , , PK Park • Eugene, OR , , 3–5 , , Reed (5–3) , , Watson (5–3) , , Sherfy (13) , , 2,137 , , 25–11 , , 9–6
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, Apr 23 , , , , Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA , , 1–11 , , Sabo (2–2) , , Poteet (2–4) , , ''None'' , , 459 , , 25–12 , ,
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, Apr 26 , , @ , ,
Bailey–Brayton Field •
Pullman, WA
Pullman is the most populous city in Whitman County, located in southeastern Washington within the Palouse region of the Pacific Northwest. The population was 32,901 at the 2020 census, and estimated to be 32,508 in 2022. Originally founded as ...
, , 7–6 (11) , , Berg (5–0) , , Monda (2–1) , , ''None'' , , 873 , , 26–12 , , 10–6
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, Apr 27 , , @ Washington State , , Bailey–Brayton Field • Pullman, WA , , 10–1 , , Vander Tuig (7–3) , , Chelborad (3–7) , , ''None'' , , 1,117 , , 27–12 , , 11–6
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, Apr 28 , , @ Washington State , , Bailey–Brayton Field • Pullman, WA , , 3–4 , , Leckenby (1–2) , , Weiss (1–1) , , Monda (1) , , 781 , , 27–13 , , 11–7
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, Apr 30 , , UC Irvine , , Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA , , 8–1 , , Poteet (3–4) , , Brock (1–1) , , ''None'' , , 459 , , 28–13 , ,
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, May 3 , , , ,
Jackie Robinson Stadium
Jackie Robinson Stadium is a college baseball baseball park located in Los Angeles, California. It serves as the home field of the UCLA Bruins baseball, UCLA Bruins, who compete in the Big Ten Conference. The stadium opened in and has a seating ...
•
Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Southern California. With an estimated 3,878,704 residents within the city ...
, , 5–2 , , Plutko (6–2) , , Watrous (3–3) , , Berg (11) , , 613 , , 29–13 , , 12–7
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, May 4 , , Utah , , Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA , , 5–4 , , Vander Tuig (8–3) , , Carroll (3–6) , , Berg (12) , , 733 , , 30–13 , , 13–7
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, May 5 , , Utah , , Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA , , 4–3 , , Berg (6–0) , , Green (0–1) , , ''None'' , , 872 , , 31–13 , , 14–7
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, May 7 , , , , Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA , , 1–4 , , Sandoval (2–0) , , Poteet (3–5) , , Gossen-Brown (9) , , 489 , , 31–14 , ,
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, May 10 , ,
Arizona
Arizona is a U.S. state, state in the Southwestern United States, Southwestern region of the United States, sharing the Four Corners region of the western United States with Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah. It also borders Nevada to the nort ...
, , Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA , , 10–2 , , Plutko (7–2) , , Farris (4–5) , , ''None'' , , 844 , , 32–14 , , 15–7
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, May 11 , , Arizona , , Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA , , 7–1 , , Vander Tuig (9–3) , , Wade (4–6) , , Berg (13) , , 1,016 , , 33–14 , , 16–7
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, May 12 , , Arizona , , Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA , , 12–5 , , Deeter (2–0) , , Crawford (5–2) , , ''None'' , , 809 , , 34–14 , , 17–7
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, May 14 , , @ #5
Cal State Fullerton
California State University, Fullerton (CSUF or Cal State Fullerton) is a public research university in Fullerton, California, United States. With a total enrollment of more than 41,000, it has the largest student body of the California State ...
, ,
Goodwin Field
Goodwin Field is a 3,500-seat baseball park in the western United States, located in Fullerton, California. On the campus of California State University, Fullerton, it is primarily the home field of the four-time national champion CSUF Titans o ...
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Fullerton, CA , , 2–5 , , Birosak (1–0) , , Poteet (3–6) , , Lorenzen (16) , , 2,738 , , 34–15 , ,
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, May 17 , , @ , ,
Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA , , 2–1 , , Weiss (2–1) , , Wheatley (1–3) , , Berg (14) , , 796 , , 35–15 , , 18–7
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, May 18 , , @ Southern California , , Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA , , 7–6 , , Vander Tuig (10–3) , , Nootbaar (2–5) , , Berg (15) , , 871 , , 36–15 , , 19–7
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, May 19 , , @ Southern California , , Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA , , 5–2 , , Watson (6–3) , , Twomey (2–7) , , Berg (16) , , 1,106 , , 37–15 , , 20–7
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, May 21 , , , , Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA , , 2–1 , , Poteet (4–6) , , Jacome (5–4) , , Berg (17) , , 653 , , 38–15 , ,
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, May 24 , , @ , ,
Klein Field at Sunken Diamond •
Stanford, CA
Stanford is a census-designated place (CDP) in the northwest corner of Santa Clara County, California, United States. It is the home of Stanford University, after which it was named. The CDP's population was 21,150 at the United States Census, ...
, , 1–2 , ,
Appel (10–4) , , Plutko (7–3) , , Hughes (4) , , 2,121 , , 38–16 , , 20–8
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, May 25 , , @ Stanford , , Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA , , 3–7 , , James (3–3) , , Vander Tuig (10–4) , , Lindquist (5) , , 1,792 , , 38–17 , , 20–9
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, May 26 , , @ Stanford , , Klein Field at Sunken Diamond • Stanford, CA , , 6–4 , , Watson (7–3) , , McArdle (3–3) , , Berg (18) , , 2,679 , , 39–17 , , 21–9
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, May 31 , , (4) , ,
Jackie Robinson Stadium
Jackie Robinson Stadium is a college baseball baseball park located in Los Angeles, California. It serves as the home field of the UCLA Bruins baseball, UCLA Bruins, who compete in the Big Ten Conference. The stadium opened in and has a seating ...
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Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Southern California. With an estimated 3,878,704 residents within the city ...
, , 5–3 , , Plutko (8–3) , , Ryan Doran (8–4) , , Berg (19) , , 1,690 , , 40–17 , , 1–0
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, June 1 , , (2) , , Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA , , 6–4 , , Vander Tuig (11–4) , , Reed Reilly (2–4) , , Berg (20) , , 1,749 , , 41–17 , , 2–0
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, June 1, , (3) , , Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, CA , , 6–0 , , Watson (8–3) , , Max Homick (5–2) , , ''None'' , , 1,220 , , 42–17 , , 3–0
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, June 6 , , #5
Cal State Fullerton
California State University, Fullerton (CSUF or Cal State Fullerton) is a public research university in Fullerton, California, United States. With a total enrollment of more than 41,000, it has the largest student body of the California State ...
, ,
Goodwin Field
Goodwin Field is a 3,500-seat baseball park in the western United States, located in Fullerton, California. On the campus of California State University, Fullerton, it is primarily the home field of the four-time national champion CSUF Titans o ...
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Fullerton, CA , , 5–3 (10) , , Berg (7–0) , , J. D. Davis (1–2) , , ''None'' , , 3,244 , , 43–17 , , 4–0
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, June 7 , , #5 Cal State Fullerton , , Goodwin Field • Fullerton, CA , , 3–0 , , Vander Tuig (12–4) , ,
Thomas Eshelman (12–3) , , Berg (21) , , 3,303 , , 44–17, , 5–0
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, June 16 , ,
LSU
Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, commonly referred to as Louisiana State University (LSU), is an American Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Baton Rouge, Louis ...
, ,
TD Ameritrade Park •
Omaha, NE , , 2–1 , , Plutko (9–3) , , Nola (12–1) , , Berg (22) , , 26,344 , , 45–17 , , 1–0
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, June 18 , ,
NC State , , TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE , , 2–1 , , Vander Tuig (13–4) , , Jernigan (1–1) , , Berg (23) , , 25,543 , , 46–17 , , 2–0
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, June 21 , , #1
North Carolina
North Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, South Carolina to the south, Georgia (U.S. stat ...
, , TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE , , 4–1 , , Watson (9–3) , , Emanuel (11–5) , , ''None'' , , 25,947 , , 47–17 , , 3–0
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, June 24 , ,
Mississippi State
Mississippi State University for Agriculture and Applied Science, commonly known as Mississippi State University (MSU), is a public land-grant research university in Mississippi State, Mississippi, United States. It is classified among "R ...
, , TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE , , 3–1 , , Plutko (10–3) , , Fitts (0–1) , , Berg (24) , , 25,690 , , 48–17 , , 4–0
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, June 25 , , Mississippi State , , TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE , , 8–0 , , Vander Tuig (14–4) , , Pollorena (6–4), , ''None'' , , 27,127 , , 49–17 , , 5–0
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Ranking movements
UCLA Bruins in the 2013 MLB Draft
The following members of the UCLA Bruins baseball program were drafted in the
2013 Major League Baseball Draft
The 2013 Major League Baseball draft was held from June 6 through June 8, 2013. The first two rounds were broadcast from Studio 42 of the MLB Network in Secaucus, New Jersey.
Each team received one selection per round, going in reverse order of ...
.
Notes
* UCLA is making a back-to-back trip to the
College World Series
The College World Series (CWS), officially the NCAA Men's College World Series (MCWS), is a baseball tournament held each June in Omaha, Nebraska. It is the culmination of the NCAA Division I baseball tournament—featuring 64 teams in the ...
, the third time in the last four years
* The Bruins defeated , , and in the Los Angeles Regional
* UCLA defeated No. 5 nationally seeded
Cal State Fullerton
California State University, Fullerton (CSUF or Cal State Fullerton) is a public research university in Fullerton, California, United States. With a total enrollment of more than 41,000, it has the largest student body of the California State ...
(5–3, 3–0) in the
Fullerton Super Regional
* The Bruins defeated No. 4 seeded
LSU
Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, commonly referred to as Louisiana State University (LSU), is an American Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Baton Rouge, Louis ...
(2–1),
NC State (2–1) and No. 1 seeded
North Carolina
North Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, South Carolina to the south, Georgia (U.S. stat ...
(4–1) to advance to the Championship series; UCLA is the only undefeated team (8–0) in the tournament
* The pitching orders have been Adam Plutko, Nick Vander Tuig, Grant Watson and the relievers are James Kaprielian, Zack Weiss, and
David Berg
David Brandt Berg (February 18, 1919 – October 1, 1994), also known as King David, Mo, Moses David, Father David, Dad, or Grandpa to followers, was the founder and leader of the cult generally known as the Children of God and subsequently as ...
(this order)
* David Berg is the
Pac-12 Conference Baseball Pitcher of the Year and the
NCBWA
The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) is an association of baseball writers, broadcasters, and publicists in the United States. It was founded in 1962.
The NCBWA compiles a preseason ranking of the top 30 teams in the na ...
Stopper of the Year
* Shortstop Pat Valaika is the Pac-12 Conference Defensive Player of the Year
* David Berg and Pat Valaika are named to the
American Baseball Coaches Association
The American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) is the world's largest Amateur baseball in the United States, amateur baseball Manager (baseball), coaching organization. It was founded in 1945 as the American Association of College Baseball Coach ...
(ABCA) All-West Region team
* David Berg set a new NCAA record with his 24th save of the year on June 24, 2013
* Berg made his 51st appearance of the season, becoming the first pitcher in NCAA history to record 50 or more appearances in multiple seasons
[John Manuel]
David Berg’s record Helps Bruins Eclipse Trojans Again
''BaseballAmerica'', June 25, 2013
* The Bruins won the school's 109th NCAA National Championship
*
Adam Plutko was named the
College World Series Most Outstanding Player
The Men's College World Series Most Outstanding Player is an award for the best individual performance during the NCAA Division I Men's College World Series (MCWS) in Omaha, Nebraska. The recipient of the award is announced at the completion of ...
* All-Tournament Team from UCLA: Pat Valaika (SS), Eric Filia (OF), Adam Plutko (P), Nick Vander Tuig (P)
* The championship banner was unveiled at the Championship Celebration at Jackie Robinson Stadium on June 27, 2013
* Head coach John Savage is named the National Coach of the Year by
Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
''Collegiate Baseball Newspaper'' (also known as ''Collegiate Baseball Magazine'' and ''Collegiate Baseball'') was an American publication based in Arizona that considered itself the "voice of amateur baseball" and was published for over 40 yea ...
and
Baseball America
''Baseball America'' (BA) is a sports publication company that covers baseball at every level, including Major League Baseball (MLB), with a particular focus on up-and-coming players in Minor League Baseball (MiLB) college, high school, and inte ...
, and the
ABCA West Region Coach of the Year
References
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Ucla Bruins
The UCLA Bruins are the athletic teams that represent the University of California, Los Angeles. The Bruin men's and women's teams participate in NCAA Division I as part of the Big Ten Conference and the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF ...
UCLA Bruins baseball seasons
College World Series seasons
NCAA Division I baseball championship seasons
2013 NCAA Division I baseball tournament participants
UCLA Bruins baseball
The UCLA Bruins baseball team is the varsity college baseball team of the University of California, Los Angeles. Having started playing in 1920, the program is a member of the NCAA Division I Pac-12 Conference, Big Ten Conference. It plays its h ...