2012 UCLA Bruins baseball team

2012 UCLA Bruins baseball
UCLA logo written in blue and gold script
College World Series
vs. Arizona and Florida State, L, 0–4 and 1-4
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
Record48–16 (20–10 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jake Silverman (2nd season)
  • T. J. Bruce (2nd season)
  • Rex Peters (1st season)
Home stadiumJackie Robinson Stadium
Seasons
← 2011
2013 →
2012 Pac-12 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 UCLA  ‍†‍‍y 20 – 10   .667 48 – 16   .750
No. 11 Arizona  ‍‍‍y 20 – 10   .667 48 – 17   .738
No. 10 Oregon  ‍‍‍y 19 – 11   .633 46 – 19   .708
No. 13 Stanford  ‍‍‍y 18 – 12   .600 41 – 18   .695
No. 17 Oregon State  ‍‍‍y 18 – 12   .600 40 – 20   .667
Arizona State  ‍‍‍ 18 – 12   .600 36 – 20   .643
Washington  ‍‍‍ 13 – 17   .433 30 – 25   .545
California  ‍‍‍ 12 – 18   .400 29 – 25   .537
Washington State  ‍‍‍ 12 – 18   .400 28 – 28   .500
USC  ‍‍‍ 8 – 22   .267 23 – 32   .418
Utah  ‍‍‍ 7 – 23   .233 14 – 42   .250
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball tournament
As of May 28, 2012[1]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll


The 2012 UCLA Bruins baseball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball season. The team was in the Pac-12 Conference, and played their home games in Jackie Robinson Stadium. John Savage was in his eighth season as head coach. On March 13, 2012, the Bruins participated in the Dodgertown Classic for the third year, defeating USC 7–2 in the non-conference event.[2] The Bruins tied for first in the Pac-12 Conference with Arizona, finishing with a 20–10 conference record. Seven players were picked in the 2012 Major League Baseball draft.[3]

In the post-season, the Bruins performed well in the NCAA Regional and Super Regional rounds, winning 5 straight games. The Bruins defeated Creighton twice and New Mexico once to win the Los Angeles Regional. They then won the Los Angeles Super Regional by defeating TCU in two consecutive games. The team reached the College World Series for the fourth time in program history, beating Stony Brook in the first game. The Bruins lost the next two games to Arizona and Florida State, finishing the season with a 48–16 record.

  1. ^ "Baseball standings". Pac-12. Retrieved May 28, 2012.
  2. ^ "No. 9 UCLA Registers 7–2 Win over USC at Dodger Stadium - UCLA Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on September 13, 2012. Retrieved March 24, 2012.
  3. ^ "Draft Central". MLB. Retrieved June 9, 2012.