2026 UCLA Bruins baseball team

2026 UCLA Bruins baseball
Amegy Bank College Baseball Series Champions Big Ten Conference regular season and tournament champions
NCAA Los Angeles Regional, 1–2
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 10
D1Baseball.com	No. 11
Record	52–8 (31–2 Big Ten)
Head coach	John Savage (22nd season)
Hitting coach	Bryant Ward (12th season)
Home stadium	Jackie Robinson Stadium

2026 Big Ten Conference baseball standings

	Conf.									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
No. 11 UCLA ‍†‍‡‍y	28	–	2	–	0		.933			48	–	6	–	0		.889
Nebraska ‍‍‍y	23	–	7	–	0		.767			41	–	14	–	0		.745
No. 13 Oregon ‍‍‍y	20	–	10	–	0		.667			38	–	15	–	0		.717
No. 15 USC ‍‍‍y	20	–	10	–	0		.667			42	–	14	–	0		.750
Purdue  ‍‍‍	18	–	13	–	0		.581			36	–	18	–	0		.667
Ohio State  ‍‍‍	18	–	12	–	0		.600			29	–	24	–	0		.547
Michigan  ‍‍‍	17	–	13	–	0		.567			33	–	22	–	0		.600
Iowa  ‍‍‍	15	–	15	–	0		.500			30	–	21	–	0		.588
Illinois  ‍‍‍	14	–	16	–	0		.467			27	–	27	–	0		.500
Rutgers  ‍‍‍	13	–	17	–	0		.433			26	–	29	–	0		.473
Washington  ‍‍‍	12	–	18	–	0		.400			23	–	31	–	0		.426
Michigan State  ‍‍‍	12	–	19	–	0		.387			22	–	31	–	0		.415
Minnesota  ‍‍‍	11	–	19	–	0		.367			30	–	23	–	0		.566
Maryland  ‍‍‍	9	–	21	–	0		.300			27	–	29	–	0		.482
Indiana  ‍‍‍	9	–	21	–	0		.300			23	–	31	–	0		.426
Penn State  ‍‍‍	9	–	21	–	0		.300			16	–	35	–	0		.314
Northwestern  ‍‍‍	8	–	22	–	0		.267			21	–	30	–	1		.413
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 19, 2026 Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2026 UCLA Bruins baseball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 2026 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bruins played their home games at Jackie Robinson Stadium as a member of the Big Ten Conference. They were led by head coach John Savage, in his 22nd season at UCLA.

Previous Season

Main article: 2025 UCLA Bruins baseball team

The Bruins ended the 2025 season with a record of 22–8 in conference play and 48–16, good for a First Place tie with Oregon. They played in the Big Ten tournament as the #2 seed in Pool B, beating (11) Illinois, (7) Michigan, and (3) Iowa in the Semifinals, but losing to (8) Nebraska in the championship game. They were invited to play in the NCAA tournament and were the 15th seed in the Los Angeles Super Regional, defeating (4) Fresno State 19–4, (3) Arizona State 11–5, (2) UC Irvine 8–5 in the Regional Final, and UTSA 5–2 in Game 1 and 7–0 in Game 2 in the Super Regionals. They played in the College World Series for the sixth time in program history, defeating Murray State 6–4, before losing to eventual national champions (6) LSU 9–5, and then being eliminated by (3) Arkansas 7–3.

Personnel

Roster

2026 UCLA Bruins roster
	Pitchers 3 - David Orlinsky - Senior 10 - Ian May - Senior 12 - Zach Strickland - Freshman 14 - Landon Stump - Junior 16 - Jake Swenson - Junior 18 - Wylan Moss - Sophomore 20 - Justin Lee - Junior 21 - Jack O'Connor - Senior 24 - Logan Reddemann - Junior 25 - CJ Bott - Sophomore 27 - Easton Hawk - Sophomore 29 - Finn McIlroy - Senior 31 - Chris Aldrich - Graduate Student (GS) 34 - Mack Edwards - Freshman 35 - Hayden George - Freshman 41 - Will Crain - Freshman 44 - Ian Fisher - Freshman 45 - Chris Grothues - 47 - Elai Iwanaga - Freshman 55 - Michael Barnett - Senior 85 - Cal Randall - Junior 99 - Angel Cervantes - Freshman	Catchers 8 - Kasen Khansarinia - Sophomore 33 - Blake Balsz - Junior 40 - Chashel Dugger - Junior Infielders 1 - Roch Cholowsky - Junior 2 - Grant Gray - Sophomore 4 - Phoenix Call - Junior 6 - Dominic Cadiz - Freshman 7 - Roman Martin - Junior 19 - David Mysza - Sophomore 26 - Aiden Aguayo - Freshman 28 - Maverek Russell - Freshman 30 - Tyler Dunning - Freshman 39 - Mulivai Levu - Junior		Outfielders 3 - Michael Cunningham - Graduate Student (GS) 5 - Aidan Espinoza - Sophomore 9 - Will Gasparino - Junior 11 - Payton Brennan - Junior 15 - Jarrod Hocking - Senior 36 - Dean West - Junior 38 - Trey Gudoy - Freshman

Coaches

2026 UCLA Bruins baseball coaching staff
John Savage – head coach – 22nd season Bryant Ward – assistant coach – 11th season Griffin Barnes – assistant coach – 2nd season Jake Palmer – assistant coach – 1st season Note: Season counter accounts for all stints at UCLA.

Schedule and results

2026 UCLA Bruins baseball game log (Overall:52–8; Conference: 31–2); (Home: 28–7; Away: 18–1; Neutral: 5–0)
Regular season (48–6)
February (8–2) (Home; 6–2; Away: 0–0; Neutral: 2–0) Date Time (PST) Opponent Rank TV Venue Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record B1G record February 13 5:00 p.m. vs UC San Diego* No. 1 B1G+ Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California W 8–4 Reddenann (1–0) Villar (0–1) None 1,247 1–0 — February 14 2:00 p.m. vs UC San Diego* No. 1 B1G+ Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California W 7–2 Barnett (1–0) Gregson (0–1) None 1,191 2–0 — February 15 1:00 p.m. vs UC San Diego* No. 1 B1G+ Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California L 7–8 Etnire (1–0) Hawk (0–1) Henson (1) 1,102 2–1 — February 17 5:00 p.m. vs Tulane* No. 1 B1G+ Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California W 13–5 Strickland (1–0) Wilcenski (0–1) None 361 3–1 — February 20 5:00 p.m. vs No. 7 TCU* No. 1 FS1 Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California W 10–2 Reddeman (2–0) Brassfield (0–1) None 1,165 4–1 — February 21 2:00 p.m. vs No. 7 TCU* No. 1 B1G+ Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California W 5–1 Barnett (2–0) Davis (0–2) Moss (1) 1,413 5–1 — February 22 1:00 p.m. vs No. 7 TCU* No. 1 B1G+ Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California W 15–58 Iwanaga (1–0) Sagouspe (0–1) None 1,552 6–1 — February 24 5:00 p.m. vs San Diego State* No. 1 B1G+ Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California L 3–4 Belardes (1–1) Strickland (1–1) Russell (2) 479 6–2 — February 27 1:00 p.m. No. 20 Tennessee Amegy Bank College Baseball Series No. 1 FloSports Globe Life Field • Arlington, Texas W 12–5 Reddemann (3–0) Kuhns (1–1) None — 7–2 — February 28 5:00 p.m. No. 23 Texas A&M Amegy Bank College Baseball Series No. 1 FloSports Globe Life Field • Arlington, Texas W 11–17 Barnett (3–0) Moss (1–1) None 13,097 8–2 —
March (18–0) (Home; 9–0; Away: 8–0; Neutral: 1–0) Date Time Opponent Rank TV Venue Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record B1G record March 1 12:30 p.m. No. 4 Mississippi State Amegy Bank College Baseball Series No. 1 FloSports Globe Life Field • Arlington, Texas W 8–710 Hawk (1–1) Davis (0–1) None 8,903 9–2 — March 3 5:00 p.m. vs Cal State Fullerton No. 1 B1G+ Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California W 4–310 Randall (1–0) Wright (0–1) None 598 10–2 — March 6 1:00 p.m. at Ohio State No. 1 B1G+ Bill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio W 11–1 Reddemann (4–0) Kuzniewski (0–1) None 913 11–2 1–0 March 7 11:00 a.m. at Ohio State No. 1 B1G+ Bill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio W 19–68 Moss (1–0) Domke (1–3) None 2,096 12–2 2–0 March 8 8:00 a.m. at Ohio State No. 1 B1G+ Bill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio W 10–7 Hawk (2–1) Graf (0–1) None 1,277 13–2 3–0 March 10 6:00 p.m. vs UC Irvine No. 1 B1G+ Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California W 11–17 Cervantes (1–0) Castles (0–3) None 544 14–2 — March 13 6:00 p.m. vs Michigan No. 1 B1G+ Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California W 10–5 Reddemann (5–0) Montgomery (2–1) None 1,073 15–2 4–0 March 14 2:00 p.m. vs Michigan No. 1 B1G+ Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California W 2–0 Barnett (4–0) K. Barr (2–2) Hawk (1) 1,187 16–2 5–0 March 15 1:00 p.m. vs Michigan No. 1 B1G+ Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California W 7–2 Stump (1–0) Brinham (1–2) None 1,410 17–2 6–0 March 17 6:00 p.m. vs Pepperdine No. 1 B1G+ Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California W 5–4 Strickland (2–1) Plisinski (0–1) Randall (1) 514 18–2 — March 20 6:00 p.m. vs Maryland No. 1 B1G+ Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California W 12–27 Reddemann (6–0) Williams (1–2) None 604 19–2 7–0 March 21 2:00 p.m. vs Maryland No. 1 B1G+ Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California W 8–3 Moss (2–0) Smith (0–2) Hawk (2) 614 20–2 8–0 March 22 1:00 p.m. vs Maryland No. 1 B1G+ Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California W 14–48 Lee (1–0) Yeager (0–1) None 791 21–2 9–0 March 24 6:00 p.m. vs Loyola Marymount No. 1 B1G+ Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California W 6–2 Lee (2–0) Geis (0–4) None 582 22–2 — March 27 11:00 a.m. at Iowa No. 1 B1G+ Duane Banks Field • Iowa City, Iowa W 5–2 Reddemann (7–0) Bleeker (3–3) Hawk (3) 1,136 23–2 10–0 March 28 10:00 a.m. at Iowa No. 1 B1G+ Duane Banks Field • Iowa City, Iowa W 19–07 Barnett (5–0) Runde (1–2) None 1,506 24–2 11–0 March 29 10:05 a.m. at Iowa No. 1 B1G+ Duane Banks Field • Iowa City, Iowa W 14–6 Moss (3–0) Alivo (1–2) None 1,442 25–2 12–0 March 31 6:00 p.m. at UC Irvine No. 1 ESPN+ Cicerone Field at Anteater Ballpark • Irvine, California W 9–1 Cervantes (2–0) Grant (0–1) None 2,685 26–2 —
April (14–2) (Home; 10–2; Away: 4–0) Date Time Opponent Rank TV Venue Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record B1G record April 3 6:00 p.m. No. 12 USC Rivalry No. 1 B1G+ Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California W 12–4 Strickland (3–1) Lauridsen (2–1) Hawk (4) 1,747 27–2 13–0 April 4 2:00 p.m. No. 12 USC Rivalry No. 1 B1G+ Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California W 9–8 Randall (2–0) Troy (1–2) Hawk (5) 1,672 28–2 14–0 April 5 3:00 p.m. No. 12 USC Rivalry No. 1 BTN Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California W 10–4 Grothues (1–0) Johnson (2–1) Strickland (1) 1,569 29–2 15–0 April 7 6:00 p.m. @ Cal State Fullerton No. 1 ESPN+ Goodwin Field • Fullerton, California W 7–3 Swenson (1–0) Martin (0–2) None 3,311 30–2 — April 10 3:00 p.m. @ Rutgers No. 1 B1G+ Bainton Field • Piscataway, New Jersey W 4–114 Strickland (4–1) Gleason (1–1) Hawk (6) 1,224 31–2 16–0 April 11 12:00 p.m. @ Rutgers No. 1 B1G+ Bainton Field • Piscataway, New Jersey W 7–1 Barnett (6–0) Borghese (1–3) None 1,308 32–2 17–0 April 12 9:00 a.m. @ Rutgers No. 1 B1G+ Bainton Field • Piscataway, New Jersey W 9–2 Stump (2–0) Harrison (2–3) None 1,214 33–2 18–0 April 14 7:00 p.m. UC Santa Barbara No. 1 BTN Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California L 0–4 Krodel (3–2) Cervantes (2–1) Tryba (2) 880 33–3 — April 17 6:00 p.m. Minnesota No. 1 BTN Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California W 4–2 Reddemann (8–0) Selvig (4–3) Hawk (7) 869 34–3 19–0 April 18 2:00 p.m. Minnesota No. 1 B1G+ Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California W 6–4 Moss (4–0) Hemmesch (1–2) Hawk (8) 1,224 35–3 20–0 April 19 12:00 p.m. Minnesota No. 1 B1G+ Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California W 5–2 O'Connor (1–0) Kruzan (3–3) Hawk (9) 1,278 36–3 21–0 April 21 6:00 p.m. Hawaii No. 1 B1G+ Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California W 12–7 May (1–0) Martin-Grudzielanek (0–4) None 669 37–3 — April 24 6:00 p.m. Sacramento State No. 1 B1G+ Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California W 6–5 Lee (3–0) Rogalski (0–1) None 927 38–3 — April 25 6:00 p.m. Sacramento State No. 1 B1G+ Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California W 5–3 Hawk (3–1) Hunter (0–1) None 895 39–3 — April 26 1:00 p.m. Sacramento State No. 1 B1G+ Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California L 6–9 Timothy (3–4) Stump (2–1) Wilson (4) 1,232 39–4 — April 28 4:35 p.m. @ UC Santa Barbara No. 1 ESPN+ Caesar Uyesaka Stadium • Santa Barbara, California W 15–37 Cervantes (3–1) Froling (1–2) None 1,366 40–4 —
May (8–2) (Home; 2–1; Away: 6–1) Date Time Opponent Rank TV Venue Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record B1G record May 1 3:05 p.m. @ Michigan State No. 1 B1G+ Jeff Ishbia Field at McLane Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan W 4–1 Swenson (2–0) Higgins (3–2) Hawk (10) 622 41–4 22–0 May 2 12:35 p.m. @ Michigan State No. 1 B1G+ Jeff Ishbia Field at McLane Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan W 4–3 Iwanaga (2–0) Donovan (4–3) Hawk (11) 721 42–4 23–0 May 3 9:05 a.m. @ Michigan State No. 1 B1G+ Jeff Ishbia Field at McLane Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan W 13–11 Strickland (5–1) Higgins (3–3) Hawk (12) 711 43–4 24–0 May 5 6:00 p.m. @ LMU No. 1 ESPN+ George C. Page Stadium • Los Angeles, California W 8–4 Cervantes (4–1) Schneider (0–2) None 1,245 44–4 — May 8 6:00 p.m. No. 13 Oregon No. 1 B1G+ Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California W 11–17 Moss (5–0) Sanford (6–2) None 1,545 45–4 25–0 May 9 2:00 p.m. No. 13 Oregon No. 1 B1G+ Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California L 6–9 Bradley (5–0) Hawk (3–2) None 1,362 45–5 25–1 May 10 12:00 p.m. No. 13 Oregon No. 1 B1G+ Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California W 9–6 Strickland (6–1) Bell (2–5) Hawk (13) 1,290 46–5 26–1 May 14 6:05 p.m. @ Washington No. 1 B1G+ Husky Ballpark • Seattle, Washington L 0–8 Thomas (2–4) Moss (5–1) Nichols (1) 1,318 46–6 26–2 May 15 6:05 p.m. @ Washington No. 1 B1G+ Husky Ballpark • Seattle, Washington W 6–5 Randall (3–0) Johnson (0–4) Hawk (14) 1,761 47–6 27–2 May 16 1:05 p.m. @ Washington No. 1 B1G+ Husky Ballpark • Seattle, Washington W 6–1 May (2–0) Gore (1–2) None 1,479 48–6 28–2
Postseason (4–2)
Big Ten Tournament (3–0) Date Time Opponent Rank TV Venue Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Tournament record May 22 7:00 p.m. vs. (5) Purdue (Quarterfinals) (1) No. 1 BTN Charles Schwab Field • Omaha, Nebraska W 4–3 Hawk (4–2) Kramer (4–4) None 49–6 1–0 May 23 2:00 p.m. vs. (4) No. 25 USC (Semifinals) (1) No. 1 BTN Charles Schwab Field • Omaha, Nebraska W 7–5 Hawk (5–2) Troy (1–3) None 50–6 2–0 May 24 2:00 p.m. vs. (3) No. 14 Oregon (Championship) (1) No. 1 BTN Charles Schwab Field • Omaha, Nebraska W 3–2 (11) Hawk (6–2) Bell (2–6) None 51–6 3–0
NCAA Los Angeles Regional (1–2) Date Time Opponent Rank TV Venue Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record NCAAT record May 29 12:00 p.m. vs. Saint Mary's (1) No. 1 ESPN2 Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California L 2–3 Staton (4–3) Hawk (6–3) None 1,898 51–7 0–1 May 30 1:00 p.m. vs. Virginia Tech (1) No. 1 ESPNU Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California W 6–5 Hawk (7–3) Grim (4–5) None 1,680 52–7 1–1 May 31 1:00 p.m. vs. Saint Mary's (1) No. 1 ESPNU Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California L 5–6 (10) Roberts (2–1) Hawk (7–4) None 1,680 52–8 1–2
"#" represents ranking. All rankings from D1 Baseball Poll on the date of the contest. "()" represents postseason seeding in the Big 10 Tournament or NCAA Regional, respectively.   = Win,   = Loss,   = Canceled/Postponed Bold = UCLA Bruins team member * = Non-Conference Game
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Rankings

Main article: 2026 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final
Coaches'	2 (14)	2 (14)*	2 (15)	1 (21)	1 (22)	1 (26)	1 (29)	1 (30)	1 (30)	1 (30)	1 (30)	1 (29)	1 (30)	1 (30)	1 (28)	1 (26)	1 (26)*	10
Baseball America	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1*	1*	14
NCBWA†	2	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1*	12	15
D1Baseball	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1*	11
Perfect Game	5	5	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1*	1*	17

† NCBWA ranks 30 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 25 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

2026 MLB draft

10 Bruins were selected in the 2026 Major League Baseball draft.

Player	Position	Round	Overall	MLB Team
Roch Cholowsky	SS	1	1	Chicago White Sox
Logan Reddemann	RHP	2	38	Colorado Rockies
Mulivai Levu	1B	CB-B	70	Cincinnati Reds
Roman Martin	3B	4	128	Oakland Athletics
Cal Randall	RHP	5	146	St. Louis Cardinals
Will Gasparino	OF	5	161	Philadelphia Phillies
Dean West	OF	7	222	Toronto Blue Jays
Cashel Dugger	C	9	256	Washington Nationals
Michael Barnett	RHP	20	587	Minnesota Twins
Justin Lee	RHP	20	609	Philadelphia Phillies

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