2026 UCLA Bruins baseball team

2026 UCLA Bruins baseball
2026 UCLA Bruins baseball
Amegy Bank College Baseball Series Champions;
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
D1Baseball.com	No. 1
Record	20–2 (8–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	John Savage (22nd season);
Hitting coach	Bryant Ward (12th season)
Pitching coach	David Berg (6th season)
Home stadium	Jackie Robinson Stadium

2026 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
	Conf.						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
No. 1 UCLA ‍‍‍	6	–	0	–	0	1.000	18	–	2	–	0	.900
Nebraska ‍‍‍	3	–	0	–	0	1.000	16	–	5	–	0	.762
No. 21 Oregon ‍‍‍	5	–	1	–	0	.833	17	–	3	–	0	.850
No. 13 USC ‍‍‍	5	–	1	–	0	.833	21	–	1	–	0	.955
Washington ‍‍‍	4	–	2	–	0	.667	9	–	11	–	0	.450
Iowa ‍‍‍	2	–	1	–	0	.667	13	–	6	–	0	.684
Rutgers ‍‍‍	2	–	1	–	0	.667	12	–	8	–	0	.600
Purdue ‍‍‍	3	–	3	–	0	.500	13	–	6	–	0	.684
Illinois ‍‍‍	2	–	4	–	0	.333	10	–	9	–	0	.526
Maryland ‍‍‍	1	–	2	–	0	.333	11	–	9	–	0	.550
Minnesota ‍‍‍	1	–	2	–	0	.333	15	–	6	–	0	.714
Northwestern ‍‍‍	1	–	2	–	0	.333	7	–	9	–	1	.441
Penn State ‍‍‍	1	–	2	–	0	.333	5	–	13	–	0	.278
Indiana ‍‍‍	1	–	5	–	0	.167	8	–	12	–	0	.400
Michigan State ‍‍‍	1	–	5	–	0	.167	5	–	14	–	0	.263
Ohio State ‍‍‍	1	–	5	–	0	.167	7	–	12	–	0	.368
Michigan ‍‍‍	0	–	3	–	0	.000	10	–	9	–	0	.526

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 20, 2026^[1] Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2026 UCLA Bruins baseball team will represent the University of California, Los Angeles during the 2026 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bruins play their home games at Jackie Robinson Stadium as a member of the Big Ten Conference (B1G). They are led by head coach John Savage, in his 22nd season at UCLA.^[2]^[3]

Previous season

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

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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

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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: 20–2; Conference: 8–0); (Home: 14–2; Away: 3–0; Neutral: 3–0)

Regular season (20–2)

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 (12–0)
(Home; 7–0; Away: 3–0; 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						–
March 24	6:00 p.m.	vs LMU		B1G+	Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California						–	—
March 27	2:00 p.m.	at Iowa		B1G+	Duane Banks Field • Iowa City, Iowa						–
March 28	12:05 p.m.	at Iowa		B1G+	Duane Banks Field • Iowa City, Iowa						–
March 29	10:05 p.m.	at Iowa		B1G+	Duane Banks Field • Iowa City, Iowa						–
March 31	6:00 p.m.	at UC Irvine		ESPN+	Cicerone Field at Anteater Ballpark • Irvine, California						–	—

April (0–0)
(Home; 0–0; Away: 0–0)

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	TV	Venue	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall record	B1G record

May (0–0)
(Home; 0–0; Away: 0–0)

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	TV	Venue	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall record	B1G record

Postseason (0–0)

Big Ten Tournament (0–0)

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	TV	Venue	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall record	Tournament record

"#" 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

Schedule Source: ^[5]

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	17	18	Final
Coaches'^[6]	2 (14)	2 (14)*	2 (15)	1 (21)	1 (22)	1 (26)
Baseball America^[7]	1	1	1	1	1	1
NCBWA†^[8]	2	3	2	1	1	1
D1Baseball^[9]	1	1	1	1	1	1
Perfect Game^[10]	5	5	3	1	1	1

† 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.

References

^ "Big Ten Conference standings". BigTen.org. Retrieved March 20, 2026.
^ Zemec, Mark (May 18, 2025). "UCLA shares Big Ten championship with Oregon after beating Northwestern in finale". USA Today. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
^ UCLA Earns Share of Big Ten Championship Big Ten Conference, May 17, 2025. "Bruins capture title on the last day of the season"
^ ^a ^b "2026 Baseball Roster". UCLA Bruins. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
^ "2026 Baseball Schedule". UCLA Bruins. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
^ USA Today Coaches Poll
^ Baseball America Poll
^ NCBWA Poll
^ D1Baseball Poll
^ Perfect Game Poll

External links

UCLA Bruins baseball

[1] "Big Ten Conference standings". BigTen.org. Retrieved March 20, 2026.

[2] Zemec, Mark (May 18, 2025). "UCLA shares Big Ten championship with Oregon after beating Northwestern in finale". USA Today. Retrieved May 24, 2025.

[3] UCLA Earns Share of Big Ten Championship Big Ten Conference, May 17, 2025. "Bruins capture title on the last day of the season"

[roster-4] "2026 Baseball Roster". UCLA Bruins. Retrieved February 3, 2025.

[5] "2026 Baseball Schedule". UCLA Bruins. Retrieved February 3, 2025.

[6] USA Today Coaches Poll

[7] Baseball America Poll

[8] NCBWA Poll

[9] D1Baseball Poll

[10] Perfect Game Poll

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UCLA Bruins baseball
Venues	Moore Field (1920–29) Campus Diamond (1930–32) Sawtelle Field (1933–38) Joe E. Brown Field (1939–1963) Sawtelle Field (1964–79) Eddy D. Field Stadium (1980) Jackie Robinson Stadium (1981–present)
Rivalries	USC
People	Head coaches
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National championships in bold; College World Series appearances in italics