2021 UCLA Bruins baseball team

2021 Pac-12 Conference baseball standings
	† – Conference champion ; y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament ; As of June 23, 2021[1]; Rankings from D1Baseball

2021 UCLA Bruins baseball
2021 UCLA Bruins baseball
Lubbock Regional, 2–2
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 21
CB	No. 20
2021 record	37–20 (18–12 Pac-12)
Head coach	John Savage (16th season);
Hitting coach	Bryant Ward (6th season)
Pitching coach	Rex Peters (10th season)
Home stadium	Jackie Robinson Stadium

The 2021 UCLA Bruins baseball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bruins played their home games at Jackie Robinson Stadium as a member of the Pac-12 Conference. They were led by head coach John Savage, in his 16th season at UCLA.

Previous season

The 2020 UCLA Bruins baseball team notched a 13–2 (0–0) regular season record. The season prematurely ended on March 12, 2020 due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic.

Game log

2021 UCLA Bruins Baseball Game Log

Legend: = Win = Loss = Canceled Bold = UCLA team member * Non-conference game

Regular Season (35–18)

February (4–3)
Date	Time (PT)	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	P12	Sources
February 19	5:00 p.m.	P12LA	San Francisco*	No. 2	Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles, California	L 2–6	Bourassa (1–0)	Karros (0–1)	—	0	0–1	—	Box Score Recap
February 20	2:00 p.m.	P12LA	San Francisco*	No. 2	Jackie Robinson Stadium	W 8–2	Bergin (1–0)	Mollerus (0–1)	—	0	1–1	—	Box Score Recap
February 21	1:00 p.m.	P12LA	San Francisco*	No. 2	Jackie Robinson Stadium	L 3–8	Lee (1–0)	Saum (0–1)	Barron (1)	0	1–2	—	Box Score Recap
February 23	5:00 p.m.	P12LA	Loyola Marymount*	No. 8	Jackie Robinson Stadium	W 5–2	Mullen (1–0)	Burge (0–2)	Mora (1)	0	2–2	—	Box Score Recap
February 26	5:00 p.m.	P12LA	UC Irvine*	No. 8	Jackie Robinson Stadium	W 4–3	Mora (1–0)	Ibarra (0–1)	—	0	3–2	—	Box Score Recap
February 27	1:00 p.m.	P12LA	at UC Irvine*	No. 8	Cicerone Field Irvine, California	L 3–7	Frias (1–0)	Bergin (1–1)	—	0	3–3	—	Box Score Recap
February 28	2:00 p.m.	P12LA	UC Irvine*	No. 8	Jackie Robinson Stadium	W 4–0	Nastrini (1–0)	Pinto (0–1)	—	0	4–3	—	Box Score Recap

March (11–4)
Date	Time (PT)	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	P12	Sources
March 2	5:00 p.m.	P12LA	Cal State Fullerton*	No. 8	Jackie Robinson Stadium	W 14–1	Mullen (2–0)	Rodriguez (0–1)	—	0	5–3	—	Box Score Recap
March 5	5:00 p.m.	P12LA	Pepperdine	No. 8	Jackie Robinson Stadium	W 16–8					6–3	—
March 6	2:00 p.m.	P12LA	at Cal State Fullerton*	No. 8	Jackie Robinson Stadium	W 6–1					7–3	—
March 7	1:00 p.m.	P12LA	USC*	No. 8	Jackie Robinson Stadium	W 10–1					8–3	—
March 9	5:00 p.m.	P12LA	Cal State Fullerton*	No. 6	Fullerton, CA	W 6–2					9–3	—
March 12	6:00 p.m.	CPTV	at Cal Poly*	No. 6	San Luis Obispo, CA	L 4–5					9–4	—
March 13	6:00 p.m.	CPTV	at Cal Poly*	No. 6	San Luis Obispo, CA	W 13–12					10–4	—
March 14	1:00 p.m.	CPTV	at Cal Poly*	No. 6	San Luis Obispo, CA	L 5–8					10–5	—
March 19	6:00 p.m.	P12LA	No. 17 Arizona	No. 11	Los Angeles, CA	W 3–2					11–5	1–0
March 20	2:00 p.m.	P12LA	No. 17 Arizona	No. 11	Los Angeles, CA	L 3–7					11–6	1–1
March 21	1:00 p.m.	P12LA	No. 17 Arizona	No. 11	Los Angeles, CA	W 11–3					12–6	2–1
March 23	6:00 p.m.	P12LA	Loyola Marymount*	No. 10	Los Angeles, CA	W 13–6					13–6	—
March 26	7:00 p.m.	P12LA	USC	No. 10	Los Angeles, CA	L 4–5					13–7	2–2
March 27	6:00 p.m.	P12LA	USC	No. 10	Los Angeles, CA	W 6–3					14–7	3–2
March 28	4:00 p.m.	P12LA	USC	No. 10	Los Angeles, CA	W 13–1					15–7	4–2
March 30	6:00 p.m.	P12LA	Pepperdine*	No. 10	Los Angeles, CA	Cancelled					15–7	—

April (9–6)
Date	Time (PT)	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	P12	Sources
April 1	6:00 p.m.	P12LA	Washington	No. 9	Los Angeles, CA	L 6–8					15–8	4–3
April 2	2:00 p.m.	P12LA	Washington	No. 9	Los Angeles, CA	L 6–7					15–9	4–4
April 3	12:00 p.m.	P12LA	Washington	No. 9	Los Angeles, CA	W 13–2					16–9	5–4
April 9	2:05 p.m.	P12LA	Stanford	No. 17	Stanford, CA	L 2–6					16–10	5–5
April 10	2:05 p.m.	P12LA	Stanford	No. 17	Stanford, CA	L 6–11					16–11	5–6
April 11	1:05 p.m.	P12LA	Stanford	No. 17	Stanford, CA	W 6–1					17–11	6–6
April 13	6:00 p.m.	P12LA	Loyola Marymount*	No. 25	Los Angeles, CA	W 12–2					18–11	6–6
April 16	6:00 p.m.	P12LA	Utah	No. 25	Los Angeles, CA	W 20–0					19–11	7–6
April 17	2:00 p.m.	P12LA	Utah	No. 25	Los Angeles, CA	W 13–3					20–11	8–6
April 18	1:00 p.m.	P12LA	Utah	No. 25	Los Angeles, CA	W 9–2					21–11	9–6
April 20	3:00 p.m.	P12LA	Pepperdine*		Los Angeles, CA	W 5–4					22–11	9–6
April 23	6:00 p.m.	P12LA	No. 14 Oregon		Eugene, OR	L 3–5					22–12	9–7
April 24	2:00 p.m.	P12LA	No. 14 Oregon		Eugene, OR	L 2–3¹⁰					22–13	9–8
April 25	12:00 p.m.	P12LA	No. 14 Oregon		Eugene, OR	W 7–6¹⁰					23–13	10–8
April 30	7:00 p.m.	P12LA	Oregon State		Los Angeles, CA	W 6–5¹⁰					24–13	11–8

May (11–5)
Date	Time (PT)	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	P12	Sources
May 1	6:00 p.m.	P12LA	Oregon State		Los Angeles, CA	W 2–0					25–13	12–8
May 2	12:00 p.m.	P12LA	Oregon State		Los Angeles, CA	L 3–5					25–14	12–9
May 7	6:05 p.m.	P12LA	Washington State	No. 25	Pullman, WA	L 2–5					25–15	12–10
May 8	2:05 p.m.	P12LA	Washington State	No. 25	Pullman, WA	W 7–6					26–15	13–10
May 9	1:05 p.m.	P12LA	Washington State	No. 25	Pullman, WA	W 16–7					27–15	14–10
May 11	6:00 p.m.	P12LA	Loyola Marymount*	No. 22	Los Angeles, CA	W 9–8					28–15	14–10
May 14	6:00 p.m.	P12LA	UC Santa Barbara*	No. 22	Los Angeles, CA	L 4–10					28–16	14–10
May 15	2:00 p.m.	P12LA	UC Santa Barbara*	No. 22	Santa Barbara, CA	W 5–2					29–16	14–10
May 16	2:00 p.m.	P12LA	UC Santa Barbara*	No. 22	Los Angeles, CA	W 11–3					30–16	14–10
May 18	6:00 p.m.	P12LA	Nevada*	No. 18	Los Angeles, CA	W 11–3					31–16	14–10
May 21	6:00 p.m.	P12LA	California	No. 18	Los Angeles, CA	L 2–14					31–17	14–11
May 22	2:00 p.m.	P12LA	California	No. 18	Los Angeles, CA	L 2–4					31–18	14–12
May 12	1:00 p.m.	P12LA	California	No. 18	Los Angeles, CA	W 7–4					32–18	15–12
May 27	6:00 p.m.	P12LA	No. 21 Arizona State		Phoenix, AZ	W 21–9					33–18	16–12
May 28	6:00 p.m.	P12LA	No. 21 Arizona State		Phoenix, AZ	W 8–5					34–18	17–12
May 29	1:00 p.m.	P12LA	No. 21 Arizona State		Phoenix, AZ	W 3–0					35–18	18–12

Postseason (2–2)

NCAA Lubbock Regional (2–2)
Date	Time (PT)	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	NCAAT Record	Sources
June 4	4:00 p.m.	ESPNU	(3) North Carolina	(2) No. 21	Rip Griffin Park Lubbock, Texas	L 4–5				4,606	35–19	0–1
June 5	12:00 p.m.	ESPN2	(4) Army	(2) No. 21	Rip Griffin Park	W 13–6				4,737	36–19	1–1
June 6	12:00 p.m.	ESPNU	(3) North Carolina	(2) No. 21	Rip Griffin Park	W 12–2				4,737	37–19	2–1
June 6	4:30 p.m.	ESPN3	(1) No. 8 Texas Tech	(2) No. 21	Rip Griffin Park	L 2–8				4,737	37–20	2–2

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = 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'[2]	2	2*	10	6	13	11	9	17	25	NR	NR	25	22	21	NR	21	21*
Baseball America[3]	2	14	9	8	23	17	15	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	21	21*
Collegiate Baseball^[4]	3	9	14	10	15	11	9	14	23	19	19	16	17	16	20	17	20
NCBWA†[5]	2	9	9	6	10	11	9	17	27	25	26	23	19	17	19	18	24
D1Baseball	2	8	8	6	11	10	10	21	NR	NR	NR	25	23	18	NR	21	21*

^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* 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

"Pac-12 Baseball Standings". pac-12.com. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
USA Today Coaches Poll
Baseball America Poll
Collegiate Baseball Poll
NCBWA Poll

External links

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[1] "Pac-12 Baseball Standings". pac-12.com. Retrieved May 31, 2021.

[2] USA Today Coaches Poll

[3] Baseball America Poll

[4] Collegiate Baseball Poll

[5] NCBWA Poll

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