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2026 UCLA Bruins baseball team

2026 UCLA Bruins baseball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
D1Baseball.comNo. 1
Record2–0 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach
Hitting coachBryant Ward (12th season)
Pitching coachDavid Berg (6th season)
Home stadiumJackie Robinson Stadium
2026 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Illinois  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Michigan  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Minnesota  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Nebraska  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Oregon  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Penn State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Rutgers  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
No. 1 UCLA  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
USC  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Washington  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of November 1, 2025[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

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

[4]

2026 UCLA Bruins roster
 

Pitchers

  • 10 - Ian May - Redshirt 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 - Redshirt
  • 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 - Redshirt 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 - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 9 - Will Gasparino - Junior
  • 11 - Payton Brennan - Redshirt Junior
  • 15 - Jarrod Hocking - Senior
  • 36 - Dean West - Junior
  • 38 - Trey Gudoy - Freshman

Coaches

[4]

2026 UCLA Bruins baseball coaching staff
  • John Savage – head coach – 22nd season
  • Bryant Ward – assistant coach – 11th season
  • Niko Gallego – assistant coach – 12th season
  • Griffin Barnes – assistant coach – 2nd season

Note: Season counter accounts for all stints at UCLA.

Personnel

Starters

Opening Night Lineup
Pos. No. Player. Year
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Weekend pitching rotation
Day No. Player. Year
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Schedule and results

2026 UCLA Bruins baseball game log (Overall: 2–0; Conference: 0–0); (Home: 2–0; Away: 0–0; Neutral: 0–0)
Regular season (2–0)
February (2–0)
(Home; 2–0; Away: 0–0; Neutral: 0–0)
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 — —
February 17 5:00 p.m. vs Tulane* B1G+ Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California — —
February 20 5:00 p.m. vs TCU* FS1 Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California — —
February 21 2:00 p.m. vs TCU* B1G+ Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California — —
February 22 1:00 p.m. vs TCU* B1G+ Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California — —
February 24 5:00 p.m. vs San Diego State* B1G+ Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California — —
February 27 1:00 p.m. Tennessee
Amegy Bank College Baseball Series		 FloSports Globe Life Field • Arlington, Texas — —
February 28 5:00 p.m. Texas A&M
Amegy Bank College Baseball Series		 FloSports Globe Life Field • Arlington, Texas — —
March (0–0)
(Home; 0–0; Away: 0–0; Neutral: 0–0)
Date Time Opponent Rank TV Venue Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record
April (0–0)
(Home; 0–0; Away: 0–0)
Date Time Opponent Rank TV Venue Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Big Ten record
May (0–0)
(Home; 0–0; Away: 0–0)
Date Time Opponent Rank TV Venue Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Big Ten record
Postseason (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

Main article: 2026 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
Coaches'[6]2 (14)2 (14)*
Baseball America[7]1
NCBWA†[8]2
D1Baseball[9]1
Perfect Game[10]5

† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 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

  1. ^ "Big Ten Conference standings". BigTen.org. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
  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"
  4. ^ a b "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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