UCLA Bruins baseball
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 2016 UCLA Bruins baseball team
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| Founded | 1920 |
| University | University of California, Los Angeles |
| Conference | Pac-12 |
| Location | Los Angeles, CA |
| Head coach | John Savage (12th year) |
| Home stadium |
Jackie Robinson Stadium (Capacity: 1,820) |
| Nickname | Bruins |
| Colors |
True Blue and Gold |
| National Championships | |
| 2013 | |
| College World Series Runner-up | |
| 2010 | |
| College World Series appearances | |
| 1969, 1997, 2010, 2012, 2013 | |
| NCAA Tournament appearances | |
| 1969, 1979, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015 | |
| Conference champions | |
| 1944, 1969, 1976, 1979, 1986, 2000, 2011, 2012, 2015 | |
The UCLA Bruins baseball team is the varsity college baseball team of the University of California, Los Angeles. Having started playing in 1920, the program is a member of the NCAA Division I Pac-12 Conference. It plays its home games at Jackie Robinson Stadium. The program has appeared in five College World Series and won the 2013 National Championship.
Chris Chambliss and Steve Edney led the Bruins to the 1969 CWS, UCLA's first. The team defeated Santa Clara at the NCAA Regional and finished in 7th place, after losing to Tulsa, 6-5 in 10 innings, and to Arizona State, 2-1 in 12 innings. Chambliss, who went on to play for Major League Baseball's Cleveland Indians, New York Yankees, and Atlanta Braves between 1971 and 1986, had a team-high .340 batting average and 15 home runs. Other members of the team included Bill Bonham, Steven Edney, Mike Reinbach, and Jim York.
The 1997 team won the Pac-10 title with a 43-18 record (21-9 Pac-10) and reached in the CWS. The team was led by head coach Gary Adams and included future Major League Baseball players Troy Glaus, Jim Parque, and Eric Byrnes. Jon Heinrichs, Tom Jacquez, Eric Valent, and Peter Zamora also played on the team. During the season, UCLA held a number one ranking, and the team finished the season ranked sixth.
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