UCLA Baseball. Bruins to host seventh-ranked Anteaters in Tuesday night contest (6 p.m.)

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1 UCLA Baseball UCLA Sports Information u J.D. Morgan Center u 325 Westwood Plaza u Los Angeles, CA Baseball SID: Alex Timiraos u atimiraos@athletics.ucla.edu u (310) u (310) FAX 2008 STATS LEADERS Name GP/GS AVG AB H HR RBI Alden Carrithers 26/ Brent Dean 12/ Brandon Crawford 26/ Casey Haerther 24/ Jermaine Curtis 26/ Name GP/GS ERA W-L IP SO Matt Grace 7/ Tim Murphy 8/ Brendan Lafferty 13/ Schedule 2/22 Oklahoma W, 7-5 2/23 Oklahoma L, 3-2 (12) 2/24 Oklahoma Ccd. (rain) 2/26 at Cal State Northridge^ Susp. (8th) 2/27 UC Santa Barbara W, 5-4 (13) 2/29 Southern W, /1 vs. Bethune-Cookman # (ESPN2) W, 2-0 3/2 at USC W, 4-3 3/4 at Cal State Fullerton L, 7-1 3/5 Cal State Fullerton L, /7 St. Mary s W, /8 St. Mary s W, 4-3 3/9 St. Mary s L, 4-2 3/11 Pepperdine W, /13 at Cal Poly L, 9-8 3/14 at Cal Poly W, /15 at Cal Poly W, /21 Long Beach State L, /22 at Long Beach State L, 3-2 3/22 at Long Beach State L, /25 at San Diego State L, 6-3 3/28 at Arizona* W, 4-3 (10) 3/29 at Arizona* W, /30 at Arizona* L, 8-4 4/1 San Diego State W, 6-2 4/4 USC* L, 6-1 4/5 USC* L, 7-4 4/6 USC* W, 4-2 4/8 UC Irvine 6:00 p.m. 4/11 UC Riverside 6:00 p.m. 4/12 UC Riverside 2:00 p.m. 4/13 UC Riverside 1:00 p.m. 4/15 Cal State Northridge 6:00 p.m. 4/18 Stanford* 6:00 p.m. 4/19 Stanford* 2:00 p.m. 4/20 Stanford* 1:00 p.m. 4/22 UNLV 6:00 p.m. 4/25 at Washington* 6:30 p.m. 4/26 at Washington* 2:00 p.m. 4/27 at Washington* 1:00 p.m. 4/29 at Pepperdine 3:00 p.m. 5/2 Arizona State* 6:00 p.m. 5/3 Arizona State* (FSN) 4:00 p.m. 5/4 Arizona State* 1:00 p.m. 5/6 San Diego 6:00 p.m. 5/9 at Oregon State* 5:00 p.m. 5/10 at Oregon State* 1:00 p.m. 5/11 at Oregon State* 1:00 p.m. 5/13 at UC Irvine 6:00 p.m. 5/16 Washington State* 6:00 p.m. 5/17 Washington State* (FSN) 1:30 p.m. 5/18 Washington State* 1:00 p.m. 5/20 at Cal State Fullerton 6:00 p.m. 5/23 at California* 2:30 p.m. 5/24 at California* 1:00 p.m. 5/25 at California* 1:00 p.m. 5/30-6/1 NCAA Regionals TBD 6/6-9 NCAA Super Regionals TBD 6/14-25 College World Series TBD ^ Game to be resumed April 15 at UCLA (4:30 p.m.) # at MLB Urban Youth Academy (Compton, Calif.) *indicates Pac-10 Conference game. UCLA continues homestand against No. 7 uc irvine, uc riverside Bruins to host seventh-ranked Anteaters in Tuesday night contest (6 p.m.) MIDWEEK UCLA hosts UC Irvine on Tuesday evening, as the Bruins play their fifth game of a 13-game homestand. Last season, UCLA dropped a 5-4 decision to the Anteaters at home (April 10) and won at UC Irvine, 4-2 (May 1). Sophomore right-hander Garett Claypool will make his eighth career start, including his third start against the Anteaters. WEEKEND The Bruins host a three-game series against UC Riverside on April Last spring, the non-conference foes split two Tuesday evening meetings. UCLA downed UC Riverside, 3-2, in the Bruins seventh regular-season game (Feb. 13) and lost at UC Riverside, 3-1 (April 24). The Highlanders won two of three games last weekend against Long Beach State. UC Riverside hosts San Diego on Tuesday before hitting the road to play the Toreros in San Diego on Wednesday. NO. 7 UC IRVINE (20-5) at UCLA (14-12) at UCLA s Jackie Robinson Stadium Tuesday, April 8, 6 p.m. UCI Christian Bergman, RHP, So. (4-0, 1.08) UCLA Garett Claypool, RHP, So. (1-0, 4.61) uc riverside (9-16) at UCLA (14-12) at UCLA s Jackie Robinson Stadium Friday, April 11, 6 p.m. UCR Stephen Penney, RHP, Jr. (3-2, 2.72) UCLA Tim Murphy, LHP, Jr. (2-2, 3.44) Saturday, April 12, 2 p.m. UCR Matt Larkins, RHP, Fr. (4-1, 3.37) UCLA Charles Brewer, RHP, So. (3-3, 5.03) Sunday, April 13, 1 p.m. UCR Paul Bargas, LHP, So. (1-3, 4.98) UCLA Gavin Brooks, LHP, So. (2-2, 5.61) HISTORY WITH THE ANTEATERS UCLA has recorded a 6-5 record against UC Irvine since the Anteaters revived their baseball program in Overall, the Bruins have logged a record against UC Irvine. Head coach John Savage arrived at UCLA after serving as head coach at UC Irvine from Savage led the Anteaters to a 4-0 record against UCLA in three seasons. As the Bruins head coach, Savage has guided UCLA to a 6-1 mark against UC Irvine. The Bruins and Anteaters will meet again at UC Irvine on Tuesday, May 13. OMAHA OPPONENTS This spring, the Bruins play four teams which advanced to the 2007 College World Series in Omaha, Neb. In addition to two games against UC Irvine, which made its first NCAA Division I College World Series appearance last June, the Bruins schedule features three games against Cal State Fullerton, three games at home versus Arizona State and three contests at Oregon State. One year ago, UCLA played 11 games (nine during the regular season) against teams that advanced to the 2006 College World Series. TUESDAY NIGHT LIGHTS Right-hander Garett Claypool makes his ninth career start Tuesday against UC Irvine and carries a 1-0 record and 4.61 ERA into the mid-week contest. Claypool has recorded 12 strikeouts and issued 15 walks in 13.2 innings this season. In his career as a starting pitcher, the West Hills, Calif., resident has logged a 1.82 ERA and 4-0 record, totaling 26 strikeouts and 11 walks (all starts in mid-week games). Last Tuesday, Claypool limited San Diego State to one run and one hit in five innings, striking out five hitters in a 6-2 win. rivalry ENDURES, streak ended UCLA s six-game winning streak against crosstown rival USC was snapped Friday, as the Trojans defeated the Bruins, 6-1. USC won two of three games over the weekend, as both teams split four games during the regular season. The Trojans earned a 7-4 win Saturday, before UCLA responded with a 4-2 victory Sunday afternoon. In 2006 and 2007, UCLA captured the season series against its crosstown rival the Bruins won two of three games at home in 2006 and swept USC at Dedeaux Field in consistently crushing Alden Carrithers hit at a.429 clip in four games last week, going 6-for-14 with two home runs, six RBI, four runs and one stolen base. The senior from Portland, Ore., has posted a seven-game hit streak after having recorded a team-best 10-game hit streak earlier in the season. Carrithers has recorded at least one hit in 22 of 26 games and leads the Bruins with 12 multi-hit efforts. Carrithers currently leads the Bruins with a.394 batting average, 41 hits, 104 at-bats, 21 runs (tied), eight doubles, three triples, 25 RBI, 64 total bases,.615 slugging percentage and 11 stolen bases. RUN SUPPORT The Bruins have posted a 10-1 record when scoring five or more runs. When scoring three runs or fewer, UCLA has logged a 1-9 mark. UCLA has scored 10 or more runs in six games this spring. The Bruins scored a season-high 20 runs at Arizona (March 29), pounding out a season-best 22 hits and totaling 17 RBI in the Pac-10 victory. UCLA also scored 22 runs in a currently-suspended game at Cal State Northridge that game will be resumed in the bottom of the eighth innning on April 15 (4:30 p.m.), when the Matadors travel to Jackie Robinson Stadium for the final regular-season affair between both teams (6 p.m. start). QUICK HITS John Savage stands five victories shy of 100 as UCLA s head baseball coach ( record). UCLA s remaining schedule features 16 Pac-10 games and 10 non-conference contests. The Bruins will conclude the season playing eight of 11 games away from Jackie Robinson Stadium. UCLA s pitching staff has logged two shutouts through the first 26 games. Each weekend starter has had at least one outing of eight innings or longer this spring. Five diffferent pitchers have tallied two or more victories Charles Brewer leads the staff with three.

2 MEDIA INFORMATION UCLA Sports Information J.D. Morgan Center, Suite Westwood Plaza Los Angeles, CA Baseball SID... Alex Timiraos SID Phone... (310) SID Fax... (310) SID Sports Information Director...Marc Dellins Web site... To request a credential (or photo credential) for a UCLA baseball game or to schedule an interview with a player or coach, please contact Alex Timiraos at (310) Players and coaches are available for interviews before practice, typically between 12:30-1:30 p.m. usually begins at 1:30 p.m. They will be available for interviews after each game, following the team meeting. Visiting radio stations can activate a line in the radio booth, located on the first-base side of the stadium, by notifying Alex Timiraos. Photographers are never allowed to shoot on the field of play and should not interact with players or coaches during or before games UCLA QUICK FACTS School Information Founded Enrollment...37,500 Nickname...Bruins Colors...Blue and Gold Home Field...Jackie Robinson Stadium Stadium Capacity...1,250 Surface...Grass Dimensions /370/395/370/330 Affiliation... NCAA Division I Conference...Pacific-10 Chancellor...Gene Block Director of Athletics... Dan Guerrero Faculty Athletics Rep... Donald Morrison Associate A.D./SWA...Petrina Long Athletic Dept. Phone... (310) Ticket Office Phone... (310) Baseball History First Season of Baseball All-Time Record (.536) College World Series Appearances... 2 (1969, 1997) Super Regional Appearances...2 (2000, 2007) Regional Appearances...14 (last, 2007) Team Information 2007 Overall Record (.568) Home/Away/Neutral /12-17/ Pac-10 Record (3rd) Pac-10 Home/Away...7-5/ NCAA Tournament...NCAA Super Regional Final Ranking...No. 22 (Baseball America) Letterwinners Returning/Lost...22/9 Starting Position Players Returning/Lost...6/2 Starting Pitchers Returning/Lost...2/1 Returning Redshirts... 3 Newcomers Incoming Freshmen Incoming Transfers... 2 Coaching Staff Head Coach...John Savage Alma Mater/Year... Nevada/1991 Record at UCLA (Fourth year) Career Record (Seventh year) Baseball Office Phone... (310) Assistant Coaches... Brian Green (4th year) Matt Jones (4th year) P.C. Shaw (2nd year) Staff Athletic Trainer... Steve Agee Strength & Conditioning Coach...Karl Jordan Student Athletic Trainers... Amanda Smith, Nadya Seal Student Managers... Trevor Ryan, Matt Frost Video Coordinator... Ryan Menezes haerther makes history First baseman Casey Haerther recorded a UCLA record seven hits in seven plate appearances in a 20-8 win at Arizona (March 29). Haerther registered career highs with four doubles, four runs and four RBI and established the single game record for most hits by a Pac-10 player. The Chatsworth, Calif., resident finished the weekend going 9-for-14 (.643) with four doubles, one home run, six RBI and 16 total bases. In the final two games at Arizona, Haerther raised his batting average 85 points (.203 to.288). LEADING THE WAY Junior left-hander Tim Murphy leads the Bruins staff with 57 strikeouts, averaging 10.3 strikeouts per nine innings. Murphy logged 10 strikeouts in 7.1 innings last Friday against USC, limiting the Trojans to three runs (two earned) and six hits. In his second start of the spring (Friday, March 1), Murphy hurled the first complete game shutout by a Bruin since Feb. 25, 2005 (Hector Ambriz, vs. Pacific). In eight appearances this spring (seven starts) Murphy has compiled a 2-2 record and 3.44 ERA. Murphy has also posted a.308 batting average, making two starts as the designated hitter and two starts in center field. WEB GEM Brandon Crawford, the Bruins slick-fielding shortstop, has posted a.311 batting average, totaling 32 hits, 20 runs, 18 RBI and eight stolen bases. In his third season, Crawford has started all 145 games, registering a.324 batting average, 15 home runs, 10 triples, 34 doubles and 112 runs. The junior from Pleasanton, Calif., was one of 75 players to be named to the Golden Spikes Award Watch List. At season s end, the Golden Spikes Award is presented to the top college baseball player. Crawford was also named a secondteam preseason All-American by Baseball America and a third-team preseason All-America selection by Louisville Slugger and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA). GO-TO GUY Left-hander Brendan Lafferty has made a team-high 13 appearances through 26 games. Lafferty collected his second save of the year in UCLA s 20-8 win at Arizona, hurling three scoreless innings while striking out four hitters. Lafferty has compiled a 1-1 record and 4.45 ERA in 28.1 innings, the fourth-highest total on the club. Lafferty has recorded 24 strikeouts and issued 11 walks. The Riverside, Calif., resident has competed with UCLA longer than any other player (only current player from the 2005 squad). Lafferty made 15 appearances in 2005, redshirted the 2006 season, and led the team with 25 appearances last spring. top backstop Junior Ryan Babineau has been named to the Johnny Bench Award watch list, as announced by the Greater Wichita Area Sports Commission. The award is given annually to the top Division-I collegiate catcher. Babineau has caught more games than any Pac-10 catcher (134), making 131 starts. Babineau has committed two errors in 1,067 chances (.998 pct.), throwing out 36 of 90 attempted base stealers (40.0 pct). This season, opponents have attemped to steal eight times (four successfully) on Babineau in 18 games. At the plate, Babineau has posted a career.263 average with 11 home runs, 71 RBI and 68 runs. As a freshman in 2006, Babineau earned All-Pac-10 team honors. Last spring, the Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., native was named an honorable mention All-Pac-10 selection. EXTRA! EXTRA! Three of the Bruins games this spring have extended into extra innings, including two of the team s first three contests. UCLA lost a 12-inning game, 3-2, to Oklahoma in the nightcap of a season-opening doubleheader on Feb. 23. The Bruins outlasted UC Santa Barbara, 5-4, in 13 innings on Feb. 27, a game that lasted five hours and 35 minutes. UCLA edged Arizona, 4-3, in 10 innings on March 28 in the Bruins Pac-10 season opener. Last season, UCLA did not play any extra frames. The Bruins last played an extra inning game of 13 innings or longer on April 18, 2003, when UCLA won at Arizona State, 8-7 (13 innings). PROJECTIONS AND PREDICTIONS Baseball America tabbed UCLA as its preseason favorite to win the Pac-10 Conference. The national baseball publication predicts the Bruins to finish ahead of Arizona, Oregon State and Arizona State, respectively. Shortstop Brandon Crawford, outfielder Gabe Cohen and left-handed starter Gavin Brooks were named preseason All-Pac-10 selections by Baseball America. The publication listed Rob Rasmussen as one of the five top newcomers and pegged Crawford and left-hander Tim Murphy as the second- and sixth-best pro prospects in this year s draft class. Baseball America listed Jermaine Curtis as the conference s best defensive third baseman and Brandon Crawford as the Pac-10 s best defensive shortstop. TWO DOLLAR TUESDAYS All season long, tickets to Tuesday evening games at UCLA s Jackie Robinson Stadium will cost just two dollars. The promotion began on Tuesday, March 11, in an 11-3 victory over Pepperdine. The remaining Tuesday night games include non-conference opponents UC Irvine (April 8), Cal State Northridge (April 15), UNLV (April 22) and San Diego (May 6). Other upcoming promotions at Jackie Robinson Stadium include Faculty and Staff Day on Friday, April 4 faculty and staff members are eligible to receive four free tickets to Friday s game by showing either their Bruin card or a recent paycheck stub. Bruin School Days is slated for Saturday afternoon and Alumni Appreciation Day takes place on Sunday. THE POLL IN THE PAC UCLA was selected third out of nine teams in the Pac-10 preseason coaches poll. The Bruins were picked to finish behind Arizona and Arizona State, respectively. Arizona picked up six of nine first-place votes, and Arizona State recorded the other three first-place votes. Last season, UCLA was picked fourth in the preseason coaches poll and finished third with a mark in Pac-10 ballgames. PAC-10 PRESEASON POLL No. School (first-place votes) Points 1. Arizona (6) Arizona State (3) UCLA Oregon State California Stanford USC Washington State Washington 9

3 CLOSING THE DEAL Right-hander Jason Novak notched his first collegiate save in UCLA s 4-2 win over USC on Sunday, inducing Roberto Lopez to ground into a game-ending double play with the bases loaded in the ninth inning. Novak entered the game with runners at first and second base and one out. USC s Grant Green reached on an infield single before Novak prompted Lopez to ground into a double play. In four appearances this spring (3.2 innings), the junior from Agoura, Calif., has allowed two runs and six hits. Novak has made 51 appearances in three seasons, including four starts as a freshman in BACK TO WORK Entering his fourth season at the helm of the program, head coach John Savage has the Bruin baseball program headed in the right direction. UCLA finished its 2007 season with its first trip to the NCAA Super Regionals since The Bruins dropped both games to Cal State Fullerton, by scores of 12-2 and 2-1. UCLA advanced to the Super Regionals after winning the Long Beach Regional, recording wins over No. 3- seed Pepperdine (7-3), No. 4-seed Illinois-Chicago (3-1) and No. 1-seed Long Beach State (7-4) at Blair Field. Last year, the Bruins advanced to the postseason for the second consecutive season. No UCLA baseball team has made three straight postseason appearances. INJURY REPORT Sophomore outfielder/left-handed pitcher Justin Uribe will miss the remainder of the 2008 season with a left elbow injury (torn UCL). Uribe s season-ending injury will require surgery. Freshman left-hander Rob Rasmussen will miss 2-3 weeks with a fractured left foot (return expected early May). Rasmussen sustained the injury on a line drive in the third inning against UC Santa Barbara (Feb. 27). Freshman right-hander Dan Klein remains inactive with shoulder soreness. Freshman outfielder Jeff Rapoport (shoulder) missed the 2007 season with a shoulder injury and may return later this spring. Freshman right-hander Erik Goeddel (elbow) and junior right-hander Tim Schlatter (shoulder) remain sidelined. ON THE WEB All UCLA home games can be listened to and viewed online at uclabruins. com. Danny Lee and Tim Wilhelm have the call at UCLA s official athletics website. Audio broadcasts of road series Oregon State (May 9-11) and California (May 23-25) will be carried live online. All remaining regularseason games can be followed live through CSTV s GameTracker, available at uclabruins.com. UCLA s PROBABLE STARTERS C Ryan Babineau (Jr.) KEY STATS.246 avg., 14-for-57, 3 2B, 11 RBI, 10 R, 11 BB,.366 OBP Hitting.381 (8-for-21) this spring with runners in scoring position Missed six consecutive games with a hip flexor injury (Feb March 7) 1B Casey Haerther (So.) KEY STATS.274 avg., 26-for-95, 2 HR, 16 RBI, 6 SB in 7 att. Hit 7-for-7 in a 20-8 win over Arizona on March 29, totaling 4 RBI, 4 2B and 4 runs Registered nine multi-hit games in 24 games played (23 starts) 2B Niko Gallego (Fr.) KEY STATS.286 avg., 2-for-7, 2 BB, 1 RBI,.400 OBP, 1 SB in 1 att. Earned his first career start, playing second base, against USC (April 6) One of the team s fastest runners; talented defensive infielder SS Brandon Crawford (Jr.) KEY STATS.311 avg., 32-for-103, 3 2B, 2 HR, 18 RBI, 20 R, 8/13 SB/SBA Hitting.318 (14-for-44) in UCLA s last 11 games, recording 10 runs and seven RBI Went 2-for-4 in each of the final two games against USC (April 5-6) 3B Jermaine Curtis (Jr.) KEY STATS.262 avg., 27-for-103, 7 2B, 1 HR, 10 RBI, team-high 21 R Has hit in the leadoff spot in 25 of 26 games, reaching base in a leadoff role at a.467 clip Recorded two four-hit efforts in the Bruins two wins at Arizona (March 28, 29) LF Alden Carrithers (Sr.) KEY STATS.394 avg., 41-for-104, team-best 8 2B and 3 3B, 3 HR, 21 R, 25 RBI Boasts a.365 career avg. in 87 games, including 20/23 career SB/SBA Hitting.434 in 14 home games, totaling 23 hits in 53 at-bats, 14 runs, 13 RBI CF Tim Murphy (Jr.) KEY STATS.308 avg., 4-for-13, 1 2B,.400 OBP Has started in four games off the mound (two at designated hitter, two in center field) Hurled 10 strikeouts Friday against USC, before going 2-for-4 with one run Saturday RF Chris Giovinazzo (Fr.) KEY STATS.158 avg., 3-for-19, 4 R in six starts in the outfield Has started each of the team s last six games in the outfield (5 LF, 1 RF) Has recorded one hit in each of three games (at Arizona, vs. SDSU, vs. USC) DH Cody Decker (Jr.) KEY STATS.197 avg., 15-for-76, 3 HR, 11 RBI, 2 2B, 9 R,.351 OBP Belted home runs in back-to-back games (March 11 vs. Pepperdine, March 14 at Cal Poly) Led UCLA with 14 HR and 57 RBI last spring, earning All-Pac-10 honors P Garett Claypool (So.) KEY STATS 1-0 record, 4.61 ERA, 12 K in 13.2 IP,.200 OAV Has posted a 4-0 career mark as the starter in midweek games Limited San Diego State to one run and one hit in five innings (April 1) other key players TO WATCH INF Eddie Murray (Jr.) Has gone 1-for-6 in seven games; played in 29 games as a sophomore last season OF Gabe Cohen (So.) Leads the Bruins with six home runs; hitting.200 in 24 games (all starts in right field) OF Mickey Weisser (Sr.) Had a key pinch-hit RBI-single in the eighth inning of UCLA s 4-2 win over USC (April 6) OF Brady Dolan (Sr.) Has made 18 outfield starts (12 CF, 3 LF, 3 RF), posting a.246 batting average OF Blair Dunlap (R-So.) Went 1-for-3 with one run in UCLA s 6-2 win over San Diego State (April 1) OF Brett Krill (Fr.) Earned his first career start at San Diego State (March 25), going 1-for-2 with one walk C Brent Dean (Sr.) Started 12 games behind the plate; has posted a.323 avg and.475 OBP this spring P Brendan Lafferty (R-Jr.) Has logged a 4.45 ERA and 24 strikeouts in 28.1 IP (team-high 13 relief appearances) P Matt Grace (Fr.) Posted a 3.12 ERA in seven appearances, limiting opponents to a.172 ERA P Matt Drummond (So.) Made 10 appearances (two starts), totaling a 5.96 ERA and 21 K in 25.2 innings P Charles Brewer (So.) Has made nine appearances (four in relief), serves as the Bruins No. 2 weekend starter P Gavin Brooks (So.) Limited USC to two runs and four hits in 8.1 innings (April 6); serves as the No. 3 starter P Jason Novak (Jr.) Earned his first collegiate save vs. USC (April 6), inducing a game-ending double play UCLA S RECORD Win-Loss Record When... Overall Pac-10 Conference Pac-10 Conference Home/Road...1-2/2-1 Non-Conference Home games Away games Neutral site Day games Night games vs. left-handed starter vs. right-handed starter run games run games run games Extra innings Shutouts When UCLA scores runs runs runs runs When the opponent scores runs runs runs runs Inning breakdown UCLA scored in 1st inning Opponent scored in 1st inning UCLA scores first Opponent scores first After 6...leading trailing tied After 7...leading trailing tied After 8...leading trailing tied Miscellaneous statistics Hit 0 home runs Hit 1 home run Hit 2+ home runs Opponent hit 0 home runs Opponent hit 1 home run Opponent hit 2+ home runs Made 0 errors Made 1 error Made 2+ errors Opponent made 0 errors Opponent made 1 error Opponent made 2+ errors UCLA out-hit opponent Opponent out-hit UCLA Hits are tied UCLA s record in February March April UCLA s record on Tuesdays Wednesdays Fridays Saturdays Sundays UCLA s record when Charles Brewer starts Gavin Brooks starts Garett Claypool starts Matt Drummond starts Dan Klein starts Tim Murphy starts Rob Rasmussen starts Justin Uribe starts...1-1

4 HEAD COACH JOHN SAVAGE Record at UCLA (4th year) Overall Record (7th year) In his fourth season as head coach at UCLA, John Savage has established the Bruins as a perennial national contender. Savage led UCLA to the postseason the past two seasons. In June 2006, the Bruins played in the Malibu Regional. UCLA swept the 2007 Long Beach Regional before advancing to the Super Regional at Cal State Fullerton, UCLA s first Super Regional since Savage has also made significant strides on the recruiting trail, helping UCLA land three recruiting classes ranked in the top-13 by Baseball America. In the fall of 2005, Savage and his coaching staff unveiled their first recruiting class at UCLA, a group ranked the No. 5 class by Baseball America. His last two recruiting classes have been ranked No. 13 and No. 7, respectively. Aside from featuring winning teams, outstanding recruiting classes, and consistently challenging schedules, Savage has made significant improvements to Jackie Robinson Stadium. Among the latest upgrades include a new grass field surface, a state-of-the-art backstop, the installation of over 1,000 chairback seats and improved hitting facilities and bullpens. SAVAGE VS. OPPONENTS Team at UCI at UCLA Overall Arizona Arizona State Baylor Bethune-Cookman BYU Cal Poly (SLO) California Cal State Fullerton Cal State Northridge East Carolina Fresno State Gonzaga Hawaii Illinois-Chicago Long Beach State Loyola Marymount Miami Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri NC State Nevada Notre Dame Oklahoma Oral Roberts Oregon State Pacific Pepperdine Sacramento State San Diego San Diego State Santa Clara Southern St. Mary s Stanford Texas A&M UC Irvine UCLA UC Riverside UC Santa Barbara UNLV USC Utah Washington Washington State Winthrop TOTALS MARK THE CALENDAR UCLA s game at Cal State Northridge on Tuesday, Feb. 26, was suspended in the middle of the eighth inning due to darkness. The remainder of that game (beginning at the start of the bottom of the eighth) will resume on Tuesday, April 15 at UCLA (4:30 p.m.). Both teams are scheduled to play that evening at 6 p.m. at UCLA s Jackie Robinson Stadium. Should the remainder of the suspended game extend past 5:30 p.m., the second game will begin 30 minutes at the conclusion of the first. UCLA currently leads Cal State Northridge in the suspended contest, Statistics from the game do not become official until its conclusion on April 15. ON THE HORIZON Head coach John Savage announced on Nov. 14, 2007, that seven student-athletes had signed National Letters of Intent during the early signing period to attend UCLA and play baseball. These student-athletes will arrive on campus and enroll in the fall of Headed by assistant coach and recruiting coordinator Brian Green, the fourth recruiting class under Savage includes six position players and one pitcher. This group features three AFLAC All-Americans infielders Chris Amezquita and Clark Murphy and right-handed pitcher Gerrit Cole. All seven signees have earned all-league honors in high school and were Milwaukee Brewers Area Code Games selections. Cole and Cutter Dykstra have captured preseason first-team All-America honors and Murphy has earned third-team All-America accolades from Baseball America. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. B/T Hometown (High School) Chris Amezquita INF R/R La Mirada, Calif. (Servite) Tyler Chatwood INF/OF/C R/R Yucaipa, Calif. (Redlands East Valley) Gerrit Cole RHP R/R Santa Ana, Calif. (Orange Lutheran) Cutter Dykstra INF R/R Thousand Oaks, Calif. (Westlake) Clark Murphy 1B/OF L/L Fallbrook, Calif. (Fallbrook Union) Tyler Rahmatulla INF R/R Mission Viejo, Calif. (Mater Dei) Steve Rodriguez C L/R Lomita, Calif. (St. John Bosco) BIG LEAGUERS Six former Bruin ballplayers began the 2008 MLB season on 25-man rosters. In 2007, nine former Bruins played in the major leagues. Two players from the 1997 College World Series squad, Eric Byrnes (Arizona) and Troy Glaus (St. Louis), and two teammates from , Garrett Atkins (Colorado) and Chase Utley (Philadelphia), are on big-league rosters. Former Bruin teammates Dave Roberts (San Francisco) and Adam Melhuse (Texas) are also among ex-ucla players in the majors. Right-hander Casey Janssen (Toronto) will miss the 2008 season with a torn labrum (right shoulder) and has been placed on the 60-day disabled list. Former Bruin 2008 MLB Team Years at UCLA MLB Draft (Yr, Rd, Tm) Garrett Atkins Colorado Rockies , 5th (Colorado) Eric Byrnes Arizona Diamondbacks , 8th (Oakland) Troy Glaus St. Louis Cardinals , 1st (Anaheim) Casey Janssen (60-day DL) Toronto Blue Jays , 4th (Toronto) Adam Melhuse Texas Rangers , 13th (Toronto) Dave Roberts San Francisco Giants , 28th (Cleveland) Chase Utley Philadelphia Phillies , 1st (Philadelphia) ON THE FARM Last summer, 17 former Bruins competed in minor league baseball 11 of those players were drafted under head coach John Savage. Four former Bruins have begun the 2008 minor league season playing double-a, and two former Bruins are competing on triple-a clubs (Ben Francisco and Wes Whisler). Hector Ambriz, David Huff, Dave Johnson and Kyle Wilson have started their respective seasons in double-a ball. Two Bruins from last year s ballclub Tyson Brummett and Brant Rustich are playing at the single-a level. Brummett is pitching for the Lakewood BlueClaws (Phillies affiliate) and Brant Rustich is competing for the St. Lucie Mets (Mets advanced single-a affiliate). COACHING AT A HIGH LEVEL Former Bruin and major league infielder Torey Lovullo enters his third season as the Buffalo Bisons manager (triple-a, Cleveland). Lovullo has led the Bisons to winning records in each of his first two seasons after having spent 13 years playing professional baseball. Former Bruin ballplayers Eric Valent (Williamsport Crosscutters, single-a, Philadelphia) and Jerry Weinstein (Modesto Nuts, high-a, Colorado) are also serving as coaches in the minor leagues. JOHN SAVAGE S YEAR-BY-YEAR John Savage has compiled a record, midway through his fourth season as head coach at UCLA. A graduate of University of Nevada ( 91), Savage has coached 17 major-league players in his 16-year career as a college baseball coach. Prior to coaching at UCLA, Savage spent three years as the head coach at UC Irvine, where he brought back a dormant baseball program (school did not field baseball since 1992). Savage arrived at UC Irvine after having served as the pitching coach at USC from With the Trojans, Savage was responsible for the development of current major league pitchers Barry Zito (San Francisco), Mark Prior (San Diego) and Brian Bannister (Kansas City). Year School Record conference Postseason 2002 UC Irvine t-4th (Big West) 2003 UC Irvine t-5th (Big West) 2004 UC Irvine t-4th (Big West) Midwest Regional 2005 UCLA th (Pac-10) 2006 UCLA rd (Pac-10) Malibu Regional 2007 UCLA rd (Pac-10) Fullerton Super Regional 2008 UCLA th season (overall) Regional Appearances 3 seasons (at UC Irvine) Regional Appearance 4th season (at UCLA) Regional Appearances

5 HAERTHER S HISTORIC EVENING Sophomore first baseman sets school record with 7-for-7 performance Casey Haerther went 7-for-7 in UCLA s 20-8 win at then-no. 6 Arizona on March 29 at Jerry Kindall Field. The hitting performance by Haerther, a sophomore first baseman from Chatsworth, Calif., not only set records at UCLA, but also in the Pac-10 Conference. By game s end, he had posted more than a few memorable numbers. HAERTHER S 7-FOR-7 EFFORT: marked his career highs in hits and at-bats set a Pac-10 single-game record for hits by an individual (previous high, six hits, happened numerous times) was the first time a Bruin recorded six hits or more in a game since May 9, 2000, when Chasey Utley went 6-for-6 marked the first seven-hit performance in Division I college baseball since April 21, 2002 (Brad Bauder of Virginia Tech, 8-for-8, vs. Georgetown) HAERTHER S FOUR DOUBLES: marked his career high was the most doubles in a single game on record by a Bruin baseball player tied the Pac-10 record for most doubles in a game (last, Jeff Larish, Arizona State vs. Arizona on May 26, 2003) HAERTHER S 11 TOTAL BASES: marked his career high was the most total bases in a game by a Bruin since Ryan McCarthy recorded 12 total bases against Arizona State (April 18, 2004) HAERTHER S FOUR RBI AND FOUR RUNS: marked his career highs in each category BREAKDOWN OF HAERTHER S SEVEN HITS At-bat Inning On Base Put-in-Play Count Outs Result RBI Change in Score After At-Bat 1 T2 0 Single (to center field) Initiates four-run inning 0 unchanged - ARIZ 3, UCLA 0 2 T3 0 Double (to left field) Leads off, initiates seven-run inning 0 unchanged - UCLA 4, ARIZ 3 3 T3 1 Single (to center field) Single brings home 7th run of inning 1 adds one run - UCLA 11, ARIZ 3 4 T5 1 Double (to left-center field) Double scores Crawford from second 1 adds one run - UCLA 12, ARIZ 4 5 T6 1 Double (to left-center field) Double scores Crawford from first 1 adds one run - UCLA 17, ARIZ 4 6 T7 1 Single (to right field) Sends Crawford to third 0 unchanged - UCLA 18, ARIZ 8 7 T9 1 Double (to right-center field) Double scores Cohen from second 1 adds one run - UCLA 20, ARIZ 8 CASEY HAERTHER VS. ARIZONA (March 29) AB R H 2B 3B HR TB RBI BB SO LOB Haerther, Casey LEADING THE BRUINS (BATTING) Led the team in HITS Alden Carrithers (5, 5) Brandon Crawford (4, 2) Casey Haerther (3, 3) Jermaine Curtis (2, 2) Ryan Babineau (1, 2) Brady Dolan (1, 2) Brent Dean (1, 1) Cody Decker (0, 2) Gabe Cohen (0, 1) Tim Murphy (0, 1) Justin Uribe (0,1) Mickey Weisser (0, 1) Led the team in RUNS Alden Carrithers (3, 6) Casey Haerther (2, 5) Jermaine Curtis (3, 4) Brandon Crawford (1, 5) Gabe Cohen (1, 4) Brent Dean (1, 3) Justin Uribe (0, 3) Ryan Babineau (0, 3) Brady Dolan (0, 2) Cody Decker (0, 1) Chris Giovinazzo (0, 1) Mickey Weisser (0, 1) Led the team in RBI Alden Carrithers (4, 6) Ryan Babineau (3, 3) Gabe Cohen (2, 3) Casey Haerther (2, 2) Jermaine Curtis (1, 2) Brandon Crawford (0, 3) Cody Decker (0, 3) Justin Uribe (1, 1) Blair Dunlap (0, 2) Brent Dean (1, 0) Tim Murphy (0, 1) Led the team in AT-BATS Casey Haerther (1, 14) Alden Carrithers (3, 11) Brandon Crawford (0, 12) Jermaine Curtis (1, 8) Gabe Cohen (1, 7) Cody Decker (0, 5) Justin Uribe (0, 4) Brady Dolan (0, 2) Ryan Babineau (0, 2) Brent Dean (0, 1) Tim Murphy (0, 1) LEADING THE BRUINS (PITCHING) Led the team in INNINGS Tim Murphy (7, 0) Charles Brewer (6, 0) Gavin Brooks (5, 0) Matt Drummond (2, 0) Garett Claypool (1, 0) Dan Klein (1, 0) Brendan Lafferty (1, 0) Justin Uribe (1, 0) Led the team in STRIKEOUTS Tim Murphy (7, 0) Charles Brewer (5, 0) Gavin Brooks (4, 1) Matt Drummond (3, 1) Brendan Lafferty (2, 0) Garett Claypool (1, 0) Dan Klein (1, 0) LEADING THE BRUINS (FIELDING) Led the team in PUTOUTS Ryan Babineau (9, 0) Casey Haerther (9, 0) Brent Dean (3, 0) Cody Decker (3, 0) Led the team in ASSISTS Alden Carrithers (9, 4) Brandon Crawford (6, 2) Tim Murphy (2, 0) Jermaine Curtis (1, 1) Casey Haerther (0, 2) Brent Dean (1, 0) Niko Gallego (1, 0) NOTE: Where there are two numbers, the first indicates the number of times the player led the team by himself. The second indicates the number of times the player shared the lead.

6 MULTIPLE HIT GAMES PLAYER TOTAL Alden Carrithers Brandon Crawford Casey Haerther Jermaine Curtis Gabe Cohen Cody Decker Ryan Babineau Brady Dolan Brent Dean Justin Uribe Tim Murphy TEAM MULTIPLE RBI GAMES PLAYER TOTAL Alden Carrithers Gabe Cohen Casey Haerther Brandon Crawford Ryan Babineau Cody Decker Jermaine Curtis Brent Dean Blair Dunlap Mickey Weisser TEAM HITTING STREAKS PLAYER LONGEST CURRENT Alden Carrithers 10 7 Brandon Crawford 7 2 Gabe Cohen 6 - Cody Decker 5 - Jermaine Curtis 4 1 Casey Haerther 4 - Justin Uribe 3 2 Ryan Babineau 3 1 Brady Dolan 3 - Chris Giovinazzo 3 - Brent Dean 2 2 Niko Gallego 2 2 Tim Murphy 2 2 four players 1 - UCLA vs. the conferences Big 12 (1-1) Oklahoma Big West (3-6, 8 games remaining) Cal Poly Cal State Fullerton Cal State Northridge Long Beach State UC Irvine UC Riverside UC Santa Barbara Mid-Eastern Athletic (1-0) Bethune-Cookman Mountain West (1-1, one game remaining) San Diego State UNLV Southwestern Atlantic (1-0) Southern West Coast (3-1, three games remaining) San Diego Saint Mary s Pepperdine Pac-10 (3-3, 18 games remaining) Arizona Arizona State California Oregon State Stanford USC... *1-2 Washington Washington State *UCLA defeated USC, 4-3, in a non-conference meeting March 2; that meeting does not count in the above Pac-10 totals. UCLA BASEBALL IN THE POLLS WEEK BA CB USA WA R Preseason Feb NP 21 3 March March March March March April BA = Baseball America, CB = Collegiate Baseball, USA = USA Today, WA = NCBWA, R = Rivals.com (-- indicates not ranked, arv indicates also receiving votes, NP indicates no poll) NON-CONFERENCE OPPONENTS AND PAC-10 TEAMS Week-by-Week Rankings (Baseball America/Collegiate Baseball) TEAM PRE Feb. 25 Mar. 3 Mar. 10 Mar. 17 Mar. 24 Mar. 31 Apr. 7 Apr. 14 Apr. 21 Apr. 28 May 5 May 12 May 19 May 26 BCU --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- CP --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- CSUF --/16 23/16 --/-- 20/22 --/28 --/30 25/29 16/18 CSUN --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- LBSU 13/17 11/10 10/11 9/7 7/7 5/4 10/11 20/21 OKLA --/arv --/-- --/-- --/25 --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- PEPP --/29 --/29 --/29 --/29 --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- SD 11/7 17/18 17/-- 21/-- 19/-- 14/27 17/-- 13/20 SDSU --/-- 22/26 --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- SOU --/arv --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- SMC --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- UCI --/26 --/23 19/13 13/8 9/5 7/3 5/4 7/8 UCR --/35 --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- UCSB --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- UNLV --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- PAC-10 PRE Feb. 25 Mar. 3 Mar. 10 Mar. 17 Mar. 24 Mar. 31 Apr. 7 Apr. 14 Apr. 21 Apr. 28 May 5 May 12 May 19 May 26 ARIZ 2/1 1/2 1/2 1/2 2/4 6/9 18/-- --/-- ASU 9/3 6/1 4/1 2/1 1/1 1/1 1/1 2/3 CAL --/arv --/-- --/26 12/18 12/12 11/11 7/7 5/7 OSU 7/19 12/20 12/22 22/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- STAN --/arv --/-- --/30 18/19 17/19 17/21 13/28 10/17 UCLA 1/18 3/19 3/15 11/23 11/20 23/-- 23/-- --/-- USC --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- WASH --/arv --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- WSU --/arv --/-- --/-- --/-- --/25 --/28 --/-- --/--

7 UC IRVINE 5, UCLA 4 APRIL 10, 2007 Jackie Robinson Stadium Last Season s Meetings UC Irvine 5 (24-8-1) UCLA 4 (15-16) Player ab r h rbi bb so po a lob Holiday, Taylor 1b Orloff, Ben ss Cipriano, Cody 2b Petersen, Bryan rf Morris, Matt lf Madigan, Sean dh Asaro, Tony ph Robinson, Zach ph Linton, Ollie cf Larson, Francis c Bell, Dillon pr Lowenstein, Aaron c Vaughn, Tyler 3b Etheridge, Wes p Nakashima, Gary p Bibona, Daniel p Axelrod, Dylan p Erickson, Blair p Totals Player ab r h rbi bb so po a lob Curtis, Jermaine 3b Carrithers, Alden 2b Crawford, Brandon ss Decker, Cody 1b Cohen, Gabe rf Penniall, Will dh Uribe, Justin cf/lf Weisser, Mickey lf/dh Haerther, Casey ph Babineau, Ryan c Murphy, Tim cf/p Claypool, Garett p Novak, Jason p Brummett, Tyson p Totals Score by Innings UC Irvine UCLA E - Orloff(8); Nakashima(1); CARRITHERS(3); CRAWFORD(7). LOB - UCI 10; UCLA 12. 2B - Holiday(13); Larson(5). 3B - Linton(2). HBP - CURTIS; MURPHY. SH - Holiday(4); Cipriano(3); Larson(1); Vaughn(8); CURTIS(2); COHEN(1). SB - Linton(7). UC Irvine ip h r er bb so ab bf np Etheridge, Wes Nakashima, Gary Bibona, Daniel Axelrod, Dylan Erickson, Blair UCLA ip h r er bb so ab bf np Claypool, Garett Novak, Jason Murphy, Tim Brummett, Tyson Win - Axelrod (2-2). Loss - MURPHY (2-2). Save - Erickson (9). HBP - by Etheridge (CURTIS); by Bibona (MURPHY). PB - BABINEAU(6). Pitches/strikes: Etheridge 53/33; Nakashima 42/28; Bibona 9/6; Axelrod 26/18; Erickson 24/13; CLAYPOOL 62/40; NOVAK 41/27; MURPHY 29/17; BRUMMETT 24/20. Umpires - HP: Larry Randall 1B: Dick Flaherty 3B: Chuck Lyon Start: 6:06 pm Time: 3:52 Attendance: 434

8 UCLA 4, UC IRVINE 2 MAY 1, 2007 Anteater Ballpark Last Season s Meetings UCLA 4 (25-18) UC Irvine 2 ( ) Player ab r h rbi bb so po a lob Curtis, Jermaine 3b Carrithers, Alden 2b Crawford, Brandon ss Decker, Cody 1b Cohen, Gabe rf Penniall, Will lf Uribe, Justin cf Haerther, Casey dh Babineau, Ryan c Claypool, Garett p Lafferty, Brendan p Novak, Jason p Murphy, Tim p Totals Player ab r h rbi bb so po a lob Holiday, Taylor 1b Orloff, Ben ss Cipriano, Cody 2b Petersen, Bryan rf Madigan, Sean dh Cusick, Jeff ph Tovar, Luis 3b Vaughn, Tyler ph/3b Bell, Dillon lf Morris, Matt ph/lf Larson, Francis c Baligod, Nick pr Linton, Ollie cf Axelrod, Dylan p Calahan, Tom p Etheridge, Wes p Totals Score by Innings UCLA UC Irvine LOB - UCLA 8; UCI 9. 2B - HAERTHER(3); Madigan(3). HR - CURTIS(2). SH - Vaughn(10); Linton(6). UCLA ip h r er bb so ab bf np Claypool, Garett Lafferty, Brendan Novak, Jason Murphy, Tim UC Irvine ip h r er bb so ab bf np Axelrod, Dylan Calahan, Tom Etheridge, Wes Win - CLAYPOOL (2-0). Loss - Axelrod (2-3). Save - MURPHY (1). WP - CLAYPOOL(4); LAFFERTY(4). Pitches/strikes: CLAYPOOL 75/43; LAFFERTY 10/8; NOVAK 29/13; MURPHY 27/21; Axelrod 76/54; Calahan 27/20; Etheridge 27/19. Umpires - HP: Heath Jones 1B: Rorke Kominek 3B: Dave Gimbi Start: 6:05 pm Time: 3:13 Attendance: 1046

9 Baseball America No. School Record 1. Miami Arizona State Florida State North Carolina California Nebraska UC Irvine Missouri Wichita State Stanford Rice Texas San Diego Georgia South Carolina Cal State Fullerton Kentucky Mississippi Vanderbilt Long Beach State Oklahoma State UNC Wilmington Michigan Coastal Carolina Florida NCBWA No. School Record 1. Miami Florida State Arizona State North Carolina Wichita State UC Irvine Rice Texas A&M Kentucky South Carolina Texas Missouri Vanderbilt Nebraska Cal State Fullerton Long Beach State California San Diego Virginia Oklahoma State Coastal Carolina Arizona Mississippi Georgia Georgia Tech Stanford Clemson UNC Wilmington Florida Baylor Monday, April 7 Stanford 5, at California 5 (suspended, 13 inn., darkness) Tuesday, April 8 Arizona at San Diego State, 6 p.m. UCLA vs. UC Irvine, 6 p.m. USC vs. Cal State Fullerton, 7 p.m. Washington vs. Portland, 5 p.m. Washington State at Gonzaga, 6 p.m. Thursday, April 10 Washington vs. BYU, 6:30 p.m. Friday, April 11 Arizona vs. Indiana State, 7 p.m. Arizona State at Washington State*, 5:30 p.m. California at USC*, 7 p.m. Stanford at Oregon State*, 5 p.m. UCLA vs. UC Riverside, 6 p.m. Washington vs. BYU, 6:30 p.m. Saturday, April 12 Arizona vs. Indiana State, 6 p.m NATIONAL Rankings (as of April 7) Rivals.com No. School Record 1. Miami Florida State North Carolina Arizona State California Nebraska UC Irvine Stanford Pepperdine Rice Cal State Fullerton Texas San Diego Wichita State South Carolina Missouri Vanderbilt Georgia Oklahoma State Texas A&M Long Beach State Florida Mississippi Kentucky Arizona PAC-10 MID-WEEK BASEBALL SCHEDULE ESPN/USA Today No. School Record 1. Miami Florida State Arizona State North Carolina Wichita State Nebraska UC Irvine California Rice Texas Texas A&M Missouri Kentucky South Carolina Stanford Long Beach State Vanderbilt Mississippi Georgia Tech Cal State Fullerton Florida Coastal Carolina Georgia Virginia Oklahoma State 20-9 Wednesday, April 9 Arizona at San Diego State, 1 p.m. California vs. Santa Clara, 2:30 p.m. Stanford vs. UC Davis, 6 p.m. THIS WEEK S PAC-10 BASEBALL SCHEDULE Arizona State at Washington State*, 2 p.m. California at USC*, 1:30 p.m. UCLA vs. UC Riverside, 2 p.m. Stanford at Oregon State*, 1 p.m. Washington vs. BYU, 1 p.m. Sunday, April 13 Arizona vs. Indiana State, 12 p.m. Arizona State at Washington State*, 12 p.m. California at USC*, 1 p.m. Stanford at Oregon State*, 1 p.m. UCLA vs. UC Riverside, 1 p.m. Collegiate Baseball No. School Record Pts. 1. Florida State Miami Arizona State North Carolina Wichita State Nebraska California UC Irvine Kentucky Georgia Tech Georgia Texas A&M Rice Texas South Carolina Missouri Stanford Cal State Fullerton Houston San Diego Long Beach State St. John s Vanderbilt Florida Virginia UNC Charlotte UNC Wilmington East Carolina Southern Mississippi Mississippi pac-10 standings (thru 4/6) Team Pac-10 Pct. GB Overall Pct. Arizona State California Stanford Washington Oregon State UCLA USC Washington State Arizona final pac-10 standings Team Pac-10 Pct. GB Overall Pct. Arizona State Arizona UCLA California Washington Oregon State Washington State Stanford USC final Baseball America poll No. School 2007 Record 1. Oregon State North Carolina Rice UC Irvine Arizona State Vanderbilt Louisville Mississippi State Cal State Fullerton South Carolina Texas Texas A&M Wichita State Florida State Clemson Virginia Mississippi San Diego Michigan Coastal Carolina Arkansas UCLA Oklahoma State Missouri Texas Christian 48-14