1997 UCLA Bruins baseball team

The 1997 UCLA Bruins baseball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 1997 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Bruins played their home games at Jackie Robinson Stadium. The team was coached by Gary Adams in his 23rd year at UCLA.

1997 UCLA Bruins baseball
College World Series, T-7th
ConferencePacific-10
CBNo. 8
Record45–21–1 (19–11 Pac-10)
Head coach
Hitting coachVince Beringhele (8th season)
Pitching coachTim Leary (1st season)
CaptainJon Heinrich (Senior year)
Home stadiumJackie Robinson Stadium
Seasons
← 1996
1998 →
1997 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern
No. 15 Washington  x‍‍‍y 20 4   .833 46 20   .697
Oregon State  ‍‍‍ 18 6   .750 38 12   .760
Washington State  ‍‍‍ 7 17   .292 13 42   .236
Portland State  ‍‍‍ 3 21   .125 10 43   .189
Southern
No. 4 Stanford  x‍‍‍y 21 9   .700 45 20   .692
No. 8 UCLA  ‍‍‍y 19 11   .633 45 21   .682
No. 13 Southern California  ‍‍‍y 17 13   .567 42 20   .677
No. 14 Arizona State  ‍‍‍y 16 14   .533 39 22   .639
Arizona  ‍‍‍ 13 17   .433 32 26   .552
California  ‍‍‍ 4 26   .133 21 38   .356
x – Division champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1997[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The Bruins won the Midwest Regional to advance to the College World Series, where they were eliminated after losses to the Miami (FL) Hurricanes and Mississippi State Bulldogs.

Roster

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1997 UCLA Bruins baseball team
Players Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home town
1 Peter Zamora /
Jr
2 LHP Tom Jacquez L/L
Fr
3 OF Eric Valent L/L
So
4 Brennan Hymes /
5 C Jason Green /
6 OF Eric Byrnes R/R
Jr
7 INF Jack Santora /
So
8 Al Thielmann /
9 Chad Matoian /
Sr
10 P Rob Henkel /
12 P Gabe Crecion /
14 C Royce Valent /
Sr
15 Matt Walker /
16 Rob Schult /
17 Derek Fowler /
19 Michael Hymes /
20 P Matt Klein /
21 Glenn Thompkins /
22 INF Brett Nista /
Jr
23 INF Aldo Pinto /
Fr
25 INF Troy Glaus R/R
Jr
26 INF Nick Theodorou /
Jr
27 Michael Caravelli /
28 LHP Jim Parque L/L
Jr
29 Sam Brownell /
30 C Mike Jaramillo /
Sr
31 P Sam Madrid /
32 OF Jon Heinrichs (C) /
Sr
33 P Dan Keller /
34 P Tony Righetti /
36 Ryan O'Toole /
37 P John Phillips /
38 C Casey Cloud /
Jr
39 Nick St. George /
40 Brandon Rogers /
42 Ryan Reightley /
43 Billy Pieper /
45 Ryan Roques /
49 INF Cassidy Olson /
Jr
51 Jeff Lassiter /
53 P Jake Meyer /
Jr
Head coach

13 Gary Adams

Assistant coach(es)

24 Brian Criss

Hitting coach(es)

11 Vince Beringhele

Pitching coach(es)

54 Tim Leary


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Current redshirt

Schedule

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1997 UCLA Bruins baseball game log
Regular season
January (4–0)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record
1 January 23 at Hawaii Rainbow StadiumHonolulu, Hawaii 23–11 1–0 0–0
2 January 24 at Hawaii Rainbow Stadium • Honolulu, Hawaii 10–0 2–0 0–0
3 January 25 at Hawaii Rainbow Stadium • Honolulu, Hawaii 12–8 3–0 0–0
4 January 28 at UNLV Earl Wilson StadiumParadise, Nevada 7–4 4–0 0–0
February (14–2–1)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record
5 February 1 at UNLV Earl Wilson Stadium • Paradise, Nevada 12–5 5–0 0–0
6 February 2 at UNLV Earl Wilson Stadium • Paradise, Nevada 10–3 6–0 0–0
7 February 4 Pepperdine Jackie Robinson StadiumLos Angeles, California 6–5 7–0 0–0
8 February 5 at Cal State Northridge Matador FieldNorthridge, California 9–9 7–0–1 0–0
9 February 7 Nevada Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California 11–3 8–0–1 0–0
10 February 8 Nevada Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California 5–6 8–1–1 0–0
11 February 9 Nevada Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California 11–0 9–1–1 0–0
12 February 11 at San Diego John Cunningham StadiumSan Diego, California 7–1 10–1–1 0–0
13 February 14 Loyola Marymount Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California 13–1 11–1–1 0–0
14 February 15 at Loyola Marymount George C. Page Stadium • Los Angeles, California 10–5 12–1–1 0–0
15 February 16 Loyola Marymount Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California 13–4 13–1–1 0–0
16 February 18 at UC Santa Barbara Caesar Uyesaka StadiumSanta Barbara, California 17–7 14–1–1 0–0
17 February 21 Arizona State Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California 4–3 15–1–1 1–0
18 February 22 Arizona State Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California 16–5 16–1–1 2–0
19 February 23 Arizona State Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California 12–17 16–2–1 2–1
20 February 25 Cal State Dominguez Hills Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California 21–10 17–2–1 2–1
21 February 28 vs Washington Hubert H. Humphrey MetrodomeMinneapolis, Minnesota 11–5 18–2–1 2–1
March (10–4)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record
22 March 1 vs Nebraska Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, Minnesota 12–9 19–2–1 2–1
23 March 2 at Minnesota Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, Minnesota 13–5 20–2–1 2–1
24 March 4 UC Santa Barbara Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California 6–9 20–3–1 2–1
25 March 7 at Arizona Jerry Kindall Field at Frank Sancet StadiumTucson, Arizona 2–4 20–4–1 2–2
26 March 8 at Arizona Jerry Kindall Field at Frank Sancet Stadium • Tucson, Arizona 3–13 20–5–1 2–3
27 March 9 at Arizona Jerry Kindall Field at Frank Sancet Stadium • Tucson, Arizona 12–1 21–5–1 3–3
28 March 11 Cal State Fullerton Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California 7–6 22–5–1 3–3
29 March 13 Cal State Los Angeles Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California 16–2 23–5–1 3–3
30 March 22 at USC Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California 12–6 24–5–1 4–3
31 March 23 USC Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California 8–5 25–5–1 5–3
32 March 24 at USC Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, California 7–8 25–6–1 5–4
33 March 27 California Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California 13–1 26–6–1 6–4
34 March 28 California Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California 9–0 27–6–1 7–4
35 March 29 California Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California 8–0 28–6–1 8–4
April (8–8)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record
36 April 1 at Pepperdine Eddy D. Field StadiumMalibu, California 7–8 28–7–1 8–4
37 April 4 at Arizona State Packard StadiumTempe, Arizona 5–2 29–7–1 9–4
38 April 5 at Arizona State Packard Stadium • Tempe, Arizona 3–4 29–8–1 9–5
39 April 6 at Arizona State Packard Stadium • Tempe, Arizona 14–15 29–9–1 9–6
40 April 8 Long Beach State Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California 3–14 29–10–1 9–6
41 April 11 Arizona Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California 11–3 30–10–1 10–6
42 April 12 Arizona Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California 13–6 31–10–1 11–6
43 April 13 Arizona Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California 13–3 32–10–1 12–6
44 April 19 at Stanford Sunken DiamondStanford, California 4–7 32–11–1 12–7
45 April 19 at Stanford Sunken Diamond • Stanford, California 8–5 33–11–1 13–7
46 April 20 at Stanford Sunken Diamond • Stanford, California 5–3 34–11–1 14–7
47 April 22 San Diego Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California 8–3 35–11–1 14–7
48 April 25 USC Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California 6–10 35–12–1 14–8
49 April 26 at USC Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California 2–11 35–13–1 14–9
50 April 27 USC Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California 14–4 36–13–1 15–9
51 April 29 at Cal State Fullerton Goodwin FieldFullerton, California 3–11 36–14–1 15–9
May (4–4)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record
52 May 2 at California Evans DiamondBerkeley, California 6–5 37–14–1 16–9
53 May 3 at California Evans Diamond • Berkeley, California 7–6 38–14–1 17–9
54 May 4 at California Evans Diamond • Berkeley, California 8–9 38–15–1 17–10
55 May 6 at Long Beach State Blair FieldLong Beach, California 3–7 38–16–1 17–10
56 May 9 Stanford Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California 10–9 39–16–1 18–10
57 May 10 Stanford Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California 13–8 40–16–1 19–10
58 May 11 Stanford Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California 6–9 40–17–1 19–11
59 May 13 Cal State Northridge Jackie Robinson Stadium • Los Angeles, California 6–12 40–18–1 19–11
Postseason
Midwest Regional (5–1)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-10 record
60 May 22 vs Harvard Allie P. Reynolds StadiumStillwater, Oklahoma 2–7 40–19–1 19–11
61 May 23 vs Ohio Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 15–14 41–19–1 19–11
62 May 24 vs Tennessee Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 5–3 42–19–1 19–11
63 May 24 vs Harvard Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 14–9 43–19–1 19–11
64 May 25 at Oklahoma State Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 14–2 44–19–1 19–11
65 May 25 at Oklahoma State Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 22–2 45–19–1 19–11
College World Series (0–2)
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Pac-8 record
66 May 31 vs Miami (FL) Johnny Rosenblatt StadiumOmaha, Nebraska 3–7 45–20–1 19–11
67 June 1 vs Mississippi State Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 5–7 45–21–1 19–11

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Awards and honors

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Eric Byrnes
Troy Glaus
Jon Heinrichs
  • All-Pac-10
  • Second Team All-American Collegiate Baseball
  • Second Team All-American American Baseball Coaches Association
  • Third Team All-American Baseball America
  • Third Team All-American National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association
Tom Jacquez
  • All-Pac-10
Jim Parque
  • All-Pac-10
  • All-Midwest Regional Team
  • Third Team All-American Collegiate Baseball
  • Second Team All-American The Sports Network
  • Second Team All-American American Baseball Coaches Association
Nick Theodorou
  • All-Midwest Regional Team
Eric Valent
  • All-Pac-10
  • All-Midwest Regional Team
  • Second Team All-American The Sports Network
  • Third Team All-American American Baseball Coaches Association
Peter Zamora
  • All-Pac-10
  • All-Midwest Regional Team
  • Third Team All-American National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association

References

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  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1997". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
  2. ^ "2020 UCLA Bruins Baseball record Book" (PDF). www.uclabruins.com. UCLA Athletics. Retrieved September 10, 2020.