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.
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 .
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1997 UCLA Bruins baseball team
Players
Coaches
#
Pos.
Name
Bats/throws
Height
Weight
Year
Home town
1
U
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
U
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
1997 UCLA Bruins baseball game log
Regular season
#
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 Stadium • Los Angeles, California
6–5
7–0
0–0
8
February 5
at Cal State Northridge
Matador Field • Northridge, 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 Stadium • San 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 Stadium • Santa 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 Metrodome • Minneapolis, Minnesota
11–5
18–2–1
2–1
#
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 Stadium • Tucson, 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
#
Date
Opponent
Site/stadium
Score
Overall record
Pac-10 record
36
April 1
at Pepperdine
Eddy D. Field Stadium • Malibu, California
7–8
28–7–1
8–4
37
April 4
at Arizona State
Packard Stadium • Tempe, 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 Diamond • Stanford, 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 Field • Fullerton, California
3–11
36–14–1
15–9
#
Date
Opponent
Site/stadium
Score
Overall record
Pac-10 record
52
May 2
at California
Evans Diamond • Berkeley, 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 Field • Long 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
#
Date
Opponent
Site/stadium
Score
Overall record
Pac-10 record
60
May 22
vs Harvard
Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, 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)
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Awards and honors
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
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
Venues Rivalries People <span style="color:#FFFFFF">Seasons</span> National Championships in bold ; College World Series appearances in italics
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