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UCLA Baseball: Ryan Garcia, John Savage and others receive Pac-12 Honors

By Mike Regalado

OMAHA, NE - JUNE 25: Head coach John Savage of the UCLA Bruins stands in the dugout before playing the Mississippi State Bulldogs during game two of the College World Series Finals on June 25, 2013 at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)
OMAHA, NE - JUNE 25: Head coach John Savage of the UCLA Bruins stands in the dugout before playing the Mississippi State Bulldogs during game two of the College World Series Finals on June 25, 2013 at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images) /
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The Pac-12 released their 2019 All-Conference awards and eleven members of the UCLA baseball team were honored, including Ryan Garcia who won Pitcher of the Year and head coach John Savage who won Coach of the Year.

The UCLA baseball team had eleven players honored on Wednesday as the Pac-12 released their 2019 conference awards. Headlining the awards for the Bruins was Ryan Garcia and head coach John Savage, who won the Pitcher of the Year Award and Coach of the Year Award, respectively.

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In addition to that, nine other Bruins received Pac-12 honors, the most out of every Pac-12 team.

2019 Pac-12 Baseball Conference Honorees

  • Coach of the Year: John Savage
  • Pitcher of the Year: Ryan Garcia
  • All-Pac-12 Team: Ryan Garcia, Ryan Kreidler, Garrett Mitchell, Holden Powell, Jack Ralston, Jack Stronach, Chase Strumpf, Michael Toglia
  • All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention: Nate Hadley
  • All-Defense Team: Garrett Mitchell
  • All-Defense Honorable Mention: Noah Cardenas

Savage has done an admirable job this year as he was able to balance a roster that had several players in and out of the lineup, but he also developed several Bruins who were playing at the top of their game all season long. This resulted in the best finish in UCLA baseball history as the Bruins boasted a 47-8 regular season record, which helped them land the no. 1 spot in the NCAA Baseball Tournament.

UCLA has had the best pitching roster in the country, and part of that has to do with Garcia who has some of the best all-around stats in the country, which he accumulated only after missing the first 12 games of the season due to a flexor inflammation. He seemed to have made a full recovery upon his return as he had a 9-0 record for the season, produced a 1.42 ERA (5th in the nation), a 0.86 WHIP (7th in the country), and only allowed 4.86 hits per nine innings (3rd in the nation).

The Bruins begin their journey in NCAA Tournament on Friday as they will host Omaha, LMU, and Baylor at Jackie Robinson Stadium in the Los Angeles Regional.