UCLA’s baseball program capped the 2026 regular season with a historic performance, finishing wire‑to‑wire as the nation’s top‑ranked team and posting a program‑record 48 victories.
The Bruins also set a new Big Ten benchmark by stringing together the longest conference winning streak in league history, a testament to their dominance on the diamond.
Player of the Year: Roch Cholowsky
Roch Cholowsky led the conference with 21 home runs and anchored UCLA’s infield defense, becoming the first Bruin to capture the Big Ten Player of the Year award multiple times.
Coach John Savage was unanimously selected Big Ten Coach of the Year, guiding the team to a perfect conference record and a wire‑to‑wire No. 1 ranking.
On the mound, ace Logan Reddemann finished the season 8‑0 with a 2.87 ERA, while reliever Easton Hawk posted a 1.62 ERA, 14 saves and 40 strikeouts in 33.1 innings.
Wylan Moss proved indispensable in both long‑relief and high‑leverage situations, compiling a 2.38 ERA over 56.2 innings.
Mulivai Levu hit .339 with 16 home runs and a team‑best .619 slugging percentage, complementing Will Gasparino, who batted .305 with 19 homers and a .645 slugging percentage.
Roman Martin emerged as the most consistent hitter, batting .340 with 72 hits, while freshman Zach Strickland posted a 2.91 ERA across 23 appearances.
Defensively, Cashel Dugger earned Second Team All‑Big Ten honors with a .992 fielding percentage, and Dean West made the All‑Defensive Team with a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage.
Cal Randall contributed a 3.00 ERA in 30 appearances, rounding out a pitching staff that combined for a sub‑3.00 collective ERA.
All of these performances culminated in UCLA entering the Big Ten Tournament as the No. 1 seed, poised to defend its dominance.