The 2008 UCLA Bruins baseball team represented the

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in the

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. The Bruins played their home games in

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. UCLA finished the regular season as the #3 team in the

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behind #2

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and #1

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. The Bruins made it to the

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for the third year in a row, competing in the Fullerton Regionals. After beating

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3–2 in the first round, the Bruins beat the number 1 seeded Cal State Fullerton Titans 11–4. Since the Titans beat Virginia in their double elimination game, the Bruins faced the Titans again in the Regional Finals. The Bruins lost 11–8 and 5–4 to the Titans to finish the season as runners-up in the Fullerton Regionals.

Previous season

The 2007 season saw the Bruins finish 33–28 and third in the Pac-10 Conference behind #1

and #2

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. The 2007 season ended in the Fullerton Super Regionals when the Bruins lost two games in a row to Cal State Fullerton.

Roster

Schedule

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Rankings

UCLA Bruins in the 2008 MLB Draft

The following members of the UCLA Bruins baseball program were drafted in the

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References

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UCLA Bruins baseball seasons

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