UCLA Baseball Releases 2016 Schedule

Today, UCLA announced its 2016 baseball schedule, which includes 10 conference and 12 non-conference opponents.

The Bruins will again play one of the nation’s toughest schedules in the country, including Cal State Fullerton who advanced to the College World Series last season as well as eight other teams who qualified for postseason play in 2015.

"We feel this schedule will be the toughest in the country," said UCLA Head Coach John Savage. "It will provide necessary challenges for us to become the team that we want to be."

The Bruins will open the season with a three-game home series against the North Carolina Tar Heels, beginning on Friday, February 19. In addition to the non-conference series with North Carolina, the Bruins will also host the Texas Longhorns for a three-game series from March 11-13. UCLA’s other non-conference opponents include Cal Poly, Cal State Fullerton, CSUN, Long Beach State, Loyola Marymount, Mississippi State, Oklahoma, Pepperdine, UC Irvine and UC Santa Barbara.

UCLA will once again face crosstown rival Southern Cal in the Dodger Stadium College Baseball Classic. The Bruins will play the Trojans on Sunday, March 6 at Dodger Stadium. Mississippi State and Oklahoma will be the other two schools playing in the Dodger Stadium College Baseball Classic, with the Bruins hosting the Bulldogs on March 4 and the Sooners on March 5, both at Jackie Robinson Stadium.

The Bruins will open Pac-12 conference play on Friday, March 18 with a three-game home series versus the Washington State Cougars. UCLA will also host conference series match-ups against Stanford, Oregon, USC and Arizona State.

Overall, the 2016 schedule features 31 home games, 24 road games and one game to be held at a neutral site.

Note: All dates and times are subject to change pending television selections.

* indicates Pac-12 Conference game
^ Dodger Stadium College Baseball Classic teams to include Mississippi State, Oklahoma and USC

Go Bruins!!!