Dec 22, 2020
LOS ANGELES – Redshirt sophomore shortstop Matt McLain and redshirt junior right-handed pitcher Zach Pettway were both named Preseason All-Americans while the Bruins were tabbed the No. 3 team in country as
Collegiate Baseball unveiled the results of its 2021 preseason poll on Tuesday.
McLain and Pettway were both named First Team Preseason All-Americans by
Collegiate Baseball.
UCLA was the highest-ranked team in the west in
Collegiate Baseball's poll and trailed only Florida and Vanderbilt nationally. The Bruins are one of three Pac-12 squads to make the top-25, joined by Arizona (No. 10) and Arizona State (15).
McLain is coming off a breakout sophomore campaign that earned him Second Team All-America honors. He led the team in a number of offensive categories, including batting average (.397), slugging (.621), RBIs (19), hits (23), home runs (3), and OPS (1.043). After manning center field as a freshman, he deftly handled the move to the infield in 2020, finishing at No. 3 in