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Jul 12, 2021
LOS ANGELES – Four members of the UCLA baseball team were selected Monday during the second day of the 2021 MLB First-Year Player Draft, which consisted of rounds 2-10.
Redshirt sophomore first baseman JT Schwartz (New York Mets) and junior righty Nick Nastrini (Los Angeles Dodgers) were both selected in the fourth round, redshirt junior infielder Kevin Kendall went in the seventh round to the Mets, and junior catcher Noah Cardenas was an eighth-round selection by the Minnesota Twins.
The four picks on Monday brings UCLA s two-day total to five draft selections, as junior shortstop Matt McLain was selected No. 17 overall by Cincinnati on Sunday. UCLA s five picks are tied with Vanderbilt and Tennessee for the sixth-most of any NCAA school.
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The field of 64 teams that will compete for the 2021 NCAA College Baseball Championship will be announced on Monday, May 31 on ESPN2 at 9:00 a.m. PT / 12:00 p.m. ET. Several Pac-12 teams look to be in the field of 64, including the Pac-12 Champions, Arizona.
Here's how to watch the selection show:
Selection show: Monday, May 31st at 9:00 a.m. PT / 12:00 p.m. ET on ESPN2
UCLA Battles California in Final Home Series of 2021
No. 18 UCLA (31-16, 14-10) returns to Pac-12 Conference play this weekend, hosting California (26-13, 12-12) in a three-game set at Jackie Robinson Stadium starting at 6:00 p.m. on Friday and continuing on Saturday at 2:00 p.m. and Sunday and 1:00 p.m. The series represents the last home games of the 2021 campaign for UCLA. All three games this weekend will be streamed through Pac-12.com/live and the Pac-12 Now app, with Tim Wilhelm on the call. Fans can also follow along with a live audio broadcast on UCLABruins.com as well as live stats at UCLAlivestats.com and updates from the team Twitter account, @UCLABaseball.