UCLA Baseball Recruiting Class Earns Another Top-15 Ranking
The 2014 UCLA baseball recruiting class, which was recently ranked No. 7 overall by Baseball America, was ranked the No. 12 class in the country by Perfect Game USA on Monday. Freshman infielder, Sean Bouchard, who is a Perfect Game USA top-100 prospect, was named the “class jewel” by the organization. This marks the third straight year that the Bruins have earned a Top-25 class in the Perfect Game USA rankings.
The 12 players comprising the class, all natives of California, are right-handers Jake Bird (West Ranch HS), Griffin Canning (Santa Margarita HS), Nathan Hadley (Loyola HS), Matt Trask (Davis HS) and Matt Walker (Clovis North HS), left-hander Garrett Barker (Laguna Hills HS), infielders Sean Bouchard (Cathedral Catholic HS), Zander Clarke (Newbury Park HS), Scott Jarvis (Bellarmine HS) and Nick Valaika (Hart HS) and catchers Daniel Rosica (Fountain Valley HS) and Casey Worden (Saddleback JC).
Full Perfect Game USA ‘Elite 25’ Recruiting Class Rankings
UCLA Baseball 2014 Recruiting Class
| Name | Pos. | B/T | Ht. | Wt. | Hometown | Previous School |
| Garrett Barker | LHP | L/L | 6-3 | 190 | Laguna Hills, Calif. | Laguna Hills HS |
| Jake Bird | RHP | R/R | 6-3 | 180 | Stevenson Ranch, Calif. | West Ranch HS |
| Sean Bouchard | INF | R/R | 6-3 | 180 | San Diego, Calif. | Cathedral Catholic HS |
| Griffin Canning | RHP | R/R | 6-1 | 165 | Coto de Caza, Calif. | Santa Margarita HS |
| Zander Clarke | INF | R/R | 6-5 | 200 | Newbury Park, Calif. | Newbury Park HS |
| Nathan Hadley | RHP | R/R | 5-11 | 180 | Encino, Calif. | Loyola HS |
| Scott Jarvis | INF | R/R | 6-2 | 185 | San Jose, Calif. | Bellarmine HS |
| Daniel Rosica | C | R/R | 5-11 | 180 | Fountain Valley, Calif. | Fountain Valley HS |
| Matt Trask | RHP | R/R | 6-3 | 205 | Davis, Calif. | Davis HS |
| Nick Valaika | INF | R/R | 5-11 | 180 | Valencia, Calif. | Hart HS |
| Matt Walker | RHP | R/R | 6-2 | 180 | Clovis, Calif. | Clovis North HS |
| Casey Worden | C | R/R | 6-3 | 200 | Newport Beach, Calif. | Saddleback JC |