Four More UCLA Players Selected on Day Three of MLB Draft
June 8, 2011
Rahmatulla Bio 
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LOS ANGELES - UCLA infielders Tyler Rahmatulla and Adrian Williams, outfielder Chris Giovinazzo and pitcher Brandon Lodge were chosen Wednesday on the third and final day of the 2011 MLB First-Year Player Draft.
Rahmatulla, a junior who played second base for the Bruins, was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 34th round. Giovinazzo, a senior outfielder, was selected by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the 39th round. Williams, a junior infielder, was taken by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 45th round. Lodge, a redshirt junior right-handed pitcher, was drafted by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the 47th round.
Rahmatulla batted .250 in 18 games for UCLA in 2011, making 17 starts at second base. After batting .250 with three doubles, six RBI and 12 runs, he missed the team's final 40 games due to a team-issued suspension (academic).
Giovinazzo played in 58 games, making 49 starts last season, including 47 starts in the outfield. He batted .250 with two home runs, four triples and 12 doubles as one of the team's four captains. Giovinazzo tallied 18 RBI and 28 runs, leading the Bruins with 15 stolen bases in 16 attempts.
Williams batted .206 in 20 games, including nine starts at shortstop for UCLA in 2011. He went 7-for-34 on the season with four runs, one RBI and two stolen bases in three attempts. In three seasons at UCLA, Williams has batted .231 with one double, two RBI and 10 runs.
Lodge posted a 1.59 ERA in 11 relief appearances and did not record a decision. He recorded five strikeouts and three walks in 11.1 innings. In two seasons out of the bullpen, Lodge tallied a 2.70 ERA in 18 relief outings (totaling 16.2 innings).
In all, UCLA had nine players selected in the 2011 MLB Draft. Junior right-handers Gerrit Cole (Pittsburgh) and Trevor Bauer (Arizona) were selected first and third overall, respectively, in the first round of the draft on Monday. Junior catcher Steve Rodriguez (Arizona) and junior first baseman Dean Espy (Kansas City) were taken in the 15th round on Tuesday, before junior left-hander Mitchell Beacom (San Francisco) was chosen in the 20th round.
Through seven seasons as UCLA's head baseball coach, John Savage has had 51 major league draft selections, including 11 ballplayers selected within the first five rounds.