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Overview - Named as the captain of the pitching corps (one of three captains overall) and the number one closer ... Throws in the early to mid-90's. ... Throws a fastball, curveball, changeup and slider ... A strong Academic All-American candidate ... Ranked #57 in Baseball America's Top 100 draft-eligible college prospects.
1999 (Summer) - Pitched for the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod Baseball League ... Went 1-3 with a 4.34 ERA and one save in 37.1 innings pitched.
1999 (As A Sophomore) - Became the team's closer down the stretch, making 22 relief appearances overall ... Tied Bobby Roe for most appearances overall with 25 ... Made three early season starts ... Recorded a team-high six saves (third in the Pac-10).
Notes: After a rocky beginning largely due to mechanical adjustments, Cislak found his groove at California, 4/2 ... Struck out a season-high six Golden Bears in three innings of relief ... Established himself as the team's closer with two clutch ninth inning performances at Arkansas, 4/6-4/7 ... Struck out four and earned two saves in two innings work against the Razorbacks ... Allowed just one hit and no runs in three straight appearances (4.2 IP), 4/27--5/2 ... Got the save in UCLA's big 8-4 nonconference win at San Diego by not allowing an earned run over the final 2.2 innings, 5/11 ... Recorded a win (5) or a save (6) in 11 of last 16 appearances ... Earned All-Pac-10 honorable mention accolades ... Received "Comeback Player of the Year" award and sophomore academic award at team's year-end banquet ... Earned Pac-10 All-academic second team honors.
Inside the Numbers - Holds a 4.56 ERA (second on team) in Pac-10 play, with a 5-2 record and three saves ... Would have a 2.95 ERA if one takes out a rough outing against Stanford, 5/14 ... Was UCLA's best road pitcher in '99, holding a 2.38 ERA with four saves in 10 away appearances ... Road opponents hit just .212, including .152 with runners on against Cislak.
1998 (Summer) - Member of the Brewster Whitecaps under coach Bill Mosiello of the prestigious Cape Cod League ... Was the Whitecaps' primary closer ...Helped lead the team to a division title along with Bruin teammate Chase Utley.
1998 (As A Freshman) - Spent most of the season in the weekend starting rotation before being used as a long reliever the final three weeks of the season ... Appeared in 20 games, making 12 starts.
Notes: Became the first out-of-state baseball player at UCLA to play under a full baseball scholarship ... One of three Bruins (Rob Henkel, Chase Utley) to participate in the Team USA Fall Trials ... Did not walk a batter in four innings and batted .500 (2-4) at the USA Trials ... Labeled as a "Player to Watch" in the Pac-10, Southern Division by Collegiate Baseball ... Showed signs of tremendous improvement at the end of the season ... Pitched nine scoreless innings over two outings (4/28-5/2) ... Pitched five shutout and hitless innings, walking one while striking out five, in a win over College World Series participant Long Beach State on 4/28 in Long Beach ... Pitched four shutout innings, allowing two hits and no walks, to earn his first collegiate save against Portland State on 5/02 ... Led the team in strikeouts (66) and innings pitched (83.2) and was tied for the team lead in starts (12).
Summer (1997) - Posted a 3-0 record for the United States Junior National Team.
Sabino High School (Tucson, AZ) - Earned first-team All-American and Academic All-American honors. ... Posted a 14-0 record and a 1.33 ERA his senior season, striking out 151 batters in 100.1 innings ... Batted .495 with four home runs and 33 RBI ... Led his team to the Class 4A State Championship and struck out the final batter of the game.
Personal - Selected in the 17th round of the 1997 draft by the Los Angeles Dodgers ... Also recruited by Stanford, Arizona and Miami University ... Favorite MLB team is the New York Mets ... Favorite MLB player is Pedro Martinez ... Favorite aspect of baseball other than the game itself is team bonding ... Lists greatest athletic thrill as playing on the USA Junior National team ... Has an older sister, Corinne and a younger sister, Erin ... His parents are Chad and Catherine Cislak ... Full name is Chad Brandon Cislak ... Born on March 29, 1979, in Tucson, Ariz. ... Majoring in Communication Studies.
CAREER STATISTICS
| YR | ERA | W-L | G-GS | CG | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | HR | WP | HBP | O/Avg. | PO | A | E | Fld% |
| 1998 | 8.50 | 4-8 | 20-12 | 0 | 1 | 83.2 | 130 | 111 | 79 | 50 | 66 | 19 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 7 | .344 | 4 | 9 | 1 | .929 |
| 1999 | 5.91 | 5-3 | 25-3 | 0 | 6 | 53.1 | 60 | 44 | 35 | 42 | 57 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 6 | .294 | 4 | 10 | 1 | .933 |
| Totals | 7.49 | 9-11 | 45-15 | 0 | 7 | 137.0 | 190 | 155 | 114 | 92 | 113 | 29 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 13 | .326 | 8 | 19 | 2 | .931 |
