2018 Baseball Roster
Roster
Chase Strumpf
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Dana Point, Calif.
- High School:
- J Serra HS
Notes
Selected in the second round (No. 64 overall) of the 2019 MLB First-Year Player Draft by the Chicago Cubs ... Finished his career with 176 games played, a .297/.409/.507 slash line, 46 doubles, and 28 home runs over 647 at-bats alongsideย a .983 fielding percentage.ย
2019
As a true junior, slashed .279/.416/.472 over 233 at-bats ... Listed as the best second baseman prospectย available just before the 2019 MLB Draft by MLB Pipeline ... Named to the Pac-12 All-Conference Team ... One of three Bruins to start all 63 of the team's games ... Recorded 53 runs, 14 doubles, two triples, nine home runs, 44 RBIs, and 48 walks ... Led the team in walks, ranked second in runs scored, was third in home runs ... Had 16 multi-hit games, including a pair of three-hit efforts ... Added 10 multi-RBI games, tied for third-most on the team ... Reached base in 36 consecutive games from Mar. 1 to May 7, the longest streak by a Bruin in 2019 ... Named the Most Outstanding Player of the Los Angeles Regional after going 5-17 with four extra-base hits, two home runs, and six RBIs in five games ... Had a night to remember in the Los Angeles Regional final against Loyola Marymount, driving in the game-winning run with a three-run homer to left field in the fourth inning just moments after being drafted by the Cubs ... Was 4-8 with two home runs and six RBIs in the last two games of regionals, both against LMU ... Hit a grand slam at Arizona St. on May 4 ... Went 3-4 with a home run, two doubles, two RBIs, and two runs against St. John's on Feb. 17 ... His 46 walks were the second-most by a Bruin since 2000 (Michael Toglia, 48 - 2018) ... Started all 63 games at second base and in the three-hole of the lineup; he was the only Bruin to hit in the same place every game ... Hit .325 with runners on base and .338 with runners in scoring position ... Slashed .276/.422/.448 in Pac-12 play ... Made just five errors all season for a .980ย fielding percentage ... Recorded a team-high 151 assists, one of two Bruins to hit the 100-assistsย mark ... Before the season, was named a First Team Preseason All-American by Baseball America, Collegiate Baseball, Perfect Game, and D1Baseball ... Listed as the No. 6 prospect in the Pac-12 for the 2019 MLB Draft by D1Baseball.ย
2018 (Summer)
Was invited to play on the United States Collegiate National Team (USCNT), but did not participate due to injury.ย
2018
All-American second team selection by D1Baseball, Collegiate Baseball and Perfect Game โฆ All-Pac-12 selection โฆ earned All-Regional Team honors at the NCAA Minneapolis Regional โฆ Dick Howser Award semifinalist โฆ played and started in 58 games at second base โฆ hit team-best .363 with 59 runs scored and 53 RBIs โฆ led team in batting average, slugging, on-base percentage, home runs and runs scored โฆ fourth Bruin since 2001 with 50-plus RBIs and 10-plus home runs in a season โฆ first Bruin since 2012 to record double-digit home runs and first UCLA player since 2015 with 50 RBIs โฆ named Pac-12 Player of the Week on April 9 โฆ totaled 36 extra-base hits with team-high 12 home runs and 23 doubles โฆ ended season with .633 slugging percentage and a .475 on-base percentage โฆ drew 45 walks and six hit by pitches โฆ registered team-high 28 multi-hit games and team-best 15 multi-RBI games โฆ recorded only two errors all season to help UCLA to third-best fielding percentage in the NCAA โฆ held 32-game consecutive reached base streak during the season โฆ recorded 11-straight multi-hit games from April 17 โ May 4 โฆ ended season ranked top-10 in the Pac-12 in batting average, slugging, on-base percentage, runs scored, hits, RBIs, doubles, home runs, total bases, walks, assists โฆ finished top-100 in the NCAA in doubles (13th), on-base percentage (25th), total bases (36th), slugging percentage (49th), walks (51st), runs (57th), batting average (59th) and hits (60th) โฆ hit .345 in 29 Pac-12 games with 27 runs scored and 23 RBIs โฆ tallied five home runs and seven doubles in conference play โฆ ended conference season with a .545 slugging percentage and a .471 on-base percentage โฆ finished Pac-12 play top-10 in batting average, on-base percentage, runs, walks and assists โฆ recorded season-high five runs on three hits including two doubles against Portland on Feb. 18 โฆ drove in game-winning run against Pepperdine on Feb. 20 โฆ tallied career-high three doubles against Cal State Fullerton on April 24 โฆ collected three hits with three runs and four RBIs vs. No. 2 Stanford on April 7 โฆ went 3-for-4 and scored career-best five runs vs. USC on April 21 โฆ tallied five doubles and went 8-for-19 during NCAA Minneapolis Regional.
2017 (Summer)
Named to Northwoods League Postseason All-Star Team for Duluth โฆ batted .335 with six home runs, 15 doubles, 32 RBIs and 25 runs scored โฆ registered a .549 slugging percentage and a .425 on-base percentage with 19 walks and eight hit by pitches โฆ played with teammates Jake Pries, Jack Stronach and Nick Scheidler.
2017
Appeared in 55 games and started in 54 games at second base โฆ hit .239 with 23 runs scored and 30 RBIs โฆ totaled 16 extra-base hits with seven home runs and nine doubles โฆ slugged .399 and posted a .315 on-base percentage โฆ drew 21 walks and was hit by a pitch two times โฆ totaled nine multi-hit games and five multi-RBI game โฆ appeared and started in 29 conference games โฆ hit .275 with 11 runs and 25 RBIs during conference play โฆ slugged .461 with five home runs and four doubles in Pac-12 play and recorded a .345 on-base percentage โฆ top-10 during Pac-12 play in home runs and RBIs โฆ First Bruin to drive in seven or more runs in a games since 2000 on April 2 at ASU โฆ Hit first grand slam by a UCLA player since 2015 vs. Utah on May 20 โฆ hit home run at Dodger Stadium vs. USC on March 5.
High School
Four-year varsity baseball letterwinner at JSerra Catholic High School (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) under head coach Brett Kay โฆ ranked No. 31 in the 2016 Perfect Game USA Top High School Prospects in the state of California โฆ ranked No. 244 in the 2016 Perfect Game USA Top 500 High School Prospects โฆ ranked No. 21 on MaxPreps list of Top 50 High School juniors โฆ 2016 Rawlings/Perfect Game Honorable Mention All-American โฆ 2016 Perfect Game Preseason All-Region first team selection โฆ Three-time All-Trinity League first team selection โฆ 2015 Perfect Game USA first team Underclass All-American โฆ 2015 All-County second team selection โฆ 2015 PG/Evoshield National Championship All-Tournament Team โฆ 2014 Perfect Game USA second team Underclass All-American โฆ led the U.S. 15U National Team to the Pan Am Championship in 2013 โฆ helped lead team to three Trinity League titles โฆ as a junior at JSerra Catholic HS, led his team to the quarterfinals of the CIF Southern Section Division I playoffs โฆ as a sophomore, led his team to the semifinals of the CIF Southern Section Division I playoffs.
Personal
Full name: Chase Aaron Strumpf ... Born in Atlanta, Ga ... parents are Gregg and Nani Strumpf โฆ has one sister, Chloe โฆ decided to attend UCLA because of the ability to get a great education and play for a great baseball program โฆ admires MLB infielder Dustin Pedroia โฆ lists his hobbies outside of baseball as going to the beach, listening and making music, watching movies, playing video games โฆ undecided in his major.
Career Highs
At-Bats: 6 at Washington (5/13/18)
Runs: 5 vs. USC (4/21/18)
Hits: 3 (10 times)
RBI: 7 at Arizona State (4/2/17)
Doubles: 3 vs. CSF (4/24/18)
Triples: 1 (three times)
Home Runs: 1 (28 times)
Stolen Bases: 1 (seven times)
