2018 Baseball Roster
Roster
Michael Toglia
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 209
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Gig Harbor, Wash.
- High School:
- Gig Harbor HS
Notes
Selected in the first round (No. 23 overall) of the 2019 MLB First-Year Player Draft by the Colorado Rockies ... First UCLA position player to be selected in the first round since Chase Utley in 2000 ... Finished his career with 178 games played, a .307/.410/.573 slash line, 36 home runs, 156 RBIs, 51 doubles, six triples, 111 walks, 134 runs scored, and 10 sac flies over 644 at-bats.ย
2019
Named an All-American honorable mention by Perfect Game ... Selected to the Pac-12 All-Conference Team ... Slashed .314/.392/.624 with 17 home runs, 65 RBIs, 16 doubles, four triples, 50 runs scored, 30 walks, and three sac flies over 242 at-bats ... Started all 63 games at first base, one of three Bruins to appear in every game ... Hit between 3-5 in the lineup every game, including 36 games in the five-hole ... Established career highs in games played, at-bats, home runs, RBIs, putouts (488), and assists (55) ... Led the team in home runs, RBIs, and slugging ... Ranked fourth in the Pac-12 and 28th nationally in home runs ... In the Pac-12 Conference, ranked seventh in doubles, third in total bases (151), seventh in slugging, sixth in hits (76), seventh in triples, third in RBIs, and fourth in home runs ... Led the team with 20 multi-RBI games ... Added 23 multi-hit games, second-most on the team ... Reached base in 29 straight games to close out the year, second-longest streak by a Bruin in 2019 ... His 65 RBIs were the most by a Bruin in the John Savage era ...ย His 17 home runs were the most by a Bruin since Cody Decker in 2009 ... First Bruin with back-to-back seasons with 10 or more home runs since the 2000 campaign (Chase Utley, Garrett Atkins, Bill Scott) ... Named to the Los Angeles Regional All-Tournament Team after going 6-16 (.375) with two home runs and five RBIs ... Slashed .351/.414/.772 with 12 home runs and 32 RBIs over 29 Pac-12 Conference games ... His 12 homers in league play were second among all players (Spencer Torkelson) ... Batted .373 with runners in scoring position ... Hit a team-best .308 in postseason play, also led or co-led team with three home runs and nine RBIs ... Walked four times against Michigan on Jun. 8 ... Homered in three straight games from May 18-23 ... Went 3-5 with four RBIs against East Carolina on Apr. 12, finishing a triple short of the cycle ... Also had five RBIs on Apr. 6 against Stanford, once again finishing a triple short of the cycle ... Hit a three-run walk-off home run to help UCLA to an 8-5 win over ECU on Apr. 13 in game one of a doubleheader.ย
2018 (Summer)
Returned to the Cape and Cotuit for the second straight year โฆ Named Team MVP โฆ Batted .220 overall with eight home runs and 24 RBIs in 38 games โฆ Batted .429 in the playoffs โฆ Hit two home runs against Falmouth on Jul. 5 โฆ After the season, ranked as the No. 15 prospect in the Cape by Baseball America and the No. 9 position player prospect in the Cape by D1Baseball.
2018
All-Pac-12 selection โฆ earned All-Regional Team honors at the NCAA Minneapolis Regional โฆ only Bruin to start and play in all 59 games โฆ hit .336 with 51 runs scored and team-best 58 RBIs โฆ led team in RBIs, doubles and walks and also top-three in batting average, slugging, on-base percentage, runs scored, hits, home runs and total bases โฆ recorded three multi-home runs games, including two from either side of the plate โฆ fifth Bruin since 2001 with 50-plus RBIs and 10-plus home runs in a season โฆ second Bruin since 2012 to record double-digit home runs and second UCLA player since 2015 with 50 RBIs โฆ named the winner of the Gold Standard Performance of the Week by the Golden Spikes Award on April 25 โฆ totaled 35 extra-base hits including 11 home runs and 24 doubles โฆ ended season with .588 slugging percentage and a .449 on-base percentage โฆ drew team-high 48 walks and three hit by pitches โฆ registered 26 multi-hit games and 14 multi-RBI games โฆ recorded five stolen bases โฆ ended season ranked top-10 in the Pac-12 in on-base percentage, runs scored, RBIs, doubles, home runs, total bases and walks โฆ finished top-100 in the NCAA in doubles (10th), doubles per game (14th), walks (37th), sacrifice flies (51st), RBIs (61st), total bases (79th), slugging percentage (96th), on-base percentage (98th) โฆ hit .277 in 30 Pac-12 games with 20 runs scored and team-best 35 RBIs โฆ tallied seven home runs and nine doubles in conference play โฆ ended conference season with a .529 slugging percentage and a .371 on-base percentage โฆ finished Pac-12 play second in RBIs and top-10 in home runs and total bases โฆ recorded career-high seven RBIs going 3-for-4 with two home runs vs. USC on April 21 โฆ drove in six runs and hit two home runs against No. 2 Stanford on April 7 โฆ hit pair of home runs at Cal State Fullerton on Feb. 27 โฆ collected career-best four hits with two doubles, four RBIs and three runs scores vs. Portland on Feb. 18.
2017 (Summer)
Batted .248 with seven home runs, six doubles, 27 RBIs and 19 runs scored for Cotuit in the Cape Cod League โฆ tallied a .457 slugging percentage and a .306 on-base percentage with 10 walks โฆ played with teammate Justin Hooper.
2017
Named to Freshman All-American Team by Collegiate Baseball โฆ Selected to Perfect Game/Rawlings College Freshmen All-American second teamย โฆย All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention โฆ Appeared in 56 games, making 41 starts in the outfield and one at designated hitter โฆ Ranked top-10 in the Pac-12 in home runs and walks โฆ hit .261 with 33 runs scored and was second on the team with 33 RBIs โฆ totaled 21 extra-base hits and was second on the team with eight home runs and 11 doubles โฆ Second on the team in slugging at .483 and posted a .382 on-base percentage โฆ drew team-high 33 walks and was hit by a pitch two times โฆ converted on only stolen base attempt โฆ totaled seven multi-hit games and eight multi-RBI games โฆ hit .312 with 20 runs and 25 RBIs during conference play โฆ slugged team best .602 with five home runs and eight doubles in Pac-12 play and recorded a .434 on-base percentage โฆ Ranked top-10 during conference play in slugging percentage, on-base percentage, RBIs, home runs and walks โฆ Drove in career-best six runs with two doubles and a home run at USC on May 6 โฆ Went 3-for-4 with four RBIs in extra-inning win at No. 18 Stanford on April 15.
High School
Three-year varsity baseball letterwinner at Gig Harbor High School (Gig Harbor, Wash.) under head coach Pete Jansen โฆ ranked No. 7 in the 2016 Perfect Game USA Top High School Prospects in the state of Washington โฆ ranked No. 481 in the 2016 Perfect Game USA Top 500 High School Prospects โฆ Selected by the Colorado Rockies as the 1,040th overall pick in the 35th round of the 2016 MLB Draft โฆ Named the Most Valuable Player of the West Coast League in 2016 after hitting .306 with a league-best seven home runs and 40 RBI โฆ 2016 4A Narrows League MVPโฆ 2016 All-Area first team selection โฆ 2016 Rawlings/Perfect Game Honorable Mention All-American โฆ Two-time USA Today Class 4A Washington second team All-State selection โฆ 2015 All-Narrows League first team selection โฆ 2015 All-Area first team selection โฆ played for the Kansas City Royals at the 2015 Area Code Games in Long Beach, Calif. โฆ 2014 All-Narrows League first team selection โฆ 2014 All-Area second team selection โฆ as a senior hit .316 with four home runs and 25 RBI โฆ as a junior at Gig Harbor HS, hit .296 with 25 runs and 20 RBI, leading his team to the semifinals of the WIAA State Championship playoffs.
Personal
Full name: Michael Anthony Toglia... Born in Phoenix, Ariz... parents are Angelo and Stacey Toglia โฆ has two brothers, Sebastian and Zachary โฆ decided to attend UCLA because it was the perfect blend of academics and athleticsโฆ admires MLB outfielder Mike Trout, former MLB players Derek Jeter and Bo Jackson and NBA great Michael Jordan โฆ lists his hobbies outside of baseball as skiing, video games, strategy games, brain teasers, illusions, riddles โฆ undeclared major.
Career Highs
At-Bats: 6 at Arizona State (5/4/19)
Runs: 4 vs. CSUN (5/18/18)
Hits: 4 vs. Portland (2/18/18)
RBI: 7 vs. USC (4/21/18)
Doubles: 2 (six times)
Triples: 1 (six times)
Home Runs: 2 (three times)ย
Stolen Bases: 1 (nine times)
