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Jersey Number 36
Dean West
- Position:
- OF
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Woodland Hills, Calif.
- High School:
- Notre Dame HS
Bio
2025
Made 66 appearances with 65 starts in his sophomore season at UCLA...Emerged as one of the nation's most prolific leadoff hitters, slashing .320/.470/.425 with a team-high 49 walks...Collected 79 hits which ranked third on the team...Set a new UCLA program record with 22 hit-by-pitches during the 2025 season...Finished second on the team with 76 runs scored and 13 stolen bases (13-for-17)...Recorded 41 RBIs and 105 total bases...Went 55-for-125 (.440) when leading off an inning...Hit 12 doubles, four home runs, and one triple...His 76 runs scored was second in the Big Ten, trailing only his teammate Roch Cholowsky (80)...Finished second on the team with 24 multi-hit games, including eight three-hit performances...Had nine multi-RBI games and 14 games with two or more walks during the campaign...Posted a .375 batting average (9-for-24) during NCAA Tournament play with a team-high 10 runs scored, on-base percentage of .579, and eight hit-by-pitches...Set a UCLA program record with seven hit-by-pitches in an NCAA Regional...Reached base in 75 percent of his plate appearances during the Los Angeles Regional...Went 3-for-4 with a home run, oneย walk, one HBP, three RBIs, and three runs scored in UCLA's win over Cal Poly on Feb. 16...Collected three RBIs in another three-hit performance on March 9 at Maryland...Had three straight multi-hit games from March 30-April 4...Went 3-for-3 with four runs scored and a pair of walks and stolen bases against Pepperdine on April 1...Had another stretch of three consecutive multi-hit contests in the Washington series from April 11-13...Delivered back-to-back three-hit games on April 20 and 22...Strung together four straight two-hit days from May 15-21...Put together a 3-for-4 performance and scored four times against Iowa in the Big Ten Tournament on May 24.
2024
Made 20 appearances, including 12 starts, during his true freshman season at UCLA ... Slashed .295/.456/.318 over 44 at-bats with 12 runs, 13 hits, one double, seven RBIs, 12 walks, and one HBP ... Had a .500 OBP in leadoff at-bats ... Made 10 starts in left field and two in center field ... Co-led the team with two hits in pinch-hit ABs ... Made nine appearances in Pac-12 play, batting .438 ... Was a .333 hitter in night games and away games ... Also had a .333 batting average in weekend series, leading all Bruins ... Had a standout performance in the season-ending series against Stanford, going 4-5 with seven walks and five RBIs for an .800 batting average and .917 OBP (reached base in 11 of 12 plate appearances) ... Went 3-3, reached base four times, and drove in three on May 17 against Stanford (set season highs in hits and RBIs) ... Drew four walks and scored three runs in the season finale against Stanford on May 18 ... Made his NCAA debut on Opening Day (Feb. 16) as a pinch-hitter against Gonzaga ... Made his first-career start on Feb. 17 against Gonzaga and also notched his first collegiate hit, a double ... Reached twice and recorded his first-career stolen base in the series finale against Gonzaga on Feb. 18 ... Logged two-hit days against TCU on Feb. 24 and Nevada on Feb. 27 ... His .456 OBP ranked second among all Bruins, and his .295 batting average ranked fifth.
Highย School
Four-year varsity letterwinner in baseball at Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, Calif. ... As of Signing Day, wasย ranked the No. 3 outfielder and No. 14 prospect overall in the state of Californiaย โฆ Nationally, was the No. 13-ranked outfielder and No. 74-ranked prospect overall โฆ Three-time Preseason Underclass All-American โฆ Named to the Top Prospect Team at the 2022 Perfect Game National Showcase โฆ Hit over .300 in each of his final three high school seasons โฆ Invited to play in the 2022 High School All-American Game at Dodger Stadium โฆ Made the final of the 2022 CIF Southern Section Division 1 Baseball Playoffs ... Spent the summer before enrolling at UCLA with the Bellingham Bells of the West Coast League ... Batted .241 over 33 games in the WCL.
Personal
Full name: Dean Owen West ... Born in 2004 in Woodland Hills, Calif. to parents Terry and Marcus ... Has one brother, Tyler ... Decided to attend UCLA because of "the academics, the coaching staff, and the quality of competition I would have to face here" ... Cites a walk-off win over Orange Lutheran in the 2022 CIF Playoffs as his greatest pre-UCLA athletic thrill ... Admires Hunter Greene and Robinson Cano ... Hobbies and interests include basketball, board games, weightlifting, 2K Sports videogames, and drawing ... Is related to Chastin West, who was a wide receiver in the NFL from 2010-12, winning a Super Bowl XLV ring with the Packers in 2011.
Career Highs (as of conclusion of 2025)
At-Bats: 6 vs. UC Irvine (3/11/25)
Runs: 4 (three times)
Hits: 3 (nine times)
RBI: 3 (three times)
Doubles: 2 at Oregon (4/20/25)
Triples: 1 vs. San Diego (4/4/25)
Home Runs: 1 (four times)
Stolen Bases: 2 (two times)
Made 66 appearances with 65 starts in his sophomore season at UCLA...Emerged as one of the nation's most prolific leadoff hitters, slashing .320/.470/.425 with a team-high 49 walks...Collected 79 hits which ranked third on the team...Set a new UCLA program record with 22 hit-by-pitches during the 2025 season...Finished second on the team with 76 runs scored and 13 stolen bases (13-for-17)...Recorded 41 RBIs and 105 total bases...Went 55-for-125 (.440) when leading off an inning...Hit 12 doubles, four home runs, and one triple...His 76 runs scored was second in the Big Ten, trailing only his teammate Roch Cholowsky (80)...Finished second on the team with 24 multi-hit games, including eight three-hit performances...Had nine multi-RBI games and 14 games with two or more walks during the campaign...Posted a .375 batting average (9-for-24) during NCAA Tournament play with a team-high 10 runs scored, on-base percentage of .579, and eight hit-by-pitches...Set a UCLA program record with seven hit-by-pitches in an NCAA Regional...Reached base in 75 percent of his plate appearances during the Los Angeles Regional...Went 3-for-4 with a home run, oneย walk, one HBP, three RBIs, and three runs scored in UCLA's win over Cal Poly on Feb. 16...Collected three RBIs in another three-hit performance on March 9 at Maryland...Had three straight multi-hit games from March 30-April 4...Went 3-for-3 with four runs scored and a pair of walks and stolen bases against Pepperdine on April 1...Had another stretch of three consecutive multi-hit contests in the Washington series from April 11-13...Delivered back-to-back three-hit games on April 20 and 22...Strung together four straight two-hit days from May 15-21...Put together a 3-for-4 performance and scored four times against Iowa in the Big Ten Tournament on May 24.
2024
Made 20 appearances, including 12 starts, during his true freshman season at UCLA ... Slashed .295/.456/.318 over 44 at-bats with 12 runs, 13 hits, one double, seven RBIs, 12 walks, and one HBP ... Had a .500 OBP in leadoff at-bats ... Made 10 starts in left field and two in center field ... Co-led the team with two hits in pinch-hit ABs ... Made nine appearances in Pac-12 play, batting .438 ... Was a .333 hitter in night games and away games ... Also had a .333 batting average in weekend series, leading all Bruins ... Had a standout performance in the season-ending series against Stanford, going 4-5 with seven walks and five RBIs for an .800 batting average and .917 OBP (reached base in 11 of 12 plate appearances) ... Went 3-3, reached base four times, and drove in three on May 17 against Stanford (set season highs in hits and RBIs) ... Drew four walks and scored three runs in the season finale against Stanford on May 18 ... Made his NCAA debut on Opening Day (Feb. 16) as a pinch-hitter against Gonzaga ... Made his first-career start on Feb. 17 against Gonzaga and also notched his first collegiate hit, a double ... Reached twice and recorded his first-career stolen base in the series finale against Gonzaga on Feb. 18 ... Logged two-hit days against TCU on Feb. 24 and Nevada on Feb. 27 ... His .456 OBP ranked second among all Bruins, and his .295 batting average ranked fifth.
Highย School
Four-year varsity letterwinner in baseball at Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, Calif. ... As of Signing Day, wasย ranked the No. 3 outfielder and No. 14 prospect overall in the state of Californiaย โฆ Nationally, was the No. 13-ranked outfielder and No. 74-ranked prospect overall โฆ Three-time Preseason Underclass All-American โฆ Named to the Top Prospect Team at the 2022 Perfect Game National Showcase โฆ Hit over .300 in each of his final three high school seasons โฆ Invited to play in the 2022 High School All-American Game at Dodger Stadium โฆ Made the final of the 2022 CIF Southern Section Division 1 Baseball Playoffs ... Spent the summer before enrolling at UCLA with the Bellingham Bells of the West Coast League ... Batted .241 over 33 games in the WCL.
Personal
Full name: Dean Owen West ... Born in 2004 in Woodland Hills, Calif. to parents Terry and Marcus ... Has one brother, Tyler ... Decided to attend UCLA because of "the academics, the coaching staff, and the quality of competition I would have to face here" ... Cites a walk-off win over Orange Lutheran in the 2022 CIF Playoffs as his greatest pre-UCLA athletic thrill ... Admires Hunter Greene and Robinson Cano ... Hobbies and interests include basketball, board games, weightlifting, 2K Sports videogames, and drawing ... Is related to Chastin West, who was a wide receiver in the NFL from 2010-12, winning a Super Bowl XLV ring with the Packers in 2011.
Career Highs (as of conclusion of 2025)
At-Bats: 6 vs. UC Irvine (3/11/25)
Runs: 4 (three times)
Hits: 3 (nine times)
RBI: 3 (three times)
Doubles: 2 at Oregon (4/20/25)
Triples: 1 vs. San Diego (4/4/25)
Home Runs: 1 (four times)
Stolen Bases: 2 (two times)
UCLA Baseball Postgame - Coach Savage & Players vs. LSU (June 17, 2025)
Tuesday, June 17
UCLA Baseball Postgame - Coach Savage & Players vs. Arkansas (June 17, 2025)
Tuesday, June 17
UCLA Baseball Postgame - Coach Savage & Players vs. Murray State (June 14, 2025)
Saturday, June 14
Highlights - UCLA Baseball vs. Murray State (June 14, 2025)
Saturday, June 14
