The UCLA baseball team opens the 2009 season as the No. 12 ranked squad in the country, notable publication Baseball America announced on Tuesday.
Thus far, the Bruins have been tabbed at No. 21 by Rivals.com and Collegiate Baseball, as well as No. 25 by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association. The Bruins opened last season as the top-ranked team in Baseball America‘s preseason top-25 poll.
The Bruins look to build off of last season, in which they reached a third consecutive NCAA postseason for the first time in the program’s 88-year history.