Mar 1, 2026; Arlington, TX, USA; UCLA Bruins against Mississippi State Bulldogs during the Amegy Bank College Baseball Series at Globe Life Field. Mandatory Credit: Dustin Safranek-Imagn Images
Mar 1, 2026; Arlington, TX, USA; UCLA Bruins against Mississippi State Bulldogs during the Amegy Bank College Baseball Series at Globe Life Field. Mandatory Credit: Dustin Safranek-Imagn Images
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No. 1 UCLA has five juniors in the MLB Draft's Top-150 prospects

Five UCLA baseball players are seen as top-150 picks in the MLB Draft, which is tied for the most with No. 3 Georgia Tech, according to the MLB Pipeline on Thursday.

The Bruins to make the list were shortstop Roch Cholowsky, right-handed pitcher Logan Reddemann, first baseman Mulivai Levu, outfielder Will Gasparino and third baseman Roman Martin. All five of them are juniors and have helped set the up UCLA with a 40-4 overall record ahead with the final stretch of the regular season ahead of them.

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No. 1 Roch Cholowsky

The shortstop has racked up a plethora of awards in his college career, and he has put together another dominant season so far in 2026 to set him up to be the presumptive first pick in the draft.

Over his nearly three seasons with the Bruins, Cholowsky has put on a show at the plate. Currently this season Cholowsky has a batting average of .331 with 56-hits for 59-runs, 18-home runs and a slugging percentage of .710. He’s also been a force on the field with 45-putouts and 111-assists with just 7errors for a .957 fielding percentage, according to the Bruins.

No. 20 Logan Reddemann

The right-handed pitcher was a star for UC San Diego in his first two seasons with All-WCC First Team recognition in 2024 and 2025, but has reached new heights with UCLA. The veteran pitcher etched his name in Bruins history by tying the UCLA record for the most strikeouts in a game with 18 against Rutgers on April 10.

At this point in the 2026 season, Reddemann has played 59.2 innings and allowed 47-hits for 19-runs with 19-errors, 11-walks and 84-strikeouts leading to a 2.87 season earned run average, according to UCLA Athletics.

No. 93 Mulivai Levu

The first baseman has been with the Bruins program over the entirety of his collegiate career and has consistently improved his batting average and slugging percentage. This season, Martin has a .342 batting average and .598 slugging percentage with 63-hits, 47-runs and 12-homers, according to UCLA Athletics.

His sure hands have also been prominent at first base with 325-putouts and 16-assists with no fielding errors this season.

No. 98 Will Gasparino

After spending his first two seasons with the Texas Longhorns, the Bruins outfielder’s bat has caught on fire.

In 2026 for UCLA, Gasparino has a .337 batting average with 55-hits leading to 45-runs and 18-home runs with a powerful .712 slugging percentage, according to UCLA Athletics. The Los Angeles native has also been a strength on the defense with 92-putouts, 8-assists and no errors over his 43 games played.

No. 118 Roman Martin

The third baseman spent his three collegiate years with UCLA and has the best batting average of a Bruin in 2026 so far with a .347 batting average. In his 44 games of 2026, Martin has 59-hits, 41-runs and 7-home runs with a .553 slugging percentage, according to UCLA Athletics. On defense, he has 29 putouts, 64 assists and 5 fielding errors.

This article originally appeared on UCLA Wire: No. 1 UCLA has five juniors in the MLB Draft’s Top-150 prospects

Reporting by Ryan Lorenz, UCLA Wire / UCLA Wire

USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect

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