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Jersey Number 40
Ethan Flanagan
- Position:
- LHP
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Irvine, Calif.
- High School:
- Santa Margarita HS
Bio
Notes
Selected by the Chicago Cubs in the 17th round of the 2023 MLB Draft (No. 506 overall) ... Two-year member of the UCLA baseball program from 2022-23 ... For his career, went 5-1 with a 3.91 ERA and 107 strikeouts over 92 innings ... Was a Freshman All-American and All-Pac-12 selection in 2022 after going 3-0 with a 3.28 ERA and 76 strikeouts over 60 1/3 innings in a swingman role for UCLA ... Invited to USA Baseball's Collegiate National Team Training Camp the summer after his freshman season ... Missed the beginning of his sophomore season due to injury, but was a full-time weekend starter upon his return.ย
Career Highlights
2022 Freshman All-American
2022 Pac-12 All-Conference Team
Three-time UCLA Director's Honor Roll
2022 USCNT Training Camp Participant
2023 Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
2023
Made nine appearances, including six starts, as a sophomore ... Went 2-1 with a 5.12 ERA and .235 batting average against over 31 2/3 innings ... Struck out 31 against 16 walks and six hit batters ... Didn't make his season debut until Apr. 4, and didn't make his first start until Apr. 18 ... Had a 3.94 ERA in home games ... Struck out five in a six-up, six-down relief outing against UC Davis on Apr. 14 ... Went three innings, allowing one run, against UC Irvine on Apr. 18 in his first start of 2023 ... Struck out a season-high six against Oregon State on May 14 ... Completed six innings for the first time in his career on May 19 at Arizona State, his final appearance of the yearย ... Selected to the 2023 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll.ย
2022
Made 25 appearances, including seven starts, as a true freshman ... Finished the year with a 3-0 record, 3.28 ERA, and .216 BAA over 60 1/3 innings ... Had 76 strikeouts against 28 walks ... Named a Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball ... Picked up Pac-12 All-Conference Team honors ... Pitched in a variety of roles for UCLA, starting the year as a swingman before moving into the Saturday starter role down the stretch ... Made his NCAA debut on Feb. 22 against Pepperdine, starting the Tuesday affair and striking out a season-high eight while alllowing just one run over 3 2/3 innings ... Went 12-up, 12-down with seven strikeouts as he and Thatcher Hurd teamed up for a 19-strikeout one-hitter against Long Beach State on Mar. 1 ... Notched his first collegiate win on Mar. 5 against Oklahoma as part of the Shriner's Children's Classic at Minute Maid Park in Houston, throwing two scoreless relief innings ... His ERA was tied for third-lowest on the team among regulars ... One of four UCLA pitchers (all freshmen) to average double-digit strikeouts per nine innings (11.34) ... As a starter, was 0-0 with a 5.55 ERA and 30 strikeouts in 24 1/3 innings ... As a reliever, was 3-0 with a 1.75 ERA and 46 strikeouts in 36 innings ... Had just a 1.41 ERA over 32 innings at Jackie Robinson Stadium ... Picked up a pair of saves, against LBSU on Mar. 1 and at Utah on Apr. 9 (2.1 IP, 3 K, 1 ER) ... Made his first-career weekend start on Apr. 30 against Arizona State, and was part of the weekend rotation from there on out ... Had a 2.27 ERA through May 19 ... Allowed just two earned runs over his first eight appearances (19 1/3 innings) for a 0.93 ERA ... Threw an inning or more in all but one appearance ... UCLA went 20-5 in games he appeared in (5-2 in his starts) ... Struck out all four batters he faced in a relief appearance at Long Beach State on May 3 ... Held Washington State scoreless, striking out four, in a four-inning start on May 14 ...ย Named to the UCLA Director's Honor Roll for fall, winter, and spring quarters (3.0+ GPA, 12+ quarter units passed) ... Over the summer, was invited to participate in the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Training Camp (alongside teammate Alonzo Tredwell).
Highย School
Played high school baseball at Santa Margarita Catholic High School in Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif. โฆ Three-year varsity letterwinner โฆ In the state of California, ranked the No. 8 left-handed pitcher and No. 75 prospect overall โฆ Ranked the No. 71 LHP in the country by Perfect Game โฆ Santa Margarita Catholic High School Male Scholar-Athlete award 2021 โฆ Three-time Perfect Game Preseason All-Americanโฆ Played summer ball with Saddleback Cowboys and ROX Baseball โฆ Helped Santa Margarita to the 2019 CIF-SS Division 2 Championship, defeating Norco 1-0 in the final at Dodger Stadium ... PDP Premier SoCal (2021) โฆ Area Code Games invitee โฆ Perfect Game National invitee ... Played in the Perfect Game Underclass All-American Games in 2019.
Personal
Ethan Flanagan was born in 2002 to parents Helen and Ryan in Newport Beach, Calif. โฆ Chose UCLA because it has โthe best combination of athletics and academics in the countryโ โฆ Describes his greatest athletic thrill as winning the CIF Championship in Dodger Stadium โฆ Lists Clayton Kershaw and Anthony Rizzo as his favorite athletes โฆ Is a citizen of three different countries: the United States, Switzerland, and New Zealand.
Career Highs (as of conclusion of 2023)
Innings: 6.0 at Arizona State (5/19/23)
Strikeouts: 6 vs. Oregon State (5/14/23)
Selected by the Chicago Cubs in the 17th round of the 2023 MLB Draft (No. 506 overall) ... Two-year member of the UCLA baseball program from 2022-23 ... For his career, went 5-1 with a 3.91 ERA and 107 strikeouts over 92 innings ... Was a Freshman All-American and All-Pac-12 selection in 2022 after going 3-0 with a 3.28 ERA and 76 strikeouts over 60 1/3 innings in a swingman role for UCLA ... Invited to USA Baseball's Collegiate National Team Training Camp the summer after his freshman season ... Missed the beginning of his sophomore season due to injury, but was a full-time weekend starter upon his return.ย
Career Highlights
2022 Freshman All-American
2022 Pac-12 All-Conference Team
Three-time UCLA Director's Honor Roll
2022 USCNT Training Camp Participant
2023 Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
2023
Made nine appearances, including six starts, as a sophomore ... Went 2-1 with a 5.12 ERA and .235 batting average against over 31 2/3 innings ... Struck out 31 against 16 walks and six hit batters ... Didn't make his season debut until Apr. 4, and didn't make his first start until Apr. 18 ... Had a 3.94 ERA in home games ... Struck out five in a six-up, six-down relief outing against UC Davis on Apr. 14 ... Went three innings, allowing one run, against UC Irvine on Apr. 18 in his first start of 2023 ... Struck out a season-high six against Oregon State on May 14 ... Completed six innings for the first time in his career on May 19 at Arizona State, his final appearance of the yearย ... Selected to the 2023 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll.ย
2022
Made 25 appearances, including seven starts, as a true freshman ... Finished the year with a 3-0 record, 3.28 ERA, and .216 BAA over 60 1/3 innings ... Had 76 strikeouts against 28 walks ... Named a Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball ... Picked up Pac-12 All-Conference Team honors ... Pitched in a variety of roles for UCLA, starting the year as a swingman before moving into the Saturday starter role down the stretch ... Made his NCAA debut on Feb. 22 against Pepperdine, starting the Tuesday affair and striking out a season-high eight while alllowing just one run over 3 2/3 innings ... Went 12-up, 12-down with seven strikeouts as he and Thatcher Hurd teamed up for a 19-strikeout one-hitter against Long Beach State on Mar. 1 ... Notched his first collegiate win on Mar. 5 against Oklahoma as part of the Shriner's Children's Classic at Minute Maid Park in Houston, throwing two scoreless relief innings ... His ERA was tied for third-lowest on the team among regulars ... One of four UCLA pitchers (all freshmen) to average double-digit strikeouts per nine innings (11.34) ... As a starter, was 0-0 with a 5.55 ERA and 30 strikeouts in 24 1/3 innings ... As a reliever, was 3-0 with a 1.75 ERA and 46 strikeouts in 36 innings ... Had just a 1.41 ERA over 32 innings at Jackie Robinson Stadium ... Picked up a pair of saves, against LBSU on Mar. 1 and at Utah on Apr. 9 (2.1 IP, 3 K, 1 ER) ... Made his first-career weekend start on Apr. 30 against Arizona State, and was part of the weekend rotation from there on out ... Had a 2.27 ERA through May 19 ... Allowed just two earned runs over his first eight appearances (19 1/3 innings) for a 0.93 ERA ... Threw an inning or more in all but one appearance ... UCLA went 20-5 in games he appeared in (5-2 in his starts) ... Struck out all four batters he faced in a relief appearance at Long Beach State on May 3 ... Held Washington State scoreless, striking out four, in a four-inning start on May 14 ...ย Named to the UCLA Director's Honor Roll for fall, winter, and spring quarters (3.0+ GPA, 12+ quarter units passed) ... Over the summer, was invited to participate in the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Training Camp (alongside teammate Alonzo Tredwell).
Highย School
Played high school baseball at Santa Margarita Catholic High School in Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif. โฆ Three-year varsity letterwinner โฆ In the state of California, ranked the No. 8 left-handed pitcher and No. 75 prospect overall โฆ Ranked the No. 71 LHP in the country by Perfect Game โฆ Santa Margarita Catholic High School Male Scholar-Athlete award 2021 โฆ Three-time Perfect Game Preseason All-Americanโฆ Played summer ball with Saddleback Cowboys and ROX Baseball โฆ Helped Santa Margarita to the 2019 CIF-SS Division 2 Championship, defeating Norco 1-0 in the final at Dodger Stadium ... PDP Premier SoCal (2021) โฆ Area Code Games invitee โฆ Perfect Game National invitee ... Played in the Perfect Game Underclass All-American Games in 2019.
Personal
Ethan Flanagan was born in 2002 to parents Helen and Ryan in Newport Beach, Calif. โฆ Chose UCLA because it has โthe best combination of athletics and academics in the countryโ โฆ Describes his greatest athletic thrill as winning the CIF Championship in Dodger Stadium โฆ Lists Clayton Kershaw and Anthony Rizzo as his favorite athletes โฆ Is a citizen of three different countries: the United States, Switzerland, and New Zealand.
Career Highs (as of conclusion of 2023)
Innings: 6.0 at Arizona State (5/19/23)
Strikeouts: 6 vs. Oregon State (5/14/23)
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
