UCLA baseball's Trevor Bauer earned the "Best Male College Athlete" ESPY, as announced earlier this week by ESPNLosAngeles.com in the website's version of the L.A. ESPY Awards.
Bauer had a phenomenal junior season for the Bruins in 2011, going 13-2 with a 1.25 ERA while leading the country in both strikeouts (203) and complete games (10). The junior right-hander from Valencia, Calif., is one of three finalists for the 2011 Golden Spikes Award, to be announced on MLB Network in a live presentation Friday at 3 p.m. (PT).
Bauer was not the only UCLA-related mention in the list of L.A. ESPY award winners. Jasmine Dixon of the women's basketball team was named the honorable mention in the "Best Female College Athlete" category. Former UCLA women's basketball head coach Nikki Caldwell was tabbed the honorable mention for the "Best Coach" award.
UCLA's football team captured the award for "Best Upset" as the Bruins defeated Texas, 34-12, in Austin, Texas, on Sept. 25, 2010. The men's basketball program was also highlighted with an honorable mention in the "Best Moment" category, as Tyler Trapani (great grandson of coach John Wooden) scored the final basket in the old configuration of Pauley Pavilion in a 71-49 rout of No. 10-ranked Arizona.
To view the complete list of L.A. ESPYs from ESPNLosAngeles.com, click here.










