Friday, February 7, 1997
Wolfpack on the prowl in Los Angeles
This weekend, the UCLA baseball team will play host to Nevada
(3-0) in a three-game series this weekend beginning tonight at
Jackie Robinson Stadium.
Last weekend, the Wolfpack swept Pepperdine at Malibu. The
Bruins (7-0-1) beat the Waves on Tuesday.
Nevada (3-0) senior third baseman Andy Dominique hit four home
runs against Pepperdine, setting a new school career record with 36
home runs.
The Bruins are coming off of a 9-9 tie against Cal State
Northridge on Wednesday in which they surrendered six runs in the
final inning to allow the Matadors to even the score before the
game was called on account of darkness.
The UCLA offensive attack will be led by sophomore centerfielder
Eric Valent and junior second baseman Nick Theodorou.
Valent is batting .529 with four homers and 19 RBI, and is
currently on an eight-game hitting streak.
Theodorou has 15 RBI and a .406 batting average.
The probable starting pitching matchups are as follows:
Friday (5 p.m.): UCLA’s Tom Jacquez (1-0, 1.20 ERA) vs. Nevada’s
Brent Husted.
Saturday (1 p.m.): Dan Keller (1-0, 5.87 ERA) vs. Jim Brink.
Sunday (1 p.m.): Jim Parque (2-0, 3.31 ERA) vs. Gabe Zappin.
The games are free to all current UCLA students with ID and
registration cards.
Men’s volleyball travels south
The UCLA men’s volleyball team attempts to regain momentum this
weekend at San Diego.
The No. 4 Bruins (2-2, 1-1 MPSF) will play Friday night against
San Diego State (0-5, 0-3) and Saturday afternoon against UC San
Diego (2-7, 0-5).
After letting Saturday’s match against No. 8 UC Santa Barbara
get away, UCLA will try to get back on track.
The Bruins’ record against the San Diego teams shows that the
schools should not be much of a problem.
UCLA has compiled a record of 58-2 against the Aztecs and own a
26-0 advantage in its series against the Tritons.
If UCLA sweeps the San Diego schools and then goes on to beat
Loyola Marymount on Tuesday, Scates will find himself only one win
shy of No. 900. The quest for that historic victory will make
Thursday’s showdown at No. 5 Pepperdine even more important.
Friday’s match against the Aztecs will debut the Cable Radio
Network. The match can be heard over 90.1 FM and is available for
listening on the World Wide Web (www.audionet.com).