Friday, February 21, 1997
BASEBALL:
Bruins enter Six-Pac play averaging 11 runs scored per gameBy
Sierra Roberts
Daily Bruin Contributor
UCLA may finally meet its match Friday night when the Bruins
open conference play.
Second-ranked UCLA (14-1-1) will face off against eighth-ranked
Arizona State (9-6) in its first Six-Pac game at Jackie Robinson
Stadium.
ASU will bring three strong sophomore pitchers to the mound this
weekend. Left-handed pitchers Phill Lowery and Ryan Mills were both
invited to the USA baseball trials in January.
Lowery (1-1) will start Friday night for the Sun Devils,
followed by Mills (1-0) on Saturday. Mills comes to Westwood off of
a 17-strikeout performance and maintains an ERA of 0.86. Ron
Marietta (0-2, 10.54 ERA) will take the mound on Sunday.
ASU will also be bringing a strong lineup to Westwood.
Left fielder Dan McKinley is the Sun Devils’ leading hitter,
with a .413 average and five home runs.
However, so far, the Bruin pitching staff has been quite
successful in stopping the opposition.
Three left-handers will start for UCLA. Sophomore Tom Jaquez
(3-0) will occupy the mound on Friday with an ERA of 1.86.
On Saturday, Peter Zamora (1-0, 3.21 ERA) will begin on the
mound, while Jim Parque (4-0) will start off Sunday’s play with an
ERA of 2.15.
Hitting will be something to watch for from the Bruins. The team
is averaging 11 runs per game and has had at least one home run in
15 of its 16 games.