Tuesday, February 25, 1997
BASEBALL:
Stats show a talented team lineup for second-ranked UCLABy
Kristina Wilcox
Daily Bruin Contributor
UCLA will face off against Cal State Dominguez Hills this
afternoon in a non-conference baseball matchup at Jackie Robinson
Stadium. First pitch will be at 3 p.m.
The Division II Toros (7-4) are coming off a 7-4 win at UCSB.
The second-ranked Bruins (16-2-1), on the other hand, are trying to
rebound from a disappointing 17-12 loss to Arizona State  a
game in which the Bruins blew a 12-1 lead.
The Toros have a strong nucleus of seven returning position
starters from a club that finished 33-22 last season.
The key offensive leader for the Toros has been senior
centerfielder Nathan Koepke and catcher Alex Figueroa. In 10 games,
Koepke is hitting .532. Figueroa has 14 RBIs in 10 games.
As for UCLA, centerfielder Eric Valent leads the squad with 11
home runs.
Last week, he was named the first Pac-10 Player of the Week and
one of four Louisville Slugger National Players of the Week. He hit
.438 with four home runs and 13 RBIs in four games last week.
First baseman/pitcher Peter Zamora has a .532 batting average
and a perfect 1.000 slugging percentage through 15 games.
Third baseman Troy Glaus has been "Mr. Consistency" with eight
homers and a .425 average. Leftfielder Jon Heinrichs has been an
effective leadoff hitter with a .423 on-base percentage, and
rightfielder Eric Byrnes has swiped seven bases thus far, in eight
attempts.
Lefthander Doug Wakefield (0-1) is the probable CSDH starting
pitcher. In his one outing this season, he lasted 2 1/3 innings,
allowing six earned runs and 7 hits.
Bruin starting pitcher information was not available at press
time.
CHARLES KUO/Daily Bruin
UCLA’s Peter Zamora and the Bruins take on the Toros today.