Friday, May 1, 1998
Schooled in victory, Bruins hope to teach foes lesson
PREVIEW: Bruins look to continue game-one wins vs. Washington,
Oregon schools
By Kimberly Edds
Daily Bruin Contributor
Beavers and Ducks beware.
The Bruins have learned how to win the first game of a softball
doubleheader. On Tuesday against the University of Washington they
captured their first game-one victory, and now the Bruins know that
they can compete with anyone.
If the Bruins can take down the No. 3 Huskies, they should have
it a little easier against No. 22 Oregon State (25-20, 6-12 Pac-10)
and No. 25 Oregon (28-11, 7-11).
UCLA (15-22, 5-13) will head north to face the Oregon Ducks and
the Oregon State Beavers in doubleheaders this weekend.
The last time the Bruins met the Ducks and Beavers they dropped
both of the first games of the doubleheaders, but went on to win
the second games, finishing the weekend 2-2.
One of the biggest problems for the Bruins will be Oregon
State’s ace, Tarrah Beyster, who blasted three homers in a
doubleheader against No. 1 Arizona State.
The Bruins held Beyster to one hit in two games during their
last meeting by issuing her six free passes.
Beyster (20-11) recently became Oregon State’s first pitcher
ever to log 20 wins in a season, which she did in her win over the
Bruins in game one on April 19.
Oregon’s Jennifer Apfelbaum is coming off a big weekend, batting
.625 with three RBI and three runs scored in Oregon’s four-game
roadtrip in Arizona.
Oregon pitching also received a big boost as pitcher Jennie Cook
came up with back to back wins over Arizona State on Saturday. Cook
improves to 20-13 on the season.
UCLA will continue to look for strong pitching and clutch
hitting to push them past the Ducks and the Beavers. Pitchers Erin
Weiler, Stephanie Swenson and Lindsey Gayer will be the core of the
UCLA pitching staff.
Hopefully Kim Wuest and Nicole Odom will continue to dominate
the plate for the Bruins.
Although the Bruins have no chance to make it into the
postseason, this weekend will be about pride for the Bruins as they
try for their first Pac-10 sweep in Oregon.
DERRICK KUDO/Daily Bruin
Outfielder Karen Hoshizaki takes a hack at the plate, trying to
improve her .235 batting average.