Friday, February 12, 1999
Bruins to face top teams in Arizona
SOFTBALL: No. 3 UCLA
travels to Fiesta Bowl led by pitchers Freed, Dale
By Evan Lovett
Daily Bruin Staff
The UCLA softball team will return from a one-week layoff this
weekend to compete in the 1999 Fiesta Bowl Tournament, hosted by
Arizona State.
The Bruins, ranked No. 3 in the nation, will face a rigorous
schedule that includes five games in three days.
After shellacking Santa Clara in a doubleheader last Friday, the
Bruins (2-0) will face some of the toughest teams in the
nation.
UCLA will begin the tournament with a two-game set today, taking
on Mississippi State at 1 p.m. before facing Maryland at 5:30 p.m.
Freshman Amanda Freed and All Pac-10 performer Courtney Dale will
take the hill for the Bruins.
On Saturday, UCLA will play another doubleheader, facing Utah at
3:30 p.m. and No. 7 Texas at 5:30 p.m.
Relatively speaking, Sunday will be a day of rest for the Bruins
as they play only one game, this time squaring off against New
Mexico State at 2 p.m. Freed will most likely start for UCLA.
The tournament should provide an accurate gauge of where the
Bruins are nationally, as the demanding schedule will require the
team to fire on all cylinders.
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