February 20, 1996 Toiling in obscurity Zak Ammirato is hailed by teammates as an exceptional player and all-around nice guy. So why hasn’t anyone else heard of him? By Yoni Tamler Daily Bruin Contributor The praise arrives in truckloads. "Any time you look at Zak Ammirato you want everybody to play like him," junior […]
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Bruin bats send Pepperdine Waves a crashing defeat
February 20, 1996 Bruin bats send Pepperdine Waves a crashing defeat By Brian Purcell Daily Bruin Contributor As the Pepperdine baseball team staggered away from Jackie Robinson Stadium Sunday afternoon, they had to feel like they had been collectively sucker-punched. They are a good team. This wasn’t supposed to happen. The Waves (4-8) went […]
Baseball must improve to avoid wave of frustration vs. Pepperdine
Baseball must improve to avoid wave of frustration vs. Pepperdine By Brian Purcell Daily Bruin Contributor Just two statistics are needed to sum up the year that the UCLA baseball team is having: 36 earned runs allowed, 22 unearned runs allowed. The Bruins have a case of the boots, and they need to find a […]
It’s official, m. hoops tops ‘Cats
It’s official, m. hoops tops ‘Cats Johnson’s freethrow caps comeback, secures 76-75 win By Scott Yamaguchi Daily Bruin Staff They couldn’t have lost it like that. Not the most important game of the season, not when they had clawed their way back from a 19-point first-half deficit to a tie score with 26 seconds to […]
No. 2-ranked men’s tennis meets Arizona State today, Arizona Saturday
No. 2-ranked men’s tennis meets Arizona State today, Arizona Saturday By Mark Shapiro Daily Bruin Contributor At least their basketball teams have some talent. The Arizona tennis teams, however, leave something to be desired, which is good news for No. 2 UCLA. The undefeated Bruins match up against Arizona State at 1:30 today in the […]
M. volleyball to face cowardly Lions
M. volleyball to face cowardly Lions By Ruben Gutierrez Daily Bruin Staff The UCLA men’s volleyball team rides a three-match winning streak into tonight’s contest against Loyola Marymount, but much more significant is its winning streak in the series: the Bruins are undefeated in 49 meetings with the Lions. There is little reason to believe […]
Softball heads out for pair of doubleheaders
Softball heads out for pair of doubleheaders By Brent Boyd Daily Bruin Contributor The UCLA softball team returns to action this weekend, traveling to Northern California to take on Santa Clara and Pacific in a pair of nonconference doubleheaders. After suffering their first loss of the young season last week at the hands of California, […]