Baseball notes

Tuesday, March 4, 1997

Honor bestowed on Glaus

Shortstop/third baseman Troy Glaus was named one of four
national players of the week, an award handed out by Louisville
Slugger. Glaus smashed four homers last week, including a grand
slam. He knocked in 13 runs and scored nine times as he went
8-for-17 in four games.

Bruins topping the charts

The UCLA baseball team (20-2-1) is off to its best start in
school history and is No.1 in the latest NCAA Division I baseball
polls.

Baseball America honored UCLA with the No. 1 ranking for the
first time in the 17-year history of the poll. Florida State, after
splitting four games with the University of Florida, slipped from
the No. 1 spot in the poll to No. 2. By sweeping USC in three games
over the weekend, Stanford moved up to No. 6 from No. 9 and the
Trojans fell to No. 7 from No. 3.

Collegiate Baseball also ranks the Bruins as No. 1 in its latest
poll.

Six Bruins named All-Tournament

Six Bruins earned spots on the Hormel Foods Baseball Classic
All-Tournament team. Tourney MVP Glaus, left fielder Jon Heinrichs,
center fielder Eric Valent, designated hitter Peter Zamora, and
starting pitchers Jim Parque and Tom Jacquez were all named to the
team.

Rounding the bases in style

With only 23 games completed thus far, UCLA already has three
players with double-digit numbers in home runs. Heinrichs has 10,
more than three times the number of homers he hit last year. Glaus
has hit 12 homers, three short of his 1996 total of 15. Valent also
has 12 homers, which ties his mark from last season. The UCLA
single-season record for home runs is 29, set by Jim Auten (1979)
and tied by Paul Ellis (1990). Heinrichs, Glaus, and Valent have
almost 40 left games to top that.

As a team, UCLA has hit 55 homers. Its opponents have hit
17.

Among the home runs have been four grand slams. First
baseman/pitcher Peter Zamora hit two, while Glaus and second
baseman Nick Theodorou each had one over the weekend.

Pitchers making a fine comeback

Jacquez is off to a fine start, considering he missed most of
last season after having his appendix removed. He holds a 4-0
record with a 2.44 ERA.

Reliever John Phillips made his first appearance of the season
Saturday night. He had Tommy John surgery on his right elbow last
April. Saturday he threw 1 1/3 innings and allowed no runs.

Notes compiled by Kristina Wilcox, Daily Bruin Contributor.

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