While the week after finals means a week free from worries for
most at UCLA, the UCLA baseball team will face its real tests. The
Bruins (13-8) play at struggling USC (9-12) in three non-conference
games Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The following weekend, Pac-10
play begins with a jolt as 2003 College World Series runner-up No.
1 Stanford (15-3) comes to Westwood. UCLA will be coming off nine
days without games due to finals. It will try to return and reclaim
its play of last month, which featured a seven-game winning
streak.
FOOTBALL: During a pre-trial hearing Thursday,
UCLA linebacker Xavier Burgess set his trial date for April 15,
city attorney spokesman Frank Mateljan said. Burgess, a freshman,
is charged with five misdemeanors stemming from two separate
altercations with a parking enforcement officer outside of Sproul
Hall. He pleaded not guilty in November.
WOMEN’S ROWING: In their season opener,
the Bruins swept all five events over UC Irvine Sunday morning
““ varsity eight, second varsity eight, varsity four, novice
eight, and second novice eight competitions. The squad plays
Saturday against Loyola Marymount and Sunday against USC.
RECRUIT UPDATE: Josh Shipp scored 22 points to
lead Fairfax of Los Angeles over De La Salle of Concord 51-35 in
the boys Division I state championship Saturday night. Shipp, who
will attend UCLA in the fall, was only 1-of-7 from the field in the
first half, but went 7-for-11 in the second half, including five
3-pointers.
Compiled by Ben Peters and Jessica Bach, Bruin sports senior
staff, with reports from the Associated Press.