Muscle Milk California Athlete of the Week

Muscle Milk California Athlete of the Week


April 23, 2007

BERKELEY -

For the first time this year, the Muscle Milk California Athlete of the Week honor goes to a baseball player as sophomore right-hander Tyson Ross finally breaks through after another outstanding performance on the mound for the Golden Bears.

Ross, who is defining the term "hard-luck pitcher" has been amazing all season, registering a 1.98 ERA with 88 strikeouts in 86.1 innings while holding opponents to a .216 batting average. However, despite his dominance, he has posted just a 4-5 record this year.

This past weekend, he just needed one run of support to crack the win column. Pitching on Friday afternoon against arch-rival Stanford, Ross mowed down the Cardinal, tossing 7.2 innings of five-hit, shutout ball while striking out six. It was the 12sth straight appearance that saw the Oakland product complete at least six innings this year (every start of the year).

Cal fans have another opportunity to see Ross this weekend as the big right-hamder is scheduled to start Friday afternoon's game against Pac-10 rival Arizona State. Game time is 2:30 p.m. at Evans Diamond.

Muscle Milk California Student-Athlete of the Week

Date Winner Fall Sport
April 16 Tim McNeill Men's Gymnastics
April 9 Alex Sutton Softball
April 2 Carrie Johnson Women's Track and Field
March 26 Kelechi Anyanwu Women's Track and Field
March 19 Patrick O'Neil Men's Swimming
March 12 Dana Vollmer Women's Swimming
March 5 Devanei Hampton Women's Basketball
February 26 Dominik Meichtry Men's Swimming
February 19 Dana Vollmer Women's Swimming
February 12 Tim McNeill Men's Gymnastics
February 5 Devanei Hampton Women's Basketball
January 29 Alysia Johnson Track and Field
January 22 Ashley Walker Women's Basketball
January 15 Devanei Hampton Women's Basketball
January 8 Ayinde Ubaka Men's Basketball
January 1 Marshawn Lynch Football
December 25 Ryan Anderson Men's Basketball
December 11 Ashley Walker Women's Basketball
December 4 NCAA Champions Men's Water Polo
November 27 John Mann Men's Water Polo
November 20 Ashley Walker Women's Basketball