Defending conference champion UCLA looks to build upon recent success in 2012
Notes
Joined the UCLA baseball program in October 2011 as a third-year student...was on the UCLA football team in the fall of 2009 as a kicker (did not play)...expected to push for time on the mound out of the Bruins' bullpen in 2012.
High School
Four-year varsity baseball and three-year varsity football letterwinner at Bishop Blanchet High School in Seattle, Wash., under head coach George Monica...on the baseball team, secured first-team all-league honors as a right-handed pitcher during his senior season (2009)...was a second-team all-state selection as a junior (2008)...helped lead Bishop Blanchet to the league title, a 20-5 overall record, and No. 5 final state ranking during his senior year...on the football team, secured first-team all-league honors at both the wide receiver, kicker and punter positions as a senior (2008)...also earned second-team all-league acclaim as a defensive end...named team MVP as a senior at Bishop Blanchet.
Personal
Full name: Madison James Poole...born August 30, 1990, in Seattle, Wash...Madison is the younger of Laurent and Joni Poole's two sons...has one older brother, Armand...history major and European studies minor.