Well. This isn’t what I expected from the #4 ranked team in the nation. Granted, they weren’t playing on their home field, but they did get to play in their home town.
And they didn’t win a single game.
Yep, the University of San Diego has been eliminated from its own Regional without so much as a single victory. The Toreros dropped their opener Friday night to Fresno State, and followed it up with a 6-5 loss to Minnesota on Saturday at Tony Gwynn Stadium.
To their credit, the Toreros came back in Saturday’s game after entering the ninth down, 5-0. They tied …read more

Congratulations to the #5 ranked University of San Diego Toreros (full disclosure: my alma mater) for winning the WCC championship and being chosen as a host for the NCAA regionals. This marks the first time a regional will be hosted here in San Diego.
Big thanks also to San Diego State University for allowing USD to use Tony Gwynn Stadium for the event. Nice to see the two schools coming together to do the right thing for the city.
Other teams in the San Diego regional will be announced on ESPN at 9:30 a.m. PT on Monday. Stay tuned…

One of my plans in 2007 is to take tons of photos. Toward the tail end of last season, I bought a sweet camera that gave me shots like these. Top one is of Pirates’ left-hander Tom Gorzelanny warming up in the visitors bullpen at Petco Park in September 2006. Bottom one is of University of San Diego first baseman Daniel Magness batting in a game at Petco last weekend. As someone who never has taken very good pictures before, I’m blown away by how easy it is to crank out quality pix now (heck, I even shot my book …read more