USD Baseball 2001

San Diego, California -- AMERICA 's FINEST CITY

San Diego is truly "Ame rica '.s Fin est City." A mode rn metropolis (second largest in California) and a popu lar year-round resort, San Diego spreads from the coast to the dese rt, including cliffs, mesas, hills, canyons and valleys. San Diego also surrounds one ofCalifornia s g reatest natural harbors which has been a domi– nant factor in determ ining the city '.s histo ry, economy and develop– ment. Meteoro logists claim San Diego as th e country s only area with perfect climate. This idea l yea r-round en vironment posts an a1•erage daytime temperature of 70 degrees, with an annual rain– fa ll average of less than JO inches. Most days are sunny, with humidity gene rally low, even in the summe1: The climate, attrac– ti1 ·e setting and recreationa l fac ilities make San Diego "Americas Fin est City."

According to Sport s 1//us trnt ed. " For sli eer 11w11he rs (~fpo rticiponts, di1 ·er– sitr of pur.rnits of i111·oh ·e111e111. Son Diego 11u1sr ro11k os t/1 e spor1.1· .f,r11es.1· capitol (l the U.S." Spo rts are a 11wjorfeorure of th e Son Diego lifestrle. One CCIII soil. s11·i111. su1,l: scuba di1 ·e. snorkel. 1,·i11d-sw f 011 70 111iles of JJub lic beoch o r go lf ot onr of tli e m ·er 80 go lf courses throughout the count_,·. Bo/boa Park. a 1. 158-acre rec rea tion and cu/rum/ cenre,: offers 25 tennis courts. 11,·o g ,·11111asiu111s. 111 ·0 111u11iciJJol go lf courses. and one of'rl, e nation \-_finest :oos. Mis sion Bar Pa rk is Cl '-1.600-acre p!C1rg rou11 d fo r jogg ing. ft.1/1 i11 g. bicrcli11 g. tennis. go lf: jet skiing C111d kiteJ!ri11g.

As well as parricipating in recrea tional acti l'ities, San Diego supports rheir p rofessional teams - the NFL Chargers and the Na tional League Padres p lay at Qualcomm Sradiurn. During college footba ll bowl we e k , San D iego a nn ua l/_,· hosts th e Ho lida,· Bowl. During 1998. Qualcomm Stadium hosted rhe Super Bowl game ben veen Denve r and Green Bar. and mo re recentlr rhe 1998 World Se ries between the San Diego Padres and rhe Ne 11· Yo rk Yo 11kees. Whate l'er sporri11 g actil'– ir_,· th e re is, its here in San Diego - th e Sporrs Cap ital of' the U.S.A.

San Diego Padres, National League

Champions, 1998, 1984

San Diego Chargers AFC Champions, 1994