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2003 University of San Diego Baseball

Citv of San Diego

San Diego is trul y "Ameri ca's Fines t City." A modern metropolis (second larges t in Califo rni a) and a popular yea r-round resort , San D iego sp reads from the coas t to the dese rt , including cli ffs, mesas, hills, canyons and valleys . San D iego also surround s one of Ca li fo rni a's g reates t natu ral harbors whi ch has been a domi – nant fac tor in determining the city's hi sro ry, economy and devel– opment. Meteo ro log ists claim San Di ego as the country's only area wit h perfect cl imate. Thi s ideal year-round environment posts an average day time temperature of 70 deg rees, with an ann ual ra in fa ll average of less than 10 inches . Most days are sun ny, with humidity generally low, even in the summer. The climate, attrac ti ve set ting and rec reati onal fac ilities make San Diego "Ameri ca's Fines t C ity." According ro Sports Illustrated , "For sheer numbers of par– ti cipants, d iversity of pursuits of involvement , San Diego must rank as the sports firn ess capita l of the U .S. " Sports are a major fea ture of the San Di ego lifes tyl e. One can sail , swim, surf, scuba d ive, snorkel, wind -surf on 70 miles of publi c beach or golf at any of the over 80 golf courses throug hout the county. Balboa Park, a 1,158- acre rec reation and cultural center, offers 25 tenni s courts, two gym– nas iums, two muni cipal go lf courses, and one of the nati on's finest zoos . Mi ssion Bay Park is a 4,600-ac re playg round for jogg ing, fi shing, bi cycling, tenni s, golf, jet skiing and kite fl ying . As well as parti cipating in recrea tional ac tiv iti es, San Di– ego supports their p rofess ional teams - the N FL Chargers and t he Nati onal Leag ue Padres p lay at Qualcomm Stadium. During co l– lege foo tball bowl week, San Diego annually hosts the Holi day Bowl. Dur ing 1998, Qualcomm Stad ium hos ted the Supe r Bowl game between Denver and Green Bay, and the W orld Seri es between San Diego and N ew York Yankees . Whatever sport ing ac tivity there is, it's here in San Diego - the sports capital of the U.S. A. SAN DIEGO HIGHLIGHTS ■ Balboa Park ■ San Diego Zoo ■ Wild Animal Park ■ Hall of Champions {sports museum) ■ San Diego Museum ofArt ■ Old Town State Historical Park ■ Horton Plaza ■ Seaport Village ■ Sea World ■ Cabrillo National Monument ■ Mission Bay Park ■ Space and Science Museum