News Scrapbooks 1977-1979

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USD COACH PREPARES FOR WORLD SERIES S- ~a- 7 [ A Unique Newlywed Game For Cunningham • · . watch for force the final contest for the sehool's leader In career By HANK WESCH clauned by USO m 10 inn- the other bench to la'd ·1 regional championship. wins. staff wr11er, The son o1- union ings when it a.) rallied for the squeeze, but h~ I i And after USD fell behind, . two runs to tie things in the down so perfectly t was 3 -0 In the final game left- Flanagan will get the first University of San Diego ninth inning, b.) blew an no chance for a piar h •d Dan Flanagan came call when the Toreros open baseball coach John Cunn- opportunity to win in regula- Sarture was the fmal hero, antoe~ t out Chapman for up In the double-elimination ingham had been married tion time, and c.) got a per- but not the only one for the osenven m· unlngs to pick up the World Serles. exactly a week when, Ia st ect b t b fr h T s Saturday, his Toreros swept f squeeze un Y es · orero · Bart Brainard final win "I'm still not sure we doubleheader from Chap- m:in John Sarture for th e . F'.reshma~e-run rail with "He pitched ~swell_ In that should be there, but I am h west c~chmg score. . . igmted a f . . that ame as any tune smce he sure we're going," says 1nan College to win t e · Sarture, out of Crespi High a run-produ~m~ enin ~on All-America honors as a Cunningham. "Anything we ~: [:fo~~Aa;:d JfvI'si~n~~ in Encino, had been doubled broke a 4-4 tie~~ D p. g sophomore ., concluded do from here ls Icing on the off third base when he repre- round win over · 1 avJS. Cunninghan{ The victory calce " World Senes. . sented the winning run in the After the Toreros ost once ~•s 3Bth in three · In the Jovial tune ~at fol- ninth inning, and had com- to Chapman, Tim Ronan and was Flanaga O makin the Both the wedding cake, lowed thesedw1bn Cunnmg~t~ milted an error which Jim Deaver pitchedbmar~ t;~~~patHYih 'producf the and the baseball one. was pres Y some O I proved to be harmless when ful games back-to- ac •

The Time Has Come: USO Takes Giant Step Perhaps no other single force has played as large a part 1n history as Inertia The human body at rest tends to remaln at rest unless ongly motivated There 1s great temptation to stay with the famillar, th known, even though it may not be ally rewarding Battered mau-s :remain with those who abuse them becau they find the unknown even more terrifying than th Ir pre nt condition. When reinforcement Is positive, It is even more difficult to cut the umblllcal cord and push on.

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USD Moving Four Sports To ivi ion I (Contlnuect from page C-1) The financial aspects of the move to Division I as outlined by Burke include: -An incresase In the men's athletic budget over the next four years from Its present $450,000 to $.350,000. -Boosting the women's athletics budget from $50,000 to nearly a quarter of a million dollars over a four- year period and adding sev- eral women's sports teams. The monPy will come from the school's general fund, Burke said, USO students are not directly assessed to support the athletic pro- grams. "It was the feeling of the university that we had a fair Investment in athletics at the Division II level already and for a little more we could make the move to Di- vision I," Burke said. The most visible effect of th8 move will be upon the sc·1ool's basketball team. Cc,ach Jim Brovelli has di- rected USO teams to an 84-50 record In five ) ears at the school, posting 20-wln sea- sons the past two years and advancing a team to the Di- vision II quarterfinals last season. The move to Division I will mean more recognized oppo- nents, Brovelli will have an additir,nal five scholarships than J.e was allowed under NCAA ml'!s at the Division II level CO to 15), and wlll have " tull-time assistant coach. "I'm very encouraged by this," said Brovelli. "When I took the job at USD my long- term goal was to have the basketball program reach the same level as the other Catholic univer 'ties on the West Coast. "USD is th\t only Catholic univerisity n:>t in the WCAC I at the present time, and hopefully we can work out some league affiliation. "It will take time and pa- l tience to build a winning ' team at the Division I level, there's no way we can do it overnight. But hopefully as we continue to grow we'll be able to attract more high- calibre players and continue to have a quality program."

_players to compare th e two the Toreros took the field in events the pressure-packed visitors "All I know'". Cu~_ingham half of the 10th. reports he replled, IS th at I "I grabbed him and liter- didn't cry at my wedding but ally shook him between I did a!,ter we won th e innings," Cunningham says. regional. "Then when I asked him if Cunmngham a nd his he could lay down the bunt cha~ges depart today for he said 'Sure, L ,ach.' j Spnngfield, Mo., site of _th e "They were elllng from

Realizing this, you must admire a decision announced by the Uni- versity of San Diego yesterday. That Institution has elected to upgrade the major portion of its athletic program from Division II to Division I, under guidelines laid down by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. It Is, by all odds, a courageous move. The Toreros were comfortable and doing well in D1vlslon II Their basketball team reached the quarterfinals of the national

i)O USD Moving Four Sports f;: To Division I - By HANK WESCH Staff Writer, l'tle SOn DIHO Union The University or San Diego is optmg to elevate four of its men's athletic teams-most significantly the basketball squad-to NCAA Divi- sion I status it was announced yes- terday. The school's board of trustees at :::5 Its last meeting approved the move • of the baseball, basketball, golf and A tennis teams from their present Dl- (l vision II status to Division I-the highest competitive level for univer- sities- and al.so approved a substan- tlal increase In budgeting for both the men's and worn n's intercollegi- ate athletics programs. "Our football team will continue to compete at Its present Division III level, but all the others will be moved to Division I," said USO athletic director Tom Burke ln mak- ing the announcement. "Hopefully we will be able to provide more intense competition ft,r our players and increased awareqess of the uni- versity through the mbve to Division I and the schedul of recognized O powers, particulariy In basketball " The Toreros have made prelimi- nary Inquiries aJOut gaining mem- bership In the West Coast Athletic Association, a league that currently includes the University of San Fran- cisco, Loyola of Los Angeles, St. 1 Mary's, Pepperdlne, Santa Clara, the University of Nevada at Reno, Portland and SeatUe. "If we get conference affiliation we could upgrade our schedule to the Division I level in one year,'.' said Burke. "If we can't we will stay Division II until a year later." The Torero basketball program has until this time played its home contest$ in the 1,500-seat gym at the school's Alcala Park campus. The move to Division I in basketball will necessitate the securing of a larger facility, . Burke said that the school is in the process of contracting to play Jts basketball games at the San Diego Sports Arena in future seasons. "We've talked to the arena people about it and we think something can be worked out," Burke said. • (Continued on C-t, Col. 3)

Division II World Senes. They take with them a 3~-20 record and have an openmg- round date with Eastern Illi- nois (26-17), the winner of the Division II Great Lakes Regional · They have more losses than any other team in the tourney, and fewer wins than either Florida Southern (37-7); Delta State (39-17) and Valdosta State (37-18). But the Toreros are, as Cunningham points out, a team that isn't fully mea- sured by statistics. "It's not the most talented group I've ever had, but by far the guttiest," says Cunn- ingham. "There's no power on this club, just a bunch of opposite field singles hitters. "We have to scratch and scrape, get three or four hits for one run, but you have to admire them for what's in their hearts.'' To win the West Regional, the Toreros had to win three games in a row, which m- cluded sweeping a double- header from Chapman Col- lege in the he 1 .t and smog at Riverside's S ,arts Complex. Chapman was the .l';o. 2 ranked team nationally in the division. The first game of the dou- bleheader went the Toreros' way after cer.terfielder Dave Buchanan hi a rare homer, only the fourth of the season for any player still on the Toreros' active roster, for the deciding score in a 3-2 game. The second game was

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W Y playoffs, their baseball team has dvanced to the final four and their tennis team tied for cond In the national tournament which It hosted - nlng th doubles title. In hort, USO was a proven success at this level. But anytime you lake the next step there is a danger that the p,t r Principle can come mto play, that you may reach the level or your mcompetence. . . Torero athletic facilities are somewhat limited. The udenl body, and thus the alumni group, Is relatively small. These are matters to be considered in making a move uch at this. So too Is the current ly Challenging The Trend The Tor ros are laking n bulllsh step m the face of a b(!ar market. tany unlvers1tles, major umversities, are r duclng their athletic programs du to ri ing costs and t e mandatory upgrading of women's programs dictated by Till IX Le than two weeks ago, San Diego State decided it may have to drop five sports in order to offer a budget which would be in compliance with TlUe IX. . ·otre Dame a school whose name Is synonymou.; with excellence In ~allege athletics, has dropped scholarships for all sports except football, basketball and hockey. Even the University of Michigan, of the $8 million thletlc budget, frets. "We pend $800,000 on football, but we make $5 million," noted Wolverine athletic director Don Canham dunng a recent visit to San Diego. "Still, they tell us we have to spend less money ,?n football and more on women's and non-revenue sports. They, m thl case, would be the Department of Health, Education and Welfare "Before they're through, they're going force us to cheat. 'They're going to force us to set up our own funds off- a1 pu ," Canham believes. Th good peopl of L'SD are well aware of th~ pro !ems. They also know that Division I basketball will fort: them to move from their cozy 1,500-seat campus gy~ mto the Sports Arena, an expensive consideration. A oon To Recruiting t e school's board of trustees weighed these factors befcre making its decis10n last Friday night. Division I stlll won. Tile time was nght. U D's athletic program has made ~eat strides under such able and aggressive coaches as Jun Brovelll (basket- ball), John CUnnlngham (baseball) and Hans Wichery (tennis) Al their present level, they'd gone about as far as they can go o· . . II d "We feel y,,e have a fair investment at 1V1s1on an for a litUe more we could make the move to I," explained athletic dtrector Tom Burke A little more, he estimated, would mean a bud~et Increase of "about 75 per cent" over the next four or five years. This ls a major committment. But one, the Toreros believe, which wlll pay dividends. "If you're Dmston I," Burke notes, "it's a lot easier to recruit than If you're Division II." .. Indeed, Brovelll enjoyed a banner recruiting season at least partly because there was a chance the school would upgrade its program. Now the chance has become a reality. Having taken the step, the Toreros hope to gain membership in the West Coast Athletic Conference - home to such respected basketball powers as USF, Santa Clara, Pepperdine, Seattle and Loyola. "As I said a few years ago, I had a long-range goal to establl h a strong program and get us Into the WCAC," reminds Brevell! "We're not there yet, but we're a lot closer. It's going to take time and patience. We're definitely on the ground floor " But In the door The Toreros have shrugged off intertia and taken a courag ous first step.

hit by the pitch, advanced to third on a single by Paul Mendez and scored on a sacrifice fly by Grossmont High graduate Paul Engel. Delta State took a 2-1 lead in the fifth and later scored three runs in the seventh and a final tally in the ninth. New Haven, a team with a .352 team batting mark, rapped 14 hits off four USD pitchers, resulting in the Chargers' 31st win in 34 attempts. New Haven scored once in the second and five times in the fourth to take a commanding 6-0 lead.

The University of San Diego dropped contests to Delta State of Mississippi and the University of New Haven here over the weekend, as the Toreros were eliminated from the NCAA Division II World Series. USD, which finished tis season with a 33-22 record and a 1-2 mark in the series, dropped a 6-1 verdict to Delta State and followed with an 11-5 setback to New Haven. Florida Southern holds the only unbeaten record (3-0) in the tourna- ment, taking on Ne Haven tonight (2-1). Delta S le (2- 1) takes on Valdos Ga., (2-1) tonight, also. The Toreros scored heir ol)ly run in the loss t elta State when Bill Hebe e was

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Aft r four ir\gl s and a double, all with two out, had ealcd N w Haven's five-run flurry In the fourth lnmng, the Toreros trimmed their d,sadvantagc to 6-5 with thelr counter burst in the . fifth Two walks around an rror lo ded the bases and anoth r walk forced Jn D' ftrs ni Catcher Jeif Ti ton deliver d the second w th a sacrlIJ ny. outfleld- T rry Fr d ub ed two mor and another dau- b e by outrlelder Dave Bu- chanan cored the fifth. · Buchanan coll cted three of USD's eight hits. No other Torero had more than one hit. two-run home run by Mike Medeiros n the sev- enth Inning helped ~ew Hav n etch the final score. UtD lilt I~ GIO-t I 3 N~w Havtn tlO '11 3Cht-1I 14 1 Ronan Mel os ,~ Btll 171 Ale.,an- 1I) and Strano Tlolon 161, Porrv Ml alavk !SI and Mu

USO WINS NCAA R.EGIONAL It's off to Springfield, Mo., for the Unlvers1t~ S~ Die o baseball team, which won the NCA~ D1 on g Re . al champlonstup saturday with a double- .:=~ victf ;nover Chapman. The national playoffs will ~e~;;;,-_who ha~ lo!:ct°~a~~ ar~e~o~ce th : doublr:a~:chm:ey captured 4-3 on freshman John =!)~s sui~ide-squeere bunht lnhadthesingll~din:~~r~ b t scored Paul Engel, w o . • ~nd on a sacrifice and to third on a pair of walks.

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USO RATE 8TH IN U.S. The University o San o baseball team made an Impression during the DI on II World Series. Thf> Toreros, who finished the ~ason v.ith a 33-22 cord, were listed eighth - ong Division Il te:ims on the final poll published by Colleg;ate Baseball maga- zine of Tucson. Florida Southern, Delta St:1te, Valdosta State, New Haven, West Georgia, East ern Illinois and SouthwP issourl fllTu;hed ahead of the Toreros in the poll.

... Name Game: Tona Manion had a letter from USD's annual giving secretary. His name is Kevin Green and he wanted greenbacks to surround the new School of Nursing with greenery...

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San Diego, Thursday, May :!5, l 978

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what WEI had, winning the Western Regional,' said USO Coach John Cunningham. "We really shouldn't have been back here, Chapman College was better at every position than wc are, but our kids battled "There are some pretty good teams back here and, when we got behind, we didn't have the firepower to come back.'' w Haven wa leadmg J-0, then broke loose for five runs in the fourth inning. But the Toreros, who ha e battled bark all sea on, scored five runs .:n the fifth inning to pull within one, 6-5. o walks and an error loaded the

bases, and the Toreros scored two runs on another walk and Jeff Tipton's sacrifice fly. Terry Frank then doubled m two runs, and Frank scored on a double by Dave Buchanan. However, 'ew Haven, which en- tered the game with a .352 team battmg average, scored s:.-:gle runs Jn the Cifth and sixth innings and put the game away with three runs in the seventh. Four teams remain in the double- elimination tournament. Florida Southern and Delta State are 2-0, and New Haven and Valdosta State are 2-1

feat second-ranked Chapman Col- lege, and Eastern Illinois upset Mid- west power Southern Illinois. Southwest Missouri State meets Delta State in today's other action, with New Haven meeting Valdosta State and Lemoyne College taking on Flonda Southern tomorrow in the eight-team, double-elimination tour- nament. The Western representative has won the World Series the past two years, with UC-Riverside winning last year and Cal Poly Pomona in 1976. To COl!tinue the domination the Toreros will have to have the; hit-

ting shoes on. Dave Tipton leads the Toreros with a .333 batting average, followed by second baseman Paul Mendes (.326), center fielder Dave Buchanan (3.18), designated hitter Bill Heberle (.300), Bart Brainard (.314) and right fielder Paul Engel (.307). The winner of tonight's game will meet the winner of the Southwest Missouri State-Delta State game Sat- urday. Freshman rlght-hander Pat Huff, who has a 7-1 record and 2.57 earned-run average, will be on the mound for Eastern Illinois. . -- - . - - -- - - .

SPRINGFIELD, Ill..... The Uni- versity of San Diego hopes that good things come in threes. The Toreros will attempt to bring the NCAA .Division U World Series title back to the West Coast for the third straight year when they open the series here tonight at 6 (PDT) at Lamphier Park. Dan Flanagan will take a 10-4 record and 4.03 earned-run average to the mound for the Toreros when they face Eastern Illinois. Both USO and Eastern IllinoJS enter~ the tournament with upset victories m the regionals. The Toreros won a double-header to de-

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