USD Baseball 1999

San Diego, California -- AMERICA 's FINEST CITY

San Diego is truly "America 's Finest City." A modern metropolis (second largest in California) and a popular year-round resort, San Diego spreads from the coast to the desert, including cliffs, mesas, hills, canyons and valleys. San Diego also surrounds one ofCalifornia 's greatest natural harbors which has been a domi– nantfactor in deterrn.ining the city s history, economy and develop– ment. Meteorologists claim San Diego as the country sonly area with perfect climate. This ideal year-round environment posts an average daytime temperature of 70 degrees, with an annual rain– fall average of less than JO inches. Most days are sunny, with humidity generally low, even in the summer. The climate, attrac– tive setting and recrea tional fa cilities make San Diego "America 's Finest City. "

According to Sports Illu strated, "For sheer numbers o_fparticipants, diver– sity o_f pursuits o_f involvement, San Diego must rank as the sports fitness capital of the U.S. " Sports are a majorfeature of the San Diego lifestyle. One can sail, swim, surf, scuba dive, snorkel, wind-surf on 70 miles o_f public beach or golf at any of the over 80 golf courses throughout the county. Balboa Park, a J,J 58-acre recreation and cultural center, offers 25 tennis courts, two gymnasiums, two municipal go lf courses, and one ofthe nation 's fin est zoos. Mission Bay Park is a 4,600-acre play– groundfor jogging, fishing, bicycling, ten– nis, golj; j et skiing and kite flying.

As well as participating in recreational activities, San Diego supports their professional teams - the NFL Chargers and the National League Padres play at Qualcomm Stadium. During college football bowl week, San Diego annually hosts the Holiday Bowl. During J 998, Qualcomm Stadium hosted the Super Bowl game between Denver and Green Bay, and more recently the 1998 World Series between the San Diego Padres and the New York Yankees. Whatever sporting activ– ity there is, its here in San Diego– the Sports Capital of the U.S.A.

San Diego Padres, National League

Champions, 1998,1984

San Diego Chargers AFC Champions, 1994