Matusz signs with Baltimore
Aug. 16 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Minutes after being selected with the fourth overall pick in the major league draft, USD pitcher Brian Matusz was roaming a Mission Valley mall with a couple of Toreros teammates looking for a Baltimore Orioles cap.
Now he can officially wear it.
More USD Toreros News
Aug. 6 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Toreros keep plugging away: USD's defense already had a significant void with the graduation of Eric Bakhtiari, a midmajor All-America defensive end now a free agent in Chargers camp.
Aug. 6 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Ex-coach McGarry settles with USD: Former USD football coach Kevin McGarry has reached an undisclosed settlement in his wrongful termination suit against the school. McGarry filed suit against USD in 2004 after being fired abruptly in the middle of one of USD's best seasons in 2003.
Aug. 5 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
USD seeking QB Johnson's successor, not replacement: Ron Caragher knows the question before it's asked. It's the obvious question the USD football coach has pondered since the Toreros' final game last season: How do you replace Josh Johnson, the prolific quarterback and the greatest player in USD history? Caragher's answer, likewise, is obvious.
July 12 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Toreros recruit follows ex-Grier aide to Huskers: The USD men's basketball team has lost a prized recruit and has two others whose academic status is uncertain.
July 7 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
USD-connected players rule at La Jolla tennis event: Of course, it isn't Wimbledon. No, but the La Jolla tennis tournament lasts longer than what takes place in London, 17 days, it has more divisions, 73, and more participants, in excess of 1,000. It also has been around for 92 years.
June 27 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
USD's Grier hires 'seasoned recruiter': Former Eastern Washington University men's head basketball coach Mike Burns has been hired as an assistant at USD, coach Bill Grier announced yesterday.
June 14 (UNION-TRIBUNE)Torero players earn baseball honors: University of San Diego freshman right-hander Kyle Blair has been named a Louisville Slugger All-American.
June 13 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Satisfied by a tiny taste of fame: Bill Grier tells this story. Not long after the incredible March run when he coached the USD men's basketball team to the West Coast Conference Tournament championship and an NCAA Tournament victory over Connecticut, Grier and his wife went out to dinner at a local restaurant with former UCLA coach-turned TV commentator Steve Lavin and his wife.
June 12 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
A storybook season: Ky Snyder can see the future. It's all right there in his office at USD – pictured in a set of architectural drawings by the international design firm Cannon Design.
June 6 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Toreros' Matusz goes 4th overall, to Baltimore: USD's Brian Matusz watched the major league draft yesterday in a Mission Valley restaurant, surrounded by teammates and coaches, with televisions tuned to the event.
June 5 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Matusz ready for his next big day: One of those desert monsoons that hits Phoenix with a fury was bearing down as Mike Matusz drove his son Brian to the 12-year-old's all-star game.
LONG BEACH, June 3 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Bulldogs take last bite, end USD's run: Fresno State and Brandon Burke. USD has seen more than enough of both the Bulldogs and their closer.
June 3 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Fresno State 5, USD 1:
LONG BEACH, 9:11 p.m. June 2 (AP)
Toreros fall to Fresno State 5-1: Gavin Hedstrom had three hits as Fresno State defeated the University of San Diego 5-1 to capture the NCAA Long Beach regional Monday.
LONG BEACH, June 2 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
USD reaches regional title game vs. FSU: The ballpark here is called Blair Field. It's not named after USD's Kyle Blair, but the freshman right-hander pitched as if he owned the place last night in a 15-1 win over Fresno State.
LONG BEACH, June 1 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
USD finds nemesis in loss to Fresno St.: Fresno is regarded as the raisin capital of the world. Where USD is concerned, it's been the source of grapes that if not sour are pretty bitter anyway.
May 31 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Holland's compensation topped USD president's, records show: Almost every year in USD's history, the school's top professors, deans and administrators have earned better pay than its top sports coaches, according to federal tax records.
LONG BEACH, May 31 (UNION-TRIBUNE)Matusz, Toreros squeeze past Cal: USD junior left-hander Brian Matusz took a deep breath as he took the mound for yesterday's NCAA Tournament game against Cal, exhaled and went to work. May 31 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
USD compensation: 1999 Franklin Young, professor, $416,133 2006 Brad Holland, basketball coach, $365,232
LONG BEACH, 5:22 p.m. May 30 (AP)
USD's Matusz dominates Cal in regional opener, 5-0: Brian Matusz pitched a three-hitter and struck out 10 to give San Diego a 5-0 victory over California on Friday in the Long Beach regional NCAA tournament.
May 30 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Gone fishin'? Not this Sunday: Getting to Lake Ramona requires a dusty, two-mile hike along a flat path through the Blue Sky Ecological Reserve and then a climb along an earthen dam.
May 30 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
NCAA baseball – Long Beach Regional
May 29 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Grier aide exits USD for job at Nebraska: Walter Roese, an assistant coach who made solid contributions to USD's men's basketball success last season and recruiting for next season, has left for a similar position at Nebraska.
May 29 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
College football: 2008 USD schedule
May 27 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Familiar rivals and venue for Toreros: The USD baseball team received its postseason assignment yesterday, and it features several familiar faces.
May 27 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
The road to Omaha :
May 1 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Toreros land Cavers guard: When Patrick McCollom moved to San Diego from Washington state with his grandparents, he didn't know what to expect.
4:08 p.m. April 30 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
San Diego High's McCollom commits to USD basketball team: San Diego High's Patrick McCollom, an all-section guard for the Cavers' Division I championship basketball team, accepted a scholarship to the University of San Diego today.
April 30 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
USD's win streak ended by Fullerton: USD's school-record 16-game winning streak came to an abrupt end last night with a 12-3 loss at Cal State Fullerton.
TIM SULLIVAN, FULLERTON, April 30 (UNION-TRIBUNE)For Toreros, Hill's street has no blues: Rich Hill is out to repeal the law of averages. His brand of baseball is not so much a game of percentages and probabilities as a relentless pursuit of perfection.
April 28 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Aztecs QB O'Connell selected by Patriots in third round; USD QB taken by Bucs: It's like wielding a paint brush in the presence of Monet, like trying to teach music to Mozart.
April 28 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Toreros roll on to 16th straight: It seems as though it's been someone different stepping up each game for USD's baseball team during a school-record winning streak that reached 16 with yesterday's 11-3 West Coast Conference victory over Loyola Marymount.
April 27 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
USD win streak reaches 15 games: One of USD baseball coach Rich Hill's favorite phrases is: “Stay in the moment.”
April 25 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
USD's McCoy gets payoff for patience, perseverance: Here is what USD's Nick McCoy had to show in his first two seasons playing for the Toreros: 2 at-bats, 0 hits. That's because USD had an all-conference catcher behind the plate in Jordan Abruzzo. Although Abruzzo graduated, McCoy's prospects didn't look much brighter this season with backup Logan Gelbrich taking over.
April 26 (UNION-TRIBUNE)USD tops LMU for 14th straight win: USD's school-record roll continued Friday with an 11-4 West Coast Conference victory over Loyola Marymount at Cunningham Stadium.
April 23 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Pecina whiffs 11 as USD wins record 13th in row: USD left-hander Ricardo Pecina had an appropriate description for the run both he and the Toreros are enjoying.
April 21 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
USD pitching earns 12th straight win: USD right-hander Matt Couch was given a spot in the Toreros' weekend rotation three years ago when teammate Nate Boman suffered a season-ending arm injury.
April 21 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
WCC standings:
April 16 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Pecina has command as Toreros rip Irvine: A month ago, USD junior left-hander Ricardo Pecina couldn't find his command and failed to finish the first inning in a start against Cal State Fullerton. Everything is different now.
