"The first game was a big one," commented shortstop Dave Bowes "After winning that one we had a psychological edge over them for the other two." It was the freshman Bowes along with counterpart Fred Reid, another freshman, who catapulted the Dons to their victory. Both Bowes and Reid were instrumental defensively for the Dons, while Reid and junior John Nutting led the offensive attack. Reno scored their first run in the second inning and USF tied the score 1-1 in the third. In the fourth. Right fielder Bob Bachtold singled sharply and Bowes was safe at first on an error. Nutting followed with a double, scoring Bachtold, as Bowes advanced to third. He later scored on Dave Jones' sacrifice fly. Following two runs in the fifth to tie the score 3-3 Tim Riley, of Reno, laced a long drive over the left field fence for a home run and a 4-3 lead in the 7th. The Dons managed a run in the eighth and had their backs up to the wall when Reno scored the go-ahead run in the top of the ninth (TheFoghorn).
