There will be quite a fight for playing time among the other outfielders as seniors Al Pasquinelli. Dave Paulus, juniors Dino Nomicos and Mark McGuigan will add their skills to many games. USF faces one of its toughest schedules in recent years. Besides the NCBA schedule, USF will face tough non-conference foes such as Stanford, California, SF State, and Gonzaga. "We know all the conference games will be tough," says Bowman. "Fresno State (ranked fifth nationally) will once again be the favorite. San Jose State and Santa Clara are greatly improved ball clubs. The fourth spot is up for grabs."
The Dons gave Dietrich all the runs he would need for the rest of the game when left fielder Dave Paulus stroked a two-out double and was singled home by Mangiante in the top of the 5th. After that the Dons never looked back and went on to take the first game of the series by a score of 2-1 (TheFoghorn).
