Sockers Sign Argentine; Veee’s Number to Be Retired

The Sockers have filled their roster to the 18-player limit with the signing of Jose Luis Rebay, a midfielder/forward from Argentina, Socker Coach Ron Newman announced Tuesday.

Rebay, 23, was a member of Argentina’s under-19 national team and played club soccer in Bolivia last year. Newman said it will likely be awhile before Rebay contributes.

“I doubt whether he’ll even see much playing time this year,” Newman said. “He’s never played on (artificial turf). He’s never played the indoor game.”

The Sockers also announced that they will retire Juli Veee’s number at halftime of the April 2 game with the Los Angeles Lazers. Veee retired as the team’s all-time leading scorer after the 1987-88 season.

MEN’S GOLF

With a final two-day score of 603, the University of San Diego won the sixth annual Sun Valley Waterbed USD Invitational at Carmel Mountain Ranch.

Coach Frank Cates said it was USD’s first tournament victory ever.

U.S. International University was second at 621. UC San Diego finished eighth, Point Loma Nazarene ninth and USD’s B team 10th in the 10-team field.

USD’s Geoff Dean, with a two-day total of 148, finished one stroke behind Pepperdine’s Mike Murphy. The Toreros’ Rick Schultz (149) was third.

BASEBALL

Huck Flener, of No. 16 Cal State Fullerton (14-6), struck out 15 and allowed just three hits to defeat San Diego State, 2-1, in a nonconference game in Fullerton. After allowing the Aztecs a first-inning run, Flener (5-0) retired the next 20 batters.

Rob Brown (3-3) struck out nine and allowed just four hits for SDSU (11-9), but the Titans scored the winning run in the eighth inning on two errors and no hits.

USD’s five-game winning streak was snapped by host University of Southern California, 12-2. Danny Gil drove in two with a home run in the second inning for No. 7 USC (22-7). Gil also had the game-winning RBI. Mike Smedes was the winner (1-1). The Toreros’ Chuck Graham was two for three with two hits. USD is 10-9.

Mark Ratekin hit a two-run homer in the seventh to boost Point Loma Nazarene over visiting California Baptist, 12-2, in a Golden State Athletic Conference game. Rich Johnson (1-1) was the winner for PLNC (8-9, 3-2). Cal Baptist is (10-8, 0-3).

WOMEN’S TENNIS

The University of San Diego (12-4), ranked 16th in the nation, defeated North Carolina, 7-2, in a nonconference match at USD. Aby Brayton, Tonya Fuller, Sakolwan Kacharoen, and Christy Drage won in singles, and USD won all three doubles matches.

MEN’S VOLLEYBALL

Long Beach State defeated host San Diego State, 18-16, 15-11, 15-10, in a Western Intercollegiate Volleyball Assn. game. Mike Schlegel had 18 kills for the Aztecs (9-10, 3-8). Mike Kerins had 24 for Long Beach State (15-5, 6-4).