As the topsy-turvy nature of the West Coast Conference baseball race continues, BYU hosts San Francisco in a three-game series starting Thursday.
The Cougars (22-14 overall and 11-4 WCC) could return to first place if they sweep USF and a loss were to happen to both league leaders Gonzaga and LMU. Winning the series against USF would give BYU its fifth tiebreaker over teams beneath its third-place standing.
With rain in the forecast, the Cougars will meet the challenge from USF one game at a time.
“San Francisco is a well-coached team and coach Giarratano always has his guys ready to play," BYU coach Mike Littlewood said.