Chase Budinger won't be a one-year wonder at the University of Arizona. His coach is certain of it, at least.

Arizona men's basketball coach Lute Olson told foxsports.com that the former La Costa Canyon High stud will return for his sophomore season.

"Chase is definitely staying," Olson said. "He's told everybody that can be told that there's no way he's going to the NBA."

Olson expects Budinger to lose a teammate to the NBA -- sophomore Marcus Williams. Those two led the way as the Wildcats upended intrastate rival Arizona State 61-58 on the road Sunday night. Budinger scored 23 points and Williams 19.

Guy to Ireland

Well, that didn't take long.

We mentioned in our previous entry how soccer player Ryan Guy was attempting to land a job in Europe. Almost as soon as we hit "send," he found employment in Ireland. The forward out of La Costa Canyon High and the University of San Diego will be on the roster for St. Patrick's Athletic as it begins play Monday in the Sentanta Sports Cup.

Around the majors

Bay Area writers have discovered the connection between new Giants manager Bruce Bochy and pitcher Kevin Correia, who is no sure thing to make the roster.

At Cal Poly, Correia was a teammate and roommate of Greg Bochy, the manager's son who attended Mt. Carmel High and Palomar College. "I know him personally, but you have to put that aside," Bruce Bochy said. "He's been over to the house a few times. He's quite the surfer. There's not a wave he can't handle." …

Fallbrook High product Troy Cate, competing for a spot in the Cardinals' pitching rotation, will start an exhibition Monday against college kids from Florida Atlantic. … Another Fallbrook product, Matt Chico, gets the ball Tuesday in a Nationals intrasquad game. …

One-year Padre Mike Piazza is coming to terms with life as a designated hitter. "It was weird not blocking balls for the first time, but it's been fun so far," said the longtime catcher, now with the Oakland Athletics.

Swimming along

Mt. Carmel High product Eddie Erazo helped UC Irvine win the Big West men's swimming championship. After earlier swimming a leg on two relay teams that set meet records, Erazo set an individual meet record Saturday when he won the 200 butterfly in 1 minute, 44.52 seconds -- the eighth-best time in the nation this season.

Connect the dots

El Camino High graduate Jessica Eggleston, a star basketball player at Cal Poly, has surpassed 1,000 points for her college career. …

Torrey Pines High grad Todd Demsey faltered in the Nationwide Tour event in New Zealand, shooting 78-76 in his final two rounds to finish tied for 67th. Each round included two double-bogeys, including an ugly 7 on No. 5 in the final round. Still, he pocketed $1,265.70. …

After scoring a goal and assisting on two others in his college lacrosse debut, Rancho Bernardo High grad Will Yeatman did even better in his second outing. He scored twice and assisted once as Notre Dame beat host Penn State 11-8 on Sunday. …

Westview High alumna Julie Chao provided one of her team's only two points as Rice lost 5-2 at San Diego State in women's tennis on Saturday. Chao's homecoming included a victory at No. 1 singles as she bested Holly Bagshaw 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4). …

Long jumper Tamara McKinney has added San Diego State women's track and field coach Rahn Sheffield to her coaching stable, with a world championship as her goal.

- Contact staff writer Shaun O'Neill at (760) 740-3546 or soneill@nctimes.com.