Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Gamec< BY BILLY BAKER Sports Writer After sweeping a doubleheader from powerful Florida State and gaining one impressive victory over South Alabama in a three game series, the baseball Gamecocks number 16 national ranking could easily improve. "I would call our road trip a succesa because before we left I would not have imagined us winning three games in their home territory," said head Coach Bobby Richardson. "Our pitching was off and on against South Alabama but over-all I was quite pleased with the team play." Carolina played South Alabama three games in Mobile. The first game was a real slugfest with South 'Bama hanging on for a 11-7 win. .Jeff Grantz paced the Gamecocks with four nits, but Gamecock pitcher Greg Ward, AN -INC You've heard KATHI MCDONAI sing backup vocals for Leon Ri ling Stones, Ike and Tina Turner also sang lead vocals for Big I Company. Now she's in the fore entitled "INSANE ASYLUM". H up by the Tower of Power, the P and many others. KATHI MCD and on sale this week at the Re SE 8 L i t 9 Mai KATh In! DUI 10-i )CK Victi started off slow as South Alabama tallied seventeen hits in the on slaught. The next day Carolina came back behind the pitching of Earl Bass and a grand-slam homer from Hank Small. The 400-foot plus homer was his sixth of the season. The Gamecock? .lected eleven, hits. Freshman enird baseman Jim Pankovits aided the win with two hits and three RBI. Bass picked up the pitching win, his fourth without a defeat. The rubber game belonged to South Alabama from the start. Gamecock hurler Tim Lewis ex perienced early control problems against one of the nation's best hitting teams. Eddie Ford was the only bright spot in the Gamecock hitting department with two base hits. bONi REDIBLE .D before.. She used to issell, Joe Cocker, Rol and many others. Kathi 3rother and the Holding ground on her own album er lusty voice is backed ointer Sisters. Sly Stone DNALD is a sure thing cord Bar 5~ 8 L S c ch 25-30 II McDONALD * lane Asylum ord I iCH SQU 3:3O mon. The Gamecocks left the cool damp weather of Mobile for evei cooler and damper weather ii Tallahassee v.-here they me Florida State After being raine4 out this past Monday thi Gamecocks took a doubleheade from the Seminoles on Tuesday Ward won the first game with 4-1 three hitter. In the secon game shortstop i'ord singled, stol second, and later scored on a error to provide the Gamecock with a.1-0 win. USC is now 19-3. "I am please with the record," said Richardson We have been fortunate by nc having any games rained out s far." Richardson said his team will bi in excellent shape for one of ti three invitations extended to Majc Independents in the Southea: region. "We have to play som good teams still," said Richardsoi ILb LADY! EBar lIRE -sat. 0ster Ra: "The five game series with Ga. Southern is very important and Clemson is tough at home." Through 22 games the team is I paced by John Gambrell with a .419 average and Hank Small who is hitting at a .365 clip. He also has six homers and 23 RBI to lead the i club in both departments. Don I Repsher has a .332 average a followed by Bass and Pankovits i with a .316 and a .310 average, a respectively. The pitching corps is led by Bass. I The junior righthander is 5-0 with a 1.98 ERA and 53 strike outs. t Ward is 5-1 with a 1.18 ERA and 38 ) strikeouts. Lewis is 4-1 with 43 strikeouts. Relievers Andy Johnson and Raymond Lavigne each have 2-0 records. r South Alabama coach, Eddie r Stankey was quoted as saying, "Earl Bass is the most competitive athlete I have seen." I I USE(:tud ntsWelcome Columbia Evan 1013 Barnwell Street---l bl Sunday School 9:45 a.m. -Wednesday Prayer Meeti Radio Program Sunday 8 a.i Rhet Jim Gr Keg 0' Discount WinE Your One Stop ] Now Ser Deli Sandwiches & Kilbourne & Ro, Ph. 782-i SUPPER 5:4 $1.25 BUF] 3 vegetables, salad, tea or Oi~ $1.75 BUFI 1 meat or fried chic salad, bread and bt Meal Tickets: $1 LUNCH open Features a 68 Cornell Ari "Corner Sumter and open Monda nkig Eddie Ford ndependent Evangelistic gelical Church lock north of Capstone services 11 a.m. & 7:15 p.m. ng 7:15 ;.m. n. WQ.L (Dial 1470) t Sanders---Pastor ady's Nails and Beer Party Center ving Draught Beer ewood Dr. 397 )O-8:00 p.m. T$1.25 bread and butter, ~offee ET $1.75 ken, 3 vegetables, itter, tea or coffee 1 value for $10 11:00-2:15 -cent entree rns Buffet Pendleton Streets" y Thiru Friday ..r...r....