Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Moves From 16th To 11th Carolina Adva BY GEORGE MORRIS Hani Sports Writer first g Carolina's baseball team is rated 11th in the added nation in the latest poll released by ,College raide t Baseball News, moving up from their 16th rating In th in an earlier poll. runs it The top twenty is; 1. Arizona; 2. Miami (Fla); ning h 3. Southern California; 4. Georgia Southern; 5. Lewis Arizona State; 6. Oklahoma; 7. Pan American; lasted 8.Santa Clara; 9. Texas A&M; 10. Texas; 11. Ton L Carolina; 12. Alabama; 13. Fresno State; 14. relief i Washington State; 15. Tulsa; 16. South Alabama; The 17. Vanderbilt; 18. Stetson; 19. Murray State; 20. maste: Southern Illinois. formar The Gamecocks have a team batting average ched fi of .277 while holding their opponents to an singles average of .193. Leading USC at the plate are The John Gambrell, who is batting .390, Hank Small maste and Earl Bass. formai Small has homered nine times and has scored in the 37 runs. Bass is third in batting with an average Grar of .290. Also contributing to the Carolina offense singlin are Jeff Grantz, with 18 stolen bases, and catcher wild pi Drew Choate with six home runs. That Pitcher Greg Ward has a 6-2 record and an Gamec ERA of 1.19. The righthander has struck out 65 and fii batters in 53 innings. Bass has a 6-1 record and stole 70 strikeouts. sacrifi Tim Lewis is Carolina's only other six-game bat of I winner, with a 6-2 mark, and Raymond Lavinge when h is the leading reliever with a 3-0 record and 0.36 fifth. ERA. Soph This week Carolina swept three home baseball pitchin games, beating Old Dominion 6-3 and 4-0 in a perforr Monday doubleheader and Hunter College 5-1 game. Tuesday. when C The Gamecocks played a game against open ti Furman yesterday and return to' the Roost Thon tonight to entertain Western Carolina at 7:30 Carolin p.m. USC's record is 26-5. Grantz Tke T*ips & Expedi i'e Ceueififs e Ikei U ewiay U, iet G+au*aj 1kaKk Te Fsfewig Estabiekate Fe*t Pisee DaoateS it at Sahedag'e Riner RaUt Race: The aackPadra Peddfit Steak 14eue 9 Af erfis Geukte The Gbne Slep Sd&f DisUMaleig C&, Th ENaNteiet Top 46 Ca eia Aatma'e Wwe Slep U.S.C. Capa Beekt SakaWkeimS p S CLoSE T T UNIIV EV5ITV 100 RIVER BEND DRIVE WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. 291d 794-2948(803) nces In Poll Small and Jim Pankovits homered in the ime with Old Dominion to set a team for 27 home runs in a season. Jeff Grantz nother home run in the second game to ie record to 28. opener Carolina scored three unearned the second inning and Small's third in mer put the game out of reach. Tim tarted on the mound for Carolina and ive innings before giving way to reliever icksstone, who pitched four scoreless inings. second game was highlighted by a ful three-hit shutout pitching per ce by Raymond Lavigne. Lavigne pit 'e no-hit innings before giving up three in the sixth. second game was highlighted by a ful three-hit shutout pitching per ce by Raynond Lavigne. Lavigne pitched ixth. .z opened up the scoring in the first by , moving to third on an infield out and a ch and scoring on Small's single to left. run was all Lavigne needed, but the )cks added insurance runs in the third 2h. In the third Frank Matuzek singled, econd, moved to third on Grantz's e and scored on a fielders choice off the ddie Ford. Grantz added two more runs homered with Matuzek on base in the more Scott Thomas got his first starting assignment and delivered a three-hit ance in seven innings in the Hunter The game was close until the seventh rantz smacked. two-run double to break contest. as' mound opponent, Levi Nemteh, held to two runs and three hits before shot. YOu. CAr RApLds LA UNIVERSI #3 "Hobo --Peanu * potat ORDER MOJN-FRI: F SAT & SUN: R "IT IS A MISSING CHAPTER FROM 'THE GRAPES OF WRATH' AND OF EQUAL STATURE:' -Judith Crist, New York Magazine y*tadnita /MATTEL Productions "SONDER" A Robert B. Radnit/Mlartin Ritt Pilm starring CICELY TYSON PAUL WINFIELD KEVIN HOOKS co-starnng TA MAHAL IANET MACLACHLAN " produced byROBERT B. RADNITZ "directed by MARTIN RITT screenplay byLONNE ELDER, III based on the Newbery Award winning Novel by VILLIAM H.ARMSTRONG songs and music byTAJ MAHAL PANAVIStON :OLOfl BY DE LUXE" Thur & Fri. 7 a9:30 GjoRussfl Homuse Theatre $1.@on ....Umniversity Union Chiematic Arts.... TAke LtwLthY0~9 ke- BeAch -Sunde.k ny roAd-tRip. awA cAoic/ TY DINING SERVICES Special" tbutter & Jelly sandwich .o chips 0 es ONE DAY IN ADVANCE FOR PICK-UP UJSSELL HOUSE CAFETERIA - 4161 OUTH DINING HALL - 4872 USSELL HOUSE CAFETRRTA .. 170