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Kefalos wir By Billy Baker Carolina's Jeff Kefalos became the first player ever to win 100 singles matches at USC Saturday when the nomiuinxlr HdfpntpH fllpmsnn 8-1. UdlllV/VUVn Vt\/KVV>?^v? ? - Kefalos, a senior from Parkerburg, W. Va., defeated Fernando Maynetto 6-3, 6-2 in the number one singles position for his 10th career win. Kefalos has been named 4MVP" of the USC team three times and has lost only 13 matches during his career. As ** Kefalos approached the record he had said, "Everyday I go out there I just try to play my best and win the match," Kefalos said. "When you try to set records you don't play well." ANDREAS HUFSCHMID. the team's number two singles Hneasnn *-?' J-'' {% v |i ^B^i<^. ^MhHBH^ *5?^ -wwnn ^ijM'^vHB^^Rk ' ??? wW^**^ ^ ' -^* "" Keatley blocks a low pitch ...the Miami, Fla., senior is one of college baseb I Mill The /I ^ Mcumccui:!! 'w Baseball te By Billy Baker home run of viciory. Strong pitching, a superb defense, and DURING homeruns enabled USC to defeat North defense pla Carolina 3-0 Thursday, Erskine 13-4 Friday, turned in sev and Appalachian State 12-1 Saturday to lift Heel scores, the team to a 25-9 record. Don Repsher Against the Tar Heels Jim Lewis, now 5-3, plate to thi allowed six hits and struck out nine. tempting to USC scored against North Carolina in the Jone's single first inning when Jeff Grantz singled, stole In the sev second and continued to third on a throwing Fleming tur error. He scored on Steve King's infield out. play with tw In the sixth inning with Jim Pankovits at inning with t^ first base King hit a single to right field. Tar with an exce Heel rightfielder Steve Coates threw wildly end the innii trying to get Pankovits out at third. Tar Heel s Pankovits then came home to score U.SC's allowed USC second run of the game. the eighth ir In the eighth inning Pankovits hit his ninth USC domi f/j VJJ t* i'.'l I ' ' Senior co-captain Jeff Kefalos first tennis player in USC hist< victories in a career. Kefaios' r Carolina's 8-1 win Saturday ov is 100th in a player won his 99th career match against Clemson and should soon join Kefalos in the elite 100 win club. He defeated Steve Vaughn in straight sets 6-4, 6-2. USC's number three man Rip Trammell defeated Bengt Ronnerman 6-1,6-2 and Phil Dukes won 6-1, 6-3 over Stephen La porte. USC won all six singles matches over the Tigers. Chris Mayotte, the team's number four singles player, beat Pike Rowley 6-3, 3-6,7-6. Jeff Hull beat Howie Orlin 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 in the number six singles competition. USC lost its onlv match in doubles competition. Clemson's number one team of Maynette and Vaughn defeated Kefalos and Hull 6-4, 3-6, 6-1. Mayotte and Trammell teamed to defeat Laporte and Orlin in the number two doubles competition 4-6, 6-1, 7-5. ^conve 4 "J OAnnn T :: ? S* ^ .- - USC' - ; ;Vi., .^. % ' \ ft?J Photo by Dob Howard aild j all's best defensive catchers. chan< ^ Keat) his n ftAarihft <2, ggii^'^P'lS I wher | bat s . i gam >am wins t lit the season to give USC a 3-0 team Friday night. Greg Keatley's three run h THE GAME the Gamecock with Grantz and King on b? ved errorless baseball and Carolina added two mor eral plays that prevented Tar second inning on a double s In the eighth inning leftfielder and Pankovits and King's d made a perfect throw to home Grantz, who had five stol ow out Steve Kackley, at- game, tripled in the four score from second on Early doubles by King and Keatley lead. ii. ?: ? f ? _i~ ??i t: ? a 'i'i . ,1 ,ie: ? t?lllll Hilling Ul iillU cinu tilin /ir i r.n unv iiuucu iivi: i ned in inning-ending double for a 12-0 lofod coach Bob o men on base and in the fifth substituted freely. vo men a board Grantz came up Left-hander Scott Thomas ptional play at second base to 2, six innings, allowing only ig. striking out four. tarter Bob Thompson, now 4-4, For the third game in a ro\ six hits, and struck out two in combined effective Ditchini inings he pitched. defense for an impressive nated an out-manned Erskine palachian St. I J JM gt <?*JS5P\: JJ ^i? ^Js*iS!&& Dukes and Steve Geller aeieatea Rowley and Ward Snyder 6-3, 7-6. The victory gave USC a 26-2 record for the season while Clemson is now 14-12. ON FRIDAY the Gamecocks defeated Appalachian State 8-1 as the team won five singles matches and all three doubles matches in straight sets. Kefalos defeated Adnam Kahn 6-1, 6-1 and Hufschmid defeated Davis Babb 7-6, 7-5. In the team's only lost number three singles player Trammell lost to Daniel Weant 2-6, 7-6, 7-5. Dukes defeated Randy Redfield 7-6, 6-0 and Mayotte won over Phil Secada 6-0, 6-1. Hull won in the sixth position over Paul Maharaj 6-3, 6-1. eatley's assets efense, hitting ;th Campbell : of the best defensive players in college baseball is a rted quarterback-pitcher-outfielder turned catcher >C's nationally ranked baseball team. ig Keatley, a senior from Miami, Fla. is just in his d year as a regular catcher for a baseball team. L972 he went to Florida State on a football scholaras a quarterback, but stayed only a few days. He ferred from Miami Dade Junior College last year it .276 for the Gamecocks, contributing seven home anH T-?RT'? in hie tfam'c r?hpllp>ncJ#i fnr tVv> NPA A ge World Series title. IS YEAR his hitting and fielding has improved and baseball coach Bobby Richardson believes Keatley ; of the best college baseball catchers in the nation fear. atley, leads the team in hitting with a .407 average presently has a 17 game hitting streak. He has a ce to break Hank Small's record of 19, set last year, ley said he didn't even know about the record until lother told him. wish she hadn't told me because I really do feel the ?ure now," Keatley said. "I try not to think about it i I'm batting though. I try to get a hit my first time at >o I won't have to worry about it the rest of the ie." See KEATLEY, Page II *ee st raight it\ing nu iwo nome runs, ana iresnman Hai ome in the first Hutchens limited the Mountaineers to four ise. hits as USC won easily 12-1. e runs in the .teal by Grantz , .... |ouble King had four IiBI s including a runen bases in the scoring double in the fifth, a two-run homer th inning and 'n ^e sixth and added a home run in the gave uJSC a 7-1 c.Ku?.. uns in the sixth USC scored 12 runs on 17 hits and the >by Richardson regulars didn't commit an error. After Saturday's game third baseman pitched, now 2- Pankovits said the Team's three game win three hits while streak was an indication of the team's improvement. "Kveryone is getting their vftaiurciay usu commence oacK, ' ne said. "Steve Cook is g, hitting, and getting his confidence back at the plate and win over Ap- we are playing better as a team. I believe this is the start of the streak we needed."