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' one reai TTCr' USC 1 U bL. boxer ssls Collingv Patt Hit fights for own ass "Aftei anythinj satisfaction H I could ha semeste "T uioi ? Eastern AFTE1 three it Collingw Fv- i ' M 1 1 " i111' i f^reaga l7rT^^^^WM^S^?Mfc.i pjiA ^B>>~ mg^gu^ggm i IWv^RSLjflEI- * *m ^^^^F<&IWSKE3 ^^^^^^fi|HB5jg| I ^ ?Bfe ^*T. o^ttfcM^1" WMtflgtesr" 'a^r t'SM?i Bi| jMpM^jjjpp^' L BBmi?%Ml^ Arte litting improve game. Van Bever, senior second baseman, had three hits in the first game and one hit in the second. He was on base every time except once when he struck out. Repsher thinks it was just a matter of time before the Gamecocks started hitting. "Basically T think ?k>v0 ? _ c. better hitting team than last year," Repsher said. "Potentially I shouldn't be leading the team (in hitting). "Hinkel, Van Bever and Wilson are all good hitters and are starting to hit." REPSHER THOUGHT winning the first game gave Carolina the momentum to win the second game. "I think winning that first game put us over the hump and gave us the momentum," he said. "Winning that first game was really important, and I'm just glad we did it." Clemson had seven hits in the first game, and USC pitcher liandv Mart'/ hnri n tu/ruhiHor imtii *i- i? ? ? unwi uic oevtniui inning oi me second game when the Tigers got two more hits. USC CII SHERWOOD ran a Kditor first roun< jwhere between Rocky and Muhammed Ali, a different three boxer exists. He's not boxing for glory, recognition or mile Although he may eventually get these, he's boxing for Col son: personal satisfaction. injur; aoxer Robbie Collingwood attained this satisfaction 2, los e won the National Collegiate Boxing Association were ' championship April 2 in West Chester, Pa. breal vood, boxing in the 126 pound weight class, defeated could skey of the University of Nevada-Reno, 4-1. week SMBER of USC's boxing club for three years, "E/ vood was defeated in the finals of the NCBA last year sore s riofoo(<u(in "-I1 ' * " ... un; i^aoicni v^uuegiaie Koxing Association least t onships two years ago, his first year in boxing. of tim r losing last year, I had wanted this more than Aftc I else," Collingwood said. "I was really relieved (when five w fer) because I had really worked hard for this." Prior gwood's preparation for the NCBA title started last for se month after he lost the 1976 NCBA championships. He Coll ive graduated last December but stayed in school this baske r to try for the NCBA win. before i training an average of three hours a day. Before the did re s, I was going seven days a week," Collingwood said. credit R fiETTlMfl nirf a? "1?? ?* ' uw us uaao 01 IIWII, vyuiungwooa ran boxing iilea. After running, to keep his weight down, that I ood would eat a light meal audi as a salad. He then accom USC hitter Steve Kings hits a single against Clemson Tuesday anight. The Gamecocks defeated Clemson 7-6, 7-2 in a doubleheader and will play Newberry at 7:30 p.m. today at Rex Enright Athletic Center. yH| nmmmsM m Margan-THB OAMCCOCK 5S with win committed one error in the double header when Van Bever made a bad throw to third base. "We're basically sound defensively," Repsher said. "We made some errors early in the season, like four in one game, but we're getting it together now." Martz has a 7-0 record and his win Tuesday was his second over Clemson this season. Good pitching overcomes good hittinff " R?in?c ca!H ?un,A? ??* w 0, ???ncii yuu vc goi a pucner liKe Randy Martz who can throw strikes, the less chance you have of making errors because the field doesn't handle the ball that much." WILSON LEADS USC with a .344 batting average. Repsher is next with a .321 average while Van Bever has a 307 nuorono vi'VUgV. Carolina, with a 23-7-1 record, plays Newberry at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Rex Enright Athletic Center. Newberry beat Clemson earlier in the season. Clemson has a 32-4 record. ?_____ ?-??v nother two miles and went to the gym where Collingwood worked on the heavy bag for five or six three-minute is. After running two more miles and sparring eight to 10 :-minute rounds, he ended his workout with another tworun. lingwood broke his right hand last November, and the y bothered him the whole season. His season record was 2ing to Villanova and Tennessee opponents. His two wins ill th(* FttCtom tinn lo "?J 'L- " " "" _ ....cio auu uie national finals. After ting his hand sparring, he wore a cast for two weeks and n't use his hand for six weeks. A few weeks after the sixlayoff, he was sparring and reinjured the hand. VCH TIME I'VE hurt it, it has swollen up and been real o I couldn't handle anything or do anything with it for at wo weeks," Collingwood said. "And then it was a matter e before I could be able to start using the fist again." r rpin^irinit ^ 1 _ j?...6 ??it? imiiu, <-0111 rig wood rested for another eeks but injured it again in the match against Villanova. to the Eastern championships, Collingwood did not box ven to eight weeks. ingwood was too small for football and too short for tball in high school. He took up karate for two years ?starting boxing. "As far as team sports, I never really al well," he said. "If I did sometMnu -* _ ???? {) QWU) VIic icdin ^CH for it. If I did something bad, I got blamed for it. In I, it's an individual sport and it's one of the few things have started cold turkey and progressed and really ,plished something." see BOXER, page U . /