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By MITCH SHERWOOD
Sports Editor
One of tJSC baseball coach June Raines' problems early
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Raines' concern turned to content Tuesday night as
Carolina had 21 hits in a 7-6 and 7-2 doubleheader victory
over Clemson.
Carolina is 3-0 against Clemson this season after
defeating the Tigers 2-1 March 28 at Clemson. Clemson was
ranked second in the nation prior to Tuesday's game.
"OUR HITTING has improved and some of players such
as (Don) Repsher, (Mark) Van Bever and (Mookie) Wilson
are hitting good now." Raines sfliri
USC had 10 hits in the first game, including a home run by
Repsher and one by Hinkel. Repsher's two-run home run in
the first inning gave USC a 2-0 lead. Hinkel's home run in
the sixth inning started Carolina's hitting rally that won the
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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 ?
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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
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second game when the Tigers got two more hits. USC
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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."
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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 -*
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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
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