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By CHUCK CARREE
Gamecock Staff Writei
For the second time
years, Carolina has fini
runners up in the
World Series.
In 1975, Carolina'
World Series appearan<
Texas defeated the Gan
5-1 in the championship
This season Carolina
finished second in the
losing the championshi
2-1 to Arizona State Uni
Below is a game bj
report of the series.
USC 3 Baylor 2
Junior Chuck McLea
run inside the park h<
the bottom of the 10th
enabled Randy Ma
remain unbeaten as C
defeated Baylor 3-2
opening round game
College World Series.
The Gamecocks ne^
until McLean deliver
game winner. Carolina
the Bears 1-0 going i
bottom of the eighth
With Mookie Wilson o
and pinch runner 'J
Williams on first, Rain
called for a delayed
Williams broke for
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a Southern II
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alina
f A A
from third before V
r tagged out.
in three ,, e _ , _
shed as USC 6 Cal S
With the stands f
s first Lewis fired ar
,e ever as Car?lina took i
I i.' over Cal State. Los
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?their second stn
gagaf? victory
nation, After th,e 8amc
p game some g0CKl newsversity
Mariners offered
r came tract an(i a reP<
bonus as a free a|
He was overloc
month's June drai
Lewis like Ma
professional contr
n's two- this week. Lewis i
Mner in Seattle offer and
i inning the Chicago Cubs
irtz to bonus.
Carolina
in it* usr * qui a
of the
Junior righthar
yer led Martz won his 1
ed the game without a los
trailed when Carolina i
nto the decision over Soutl
inning. Before the ga
n third received the
Tommy Baseball Magazit
es tnen Plate Player of
steal, award.
second, Chuck McLean
i scored Murphy accountec
Steam
ireatest,
ch says
V
sports
pitcher Randy Martz winds u]
linois University batter duri
all World Series in Omaha 1
ron, 5-4. making it Martz's 1
secor
series
Villiams was Carolina's 10 hit t
collected thre<
Murphy two.
fata I A o Carolina score<
rare LA I ^he seventh and (
ull of scouts, ^etoryhth l?
i eight hitter vlUoryi
6-2 victory AC11- 11C^
Angeles for /***?^ o uov.
light series
Carolina absorbe
s Lewis got ?f the Series, 6The
Seattle State.
him a con- The antics of (
orted $3,000 freshman relief j
gent. Allen stole the sh
>ked in this activity and con
Ft. However, unnerved the Ga
rtz signed Ed Lynch, th<
acts earlier Carolina pitcher I
accepted the an^ Martz to pitc
Martz took took the loss.
' substantial Gamecock <
Mookie Wilson
diving catch to {
[ from scoring.
tder Randy ASU 2 USC
4th straight
s this spasnn t; t
o 1111 ucvvio an i
took a 5-4 and walked onl;
lern Illinois, wasn't enough
me, Martz Devils captures tl
Collegiate College World Sc
ie's Gomez The Sun Devils
the Year the Carolina half1
inning when
anrl RJ ~ ?
???m "? v Miuucu uie gain
1 for half of ASU wrapped u
By CHUCK CARF
Gamecock Staff V
Carolina's baseb
in the nation two of
Ed Lynch, a 6Miami,
Fla., has
considers the 1975
"The 75 club was
at Carolina raw ts
Americans and H
runs and a team
Lynch said. "
"This year's teai
knew what we had
had to do was hold
and let the hitters
"I THINK we ha
don't think anyone
we did. Two yeai
Omaha we cam
situation," Lynch
defeated team and
extra
p for a pitch to
tag the NCAA
ast week. The
4th win.
id
5
total. McLean
2 hits and
i two runs in
hree more in
iil down the
2
H itc fircf Inco
AMJ A11 Ol 1VOO
2 to Arizona
:he Sun Devil
>itcher Jamie
iow. His fitful
istant yelling
mecocks.
e only other
kiu?i/lno T AIIMM
h in the series
lenterfielder jP5pfS
made a fine
irevent a run
1
lck out seven
.. U..4 *i
y une uui 11
as the Sun
tie 31st annual
Ties 2-1.
> led 1-0 until pionship i
of the seventh inning c
Steve King Bando's s<
e at l-l. But Mookie
p the cham- great plaj
IKK
Writer
>all team has finished seco
the past three years.
5, senior righthander frc
played on both teams ai
team as Carolina's greate
; the best team Tve played
ilent wise. We had two A
ank Small who hit 20 hor
batting average of 30C
T1 haH thp nit/iliinn '1""^ '
-- ?v?*V pavvilliig uupill. f
to do. In 75, all our pitche
1 the opposition to three ru
take over.
id a fine team this season
expected us to go as far
-s ago when we played
e up against the sari
said. We were the only u
I ended up losing twice in
11^^
ifiVJ
v^mCSBBBr:.
n the bottom of the as at bat.
in Aot/<tiar> PU-in J 1
'mm VU W1IV/& V^lll Id U(liUlin^ C
olo homer. inning. Wi
Wilson continued his wall takir
r in the field as well away fror
row to the eventual champj
Lvnrh who r>nm? in
^?w..7 . vmiiiv w vai ui
scholarship, credits coach F
nd the Gamecocks' success.
"Coach Raines had a lot 1
>m cess we achieved. He worke<
nd one. We worked hard on the 1
st. in order to win. It helped us i
on won the close games," Lyn
line
CAROLINA WON two out
i," run games during the series
loss was a disappointing
Ve score.
rs "It was a little more heart
ns losing, because not only
championship game 2-1, but
did, we figured either we wi
. i worth anything," Lynch exj
as was our attitude as soon as
in Now that I look back on it, I tl
ne successful season."
m- Carolina used only thret
a series. Not once did Haines u:
See
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He came up with a
:atch in the seventh
lson crashed into the
?g an extra base hit
n the Sun Devils.
ion " 1
ina on a basketball
taines for much of
0 do with the suc1
us hard from day
things we had to do
in the long run. We
ch said.
of three close one.
The only one-run
championship 2-1
breaking this time
did we lose the
goine as far as u/?
in it all or it's not
Gained. "But that
the game ended,
link we had a very
! pitchers in the
se his bullpen. The
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