Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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sports Error pis By BRETT FRIEDLANDE Gamecock Staff Writer Cashing in on two Wes seventh inning, North Carol defeat USC's baseball tea spring sports center. The Tar Heels scored thr the seventh, but errors cau With the Gamecocks le Twitty easily retired the seventh. But three straighl second and third and brough The next hitter for the 1 Brewer, rolled a ground b base. West brook fielded it trying to flip the ball to { r'mrOrincJ thp hacP lr?ct fAnl VV/VWUIb WMUV1 ,wuv VVB" "We gave it to them in th coach June Raines. "We h ~ kicked it around. We m jcf olrpc Both TwittyandUNC'spit charge during the first three the first nine hitters he fa allow a hit until the fourth In the top of the fourth, the scoring a run on a single i fielder Brad Lloyd over tl McLean in deep left-center The Gamecocks came rigl of the inning when McLean Designated Hitter Eddie Ad sacrifice fly to tie the gam Carolina took advantage c next two innings to jump out Nnrth Parnlina nnnlH nn seventh. "Twitty pitched w 4'He got a little tired late i deserved to win." M North as I Jlurns WH : -- - agued Gam< R UNC's baserunr only Gar came wl centerfie Westbrook errors in the McKinne ina came from behind to Carolina m 4-3 yesterday at the "I just innings," ie runs on as many hits in lead bad sed most of the,damage. Carolir lading 3-1, Pitcher Jeff accordinj first two batters in the score the t singles put runners on he said. ' it UNC to within a run. club than ^ar Heels, catcher Lloyd left side all to Westbrook at first Anothe cleanly, and then while the catch )itcher Twitty, who was out for t\ Irol and two runs scored. pitched 1 at one inning," said USC ligament ad two outs and then we collision, lade too many mental Reserv i u: i LTCIUUU II cher Greg Norris were in three bas ; innings. Twitty put away a passed teed, and Norris did not "Richa Raines. 4 i Tar Heels broke through problems md a RBI double by left The st; ie head o USC's Chuck team, is i . he's not i lit back in the bottom half might be i 'ined a triple to center. week to I ams then followed with a Carolin le at one-all. the (Tar 1 >f wo UNC errors in the Norris, t< .1 two run lead. Chapel H mch Twitty until the "They d( ell today," said Raines. year," h< n the game, but he still when yoi Mookie \ ffi; ^jsy ^iHhw Carolina's l)avc Harnett, above, slide >C"s lticliard Ness blocks Che plate, around in time to be called out. V -rfTk y-v 1 -w- rN 1 ^ 1USC Norris also settled down, and did not ler after the Tar Heels got the lead ba< necock threat over the final three len Adams hit a hard line-drive t Id. But, North Carolina's centerfielde y made a leaping catch for the o had lost. lost my concentration during the said Norris. "When my teammates e for me, I knew that I could get ther ta left five men on base during the gan I to coach Raines, could not get the bi runs. "I don't know what the problc 'I thought we would be a better hitti i this, we need some power hitting fr of the plate." ~ t top n.~ ? t |ii uuiciii iui yov/ ta uic injury bllUd er's position. Starter Johnny Long hf vo weeks after bein& hit in the fac* jail. His back-up, Joe Landry stra in his knee Saturday in a home e catcher Richard Ness had his pr le plate against the Tar Heels. UN< es on Ness and had one runner advar ball. rd was nervous out there today, 'This was his first start. Sure he hai ;, but how else can you learn?" itus of Long, who is the co-captain :t;n 'lUn't. U 1, urn imii-i uiiii.?11*- a uut ui inc iiuspi eady to play yet," said the coach, "j ready today, but Johnny will be ? :en days. We miss Johnny Long." a's record on the season stands at 9-J leels are 16-5. who defeated the Gamecocks last ; ill, had his own theory for USC's pr< >n't have as much depth as they c ; said. "They still have a tough tea n lose guys like (Mark) Van Bev Vilson it hurts." \ . Richard Vogel- THE GA/ s home Itaniett mmw&-:Richard Voaet-THE OAMI aiiow a wiiii ? nr ': M ined a "IB ' plate HnjpT; oblems C stole m iced on ||^HBy|fj9^HH^Hp|? i some of the Lai, but Landry mother >, while ^ear at A capacity crowd turnec iblems. beaten by North Carolit i:j i a. nu last y*? m, but f er and (Battle of out to be By MIKE HUNT Asst. Sports Editor The "Battle of the C; Boners" Sunday. What should have be pitching was marred bj resulted in a 4-3 North I What should have beei urned into a nightmar garm for North Carolin; from-bei.:nd victory for at 6-0. T11E COMEDY of er nocent screen of five fl Tlie Tarheels were 1 Johnson led off the botl Johnson took off for seco catcher. As the dismaye the close call at second, unoccupied because all second base arguing th I Johnson's run on Tom 1, but the Carolina lead nabout caused by Gai sentmindedness was ma After registering his f down with a shallow fly t< TIIHKE CONSKOUTH left the score tied and ba baseman Wos Westbroo needed to win on a mi she What made the game merely the IJSC errors \ North Carolina sent runr jflBH gunned down. North Care end up in the USC bullper 1P?^ on foul pop-ups. 4*ut Noi I^O "Wo made three or fo SBplI* really killed us," said U HH Twitty scattered sever and was never behind or ljmm citing the Gamecock0 he |||f?H inning sent the Gamecocl ecock v6 5 '::-:,:'{MBBr jHHPnyM && **><i--*^S ^_. v-::^.:^x:.>*<::-v::::/:': jtffll M| ? Richard Voget-1 I out in the Sunday afternoon la 4-3 Carolinas battle of b< jrolinas" turned out to be th< en a baseball game rememb< / Tarheel and Gamecock fiel< Carolina win. n a sweet memory for USC pit e. What should have been a a hurler Greg Morris turned ot iVlD T* I A -1- ? 1 i.iv. luincci puciier wnose re< rors began in the sixth innin awlessly played innings, the first recipients of misfo torn of the fifth for Carolina, md, as Morris dropped the retu d Tarheels closed in on the ur Johnson strolled to third, as tl the Tarheel infielders were g P nail v VUA1. Williams' single put the Game was soon chopped down by mecock giveaways. North tched by USC fielding errors ourth strikeout, Twitty set th 3 center. The fireworks then be IK singles by the bottom of the serunners on second and third k then gave the Tarheels all indled grounder and a bad thn so hard to take for the Gamt )ut also the abundance of Tar lers home at wrong times onb ilina attempted pick-offs only t i. North Carolina was also cau rth Carolina won. ur mental mistakes today. T fSC coach .June Haines, i singles and one Hnnhio ?ft"* i a Tarheel batter. Twitty pr ive lacked in previous game vs to 9-5, and the Tarheels ba J w , , % i|^?H rHE OAMECOCK sun to see USC \ turns >ners e "Battle of the ereH fnr snnftrh iing errors that cher Jeff Twitty < clean, three-hit \ j lit to be a comecord now stands g behind an inrtune as Greg After singling, irn toss from his npire to dispute le base was left ;athered around icocks ahead 2a Tarheel turCarolina's abin the seventh, e next Tarheel ;gan. Tarheel lineup I. Carolina first the runs they aw to the plate, icocks was not heel misdeeds. / to have them to have the ball ght doubled off hat one inning e up no walks, ovided the pitbut one bad c to Chapel Hill s