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sports In dual meet action TTOn .11 u tracK i By DON ARMSTRONG Gamecock Staff Writer The Carolina track team, fuming from last week's second place finish in the state championships, got its revenge Friday as USC defeated Baptist 95-59. USC's Howard Adams said of the baton drop which lost the 440 relay to Baptist in the state championship, "Thev SfliH thflV urmilH havP u;An tho rono """" I# ^ ... ?^ i* w vtvu uiv i avv v* v vil 11 WC hadn't dropped the baton." Adams who missed Friday's meet with a leg injury, still enjoyed a little gloating. "Georgie Thomas was infuriated and he blew right past them today." "I'M REALLY surprised that it wasn't closer," Carolina coach Charlie Strong said. "I expected both teams to score somewhere in the 70s." USC nosed out Baptist by only six in the state championship last week, 162-156, as the clubs took second and third, but going head-to-head, USC took the lead in the first events and just continued to widen the gap. 1 ? 2 J ? " * * " wur kius were just super," said Strong. "Bill Posey and Frank Munro both set personal records in the 1500 meters. Mark Rohlfing did real well in the 110 high hurdles and Richard Sale won the 800 meters. That was a surprise." Posey and Munro took second and third in the 1500 meters at times of 3:52.74 and 3:53.54 respectively. Rohlfing, a freshman walk-on, took third in the 110 high hurdles behind freshman teammate Gus Kii kland's second. Sale won the 800 meters in 153.19 ovvuiiuo. WITH ROLANDO ADAMS filling in during Howard Adams' injury, the 400 meter relay team clocked 41.26 for their win. Howard Adams is expected back in time for next Friday's meet in Athens against Georgia, but another member of the team, Kirkland, sustained an injury Friday and it is not known if he will be ready to rim against the Bulldogs. "We have had five meets and five different lineups in the 400 meter relay," said Howard Adams. "If we could get everybody healthy, we could be a legitimate /tnrifonHor in fV%Q nn^innnlo '' ^ Strong noted that the Gamecocks' usual strong suit, the field performers, turned in their share of the 1* : : ; ; :: mm. w % - a m carouna s numoer one tennis player Chris Mayotte returns a volley Friday afternoon in the Gamecocks 6-3 victory over the Furman Paladins at the new Sam Daniels tennis courts at the Roost. Mayotte won his match 6-4, 6-4. 3eats Baptist points, but showed rather unspectacular marks. The lone exception was javelin thrower Lou DeChicchio who won his event with a throw of 216 feet 2 inches while Bill Hoy took third. Baptist's talented distance runner, Francis Mwobobia, won the 3000 meter steeplechase, but failed to place in the 5000 meter run. Strong credited a little Carolina strategy with that surprise. "WE HAD LEON Cook start out real fast in the steeplechase so Mwobobia had to exert himself and wasn't really ready for the 5000,"Strong said. USC's Max Minter came on to take second in his first ever steeplechase. "I didn't even know Max could run a steeplechase," said Strong. *>. Steve WilsonVon thflBhggh jump with a leap of 7 feet V\ inch while Gary Bnlwn took second. USC swept the shot put as Pete Dalton took third, Tim Coleman was second, and Steve Gettel won the event with a 48 feet IVA inch performance. Adams, A1 Jackson, and Thomas followed suit with third, second, and a 10.37 showing by Thomas for first to sweep the 100 meters. A third and final sweep came in the discus throw as Ron Suitherland won it at a distance of 149 feet 8 inches and was followed by Dalton and Gettel. Jim Carey won the 5000 meters in 14 minutes 47.23 seconds and Thomas outran the 200 meter field with a 21.33 showing. AFTER WHAT he considered insulting comments by Baptist last weekend, Thomas seemed to show no mercy as he also won the long jump by soaring 23 feet 7 inches. Adams followed in second. Mike Sullivan won the pole vault at 14 feet 6 inches and Richard Labrador was third. Steve and Vernon Wilson took second and third in the triple jump, Rohlfing finished second in the 400 meter intermediate hurdles, Dan Szpak captured second in the 400 meters, and USC's mile relay team ran the distance in 3 minntAc t behind Baptist's 3 minute 20.3 second showing in the final event of the long since decided meet. Strong was not one to count his blessings though. "Georgia will be out to get us next week," he said as he trotted off the field. \ m. Lynn SMx?k THE GAMECOCK Yesterday the Gamecocks defeated Georgia Tech 8-1 and increased their record to 23-5 for the year. Carolina meets nationally ranked Tennessee today and a victory is necessary for USC to receive a bid to the NCAA tournament. ft . ,11 ? JMMMHHHI USC's premier sprinter George Thomas works on his start1 from the blocks on a rain soaked Weems Baskin track. Thomas almost single handedly took apart Baptist College Friday night by winning three events, the 100 meter, the 200 meter and the long jump. Women's softball gains ranking By GREG DAVIE Gamecock Staff Writer After an undefeated campaign in state action, the Lady Gamecock softball team has been named the top seed for the South Carolina Association Intercollegiate Athletics For Women (SCAIAW) Tour nament to be held Friday and Saturday in Winthrop. Carolina was assured of the number-one slot, which was officially announced yesterday, following a 7-4 victory over Winthrop, Wednesday. In addition, they swept a pair of doubleheaders from the Kilgore Tomboys over the weekend. In the Winthrop game, USC relied on the hitting of Maureen Ahern and Lauren Hughes to jump out to a 4-1 lead after three innings. Winthrop came back against starting pitcher Holly Booth, however, and tied the game in the fifth without the benefit of a base hit. Carolina put three runs across in the sixth, the winning run driven in on an Ahern single. Bonnie Vena was the winning pitcher, in relief of Booth. ?. i? n 1 " - juAi^Mutcuuiig uy ^oacn Mouy Maguire paid off as three players came through in their first starting assignments, against Kilgore, Amateur Softball Association team. "WE MADE some adjustments this weekend, which turned out to our advantage," said Maguire. "We are now definitely stronger defensively. All positions are covered." The Lady Gamecocks used plenty of walks in their 9-5 win over the Tomboys in Friday's first game. Karen Pappas went the distance for the victory. Ahem and Chris Ricken combined for five hits. Vena hurled a six hitter, and rookie leftfielder Mary Jo Lorello had two hits, including a homerun, as USC completed its first sweep, 14-0. A W.w.l ?f I >4 ? * * " * ' " uiK?i ui uuici? nctu two ur mure mis ior me i>aay tiamecocks. Alice Stewart, in her first start in right field, hit a homer and five others collected three base hits in Saturday's 14-3 win over the Tomboys. Fran Senn was the second pitcher for Carolina to earn a complete game decision. Cindy Bradley, ir * starting role for the first time, had three hits. IN THE FINAL game of the series, Vena and Dawn Eikmeier both had perfect performances at the plate, and USC downed Kilgore, 11-3. Booth and Vena split mound duties, with Booth getting credit for the win. "Ever since the round-robin series with the northern teams, we have played consistently better," Maguire said. Sines the Round Robin series with five northern tpnms rorniino hoc ... v/MA VU1U4 l??P won a pair of one-run decisions over Erskins, as well as the 7-4 victory against Winthrop. As far as the tournament this weekend, Maguire said, "We are the team to beat, there's no doubt about that."