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if?- # Former Gamecoc At least 15 former Carolina baseball players were active in professional baseball during the 1978 season and one of them, outfielder Garry Hancock, is a member of the Boston Red Sox team that is battling I for the American League East championship. Hancock was called to tne Dig leagues in midseason from the Red Sox AAA International League team at Pawtucket, R.I. Since being called up he has played all three outfield positions and as a designated hitter. Former All-America first baseman Hank Small led the International League in home runs with 25 runs batted in with 101, and batted .290 at Richmond, Va., the Atlanta Braves' AAA club. Outfielder Mookie Wilson, playing for the New York Mets' AA club at Jackson, Miss., of the Texas League, led his team in hitting, .292; 15- runs h At tad in 72! fltnlen hAftus 40* And nmn scored- And also hit seven home runs. Several other Gamecocks also played in the Texas League. Pitcher Earl Bass t All-America in 1974-75, had a 10-3 record at Arkansas with a 2.80 earned rim average. He also spent part of the season at Springfield, 111., the St. Louis Cardinals' AAA team in the American Association, where his record was 3-4. PITCHER ED LYNCH moved up to Tulsa, the Texas Rangers' AA club, after making the Western Carolinas League all-star team at Asheville, N.C. His record at Tulsa was 4-3 with a 2.82 ERA. Randy Martz, the Gamecocks' All-America and collegiate Player of the Year in 1977, made the Texas League all-star team and had an 8-6 record at Midland, Tex., before moving up to the Chicago Cubs' AAA farm at Wichita, Kan., where his record was 3-7. Recruits to aid USC r By Teresa Mizzell OamMock Staff Writer After looking over his recruits, returnees, and walk-ons for the nast two weeks of fall practice, Coach June Raines predicts another "super season" for the Gamecock baseball team in 1979. "Only four players graduated last year* Johnny Long, Bart Murphy, Chuck McLean, and Jamie Chakales," Haines said. "We'll have the same infield except for Long, the catcher. With an experienced infield, we could go all the way." names' main concern seems to De in tne pitching, "we will nave six or seven good pitchers from last year, two recruits who are both lefthanders, and some pretty good walk-ons," he said. THE NEW RECRUITS are: Etienne Farquahrson, a junior college transfer and outfielder from Nassau, Bahamas; Keith Taylor, a catcher who transferred from OvARtal famlinA last vp?r hut had tn sit out a year because of eligibility rules; Martin Small, a junior and lefthanded pitcher (brother of former Carolina players Hank and David Small); and Robbie Vollmer, freshman from Tampa, Florida^who is an inf ielder-outf ielder. Rains said all of the team was in good shape but, "come spring, we'll have a lot of work to do." The Gamecocks will have an expanded schedule of 55 or 60 games in regular season play. "We'll play some tough teams," Raines said. "Six teams that were in the play-offs and two teams that were in the College World Series last year." RETURNEES AND new team members are psyched for the new season. Tommy Williams, second baseman, said, "Some of us will be working out on our own all year. Greg Jonson (shortstop) and I will be working on our double play and we're all going to work on our base stealing." Williams sppms to think there will he heavv commotion for outfield (positions, and, of course, the best players will get the first starting positions. Judging from the looks of the players, Williams said, "We'll haira cl + + am/I a rf/v/v/1 kAnilk f/\ KtwtU- no iin '' ""* v ? B4 cw- ?" oi ou uig aim a guuu wcuui iu uavo uo up. The spirit of the team is expressed most accurately by the slogan on a T-shirt Tommy Williams wore one day this past week, 'Think Omaha!" 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Va., International League tea Pitcher Tim Lewis performed at West Haven, < Yankees' AA Eastern League team and severs season ended had a 9-8 record. Jim Lewis led th League in earned run average, innings pitched anc 12-11 record with the last place Stockton Marine SECOND BASEMAN Mark Van Bever started t Iowa in the Class A Midwest League, a Los Angel batted .275, making the midseason all-star team loan to Kins ton, N.C., in the Class A Carolina Lei .310 in 25 games. Van Bever stole 25 bases at Clin for a season total of 43. A teammate at Kinston was Chuck McLean, signed from the 1978 team. Primarily an outfield* was used as a relief pitcher at Kinston. 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