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Gamec Carolina down By Steve Riddell Qamecock Staff Writer The USC Gamecocks grabbed a baseball victory this week over L rhnrlnfto I TNPP * V/..U1 ivv?,V, W11W/, CI ft XU toil 111*^11 1 CV.UI U I impressive 21-6 mark. They are curre ranked thirteenth in the nation. Gamecock pitcher Bret Baynham did look sharp in the early going of the con The 49ers from UNCC banged him arc for three hits and three runs in the se< inning to take an early lead. THE GAMECOCK hitters gave Baynl a reprieve when they put him back in game with three runs of their own in home half of the inning. Shortstop C Jonson drove in two runs with a loo double down the left field line and then c around to score on Etienne Farquhars base hit to left field. Baynham settled down and set down Smarr's A O Ht"?, uveI By Rick A Qanwcock Sti Each season, head tennis coach Ro trip over spring break. This past year successful and was a major factor ii National Collegiate Athletic Associ year's trip was to Florida and Alabam did not change the fact that the Gi NCAA's. USC WENT 4-2 in the six matches. F trip, the visitors swept the singles mi which ended 6-0 Carolina. Facing nati 14-1 on the year, the Gamecocks lost match and dropped a 5-4 squeaker to member Georgia. The first leg of the i wins over Florida Institute of Technolc CAROLINA NEXT faced Southeast* Alabama and lost another heartbreak his team's inability to win the close o: "^XV j|^K i? :^llgr ocks re \s UNC-Charl side in order in the third inning, his teammates gave him a five iu-h in meir nan 01 me tmra mi INC- baseman John Marquardt hit UI 0 an Jeff Rodgers for an infield sing intly off. After a walk to Ronnie C Westbrook singled into right fie 1 not in one run. Mark Boatwright th< test, to beat out an infield hit to driv< >und run. First baseman Jim Curl u iond pitch to load the bases. CATCHER KEITH Taylor th ham the plate and smashed a hard gr the third base. The 49er third basei the the ball and threw home for a fc ireg catcher Eric Miller threw the b? ping field when he threw to first ba ame tempt to complete the double on's more runs eventually came arc the Gamecocks a comfortable 8-: i the See Basel troops break Aohn iff Writer n Smarr takes his team on a road 's trip to Texas was spectacularly i the team's earning a bid to the ation, NCAA, tournament. This a, was moderately successful and amecocks will not return to the 'laying at Jacksonville to open the itches in a rain shortened match, ionally-ranked Miami, which was m ai it: i -^4 r: 1 j ui fog mt; uiu u st;i ui uie imai uuuuies the team which whipped top-ten trip ended with a pair of Carolina [ 3 >gy (8-1) and Florida State (6-3). ! : 3rn Conference, SEC, powerhouse pi ;ing 5-4 decision. Smarr lamented nes in the match: "All five points Sn Tennlu, p*go 25 i^'if iM gjfSBIBIC inked otte Spi Meanwhile run cushion ( tiing. Third Carolina's NJCC pitcher spring break f le to lead it week. Some si rapps, Wes while others t Id knocking some rays. Bu in managed do neither. Th e in another some serious b ras hit by a The first tasl en came to over the brea ound ball to home against man fielded opening game irce out, but hurler Aaron i ill into right to the Tigers, se in an at- Sunday aftern play. Three Twitty came < >und to give pick up a tight I lead. ball, page 24 IN THE G/ USC's U |^j||v: W^Wm ^dll 13 th ring Brea By Steve Riddeil Jamecock Staff Writer campus cleared out w inally rolled around this [ udents headed home to rc ook off to the beach to ca t the USC baseball team cc ey had to get down to pla> aseball. k which the Gamecocks fa k was a two-famp sprigs arch-rival Clemson. In ; Saturday night, Gamec Scott lost a tough 3-1 decis Carolina rebounded in oon contest however, as ? >ut of the bullpen in relie 7- victory. VMECOCKS' VICTORY, mmm r8B ' IBB^ If Peterssen ha< 31HH Offens PM and Idefenst The USC baseball team of offense (left), and s defense (right), to win f over the spring break. Dei Day a Rnback ? flAUcrnrif r in natic k Baseball visiting Ticers iumned on I JSC st; Baynham in the early innings to hen lead. But the Gamecocks chippe( >ast the deficit and eventually won the \ lax ninth inning home run by senior d tch hitter Ronnie Crapps. uld ing The Gamecocks then began a f road trip through the state of Geo a game against Mercer College i ced Right fielder Paul Hollins won at with big two-run homer in the 13 the Hal Gaalema picked up the 3-1 win ock ion THE BEARS took a 1-0 lead o the starter Dennis Lubert, who gav< feFT four hits in his six innings of work, f to team held its slim lead until th inning, when the Gamecocks tied to set up the extra innings, the See Spring Brea &8^66teto<tts ^ I &- :^^?^^._.3./> ffgjS; 1 ^ ^i-. _ BK B * IK ~ "C. '% .y .v sk-hands a winner " C7 a + used a lot ome tight ive games talls below >n irter Bret take a 6-0 ^ au/av at * *-+J M ? game on a esignated our game rgia, with in Macon, the game th inning, in relief. ff of USC s up only 1 lie IIU111C e seventh the score k, page 24