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Gamec dominate By Brett Friedli Sports Editor Behind the strong performances of < and Rolando Adams, USC's track te dominated the 16th annual Carolina Sta Baskins track this weekend. Besides Carolina, teams from Bapt 1 M ^ ' * i miui vruivc oidic emu i\ux in Carolina, l track and field events. "WE'VE DONE really well," USC after the conclusion of the meet. "All of out of sight today; in the 100, 200 and ai the 400 relay. Then in our mile relay, we ran 3.12. Yc that," he added. Gamecocks opened the meet w The team of Al Jackson, Rambc wire to wire and came home with a tim record and just missed the meet record Auburn. "We're looking better each week," A< the 440 relay which I'm proud of. I hope i THOMAS WAS A trinle winner in tl relay win, he was also victorious in both His time in the 200 set a new school i which he set a year ago. His performance earned him the m award. The award has previously beei Glance of Auburn and James Barrint participated in the 1976 Olympics at Moi The only other winner for USC was R down the home stretch to take the 400-1 The mark was good enough to qualify Athletic Association outdoor champions WHILE NONE OF Carolina's athlete they were none-the-less impressive. Sutherland placed second behind Geor, the pole vault, Richard Labrador had a best to Ppmhrnnkp lim Miloc \i>h "We're pretty strong in our field "Richard in the pole vault, Hon in the < our shot putter (Steve Gettel) didn't scrimmaging with the football team. / 49.9 in the triple jump and got second pla Chugging honrn i Etienne Farquharson chugs hi with the tying run in the sevt innmgo Sunday, f-arquharson . had the tie breaking single in tenth. D?v Roback QAW I :Ocks i relays inder George Thomas, Tony Rar am set two new records te-Record relays at the We< ist, N.C. State, Georgia T JNC, competed in the nume coach Ray Strong comme our kids ? George Thomas ichoring a new school recoi hi can't ask for a better day ith a victory in the 400-m >, Adams and Thomas led f e of 40.47, which broke a sc which was set this past yea dams said. "I ran a good le .ve can improve on that now tie meet. Beside anchoring 1 the 100- and 200- meter das ecord, breaking his own n eet's most outstanding at) ^ won by such stars as Ha sau of Georgia, both of w it real. ambo. He held off a late eh, neter hurdles in a time of 5 him for the National Collej hips in June. s placed first in the field ev< In the discus, Gamecock gia Tech's Rob Horton. Als jump of 14 feet, which was I o vaulted 15 feet, six inches, events," the (JSC coach s discus both had good meets throw today because he Vnd of course Roe Adams 1 iCfi in thp lout* inmn " J r. See Track, pag s Hfc IECOCK ' ^ ^ ||V^BB^K^" ' --:<'x"':">^>xx^-if|ff^^K.W|jB hool Gamecock Ron Sutherland ir by discus competition in Saturds ilete ar8e 132 ?iate iv> - . j* ? ./ J*$ , >v' ents- :v ^ ';> - >? < *'V^fS Ron =,v 0 \> third " ^ i <?&?? J3B said. v " '- -** !0 15 * This Pembroke State stee knee deep in water. #* 4m" V, 1 iSifeffdl; W$$& I K ' > | " / ,*!-< ' strains as he unleashes his sec iy's State-Record Relays. .. <TT >-^X X plechaser got a bad jump off thi Eagles v of USC: ** By Mike Chib Oamecock Staff The USC baseball team, ranked thirt( mportant two game series from fifteen last weekend. C\ n Cr? L ? ? -? - ' v/ii uaiui uujr lllglll, (I1UCU uy ii pilll' OI jxploded for 21 runs and defeated the Et SUNDAY'S VICTORY, however, did Sagles tagged the Gamecocks' starting iarly runs. But the Gamecocks, as in several p 'efused to throw in the towel. They sic Sunday's game, and managed to secu /ictory over the Eagles. The Gamecocks tallied lone runs in th< ?eventh innings to knot the game up a Vlark Kish was able to hold the Eagles s ot??nn #1%** 1 * /ivi\uif,awa^ mtTja^ies it'au. THE GAMECOCKS' winning run can ling with two outs. Robbie Vollmer and Sagle pitcher Eddie Rodriquez. John >opped up to the first baseman which sel A Rodriquez wild pitch sent the Gai hird base, and then USC second b, >looped a single to right field that br vinning run. "I THIEI) to keep the ball down and a >n the ground," Kish commented. "Ou oday and my slider was working real w< The victory upped the Gamecocks' re ;vill be against Baptist College on Tuesd ond place toss in the y V. y. .... . flMMMOMNIP *v:. V-I1P::;4'-V; :ir-SS": . 'vXj^J^XvI-i&l''N-IvX'* ^PBfU Jillfr^i'ni|?r ' yts&if jk*r>. *PBf?i %J * >>&, &&*$ ": j , ~ *.? / Dave Roback QAMECOCK 9 barrier and ended up ictims sweep baro Writer ienth in the nation, swept a very th ranked Georgia Southern this Wes Westbrook home runs.USC igles21-6. not corne nearly as easy. The pitcher, Bret Baynham, for five >ast performances this season, iwly fought their way back into a f* rr ? a * iv u uaiu-caiiicu o-j iu inning b second, third, fourth, sixth and t five. Gamecock relief pitcher coreless as his teammates were ne in the bottom of the 10th inI Paul Hollins drew walks from Marquardt and Konnie Crapps up the game's winning hit. inecock runners to second and aseman Etienne Farquharson ought home Vollmer with the way today and make them hit it r defense did a good job for us ell." cords to 23-6. Their next contest ay