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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
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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
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: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 "
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Eagles v
of USC:
** By Mike Chib
Oamecock Staff
The USC baseball team, ranked thirt(
mportant two game series from fifteen
last weekend.
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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
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/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
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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