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Injuries plague USC Bid elude Although a late season batting slump c< qualifying for a National Collegiate Athl? respectable 32-15 record and set a numbe The biggest assault on the record boo! whelming choice of his teammates as r thander from Columbia established schi and lowest earned run average, 0.76. He record. Twitty was also named the Gamecock Outfielder Wes Westbrook established *7 nrocinrt tVin nr*o?*lr r\f nirtUf o/\f J # , vi U01115 uiv 11?ct? rv yjk V151U aci cai net J However, Boatwrights 12 total bases (2 replaces 11 total bases compiled by Steve Westbrook also set a record when he s held by many players. Boatwright tied a 11. Outfielder Paul Hollins coaxed 38 bast u/alkc Hrawn hv Clrf*o ir? 1Q7R It took four decimal places to determir shortstops. Jonson made only eight erro 136 chances at the position in 1976 for a .9 As a team, the Gamecocks' .968 fieldin 1975 team. That mark was the nation's s in A1 it a ?"V-% Ar\rvf\rl OT f Kin A*?lr A in * i gainuo tuppuu uy l( uic iiiai in. ui uiv Second baseman Etienne Farquharsoi the team in batting with a .331 average, from Nassau, Bahamas, he is expected t Knee and back injuries hampered Joh batting average and led the squad in h named to the Coaches' All-American tea Marquardt's career .669 slugging perce first baseman Hank Small. More tnan 71,000 tans turned out tor a the season. Official figures from the Ca I The enlarged stands, completed after th< The largest home crowd was an overfl game March 25. The smallest ? one of the second home game of the season, Ma " ? -v^B [ 1 ' r ''. Tv ' '. '" '-! v :" .'^3^^' .-^ "~ -::';,7' wk ''^tdS$?& I II?II III :s baseball urnpiicaieu uy a rasn 01 injuries to Key per etic Association baseball playoff bid, the ( r of new school records. ks came from relief pitcher Jeff "Bird" nost valuable player on the 1979 Gameo ool marks for most game appearances b allowed only four earned runs in 47 2 / 3 i player of the year earlier in the season, a record when he batted in nine runs agaii in the season bv outfielder Mark Boatwri home runs and 2 doubles) against the Ye * King against Appalachian State in 1976. cored five runs against Georgia Southern mark when he was twice hit by a pitch ag is on balls from opposing pitchers in 44 ga le that Greg Jonson had broken Jeff Gram rs in 279 chances for a .9713 percentage. ( /ud percentage. g percentage was the second best ever, su econd best that year. The 637 assists turn< set by the 1977 team in 56 games. n, who missed the final six games of the s< in stolen bases with 36, hits with 57 and ru o be back for his senior year. in MarnnarHt thmiiffhnut hie cpninr voar ... ...v.. M""- "" ??6"V??V J ? ome runs with 10 and runs batted in witl m, the Alamogordo, N.M., native hit .3811 ntage bettered the .626 record establishe 13 home games in USC's recently enlarge irolina ticket office place attendance at ? e season began, can accommodate 4,000 fa ow 5,000 that turned out despite cold weat only five games to attract fewer than l,0( irch 1 against UNC-Wilmington. . I team g sonnel kept Carolina from |J|| jamecocks finished with a pig Twitty, who was the overock squad. The senior lef- Bp y a pitcher, 28; saves, 10; S||| innines and coniDiled a 6-2 tell nst Georgia Southern April Sgi ght against Georgia Tech. |||| ?llnu/ .la^kptc nn Marnh 9P Elis V ^ MV"V^ VII . The old mark of four was ||8 [ainst North Carolina April fl|| imes, -two more than the 36 IIB tz's 1976 fielding record for jrantz made four errors in ffjj irpassed only by .975 by the 5 ;J i i i /^i _ r _ii ;a in uy uamecocK neiaers eason with a leg injury, led ins scored with 37. A junior but he still managed a .301 h 38. In 1978, when he was with 16 homers and 61 RBI. td by former All-American id baseball stadium during in average 01 zibb a game. ins on aluminum seats. her for the second Clemson ' 30 spectators ? was 500 for ' bit See Baseball, page 13 Th Ijl vri It has not beer the National Lea been a ray of ho; first baseman D winner. Through the f sensational. His his batting aver has not comeea: A year ago, yc was barely mo manager Bobby Murphy said he; "Your first ft power hitter sail had so much cor a guy like him e) Cox was not a he was selected and coming sup< predictions But playing u and Murohv. lik I z>?' to the quality of "In AAA ball, prospect," he sa the big leagues, learn a lot." Besides learn nhow to play a ri Ore Murph"! and the presenc on the field to pu Mw'an&p nf hi' iBttnKSBI adjusted to the current season, sa|d he doesn't positions. Despite the great performance of / bove) the USC Gamecock baseball 1 to the NCAA playoffs for the se te team, however, did win 35 ba/lga ing u ale i> ives' newt By Brett L. Frtodtander Sports Editor i a good season for the Atlanta Braves. T icnio anH h.n;o 1 nct covoral Irov nlavarc tr\ IJijUV M1IV* 1IU V/ IVfOl UV V VI M* I?VJ piujr VI kj vv pe in the light of such a dismal campaigr tale Murphy has made him an instant st irst month and a half of the 1979 seast 13 home runs and 37 runs batted in led tl age, .347, has been among the leaders sir 'i 1 \; f r\r* f hn ^ ^ on f i Kocnmon 3iij iui uit U J v^aiLiiti ni 01 uuouiiiaii. iung Dale led the major leagues in strike< re than his weight. Instead of moving Cox stayed with the youngster and kept sees this as a major reason for his produc ill year in the majors is definitely a le< d. "I think I learned a lot. but I did take s ifidence in me and has given me a chance chibit so much confidence in myself." lone in his confidence that Murphy could first in the 1974 free agent draft by Atlant irstar. His performance in the minor leaf i the minors and making it in the big lea| e many other younsters just coming up, 1 nlnv in tho MI " ",v every once in a while you'll face a guy w lid. "Because of that, its definitely easier and there are some darn good pitchers ing how to hit major league pitching. M ;w position defensively. Ever since he w< has been a catcher. However, problems \ _ _ C ^,..1 a _i r-fc ^ _ a a t* oi regular caicner mil rocorooa sent i it him and his booming bat. s height, first base seemed like a nature move quickly When Pocoroba was inj Murphy was moved back behind the plal see any problems in splitting his pic w' ' * ' \ ,- ^?a x.-" ^ "J*:V-rv-,v- ?r-r'^ T^^'i.j,;- .J # elief pitcher Jeff Twitty team failed to receive a tcond consecutive year, imes. lurphy ;st star Kin?f Uoirn tKn irt I1UJ lia LI It WV/i OL 1 cvui U 111 injuries. However, there has i. The play of young catcherar in a city so starved for a >n, Murphy's play has been le National League, NL, and ice opening day. But success nits, and his batting average him to the bench, Braves him in the lineup every day tive start this season. i r?ninrl n fall :ia inu^ t iuiivc, i.iiv iaii ome hard knocks Bobby has ; to play. I'm grateful to have get the job done. Ever since a he has been touted as an up *ues did nothing to hurt those rf 1 I AO n tiifA /~l ? C C t U t r\ rt e* l^uto die; IWU UIHt'I ITill llllllgd lad some difficulty adjusting /ho isn't an A i major league to hit down there. Hut this is i. It's tough and you have to lurphy has also had to learn is in high scnool in Portland, vith an erratic throwing arm he Braves looking for a place il olace to nl;w and Murnhv jured before 'he siart of the te Never one 10 complain, he lying time between the two 6ee Murphy, page 13