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MmUTmrnrn t --.^ps^ ,; ;^-: v^V y-.' \ ^?lg!i|ffipfcSj|gafcgyje^^ D?v? Robach - GAMECOCK Come from bet mjr By Bruce Ritchie Minter's win in the 3000-m Gamocock Staff Writer . an(j Tjm Colas' first plaO Tony Rambo came from behind on the 1500-meter run. final leg of the mile relay to win that event and spark the USC track team to a 82-72 CAROLINA finished sti victory over Miami of Ohio, Monday af- meter hurdles with Gus Ki ternoon at the George Terry Springs Sports Wilson finishing first and s Center. followed by a 400-meter rur Rambo, a sophomore from Atlanta, Ga., Rambo, and a first, second came from 25 yards behind in the final race sweep by the Gamecocks of the day to give the Gamecocks their first dash. George Thomas' fii victorv of thf? season mo t j tv.<i oc\,wihj;s ijiiaiiiicu linn 1 Losing five out of seven field events, USC the NCAA tournament. fell behind early in the meet. The Miami won the next twc Gamecocks were without the services of meter run and the 400-me shotput and discus thrower Steve Gettel. hurdles, thus keeping its h< George Thomas and Marve Johnson, alive. Thomas came however, did manage to win the long jump Gamecocks with another and the high jump respectively for USC. time, this time in the 200-n Thomas jumped 23-5 while Johnson seconds. Miami's Tom M plparpH A.1H in (hpir inHivirlnal J- 1 * ~ ? v, .v... w.v>. .?u...uuun,?v,mo, ^.u secunus, nowever, eag USC caught up with Miami by placing Jackson by one-tenth of ? first in the next seven track events that runner-up position, followed the field competition. A win in the in the next to last eve 400-meter relay led off the scoring for the first, second, and third pi Gamecocks. This was followed by Max fate of the meet down to f ?w mm mmmm wknhbm .... <ME Sprinter George Thomas wins the 100X <-v- ' 5; ' ' . ?$ <f, v?- &*** ? /V -f. v. ) , -.Jy. *4* r"' T; ' '-\:y '/G&'i* ?.\> ' ' * " /.* ' ; ' . v - Lubert pitch* f /mtoviitI By Bruce Ritchie Gamecock Staff Writer Dennis Lubert struck out fifteen batters and scattered five hits Wednesday night as USC defeated UNC-Charlotte 9-0. Gamecock rallies in the sixth and seventh innings sealed the win over the Forty-Niners, who had managed to keep it a close contest up to that point. Carolina managed to score early through aggressive base running by third baseman Rod Carraway. After being walked by UNC-C pitcher Donnie Hoover, Carraway advanced to second on a steal. Catcher Robby Lowery then got the run home on an infield error and a high throw to the plate. After missing scoring opportunities in the second inning, USC managed to cross the plate again in the third With two nuts I .nwprv rtrillpH a Hnnhlp tn lpft ""V" V" V V, ?VW center field and first baseman Jim Curl followed with a single, scoring the catcher from second. MEANWHILE, pitching by Lubert helped the Gamecocks control UNC-C. Entering the fourth inning, the sophomore left-hander had already collected six strikeouts. The 49ers did not threaten to score as L,uoeri posiea ust s mira snuioui 01 me season. With one out in the fourth inning, Gamecock shortstop Greg Jonson walked and stole second. Robby Vollmer then collected his second hit in as many trips tothe,plate witha blooper to shallow right field that scored Jonson. Hoover then saved UNC-C from falling further behind by controlling the Gamecocks and ending the inning. USC finally exploded in the sixth inning with a rind effort lift( eter steeplechase Bryan Pownall's time of 14:47.6 in b showing in the meter run won the race for the K< Down 77-72, Miami would need the place points to end the matching in the 110- Carolina in a tie. rkland and Reid Miami led from the start in the fc econd. This was mile relay. The first Redskin i victory by Tony jumped to a quick lead over US , and third place Williams, who had earlier placed in the 100-meter the 400-meter run. Miami's lead c st place time of to widen with every exchange of tfc or competition in and had widened to 25 yards by the of the race. > events, the 800ter intermediate AT THE TIME Carolina's Tony )Des for a vietorv received the hatnn hie nnnnni ft ? ^ -r ?w, back for the already on his way around the fir NCAA qualifying Ramho however, managed to slov leter dash at 20.8 the gap on the back stretch and ha onroe finished at up by the second and last ing past USC's A1 Maneuvering on an outside lane, th a second for the sophomore pulled beside his opp< they entered the home stretch. In a nt, Miami swept out effort, Rambo moved out in fro ace, bringing the by three-tenths of a second. The fr thf? final ovont cfnup tho flamop/v<L-c o q0j70 .??. ?i VIU?IIVVWI\0 U U6 16 Will C I mmm " c'?'".'. c: meter dash. % >s shutout as lelms 49ers flurry of hitting that was to give the Gamecocks a commanding lead. Vollmer started the rally with a one-out triple that bounced off the center field fence and scored on a line drive single by Joe McCarthy. The left fielder later stole second and advanced to third on a bad throw by the UNC-C catcher. CarraWay then doubled McCarthy to the plate and later scored himself on a sacrifice fly. By the time the Forty-Niners completed a force play to finally end the inning, they found themselves trailing 6-0. USC'S FINAL scoring came in the seventh inning 1 ??? ?i i? t-? 1 11?n;? t c iu l?. il? auu was biui iuu uy ruui nuiuua iuui in uuuici ui mu year. Jonson then singled, stole second, and was sent to third on a Vollmer double. After a change of pitchers and a strike-out, Carraway singled to drive in the two base runners. Etienne Farquharson then doubled, but UNC-C pitcher Greg Carroll retired the 1 A A 1 L-ii 1 t Al n l__ 1 J last iwo oaiiers oeiore me uamecocKS coma score again. Cki/xtiMtirf ma cirfnc nf (irinrf T nKnrf finicVinrl thn oiiuwiiig nu 015110 wi in 1115, uuuvi 1 iiiuou^u 111^ game for Carolina, preserving his second victory of the season. "I felt a little stiff in the last inning," Lubert said. "But once I struck that first guy oul, I knew I could make it. My fastball felt real good tonight. I also got quite a few with my slider. My curveball also worked well as an off-speed pitch." Head coach June Haines said that his USC club had some problems hitting early in the game. "We 1 -,,1 ?1.. ? 1 : j or 1 t _ *l _ -i 3u u^gicu cciiiy, nc Miu. i nave iu {41 ve men pitcher credit for keeping us off balar.ee in the early going. We haven't had a night game all year, and we haven't practiced lately. We were supposed to practice Tuesday, but it ended up being a make-up . day." ; track team the 5000- record on the new season. edskins. that last and most crucial run of the five first day, Rambo said there was little on his mind up with other than winning the final race. >ur-man, "All 1 was thinking about was catching runner mm," ne said. "You just get in tnat trame IC's Nat of mind where you just run as hard as you third in can, and put everything you got into it." ontinued Track coach Charlie Strong said that he le baton, expected Gettel's absence to be more costly final leg than it was. "With Steve not here today, I thought we'd really be hurting," he said. "Apparently, though, the team made up for Rambo his absence." Gettel missed the track meet jnt was oecause of a death in the family. st turn. /ly close Strong also said that the win over Miami d caught was an important one. "This was the first turn. time since I've been here that we've beaten e speedy Miami," Strong added. "They're obviously anent as an excellant team; they're the defending last, all- champions of the Mid-American Connt to win ference. I enjoy running against the good ve points teams. They help to make a better team out ind a 1-0 of you." Max Minter negotiates a hurdle.