Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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' v "V v N " ' 'V \ .w^ '. A ...? ??,,? The defense and time/v hittina of freshman Jamie T Fa Gamecock ba J2SS5S2. ,IN E BOTT USC combined clutch pitching and struck. After a errorless defense in downing Pfeiffer single by Robby1 College 8-4 Monday night at the spring lowering nomer sports center. fence. Paul Holli Pitcher Brett Baynham struck out seven walked by fresh Pfeiffer batters to end repeated scoring who then gave i threats by the Falcons. While both teams scored Hollins. collected 14 hits on the night, it was the play Gamecock battel of the Gamecock fielders that controlled the then USC had tak Pfeiffer baserunners. bi the fourth After retiring the first three Falcon hit- strong. Tony Cai * ters in order, Carolina scored two runs in the right field li 11. _ 1 _ a a . r il a * _ . v mm a o ? f stlt ?-% r\ meoouomoi me nrsi inning, joe Mcuanny a?cttn n unu a led the inning with a walk, and one out later him down. Fc came home on a triple by Etienne Meusel, John Wit Farquharson. "Farley" then scored on a Richard Ferabei single to left by Paul Hollins. field fence knock Pfeiffer threatened the Gamecock's 2-0 outs and runn lead in the third inning when Mark Ferabee Richard Glackin singled into left field and Don Berti followed fielder Hobby Vo with a double off the left field fence that The Gamecocl chased Ferabee to third. Baynham then sixth inning wh< struck out catcher Cary Crockett to end the homer to deep a inning. of the season. USC softball teat earns second plac By Liz Chandler _ . Gamecock Stafl Writor Three Carolina players were awarded All-Tournament trop the USC women's Softball team went 4-3 in the Texas Invi Tournament this past weekend, to raise their record to 25-4 on th Center fielder Linnea Saunders, second baseman Amy Ly pitcher Cindy Wallace led the team into the finals of the tourn* Saturday and received the All-Tournament honors. "We found out what it takestodowell in a tournament and i needed to work on. Offensively, we were leaving too many p base. We were getting hits but we just couldn't bring them arc the field we have to correct our mental errors and intensify ceiatration," Saunders said of the team's performance. BEATING TKXAS Weslyan 1-0, the Gamecocks moved on Sam Houston College, where they lost 3-2 on Friday. Saturday i Carolina made short work of North Texas state, defeating th five innings 17-0. That afternoon, Lyons hit the park hom<* eighth inr.mg, to help her Gamecocks squeak by the University at Arlingi >n. The team fell again to Sam Houston College 3 finals. "We h;ive the basics to do very well nationally. It's all a n timing now. We have to peak at the right time, not before arid (lie nationals," Saunders said. Saunders, a junior college transfer, made her debut last seas< of the team's top hitters. She has been hindered this seaso * * because of a cyst on her wrist, which has been aggravated to where it has to be surgically removed on Monday. She will b< action in time for the national tournament. see SOFTBALi ' >' ;x>>> . . . ' ; ' :< ::'-'j> ^ J^SPRB|H^H^^HH fiflp^ . 7-..':Jj?h/-'' jg .'jMp^j|| w ^ ^9J[ < \1?HH ngg i s ^ ? ,. HH9I 11 ^ ^ Dave Ro how has helped the recent Gamecock re, rquharsori, Hollins lea ts, defense OM of the third, Carolina AFTER ANOT walk to McCarthy and a second on a bio Vlif o C/>ArO/1 All O IV v uiimci , r ai ijunai oun nit a vh a u over the left-center field Carraway that ins and Jim Curl were then fielder's head. J man pitcher Mike Downs, the inning with C tp a double to Jonson that Pfeiffer scon Downs retired the last two seventh inning rs to end the inning, but by Gordon came ii en a 6-0 lead. Ferabee led off i inning, Pfeiffer came on 0ne out later hi usby blooped a single down the right field fei ne. Causby then tried to blooped a doubl double, but Hollins gunned both baserunne blowing a walk to Greg Barker singled ting singled to center field. runner Bob Oi e then doubled off the left relieved winning ing in one run, but with two 2) and retired t ers in scoring position, ning. hit a high fly ball to center With an efl Hmer to end the inning. stranded batter ts added to their lead in the ninth innings t( en Vollmer crashed a long 27th win. Theyl r\ v. ?? r;^l r\ T 111 rt n o It a m rl m ... euiei ueiu. ii wds ins uiu u The hitting di their wins over our con" norning, ^ in at tot B '"" '? *'',' ,i . M/, .*i'? ,,<* *&'* V"/ * the pomt *%: sy? JLh -4 & 3 back in First basemai l, page 13 ^ I? BPP^^^mKIBB hack Dsvd Roh?ck GAMECOCK surgence. Paul Ho/lins' bat has been sizzling of late. d attack 1 U1~ m^2???? uuiiiuie rieuiei 'HER out, Hollins made it to and Wofford has led head coach June Raines oper to left field. He then to believe that his Gamecocks are coming ne drive double by Rod out of their recent slump. "We're beginning bounced over the left to attack the ball much more aggressively im Curl then flied out to end than we have been recentlv." he said. "We Carolina ahead, 8-1. still have a couple of guys who aren't hitting ed its final runs in the the ball like they should be. "They're before relief pitcher Don getting their one hit a game, though, so we i and slammed the door. aren't doing all that bad." A'ith a single to center field. is brother Mark doubled off "1 THINK WK'IIE ready to roll now," nee. Catcher Don Berti then Vollmer, who went two for four on the night, e to right field that scored said. "It was just a case of us concentrating >rs. One strikeout later, more on our hitting." to left field scoring pinch Farquharson, who batted four for four, *man. pon Gordon then saj(j ^ey t0 g0Q(j fitting is often I pitcher Brett Baynham (3- mental. "You just have to believe that you he last batter to end the in- : ?> i ..w'.m, v;ctu mi ttnyuuuy, ttny nine, ucaaiu. I uu 11 probably have some days where you go 0 for ective chang-up, Gordon 5, but vou can't let that bother you." s on base in the eighth and ) preserve the Gamecock's The Gamecocks will be on the road in lave lost eight. North Carolina today for a game against isplay by the Gamecocks in UNC-Wilmington. Thursday they will face Fiemer, western uaronnamtpiisi ai nome in a v: au p.m. contest. . .-. . " ..1^. i v.'.v.: ;< mMammmMG"..'.*'*-*** - - LI, Chandler GAMECOCK n Patti McClellan stretches to make a putout.