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Carolina's baseball teair
this past weekend with two >
Friday afternoon the Ganr
winning fasion with an e
College. The following aftei
State 2-0 in a pitchers duel ir
Sunday afternoon, Caroli
doomed them in their 11-3 1
played at Panther Field nea
RIGHTFIELDER PAUL
first three runs of 1981 with j
field fence against Bapl
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three times at bat in the
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By Bertram M. Ra
Staff Writik
The USC women's tennis
a 3-3 tie in singles before dr
doubles matches and a 6-3
fifth ranked University of 1
home Saturday.
Despite the loss, Coach J
he is still optimistic about tl
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with the nations top-ranked 5
"If we would have played
Indiana we would have
nament," Kefalos said,
team's performance in the I
a tournament in Indiana the
"WE JUST haven't put i
team, but we will. And wh<
going to beat the teams we
maybe some we shouldn't,"
As the season progresses,
to be better prepared, K<
added the 4-2 USC team \
prepared also.
In the closest match of t
Bennett defeated Florida's 2
6, 7-6 at the number one s
Bennett had a set point in
before netting a forehand
take both sets in tiebreakers
Bennet said she made mor
usual and was a little nerve
needed the match to win."
AT NUMBKR two singles,
was down 4-1 in the first se
back to defeat Illene Friedla
"I just got off to a slow !
making more mistakes. At 4
t.o change something. I just 1
more patient," Fullerton sai
The match with Florid
prepare the USC team for
falls tc
fpillinn
lard Meyers \
irts Editor *.
i opened their baseball season c
victories in three games.
lecocks began the new season in
asy 12-0 victory over Baptist
noon, USC snuck by Pembroke
i their home opener.
na's poor pitching and defense
oss to Georgia State in a game
r Atlanta.
Hollins knocked in Carolina's
a three run homer over the right
:ist. Hollins' home run was
an?insfe
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od Carraway sends a pitch
)itcher Jimmy Atkins down
away failed to get a hit in i
Gamecocks win. (Photo by j
>cks suffer secon
nen drop
ntin meetings, Fuller
them, we know
team battled to Hopefully we've
opping all three what we have to c
decision to the Grace B je
Florida team at matchandshe
Korbot 6-2, 6-0 at
eff Kefalos said
le season and is
lity to compete
schools.
this way against
won the tourcomparing
the
Florida match to
week before.
it together as a
?n we do, we're WB??BiBiP
should beat and
Kefalos said.
teams are going
?falos said and
A'ill have to be piiPpP^
he day, Colette ./
Sissy Donigan 7- f
?ingles position,
the opening set
but went on to
'e mistakes than
us "because we
Carol Fullerton
t before coming
nd 7-6, 6-0.
start and I was
l-l, I knew I had
iad to hf? a
d.
a should help Carol Renz
possible future their second r
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jreceeded by a walk to third b
in error by Buccaneer third b*
cleanup hitter Jim Curl to reach
The Gamecocks scored thre
Freshman catcher Chris Boyle
designated hitter Tom "Termil
0 lead. Shortstop John Sulliv
Robby Vollmer for another ri
pitcher Charlie Brown struck <
inning.
The Buccaneers scored th
starting pitcher Bret Baynhar
inning. Shortstop Rudy Long
scored moments later when
passing ball.
Freshman lefthander Jeb B
the mound in the seventh, and
in the final frame.
Hollins was the offensive st
runs with two hits in four at bal
Jamey Thaw and Sullivan eacl
Baynham allowed just one h
five and walking three. Babel f
ball, and Kish set the Bucs dow
THE FOLLOWING day, th
home opener before 4,000 f;
Carolina managed only six h
Braves, but took advantage
irustaKes 10 score meir two run:
With Carolina sophomore rig
Braves southpaw Jimmy Atl<
the contest remained scorele
fourth inning.
With two outs and Williams
\tkins caught Williams leaning
\tkins threw to first basema
Williams in a rundown. After s
nto second baseman Butch Gil
:>ase on an interference call.
"I was just looking for some*
'He (Gillis) didn't rotate like i
or little things like that which
he way it turned out."
Vollmer followed with a line c
n Williams to give USC a 1-0 lea
THE GAMECOi KS picked i
;ighth inning, thanks to two
>eat out an infield hit arlv
jillis' throw was off target.
d defeat
double
ton said. "Since we played
exactly where we stand,
learned by this match just
lo to win."
played a long awaited
easily defeated Martha
the number four position.
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prepares to serve for the
natch of the season agains
hers
wins
>asemen Rod Carraway and
tseman Mike Smith to allow
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e times in the fourth inning.
! singled home Jim Curl and
te" Williams to give USC a 5an's
sacrifice fly drove in
in before Bucaneer starting
out Joe McCarthy to end the
leir lone run off Carolina
n in the bottom of the sixth
tripled to right field and
Boyle was charged with a
label replaced Baynham on
was followed by Bobby Kish
ar for USC, driving in five
Is. Curl added three hits, and
i had two.
it in six innings, striking out
)itched two innings of one hit
n in order in the ninth
p fiampffwlfs nlavpH fhoir
ans at Sarge Frye Field,
lits, all singles against the
of two Pembroke State
5.
hthander Mark Calvert and
tins in control of the game,
ss until the bottom of the
on first via an infield hit,
; the wrong way at first base,
n Dave McAllister to trap
everal throws, Williams ran
lis and was awarded second
3ne to grab," Williams said,
he's supposed to. I just look
i can help us win and that's
Irive single to right to drive
id.
up an insurance run in the
liraves mi s takes Thaw
a need to second base when
see USC, page 15
s, lose t
Barrie said she was excited ato
but admitted she had an extn
win.
During ner senior year in
Barrie was handed her only
regular-season matches by K
was 96-1 during her four y
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Gamecock first baseman
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Dut her match Beach High S<
a incentive to loss was on her
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orbot. Barrie Barrie said.
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overconfident,
had the match
point. They (I
away," she sai
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Oxreider fell
number three,
6-3 by Betty f
Dawn Otto losl
number six.
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all three doul
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number one
Friedland. Ott
Levins and Ko
and Barrie fel
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Jim Curl waits to catch a
9 against Pembroke State.
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:hool in Florida and the one I
mind she said.
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ny one loss in high school and
to lose to that chick again,"
i early lead did not make her
"At no one point did 1 feel I
won until after 1 won that last
Florida) won't give anything
d
ee singles defeats, Ellen
to Lisa Levins 6-0, 6-0 at
Carol Henz was defeated 7-5,
Jewfield at number five and
t 6-0, 6-2 to Coleen McCabe at
team also had its way during
oles contests. Fullerton and
n were defeated 6-1, 6-3 at
doubles by Donigan and
0 and Oxrieder lost 6-1, 6-2 to
rbot at number two and Renz
1 to McCabe and Paula Scheb
jer three.
of Florida Coach Liz
d there is a good chance the
vill meet again during the
it the victory would not make
confident. "South Carolina is
top 10. They are a real strong
e you face a team like this,
up for it," she said.
AID in the event of a rematch
>r in matches with other top
/ould be no secrets to winning
sam would just have to play
hips are down, we're going to
1. We're not going to do
erently, except win." The
match will be Wednesday
Jmversity of Tennessee at
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