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Carolina's baseball tear
past weekend as they pile
Dominion and Austin Peay
The Gamecocks have no
the team has scored in dou
contests.
USC's team batting mar
hit 23 home runs in 13 ga
homers in 50 contests.
However, while USC He
with his team's hitting, h
staff's overall performance
"The key to our ballclub
Haines said. "We've got to
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By Bertram M. F
Staff Writer
Completing five consecu
matches, the USC men's
tinued its winning streak
Georgia Tech and Howard
The Gamecocks defeate(
2 in Georgia Thursday,
Columbia to blank Howai
Friday despite resti.ig sev
usually play in the top sin
positions.
The 16-0 squad is looki
Texas road trip beginning
they will face eight NCA,
which are in the nation's
Methodist. Texas Christi
Texas are all ranked aheac
Gamecocks and coach Ro
squad see the trip as ai
improve their national rani
"I THINK we've got a si
we play out there," Smari
however, that the team co
as five of those matches if
well.
Smarr said he is pleased
team has performed dui
outings and team membe
on their chances in Texas.
"FOvervnne is readv for it
is no one on the team who
ball well," team member
Heiser added that a succes
would definitely insure the
NCAA national tournamenl
He did not rule out the
team being undefeated i:
have to play real well," hei
AN IMPORTANT fact(
squad could be the return (
to the lineup. Salibineto pis
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ports Editor
n continued their hot hitting this
up victories over Howard, Old
to raise their record to 10-3.
w won six consecutive games, and
ble digits in seven of their last nine
k is .333 and the team has already
imes, compared to last year's 50
ad Coach June Raines is pleased
le is not happy with his pitching
e.
) has got to be our pitching staff,"
get our pitching staff straightened
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Jim CurI swings at a pitch
Peay pitcher David Brock,
in four b '-bats. orrr>nnnj nis
?A tPhoti b) Stat lawkins)
uts out Hi
i tes Georg
tantin
turn cir*rtInc ru
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itive days of dual limited actioi
tennis team con- achilles tendc
with wins over match of the s
this past week.
i Georgia Tech 7- However, tl
and returned to he *s better no
d University 9-0 the way his ?
eral players who feeling
gles and doubles thatitdoesn t
Salibineto
singles and dc
ng forward to a against Howa
this Friday when Several pla
\ teams, four of wins to date 1
top 20. Southern moral, and t
an, Trinity and competition ii
I of the number-16
m Smarr and his "The team
n opportunity to going into To
king. has played thi
in many of the
lot at every team we play bettc
r said. He added, teams becaus
uld lose as many said.
they do not play
THE GAM*
I with the way his with 128 wins
ing the first 16 match play,
rs are optimistic - Smarr sai
position whicl
(the trin) There Fettersson.
is not hitting the Petkovic, coi
Bill Heiser said. matches and
sful trip in T^xas worked into tl
squad a bid to the he progresses
t. There will i
possibility of the before the Te
n Texas. "We'll where the mat
;aid. there."
The entire t<
)r for the USC to playing in
>f Jose Salibineto Trevor Raal :
lyed the number- biggest challei
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FRIDAY THE Gamecocks
formance of the year by a US<
Dennis Lubert tossed a shutou
Howard Bisons 12-0.
Lubert, bothered by a tendei
four innings in his first start
Carolina. But he threw without
results were impressive- ten sti
on only 94 pitches.
"The last time I pitched, t
alright, but something didn't fe?
loose on the ball," Lubert said,
my arm again.
"I was only going to go five ii
planned. But around the fifth
pitches. Coach said to keep o
happens."
Seniors Jim Curl, Paul Hollii
the bulk of the offensive support
Curl had three hits, includii
scored three runs and had three
three at-bats, including a home
was three for five with two doubl
The Gamecocks scored in ev<
and totaled 15 hits for the afternt
CAROLINA'S PITCHING rev
form Saturday, but it didn't
pounded out an 18-7 victory
Dominion.
Hollins hit two home runs, sc
RBI. Rob Carraway was thrt
scored, and freshman catcher C
siam.
Hollins, who sports a .571 batt
five home runs in only nine gan
played in all 50 games and batte
homers.
"I'm feeling real good at the p
"You've got to ride it (his hittir
can, because it can't last forevc
like I am and not change anythir
Sophomore Joe Kucharski s
yielding eight hits and six run:
mound. He was followed by rel
Kish.
"I'm sure glad to see the ba
coach Johnnv Hnntnn caiH Hnri
whose father died early Friday r
"But the pitching is just going
all there is to it. We've got to g
nings out of each starting pitche
THE Gamecocks
gaining tin. pitching consistency
award,
<ia Tech
jsition in the fall but has seen
i this spring after pulling an
)n two days prior to the first
pasnn
le Florida State transfer said
>w and that he is satisfied with
[ame is progressing. "It (his
perfect. I'm so eager to play
even bother me," he said.
stepped in to win both his
>ubles matches in straight sets
rd Friday.
yers have indicated that the
lave been good for the team's
hey are anxious to face the
1 Texas.
is going to be very confident
cas," said Daron Roberts, who
E? number-four singles position
' matches this season. "I think
t when we go against better
e we have nothing to lose," he
X'OCKS go into the Texas trip
against 1G losses in individual
d the number-one singles
h has alternated between IJlf
Chuck Hodgin and Zoran
jld change during the road
I that Salibineto could be
le lineup depending upon how
ilso be more work in doubles
xas trip Smarr said. "That's
ches are going to be won down
earn has been looking forward
Texas for quite some time,
said, "because it will be the
nge we've had all year."
2ep w<
rpcpivpd thp finpst ner
J pitcher as junior southpaw
it while Carolina downed the
: albow, allowed five runs in
of the season against North
pain against Howard, and the
ikeouts, five hits (all singles)
he first three innings were
3I right and I was afraid to let
" I was afraid I might injure
inings today. That's what we
inning I had only thrown 49
n going and we'll see what
is and Rob Lowery supplied
for Lubert.
lg a double and home run,
; RBI. Hollins had two hits in
run and three RBI. Lowery
les and a home run.
;ry inning except the second
>on.
erted back to its inconsistent
matter as the Gamecocks
over the Monarchs of Old
ored three and picked up six
?e for four with three runs
hris Boyle chipped in a grand
;ing average, has 23 RBI and
les this season. Last year he
id .335 with 37 RBI and seven
late right now," Hollins said,
lg streak) out as long as you
;r. I just want to keep hitting
ig"
tarted for the Gamecocks,
s in five plus innings on the
ievers Jeb Babel and Bobby
ts get going," said assistant
ton was filling in for Raines,
norning.
to have to sharpen up. That's
et at least seven or eight inr.
went another step towards
' that Raines and Hunton are
t
The women s tennis t
Gamecocks won all but <
Colette Bennett won 1
7-6, 6-2 in the only mat
At numhnr t\A/r\ Cam!
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Ellen Ox rider beat Vol Dt
Dawn Otto won 6-3,
Chafin took the numbe
Susan Smith defeated
Fedler injured her right s
In doubles play Fullert
Jamison 7-6, 6-4, as Ca
6 1, 6 4.
Otto and Oxrieder fi
Dowath and Wesper 6-1
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Gamecock junior right
raised his record to 2-0 at
Peay Sunday afternoon. (I
looking lor, as junior right-hand
hit shutout as USC defeated the
Gordon struck out four and w
Gamecocks managed to score
hits, but were aided by two costl
Jeff Hawn.
Carolina scored single ta
innings and scored twice in I
Austin Peay their sixth loss in ei
Jamey Thaw had two hits in
runs to lead the Gamecocks offe
three at-bats to run his hittin
longest on he club
Carolina opens a three-gam
against the Virginia Cavalier
Frye Field.
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Women 's tennis
earn blanked Vanderbi/t 9-0 <
one set, including a Vandy dt
\he number-one singles spot
oh that went three sets.
Fu/lerton defeated Janet W<
iwatn o-4, o-J to win at nun
, 6-2 over Liz Jamison at i
r-fivo spot 6-1, 6-0 over Ji
Shannon Fedier 6-3, 4-0 <
houlder.
on and Chafin teamed up to
\rol Renz and Grade Barrie bi
nished out the doubles cot
>, 6-2. (Photo by Chip Lowe!
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hander Don Gordon
ter shutting out Austin
?hoto by Stan Hawkins)
ler Don Gordon pitched a fiveAustin
Peay Governors 4-0.
'alked only one batter, as the
four runs on only four base
y errors by Governor catcher
illies in the fourth and fifth
:he seventh as they handed
ight outings.
three at-bats and scored two
jnsively. Hollins had one hit in
g streak to nine games, the
e home stand this afternoon
s beginning at 3 p.m. at Sarge
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yesterday as the Lady
ifault due to injury.
over Jan Maxey 1-6,
9psor 6-4, 6-2, while
iber three. \
number four. Johnna
lannie Burrow, while I
due to default when
overcome Maxey and
9 a t Fed lor and Burro w
mpetition by heating
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