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Win eight o/ eleven Spring b By Tracy Htima Staff Writer The Carolina baseball squad had a busy, 1 triggered a strong second inning for USC, as the Gamecocks posted an 8-5 win over FSU in the second meeting. Boyle's shot scored Lowery, who had singled, and gave the Gamecocks a 2-1 lead. USC chalked up two more runs in the inning when Robby Vollmer and Tom Williams each tallied a hit, and then advanced on | VoUmer's steal and an error. Lefthander Brett Baynum picked up his fourth win in as many outings in the contest. FLORIDA STATE scored 11 runs in two straight innings to erase a five-run deficit and capture the series with a 12-6 thirdgame triumph. With Dennis Lubert working on a twohitter and USC leading 5-0, FSU mounted a rally. Fuentes slammed a two-run homer, and then Hick Figuredo hit a grand slam home run to put the Seminoles ahead 6-5 at the end of six. Lubert yielded four hits in the seventh inning, before Martin Small renlaced him Small retired the side hut not Tennis teat By Bartrsm M. Rant in Staff Wrh?r Facing seven of the top-20 teams in the coi women's tennis team won four of eight total m in two tournaments during spring break. The squad is now 14-7 on the season. The team participated in invitational t( Texas and California this past week finishii seventh respectively. The USC squad began their campaign with Texas Permian-Basin in the first round oi Methodist Invitational Tournament, and this last match against a non top-20 opponent durin IN THE semi-final of the Texas tou Gamecocks edged 16th-ranked Texas Christu spot in the finals against Trinity. USC fell shor three squad 5-4 for a second place finish in the i "We played very well in Dallas," Coach Jel It's tough to win three straight matches ag< teams. "From there (Texas) to California, we knev going to be up against," Kefalos said. Before traveling to California for the Nil tournament, which matched the top seven clul and 15th-ranked Indiana, USC overpower Southern Methodist in a dual outing. However, the USC women found the compet California tournament as they dropped thr number four UCLA, number two Stanford a Miami. The USC squad failed to win a mate blanked by UCLA 9-0 in the first round. Stan! Gamecocks 8-1 and Miami edged the USC won Carolina in the consolation match for seve Florida. KEFALOS SAID UCLA, Stanford and Southern California were definitely "better th in the country" and that his squad was capat any other team if they played well. <<ml 1 il 1 L1 I I mere are oniy mree leams uiui are ucuci played our best tennis against these three, we if we played our best against anyone else, i going to win. The USC squad verified Kefalos' remarl consolation match with a 5-4 decision o Florida, a team which had defeated the Gam* earlier in the season. reak bus but productive stretch while school was adjourned for spring break. The Gamecocks captured eight wins in eleven outings to up their mark to 20-6 going into Tuesday's home game against Stetson Two of USC's defeats were dealt by Florida State in an important three-game series in Tallahassee, Fla., beginning Friday, March 20. THE SEMINOLES' Mike Fuentes smashed a lead-off home run in the 10th inning to give the hosts a 9-8 victory in the initial game of the series. Joe Kucharski, USC's fifth pitcher of the night, had a 3-1 count on Fuentes when the center fielder connected for his 15th homer of the season. Designated hitter Chris Boyle doubled in Paul Hollins and Art Finley to wipe away FSU's 8-6 advantage and send the contest into extra innings. Hollings and Rob Lowery, who managed three and four hits respectively, each singled to open the I seventh inning. Chris Boyle cracked a two-run homer and before the hosts tallied five runs. "We just had some defensive lapses," USC Head Coach June Raines said. "And they can come back and beat you like that in their ballpark." THE GAMECOCKS continued their road trip, traveling to Americus, Ga., and downing Georgia Southwestern in a twogame series. Carolina exploded for an eight-run first inning and then maintained a hot offensive pace to outscore the hosts 19-13 in the first contest. USC scored eight runs off of five hits and four walks. The Gamecocks picked up four runs in the fifth inning from two hits, four walks and two Georgia Southwestern PlTnro Parnlino annraH of laaot nna win in va? VMK VU#au (JVVI VOR U V 1VUOV VIIV A |UI U1 every inning except the eighth. Center fielder Vollmei had four hits, driving in four runs, while ^wery added a double and two singles. Eddi? Leopard earned the win. Jim Curl unleashed a tie-breaking, threerun homer in the eighth inning to lift USC to a 15-9 win in the second game. Curl sparkled throughout the game driving in five runs with two homers and two singles, and scoring five times. DON GORDON hurled seven straight shutout innings after being bombed early for six runs, enabling USC to post a 9-6 comeback victory over Mercer. Trailing 6-5 in the sixth frame, USC loaded the bases on a pair of walks and a single before Hollins sent home two with a single to center. Lowery, who singled in a pair of runs in the first, doubled %ome two more runs in uie eignin 10 rouna out uamecocx scoring. Gordon, upped his record to 3-0 while surrendering 12 hits to Mercer. Carolina erupted early on offense for a six-run first, and Baynum held Mercer to eight hits as USC captured a 13-2 win to sweep the series. Lowery continued his hot hand at the plate, blasting a two-run double in the opening inning and later adding a single. Jamey Thaw cracked his third home run of the season, while Joe McCarthy hit a three-run homer. aooUSC.pag* 16 n winsfour Colette Bennett defeated intry, the USC second time in two outings at atches playing and Carol Fullerton repeated t seventh-rated 6-4? 6-4 at number two. Grace Barrie won the nui mrnaments in Martha Corbut and Johnna CI tig second and 4 at number six. ELLEN OXREIDER fell tc a 8-1 defeat of three and Carol Renz dropped ' the Southern 6-4.3-6,6-2 to Betty Newfield f< was to be their uSC clinched the victory as g the trip. 4 5.4 over Levins and Coi irnament, the K ? in 5-4 to earn a j ' ?.' f < :~iiflAS t to the number L ; V. i^JLC tournament. ff Kefalos said. E|K ainst top-rated MmBbHMhiM Stanford, 587,5 to $45.5 number one I Carolina finished third, 418, ian anyone else State fourth, 390, Florida w >le of defeating fifth with 350,5 points. T1 Gamecocks finished 15 with 7 r*z?J,z "e're Probably JffSt6SlKBSSi& io Hnriny that The Lady Gamecocks ver fifthUted 'e. corks at home wpated this year and tl petition was much tourer," y for G g 11g>g I? & S l^pk USC shorts 5-0 victory over the Ohio raispd the Gamecocks's st against t Sissy Donigan 6-3, 7-5 for the F the number one singles position t< viriih o tarm aitam TIama J wuiiu wmuvci iicuc r i lcuiduu u nber four singles 6-3, 6-3 over a lafin defeated Paula Sheb 6-2,6- K Lisa Levins 6-3, 6-3 at number r the number five singles match U w USC's two singles defeats. r Oxreider and Dawn Otto won 6- P but at number two doubles. n?ishe<I the Americans. "From but I was : things/' Collins said," our per- real good, we're or iamec r ' ? i te 1 ?/ |T^r pi 3^R|V^:. ;. <*. : ?* ?* v van dives back into first ba University Bobcats Monday 9ason mark to 20-6. (Photo j top-20s "ullerton and Chafin dropped the [> Donigan and Friedland whil efeated 6-1,6-3 by McCabe and SI "That's important that we wen fter losing three matches to [efalos said. Kefalos said it would be import egional competition in order to r )urnament for a third straight y< educed to 16 this year, and fiv robably go to the California team The teams's next match will be 2 Vai *. ' v ^ OVu* WA* season as a?ily graduating NBC filmed peted in a meet Sportaworl'd In the NCAA s?W the dai Texas. Collins but it would ;ltpd about the April ocks | ~ ' ' ->s i ' / * X * " *><* ; m z -;** $*x?% $ ' - - ' *. < : ' v'-; .' '.; ;% . .yw- .. .., : .: ' *:>.< * <" ' *. *" % ? . ;::,-.%<:<.< ,:-...y'; A- ;'* ?' ,v... -- ' y ' : . x '' A <t*r. * ~ ^ <*-y :H- * rw : 'W:;. y, i iv-LATi ? ]:.~4L:-J|^^^HH^H|^^^^v^^^Vm gSSa&lSS BpEfll Slfft! flfik _JKKm * mlU*^ se during Carolina's * ' afternoon. The win by Chip Lowell) quads number one match 6-1, 6-0 le Barrie and Renz were lieb at number three. s able to come bounce back I 4 41 ? J 4 ucai unwind guuu icaiii, ant for his squad to win the eturn to the AIAW national ?ar. The AIAW field will be e of the at-large bids will is he said. Sunday at Georgia. ML- jnp*i^jtFfpFF|B fsfl o^tly tinn^s wfxl AAl?AiMliV the swimming and diving and wiU-tetocatt U on at a later $*te. Coffins ha Ka? #*jvfr w ??v? well IUWIKVU. probably be sometime in