Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Sports Ham 11,000J I Ph^S I ?S ?j0 $p?g||JP^2S;1 E "lv>fTr 7ftf>;_* , .^'/:\^ftt^^""v,: WMMBB&' jB* ' Bl^I'li'lii/'Llli 'i^m ' ' : :;:* jr USC shortstop John Clemson's Craig Robersc play in the fourth inning i victory. Carolina swept before a total of 11,000 (Photo by Chip Lowell) Tennis te to raise t By Bertram M. Rantii oisn writer Region play continued to be s USC's 13th-ranked men's tennii Gamecocks took victories agai and N.C. State Friday and Satu Carolina, now 24-2 on the sea the Davidson Wildcats 9-0 and c defeated The Wolfpacks of N. the following day. The USC squad handed Da third loss in 19 outings this sea eight of the nine matches in stn CHUCK HODGIN defeated J 2, 6-4 at the number-one singles Ulf Petterson stopped Mark No IS at number two. At numberDaron Roberts took a 6-4, 6-2 < Neven Todd. Zoran Pektovic won 6-1, 6-3 ; Johnson at number four, and N defeated Victor Taylor 7-6, 6-J spot. Brian McDonald comple singles sweep with a 7-6, 2-6, Paul Griffith at number six. Petterson and McDonald d< fert and Johnson 6-4, 6-4 at doubles while Roberts and Jos< won 7-6, 6-2 over Todd and N< number two. Completing the I Hodgin and Raal defeated Tay Petru 6-3,6-0at number-three d Against N.C. State, the dropped the number one and matches but went on to take th seven contents to earn the team ; - tCCOC Vine mm VII M/Vtl ' "'^yyigypP *' Sullivan throws over *n to complete a double if Saturday's Gamecock the two game series fans at Sarge Frye Field. :am wins ecord to n Ail-American reuersson 6-7, uccessful for singles, and s team as the Hodgin 6-4,6-3 a nst Davidson rday. ROBERTS W< ison, blanked match 7-6, 6-3 m Friday and Pektovic defeat C. State 7-2, At number five 6-0, and McDom ividson their 2-6,6-4. ison, winning USC clinched light sets. Pettersson and drf-ws and Dill ay Gepfert 6- Sa I ibi Neto and i position and Smith 7-5, 6-4 at ttingham 6-3, Raal slopped F1 three singles at number three decision over The Gamecot their undefeate< against Mick they face Wak Trevor Raal Carolina. I at the fifth ted the USC UNITED ST 6-2 win over Stan Smith will on the USC a jfeated Gep- speak later that number-one The former 1 e Salibi Neto champion will 1 jttingham at Maxcy Gregg JSC shutout, Following the lor and Nick reception at 6 p. oubles. students at 6:i Gamecocks lounge. The r two singles presented by < le remaining sored by Campu victory. Navigators. ;ks S' tch USC Qw l|m r?rlu.t< wy vim vuib^iii Siaff Writer The Gamecocks combined heavy hitting with some timely pitching to sweep a two-game series from the Clemson Tigers Friday and Saturday before a total of 11,000 fans at Sarge Frye Field. Carolina took the opener Friday night 6-2 behind pitcher Dennis Lubert, who went the distance to pick up his fourth win and third baseman Rod Carraway, who had two hits and two RBI. Lubert struggled in the early going as the Tigers took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first. With one out ieftfielder Mike Mahoney doubled and scored when rightfielder Glenn Gallagher singled and was thrown out trying to stretch his hit into a double. Carolina came back and scored all the runs they needed to win in the bottom of the first. Leadoff batter Joe McCarthy doubled to left center and scored on Carraway's line single to right that barely eluded rightfielder Gallagher's grasp. Cleanup hitter Jim Curl hit into a fielder's choice to erase Carrp.way at second and move Robby Vollmer, who had walked after McCarthy's double, to third base. THEN CAME the play that prompted Carolina coach June Raines to say "Weird thintJc hannan in o Pomlitin viuiigu nwppv-ii in a v/ai viiua" Clemson series." Catcher Rob Lowery, the Gamecock's leading hitter with a .441 average going into the game, hit a high "Baltimore chop" that landed on the lip between the infield grass and the base path and skipped past twice 24-2 Andy Andrews defeated , 6-3, 6-3 at number-one Scott Flemming stopped t number two. 3N the number-three singles 1 over Mnrlr nillftn or?H ed Brad Smith 6-4, 4-6, 6-4. Raal beat Andy Wilkson 6-4, ild defeated Tony Baker 6-4, the victory in doubles as I McDonald defeated Anon 7-6, 6-3 at number one, Roberts defeated Baker and number two and Hodgin and lemming and Wilson 7-6, 6-3 iks will attempt to defend i mark in region play when ;e Forest today in North ATES tennis professional be present for an exhibition ampus tomorrow and will day. Wimbledon and U.S. Open offer a tennis clinic at the Tennis Courts at 4 p.m. clinic, there will be a m. and a speech by Smith to \0 p.m. in the Sigma Nu eception and speech are College Life and are spons Crusade for Christ and the weep , damp( Clemson second baseman Frank Russ to score Vollmer and move Curl to third. "I thought it was gonna take a hop, (but) it hit the lin " Russ said "Othpr than the lip, this is a good field," Russ joked following the setback. Curl scored Carolina's third run on Clemson pitcher Bill Duke's wild pitch to give the Gamecocks what turned out to be the winning run. But the outcome appeared far from decided as Clemson closed the gap 3-2 in the top of the second and seemed poised to pour more runs across the plate with runners r: ?~ 4 1 ?i cm in bi anu secuiiu. However, Lubert induced Clemson catcher David LeMaster to hit into a 6-4-3 double play to get out of the inning. CLEMSON THREATE ? Ar Gamecock left fielder Ton catcher David Lemaster a (Photo by Chip Lowell) Womer By Uz Chandler I Staff Writer There are certain qualities cvciy ictiiii inusi nave iu ut; considered one of the nation's best, and Carolina is lacking in very few of those areas, according to USC Head Coach Judy Martino. As the softball team approaches mid-season, they hold an 18-4 record and are well prepared for the tough games to come, Martino said. Setting goals such as the national tournament, Martino says if the team can Irklf A -- *.4 ?A ? 4! - ianc iiiiuga u siep ai a nine, each goal can be obtained. "So far, the games we've played have been pre season for what is our actual season. From here on out we'll continuously be competing against some of the nation's top teams," Martino said. TO START with, the Gamecocks will be facing stiff competition as they icacu ior meir ursi goal and take on the Orlando Rebels, Wednesday and Thursday at Eaglewood Park on N. Main Street. i lig Olemsoi NED once more in the seventh as designated hitter Jimmy Key reached on a two base throwing error and took third on a wild pitch with no outs. But Lubert shut the door on the next three Tigers, getting two groundouts and a strikeout. "I thought that was the turning point for myself," Lubert said. "We got 'em out and that really picked us up." Carolina clinched the win in the seventh on co-captain Carraway's two run single. SpponH hncpmnn .lampv Thaw scored on a Vollmer sacrifice fly in the second to account for the Gamecocks' other run. "To beat Clemson, that makes your year," Lubert, who gave up eight hits and set down the Tigers in order just twice, said. "It's the same for them as for us." Lubert said the boisterous i Williams slides safely inU pplies a late tag. Carolina i set for The Rebels are a good Amateur Softball Association team with excellent pitching as well as being fundamentally sound, Martino said. Two of this year's Carolina players came from the Rebels and two more have been signed for the 81-82 season. The next goal for Martino is to win the Annapolis, Md. Tournament scheduled for May 1-2. NEXT IN LINE for Carolina - is to win the regional tournament Mav 9-10. The Lady Gamecocks will face the winner of Virginia at Milligan, Tenn., in a game USC must win to advance to the national finals in Norman, Okla. In the two years that Martino has coached softball at Carolina, the team has won their region and gone to the national tournament. although once there they have not won. "We're going to take the games at nationals one at a time," Martino said. "When we're playing teams that are 1 better than we are, and there i ers n twice nf c- CAA V-. r, ,1 nn tiuwu vi U,JW nau an cn*rv;t on the game. "I'm sure the fans attested their batters. I like listening to 'em." BOTH TEAMS switched to different uniforms for Saturday afternoon's contest but the result was the same, a 12-7 Gamecock win. Carolina took an early 5-0 lead in the second inning. After Carraway had singled home left fielder Tommy Williams in the first, Carolina sent freshman pitcher Tim Rice, making his first collegiate start, to the showers in the second. Thaw, who extended his hitting streak to eight straight games, doubled home designated hitter Chris Boyle and scored on William's single. Center fielder McCarthy doubled to left center to score Williams, See (JSC, page 1 7 ) home plate as Tiger won the game 12- 7. games are some better teams, we think we have to play harder j .... _ 4 i _ mil tuiu we gei smi anu a nine anxious. But player for player we match up with any team and if we relax and play our game we can beat those teams." The important thing is to be well prepared for the high caliber teams Carolina will play in the near future, j Martinosaid. 1 MARTINO SAID the Lady Gamecocks have all the qualities it takes to compete with national level teams and plans to refine those qualities. "A top national team must be fundamentally sound on defense," Martino said. "They must be able to field J well and know where tol throw the ball on every play.l They must practice every! situation so it becomes! routine and so there is ab-| solutely no mental pressure! on the play." \ Physically and fundamentally, Martino says, "We're there. We're just waiting for the mental part of our game to catch up, i although it's not far behind." i