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Carolina's baseball team tr
afternoon for the start of
Volunteers.
The Gamecocks now stand a
last night's scheduled meeting
Monday afternoon, USC bea
innings to stretch their winnim
WINTHROP, RANKED sev<
to 17-7.
USC's Rod Carraway reach
shortstop Don Skorup in the 1
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cracked a two-run double. Cat
a RBI single to give USC a 3-0 i
Brian Brangi singled, stoli
Chris Williams' first of three h
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By Michelle Burchette
Sport* Editor
The USC Fencing Club did
hptfpr than (h^v ovrxwfaH fn
in the USC Spring Open last
weekend, taking a t least two
of the top three spots in each
of five categories.
In women's foil, Carolina
coach Jane Littmann placed
first, while USC's Kim
Oppenheimer took third and
teammate Cathy Caruso
placed fifth.
Thomas Foth, a German
Athlete of
Rob Lo
For his outstanding i
Carolina's baseball tean
game winning streak, c
been named Athlete
Gamecock.
The 6-0, 190-pound s
currently sports a .440 /
38 RBI in 26 games, in
seven home runs.
Runnnrs-un this wank /*
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teammates. Rod Carrav
Dennis Lubert, and Tony
track team.
All nominations for At!
accepted for consider at
Address nominations to i
Drawer A, Campus Mail.
ip Monday
>cock<
ird Meyers
I Editor
avels to Kno:;ville, Tenn., this
a two-game series with the
,t 25-6 this season, not including
with Francis Marion.
t the Winthrop Eagles 5-4 in 12
K streak to seven games.
?nth in the latest NAIA poll, fell
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icvt mat uu an enui uy E<agie
first inning. Jim Curl followed
ers scored when Paul Hollins
cher Rob Lowery followed with
advantage.
e second base and scored on
its.
fencer
g tow
foreign exchange student
attending USC took first in
men's foil out of a field of 17
participants. He was
followed by Ricky Thompson
who placed second.
One of the top Under-19
fencers in Germany, Foth
has been attending Carolina
since the fall semester and
has been a member of the
fencing club since his arrival
at USC.
JANE LITTMANN took
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the Week
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performance in leading j
n to its current seven- ,
etcher Rob Lowery hes \
of the Week by the
senior from Tampa, FSa., |
tatting average, and has >
eluding 11 doubles and i
nelude three of Lo wery 's *
vay, Jamey Thaw and
Rambo of the Gamecock
ileto of the Week will be \
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Gamecock Sports Desk, 1
(Photo by Chip Lowell)
>face\
( The Gamecocks took a 4-1 adv
on a single by McCarthy, an infiel
- The score remained the same i
Bret Baynham pitching for the
reached on an error by shortstc
Brangi added his second hit of the
drove in a run. Skorup tied the ga
two runs.
USC HEAD Baseball Coach Jt
in favor of freshman left-hander
Eagle rally.
Bobby Kish replaced Babel on 1
and retired Steve Davis on a fl>
winning run on second base.
Pinch-hitter Chris Boyle began
stop
Tiey
her second first place of the
open, grabbing the top spot
in women's epee. Cathy
Caruso followed up for USC
in third place.
Former USC fencer Bill
Shuford captured first in
men's epee, followed by Foth
in second and Thompson in
third. Shuford was a
member of the fencing club
at Carolina for two years but
transferred to Clemson this
season.
Another ex-member of the
USC club took a top spot in
the open Saturday. Former
coach Charlie Thompson of
Charleston placed first in the
mixed sabre event. Littmann
took second followed
by Oppenheimer in third.
With the conclusion ot the
open the club's season has
basically come to a close
although it will not officially
end until June.
Thompson, Littmann and
Caruso have already
qual'fied for the national
tournament to be held in
Dallas, Tex., and will
compete in the Southeast
Sectional Championships in
Alabama prior to the
tournament.
Tennis t
Men be?
By Bertram M. Rantln
Staff Writer
There was good and bad news f
ennis teams this week. The w<
iquad swept past the Georgia Bull
! Sunday in Athens, raising their
nark to 15-7, while the men si
heir third defeat of the season los
o me wake sorest Deamon D
yesterday.
The women, two matches awa;
heir final regular-season match a
vith Clemson April 17, dropped or
natch apiece in singles and d<
?hey took the remaining seven c<
or the team victory.
The only defeat in singles came
iuml>er-one position as Colette t
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en ui ijtsu op<iiii o-^;, o-o. \^aroi r u
ook a 6-1, 6-1 decision over
ihepard at number two, and
)xreider defeated Adele Heid 6-3
he number-three position.
7~1
9 UlUllLt
antage in the second inning a dou
Id out, and a single by Curl, him.
until the eighth inning, with Mc
Gamecocks. Tommy Nagel pi(
)p Art Finley with one out. throv
; game, and Williams'single allow
me with a single that scored
Kis
botto
ine Raines pulled Baynham gam<
Jeb Babel, who stopped the
r
:he mound in the 11th inning
' ball, leaving the potential con"
Th<
the 12th inning for USC with starti
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USC fencer Ricky Thompsc
practice bout at the USC Sp
in foil and third in epee. (Pho
earn tam
aten by X
AT NUMBER FOUR,
was the winner with a 6
or USC over Hol,y Mills. Carol ]
omen's number-five singles over 5
docs 7- 2t 6~4, an(* J?hnna Chafin <
season 6-1, 6-1.
offered
;ina *.4 Georgia's Spain and Sh<
eacons UPt0 ^roP Fuller ton anc* CI
the number-one doubles
took the remaining double
/ from Oxreider and Dawn Otto d
t home and Cohen at number two a
lly one Kenz won 6-2,6-4 over Mills
rubles.
mtests The women will be at IS
on Saturday and at Duke or
THE MEN'S SQUAD
i at the following the singles i
Jennett dropped two of three doub!
illerton give the Deacons their ups<
Leigh Gamecocks' record fell
Klien Wake Forest's record jump
, 6-3 at
Tom Kiefer began the
eerstc
ible to rieht-center fi^ld and St<?
Carthy followed with a ground bi
:k off Kraly heading toward thi
v hit the junior in the back and
'ing Kraly to score and give Carol
;h retired Eddie Eargle on an ii
m of the inning with the tie run o
WAS very pleased with Bobby Kis
struggling a little bit lately and
dence, and I'm hoping today will j
i Gamecocks host Newberry Frid
ing a two-game series with Clems
I
>/? jumps in the air to touch
ring Open Saturday. Thomps
to by Chip Lowell)
ies Build
Vake Fo
Grace Barrie with a 5-7,7-5, 6-4
-2, 6-2 victory at the number-on
Renz won the dropped the numt
iusan Sadre 6- Petkovic fell 6-3, (
downed Sherri
It took Daron R<
Andy Auram 7-5,4
epard teamed USC also won the
lafin 6-1, 6-1 at Ulf Pettersson del
position. USC 6-1.
is contests as Trevor Raal f
efeated Sadre Dunlop at numb*
nd Barrie and Donald won 6-2, 6
and Heid. the score after sin
Wake Forest hx
lorth Carolina doubles matches
iSunday. opened with a 6~
Pettersson and M<
was tied 3-3
matches but Auram and Du
les contests to Kaal 6-3. 7-6. whi]
it victory. The doubles win came
to 24-3 while Salibi Neto blank
ed to 18-6. Raiford6-0,6-0.
The team's nex
Deacon drive at Duke
ve Kraly pinch-ran for
ill to Skorup, who tried
rd base. However, his
rolled into the dugout,
ina a 5-4 lead.
nfield grounder in the
n third base to end the
ih," Haines said. "He's
I think he lost a little
sick him up.
lay at 7:30 p.m., before
on starting Monday.
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Paul Shirley in a
on placed second
iv/yo,
rest
defeat of Chuck Hodgin
e singles position. USC
>er-two singles as Zoran
-1 to Alan Fautor.
>berts three sets to stop
1-6,6-3 at number three,
number-four match as
[eated Phil Raiford 6-3,
ell 7-6, 6-3 to Leirds
?r five and Brian Mc4
over Mills Heid to tie
files.
)k two of the final three
at Fautor and Keifer
4, 6-3 defeat of USC's
cDonald.
mlop beat Hodgin and
le the Gamecocks' only
when Roberts and Jose
;ed Randy Kusma and
t match will be Friday