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By Richard Mayers
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I ine uamecocK oaseoaii team needed a solid performance
against the Newberry Indians Friday to prepare for their
toughest five-game stretch of the season.
What they produced was perhaps their finest played
ballgame of the year as right-hander Don Gordon tossed a
three-hitter en route to a &-0 triumph.
Ranked 16th in the country, the Gamecocks raised their
record to 27-7. The Indians, ranked I3th in the NAIA, dropped
to 21-4.
"WE'VE GOT to go to Clemson for two games and then we
play Florida State three times," Carolina Head Baseball
Coach June Raines said. "Hopefully, tonight was a good sign
for us, because we were ready to play. We hit some of the
hardest line drives we've hit all year and Don Gordon pitched
a super ballgame."
USC opened the scoring in the second inning. With one out,
Paul Hollins singled and catcher Rob Lowery hit Indian
starting pitcher Joey Vaughn's first pitch deep into right field
for a double, sending Hollins to third base.
Designated hitter Chris Boyle followed with a two-run
double to center field to give Carolina a 2-0 advantage.
The Gamecocks added a single run the next inning. Joe
McCarthy walked and stole second base. The senior left
fielder moved to third base on a ground out and scored when
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HOLLINS SLAMMED a double to center field to open the
fourth inning. Lowery singled off first baseman Marty
Shealy's glove to plate Hollins. Boyle followed with a home
run to left field to give USC a 6-0 lead.
Indian head coach Clyde Miller lifted Vaughn in favor of
Jeff Chesnut, who retired the side.
Carolina picked up two more runs in the home half of the
seventh inning. Robby Vollmer reached on an infield hit, and
auvancea 10 imra atier a balk and a fly out. Curl knocked in
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Vollmer with a line drive single
Hollins singled up the middle
Boyle picked up his fifth RBI o
single to center field.
GORDON TURNED in the t
the year by a Gamecock pitcti
which were strikes) to dispos<
shutout.
The 6-1, 170-pound junior fr
only two batters over the minin
while striking out four.
"I kept the ball low," Gordon
a lot of first pitches because 1
around the plate. 1 was in cot
slider, fastball and curve ball,
the plate."
Sixteen Indian batters were
only four were able to hit the bi
way Gordon said he prefers to s
"Those guys kept stepping in
me because they weren't takinj
control pitcher, get ground ball:
GORDON PICKED up his 1
many decisions. Vaughn was cl
his record to 2-1.
The Gamecocks collected 1<
and one homer. Every player
was set down in one-two-three
inning.
The Gamecocks travel to Cl?
two-game series with the Tige
and Dennis Lubert are the pi
Carolina.
USC downed the Tigers twice
April 3-4. Lubert was the winni
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fifth win of the season in as
larged with the loss, lowering
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had at least one hit, and USC
fashion only once, in the first
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By Bertram iVi. Raniin
St?<f Writer
Today's tennis match
between the USC men's
squad and the Clemson
Tigers has all the
ingredients for a real
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The 2 p.m. encounter at
the Sam Daniels Tennis
Center will pit the 11th
ranked Gamecocks against
the number five Tigers, and
USC Coach Ron Smarr is
expecting a real challenge
for his 25-3 squad. "I think
Clemson is as good as any
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They've had some good
wins/' Smarr said.
USC and Clemson played
twice in dual matches during
the fall season and split two
5-4 decisions. Smarr said all
of USC's meetings with
Clemson in recent years has
been decided by close scores
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no exceptions. "Regardless
as to what happens, every
individual match is going to
be close. It will be a matter
of who gets the breaks," he
said
THE OUTCOME of the
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big impact on USC receiving
a bid to the NCAA National
tournament. USC must
defeat Clemson and Tennessee,
both in the reigion, in
order to receive the regional
berth to the tournament,
Smarr said. However, he
added all the remaining
matches will be crucial. 4We
can't afford to lose another
match," he said, explaining
that an at-large bid is also
possible.
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. Indians 8-0. The Game
this year going into to
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6-2 first game triumph. Care
second contest but came ba<
After Tuesday's game wil
days off before hosting the
Seminoles downed the Gair
during spring break. Gon
expected to pitch for the Gar
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Friday
Team member Ulf Pettersson
said he and his
teammates would have no
trouble getting up for the
match with their up-state
rivals.
"We could be 0-30 and we
would still be as up for it," he
said. "We've always had
close matches (with
Clemson)," he added.
Pettersson said he
predicted the team would
have lost only two matches
at this point in the season,
and the 25-3 mark was close
to what he had expected.
Despite a disappointing loss
to Wake Forest this past
week, Pettersson added the
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what happens
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match is going h
be dose, it will bt
a matter of whi
gets the breaks.'
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team was "psyched" for
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Friday as the Gamecoci
came away with a 7
decision over their region;
foes.
CHUCK HOIK;IN lead tl
USC charge with a 6-3, 6
decision over Mark Flur ;
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ha shutout the Newberry
tcocks now stand at 27-7
'day's contest with C/emilina
failed to hold a 7-1 lead in the
2k to win 11-7.
th the Tigers, USC will take two
? Florida State Seminoles. The
lecucHs twice in mree meeungs
ion, Baynham and Lubert are
necocks.
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7-2
Dubbins 6-2, 6-4, while Jose
Salibi Neto beat Joe Meir 6-2,
7-6 at number four.
USC's two defeats came at
the number five and six
singles positions. Brian
McDonald fell 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 to
Russell Gache at number
five and Trevor Raal
dropped a 7-5, 6-0 decision to
Todd Ryska.
Carolina's sweep in
doubles began as pettersson
and McDonald outlasted
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at number one. Hodgin and
Raal won 6-3, 6-2 at number
two over Tom Blankshain
a and Tim McEvoy, and Salibi
;e Neto and Zoran Petkovic
ts came away with a 4-6,7-6,7-6
-2 decision over Flur and
ai uUDDins.
COACH SMAKK said he
ie was very happy with the win
-0 over Duke, now 16-6 one the
at season. "They're a very
ss good team," Smarr said
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of Following today's match
er with Clemson, USC will host
)n Florida State at 2 p.m.
ss Thursday