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. Sponts T\ fi uraii < N1 By Jim Co Stuff Wr Several Carolina football playi _ -# uk taier ruunas 01 use i\r L. CUP nesday of this week. That wish being drafted might just be to the "It (not being drafted) is actu Gamecock offensive guard Ste possible late selection, said. "U after you as a free agent, yoi power... but not much." Offensive tackle George Sch ' have the mobility of free agent team as a low round selection. "THE MONEY'S GONNA BE I get to chose where X have the bes said. Linebacker EM Baxley has aln as has defensive tackle Chuck A City Thursday morning to talk visited the Washington Redskins Baxley's agent, J. Edward ' represents Heisman Trophy w Gettel, said he was suprised Bax the draft, didn't go as planned. H for the draft, said some coache outcome of the draft. Holler said he's glad his clie rather be a free agent than be dr* round," he said Holler added he thought Baxle; 'He's a really good linebacker wii SCHECHTERLY HAS HAD 15 and says he'll select the best sitiu now at where I would have th< team." Schechterly said he thought he v several of his teamates. "I expected maybe three mo "The draft is a strange thing." The 6-3, 225-pound Schechterl State, where he played center. 1 possible NFL center or guard j switching positions: "That's fine anywhere." USC senior steep/ech, (Photo by Richard Vogei) \ Carolina ends n usci n.. _ 4 'Oy UWHHS J Staff Wr The South Carolina baseball t into Saturday night's game aga two of thi%e contests in an away 1 Against UNC-Wilmington Moi were held to five sinffles whili? route to a 5-1 defeat. Seahawk r the winning pitcher, striking out raise his record to 9-3. Junior Doi loss against six wins, allowing I The loss snapped a seven gai Gamecocks. THE GAMECOCKS TRAVEL! face the North Carolina Tar He setback, their second straight los UNC relief pitcher James "P mound in the ninth inning with < and second. Tom Williams grourn second out, but runners advance afteri :L passes IUVII kt ?rs had hoped to be taken aft held Tuesday and Wc didn't materialize, but r ir advantage. ally a blessing in disguise ve Gettel, mentioned as ' you get a bunch of tear u have a little bargainii echterly said it's better rather than being tied to >retty much the same. No\ it opportunity," Schechtei ;ady hit the free agent tra lien. Baxley flew to Kans it /* %_ * iu me i/fiieis, wnue Ail on Wednesday. "Punky" Holler, who al inner George Rogers ai ley wasn't selected and th oiler, who was in New Yo s were also suprised at t nts have some options.'*1 ift ed in the 11th or I2t.h y would make it in the NF ii good speed." I teams contact him so ft ition. "I'm just looking rig e best chance to make t /ould be selected along wi re to go Tuesday," he said y is a transfer from Pe; 3e has been projected as and said he wouldn't mil i. It doesn't matter, I'll pi, aser Max Minter prepay pad frfa with " UCK)f?U< SwHzer Ht earn will take a 36-11 rec< inst Furman after droppi series. nday night, the Gamecoc committing three errors ight-hander Mike Antle w six and walking only one i Gordon suffered his seco four earned runs on 10 hi ne winning streak for t CD to Chapel Hill Tuesday tels, and were handed a < s. eanut" Parks assumed t >ne out and runners on fii ded to second base for US( d to second and third. Par 4 * math : over all but Denver, Seattle and Cleve interest in him so far accord in Pa. native added that one of t >d- Gamecocks were passed ove tot take players at so-called sk back or defensive hark I," Holler agreed and said tha a ns ng t0 "I'm willing to dt a just abou anything tt VI n/oi/ " ly ?George as Schechter/] en s$;:SO 5 nd i|| tat rk he I'd (only 12 this year as comj years) was also a factor. I squads had fewer lineback< L.. needs. Holler pointed specif shown an interest in Baxley, GETTEL THOUGHT HE ir, being drafted because of ;ht throughout most of last seas he January, so I haven't been al Gettel has still sparked int th "I've had a few free agenl 255-pound native of Ormond I. of which team I can fit in wit Gette 1 felt that his teamat nn he for selection. "I ex] i a (Schechterly), and Chuck ( Iiu OI1UVIV. ay Both Gettel and Schechtei intentions to play pro footb; I I res for Saturday's meet. 1-2 mark illers ret then struck out Rod Carrawi his ninth save of the year. . No Carolina hatter was ab )r<! only Carraway managed moi n8 The Gamecocks jumped t . nings, scoring one run in the ;ks Williams, Carraway's double en In the second inning, Robb ?s out to set up the second run. ] ^ third on an overthrow by Tar IIU ts. THE GAMECOCKS GOT he Wednesday with a 1.0-1 triur Carolina sent 13 batters to to scoring seven times. 1-3 Junior left-hander Dennis 1 Onmftpfvlrc nllnurinu couon < he walking only one, upping his i *st The Tar Heels used four p rs who failed to get anyone out ii ks lossAfter USC loaded the bas< : two Gamecocks land have expreessed the most said. "I still ling toSchechterly.The Berwick, "I'm willing he possible reasons he and other r is the trend for for pro clubs to GETTEL \ illed positions such as running and will fly t to play for tl it the smaller number of rounds his home, bu promising sit Gettel add* stick with a s 2 "If I'm cul 'JNPBNr^HKi *but w :JHk George Rog ^ scheduled foi /jSm "We could aV jL> ^^SrH they (the Ne jA JmHUH ha ic (tAinn : --- ,IV 5V1115 and that he d ? went on to s Roger^' cont pared to 17 rounds in previous toiler also said that some NFL HOLLER l er picks than teams with other Rogers' futu ically to Tampa Bay, which has native's life 1 as has Kansas City. happens afte had only an outside chance of Although L an injury that plagued him Saints and ti on. "I had surgery on my foot in Carolina Sta ble to run in front of any scouts." draft. A tote erest in his services. defensive ta? t contracts offered me," The 6-1, third round, Beach, Fla. said. "It's a question Seattle Seah; h." es were in a better position than Clemson h, pected Ed (Baxley), George Durham was Allen) to all be picked. It was a placekicker seventh stai rly said they are serious in their Carolina Air ill. "I still want to play," Gettel Saint Louis C USC, sevei compete in By Tracy Halms a good C staff wrtt*r formance in _ ? , . think we sh Carolina s track team heck we'd makes its final home stand fourth-year of the season Saturday, when served. "We the Gamecocks serve as host same teams for the South Carolina In- invitational tercollegiate meet. aan rcn?t t USC will square off helped us i against seven other state meet by kno SQuads ? The Citadel, teams in Furman, South Carolina events." > State, Baptist, Vorhees, -We are a \ Presbyterian and Francis team," con Marion ? at Weems Baskin "South Car i track, with action beginning Verv Rood in j am a.m. guess we'll I "I expect a real good meet scratch it with some good per- events." formances," USC Head Strong anc Track Coach Charlie Strong already have said. Strong added that NCAA na Clemson, who has completed pionships ir conference action, would La. in early J probably send individual "Basically participants. have a coup cronMr1 10 i U" o(i\uiiu id uuumnu IUI can uiHKt urn home, f. ay to end the game and pick up home after U Heel outfield le to get more than one hit, and double play. e than a single. t o a 2-0 lead in the first two in- c__. ~V ; u?. ni scored seven nisi, iiuiiug uii a anisic: uy luui Mnrfh Co.tv ; and a wild pitch. cons?uti?e tie Vollmer hit a single with two f. . ... J He stole second and continued to Heel catcher Scott Bradley. "j^^ay BACK on the winning track two hits each nph over the Tar Heels. South contributing < the plate in the fourth inning, Coach Jurn on his perfc L.ubert went the distance for the Carolina pitc tingles and striking out two and you have pit< *ecordto9-l. runs." itchers, but starter Brian Rice, The Game i the fourth inning, absorbed the against Furn es, Rod Carraway tried to hustle Baynham, 8-( BSBSSS3BBESB3B in '81 Ic enjoy the game quite to do just about anything VILL BE LEAVING for o Tampa Bay on Saturd le Buccaneers because < t he said he'll go to the uation for him. ?d that he will consider t auad this year I'll train another year >ut of it (football) like th, y said that situation is he would consider it. o along with Jack Mil er's contract, said tha * a specific dale at this t ig it will take to ham ;t the draft's first pick wrap it up in two sessi w Orleans Saints) offer, o negotiate a very speci if ontf /\f vvamW'U li auj ui iiir IC1 ll ay he may ask for a r ract. SAID THE CONTRACT re, with the accent pla ifter pro football. "My j< r football is over (for Ro; fSC had two first round s ght end Willie Scott by te had the most Palmpt ! of five State players :kle Robert Geathers, I and defensive back Edv iwks in the fifth round. ad two players selected picked in the sixth roui Obed Ariri was chose iza. The Citadel's Stui lateur Athlete of the Y ardinals in the ninth rou n sqiu track Carolina per- natioi the meet. "I cited Buld do OK ? Scott better." the shntw mentor ob- the 44 beat a lot of the good at the Furman natioi a few weeks ennessee State us< n the Furman tONI eking out some qualii the distance and t wave real strong field NCA> tinned Strong. olina State is 4,11 the sprints, so I in th just have to year out in those term figur I the USC squad or n i their eye on the proc< tional cham- Ram i Baton Rouge Atlar iune. Ra , I think we mete ile of guys who FricU i it to the 50.9 c ace Ft iggmg up on a Jim Curl er Drex Roberts throw I HAT, THE NEXT eif runs on three hits and fr >lina averted a shutout [ame, when Shav-n Deai iwvcu iu sccuiiu o.i an ir ley's single. Williams, Paul Hollins i with Williams, Jamie ioubles. t Raines praised UNCW rmance Monday. He hers were wild on Wet ?hers that wild you are cocks return to actio lan at Sarge Frye Field. >, will start. mm?mammmmammmmmmmmmmmmmmm?mmmmM \ttery a bit." Schecterly said. ( tn nlatr " ? r*"j Kansas City early today ay. Gettel said he'd love >f the close proximity to team that has the most rying again if he doesn't \ I don't think I can acat, being cut," he said. too far in the future lis will be working out .4 A ii ntr^unaiiuns are noi ime. Holler said he isn't mer out the conditions ; to put his name on a ons, it depends on what " Holler said. He added fic, detailed agreement, is would be released. He ion-disclosure clause in ' will be geared toward ced on the Duluth, Ga. ob is to look out for what gers)." elections (Rogers by the the K.C. Chiefs), South to players taken in the were chosen, including taken by Buffalo in the vin Bailey picked by the . Defensive tackle Steve nd by the Seahawks and I n.n: * - ?l ii uy naiu more in me mp Mitchell, the South ear, was tabbed by the md. ids meet ials," Strong said. He long jumpers Sam and Rolando Adams, liter Ron Yarab, and tO-relay team as having chances to make the lals. C ALL-AMERICAN { RAMBO has already fied for the nationals, s ready to make some s ? such as winning an V chamDionshiD. 1" " was the only sophomore e top six finishers last (in the 400-meter inediate hurdles), so I e I can win it this year ext year just by the ?ss of elimination," bo, a junior from ita said. nnbo captured the 400r intermediates at last iy's Penn Relays with a blocking. irman fly ball only to have Tar him out at home for the jht Gamecock batters ve bases on balls. and scored in its 124th i singled with one out in tfield out and scored on , and Hob Lowery had Thaw, and Chris Boyle ilmington pitcher Antle added that tho North Inesday and, "anytime going to score a lot of n 7:30 p.m. Saturday Senior left hander Bret l