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| tipor^ti Son/or third baseman Rol driving in three runs. (PA Quartet By Trac Staff "It's not 'can we win' any win'" USC Head Football C general attitude of the Gamec squad concluded spring drills1 Last season's 8-4 team is U timistic outlook of the presen sonnel from the former group < "We've got some good colleg a pnenomenal one in George R "IN FACT, WE LOST 12 G Never in my coaching career h "You don't lose the No. 1 ar country (Rogers, and tight en< (George) Schechterly, (Ben) Baxley and (Steve) Gettel, ar next year," Carlen explained, away." Carlen, entering his seventl terback position as the current "We haven't established i spring," he said, "and we m; Forest game. Our biggest ta terback. "GORDON BECKHAM MI back surgery and we've got f compete for the job," Carler Golfers By Tracy Holms Staff Writ* The Southern Intercollegiate tournament summed up the 1981 season for the USC men's golf team in two contexts - literally and symbolically. "It was kind of like the whole season," Carolina Head Golf flnaoh Rnhhv Foster said of the Gamecocks' performance in the tourney. "We had some real rounds, but they were wiped out by a lot of bad rounds." USC posted a team total of 897 to nail down the eight spot in the 20-team field of the Athens, Ga. which nnn/ili v uuciuucu oaiui uuy. "We won't get a bid to the national championship," Foster said after the tournament, Carolina's last regular-season match. "I'm confident that we are one of the top 15 teams in the ^uumry, uui since mey oniy give out seven bids for this region, we won't make it." THE GAMECOCKS f pilgSSL WPBHSWI-^Si^ji^^f^^ ^W0y- - m ' ^sBSSI^SS^^r :$S5&". %:' '': ?.#&<:> i Car raw ay sparked USC's oto by Chip Lowell) rbacks,I :y Hdms Writer more, but 'how much can we oach Jim Carlen said of the ocks for the 1981 season, as the jqvui uaj. irgely responsible for that opt unit, but the loss of key per:oncerns Carlen. {e backs," he said. "But we lost ogers. iOOD college football players, lave I lost that quality. id No. 14 college players in the i Willie Scott) plus players like Cornett, (Chuck) Allen, (Ed) id still be as good or better the "You can't turn it around right i year at USC, cited the quartroublearea. i starting quarterback this ay not have one for the Wake sk is to find a starting quarSSED the spring because of our or five freshmen who will i continued. "You can talk a concluci WEKE holding the lead through 11 holes in the second of the tournament three rounds, but then the wheels fell off. ^U/n r%1oiri?rt ??v TTV1 ^ Miajriug 1 cai well up to that point," Foster said, "but the last three holes were awful." Carolina's total was 26 shots behind winner North Carolina. Florida's Larry Rentz captured the individual title with a 21ft t? lal. USC's George MacBunald and Steve Liebler finished in the top 15 with 220 scorings. Liebler, however, would - - Ji - * ? * nave nopea tor a auiterem finish. "IT'S KIND OF ironic about Steve," Foster said of senior Liebler, the first player he recruited at USC. "He's a great player and has had a fine career at Carolina, but on the last hole of his last (college) tournament, he made a double bodey. I had planned to say good last hole, Steve' but instead I just said 'good career." ^ 'VyJ win Saturday night by m oss of e: wide-open offense but you'd b do it. The Gamecock general said backfield would be filled by a g i (Vlf a til I A _ --1 * we u nave 10 piay tour or tr "It's not 'can we win' anymore, but 'how much can we win. " - Coach Jim Car/en did with Rogers," he said. Wright and (Todd) Berry are hope the people realize that w< 1700-yard back." From the standpoint of o wt; ve maue some linproveiT le seaso Liebler, a Norfolk, Va. native, will begin nrnfpQQtnnnl nlnvr thic f- """ summer, with the ultimate goal of playing the PGA tour. Foster compared him to USC alumnus and tour player Mike Holland. "Steve probably has less power than Mike, but he is a little better iron player," Foster said. "Both should do well on the tour, and that should really help our recruiting." I TFVTI lire THf %_/1 ^ U.J m ?* JL'i III MZJ 1*1 EJI^ O squad, the USC women's golf team seems destined for a post-season tournament calling. "It looks like the girls are going to get a bid," Foster said of his first-year unit. "They're saying it will take a 308 to 309 average to make it, and we have an average of 306. "It's a great feeling," Foster said concerning the prospects of getting the bid in the first season of USC women's golf. ?mm a uso Carraway c By Tracy H?lms Staff Wrh*r Rod Carraway cracked a three-run double to center field to give USC some precious breathing room en route to a 10-6 triumph over Furman Saturday. Carraway's blast, though Ifis only hit of the night, gave the Gamecocks a four-run advantage in the eighth inning and downplayed a Paladin rally in the top of the seventh. Furman's go-ahead hopes were first shattered by USC relief pitcher Jeb Babel, who picked off David Lawson on first - the Paladins' would-be tvinfl run - after he had walked to open the inning. Babel then retired the next two batters to wipe out the side as well as any chance for Furman to continue its scoring mount of the seventh _ Kperienc etter have the quarterback to the remainder of the offensive roup of backs. ve backs instead of one like we "(Percy) Reeves, (Johnny^ giving it all they have, but I e're not going to have another ther positions, Carlen said, lent in the linebacker and ofn; track ByJkttCorbfttt St??f Write* The Gamecock track squad naa a mauveiy easv winding tiNe South Carolina Intercollegiate track championship at the Weems-Baskins track Saturday, Carolina recorded 213 points to easily outdistance runnerup Bassist College's total of 136. Furman followed in third place with m points, and was trailed by the Citadel (W*tfraiHJi?i?arion (37), Vorhees and -t" itlll.. : f'Xs South Carolina took first (shot and discus) and Max Minte^OOO meter rm in<rf &000meter iteeplechase), "' f'tt3^|^mertca| Kambo competed m hi$ specialty, wins 1 iouble dum\ inning. Back-to-back Furman singles led off the seventh, resulting in (wn nina \i/hir?h closed USC's margin to a single run, 6-5. Bret Baynham, who raised his record to 9-0 with the win, gave up the two singles, and was then relieved by Babel. In six innings, Baynham had allowed six hits, walked two i * -i anaiannea nine. USC Head Baseball Coach June Raines said the Gamecocks' performance left a little to be desired. "I didn't think we played well tonight,"RAines said. "We just didn't get after them. But I don't think we took Furman lightly, it's just that we got lazy. Thank fnr ^nn-niirnn gwvu iwo ava vai 1 a "a; ? three-run double." Jim Curl's two-run double ze worry fensive line Dosts. but we still hn "THE DEFENSE SHOULD tinued. "We've made some pro defense has really hit this spr attiletic ability but not much exp As for individuals, Carlen p< Chivers as showing vast improv "He's been a pleasant surpris has really worked at it. We'll gc short-yardage situations. "Horace Smith will start at fl u - * 1 ? iicaiuiiciu tuuiu win a jod ai spu two scholarship players at that f CARLEN ADDED THAT HE younger Gamecocks. "Hopefully, some freshmen a out and fill some positions," h have 10 to 12 freshmen in our toj According to Carlen, the spe< "(Placekicker Mark) Fleetwoo a big improvement." said Ca Norman will hold the punter pos sters sp; ^sssfsrsra. i tart in a meeU'Stlt'ong said.;; could ran 10.4 but hedid." j *!*???!!! ?.? ??? ?TW VVMJHVM " with his 21.34 time to give 3 himadouble-winday s Fryman Yarab threw 1 the shot 68.5 feet for a convincing eight-foot vietory and won the discus event by \ almost s? fcefc 1rara$jUso J placed second in the javelin [ event, won by John Madden 3 t of flXSO*?lfeN a 'fthrow- of 5 2U2". 1 the NCAA frock cham i?t mm Rouge Inlp^arly June, wo?.tft* W^Hfcpiwtth a leap of seven feet, he outdistanced teammate Marve Johnson by two inches, but had a tougher time taking tyhe no mete|itardle%i|to specialty, Dirkland woo the eveot in a 0-6 os Furman followed by a Chris Boyle sacrifice resulted in three first-innins runs for USC all at the expense of Paladin starter Ed Geisler. Monty Hitchner's two-run homer and a solo home run by Terry Smith racked up three runs for Furman in the second, as they deadlocked the score 3-3. Curl walked to open the third inning, and was advanced to third base by Paul Hollins' double. Hob Lowery singled in Curl and Chris Boyle sent Hollins home. giving USC a 5-3 margin. The victory boosts Carolina's season mark to 37-11 overall with five games remaining in the regular season. USC is expected to receive a post-season tournament bid today. Carlen ve a lot of work to do. RF. a little h?ttop " ho />a?i_ ? ?. ...v.v K/VV fcVl , AIV Wl?~ igress in the secondary. The ing. We've got players with erience." jinted to tight end DeWayne ement. e," Carlen noted. "DeWayne > with one tight end except in anker but it's possible that a it end because we've only got >osition now." I is resting some faith in his md younger players will help e stated. " We will probably 50 lineup." cialty posts are pretty solid, d has worked hard and made rlen, who added that Chris ition. UIXVIC Richey of Baptist, who turned in a time of 14,04. * Max Minter of USC aree*ed to both his victories n the ^QOO-meter ruo and he 3,000 meter steeplechase, Winter easily outdistanced Da? fViAnov V>? r aliMiWt OW ?vj vwjjia w; fiuuvoi t)< ?conds| and took the 5,000neters by over four seconds, Carolina defensive bads iarry Skipper won the triple ump by S t/4 inches, with a wp> sk& and Jump of 4$ feet* \ $/4 ttwhes. USC's Sam k-Ml won the long jump with i mark of 24-9. v $tv^J V^-"t!:r % - ? .!