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Thursday March 25, 1982*? GAMECOCK glg?s? Caroli BY MIKE LOUGH Sports Writer 4 L\A7Lris*lrorl if or/\imrl o if t iv aiuuiiu ci little too much," the coach said. "That hurt us." ^ No, it wasn't USC Soccer 1 ? Harvey Heise takes a six hits as Augusta roi Record Isn't In NIT Tot JIM CORBE1 Sports Column You're a 24-8 team that just NCAA hflskothall Innrnamon) NIT. Since the first three rour away basis, a first-round game start you on your way to the Fir Not this year. The Gaels of Iona, 24-8, woi round game at Rutgers, 17-8, Scarlet Knights to end their sea Purdue, 14-13 on the regular had three straight home game; to advance to New York am pionship game with Bradley. F round was Texas A and M, 18-8 The moral ? records aren' today's balance in NCAA baski; Fete Carlisimo, chairman of agrees that balance is a realit learns for the NIT field, not j fields have been assembled in t collegiate post-season basketbc "We're No. 2, but we're a v( said. Being No. 2 allows th helping generate more enthus money. Carlisimo said his con then pairings are made and received by the committee Conference Commissioners Ftecords, schedules and arena criteria used in drawing up the two rounds. "When we look at strengt ; ,11 ? / ? ? ? vanames, uarnsimo said. Uni out of an opening round site. I( size of Rutger's new facility in Gaels made the trip down the ina Bats Fa Coach Mark Berson speaking, it was Gamecock baseball coach June Raines. And if you know anything about baseball, you know that kicking it around isn't the idea. It was a three-run fourth * >' - - *fcv' ^s,..^ V \ - ** ?' -*- *&* * " > >'.v cut at a Jim Shead pitch, ited USC 8-2. ; Everything irney Today . B isl #. missed being selected to the and you accept a bid to the ids are played on a home and i before the home folks should lal Four in New York. and up playing their opening and wound up losing to the son. season but a strong finisher, s in the NIT and won them all i then to last night's cham'urdue's opponent in the third i on the regular season. ?. v?tij tiling, especially Willi tball. the NIT selection Committee, y in NCAA. That means good ust leftovers, and some good he last few years for the oldest til tournament. ?ry healthy No. 2," Carlisimo e NIT to have the home sites, iasm with the fans and more imittee first picks the teams, sites are selected. Input is from athletic directors and as to seedings and sites, sizes are some of the many ; master schedule for the first hs, there are many, many e of these, arena size, did Iona )na's gym is only a fourth the i New Brunswick, N.J., so the j New Jersey Turnpike from See Carlisimo, page 18 ill Silent In inning that put Augusta College on top of USC 3-1 and set the tempo as the Jaguars never let up en route to an 8-2 whitewashing of the Gamecocks at Sarge Frye Field Tuesday. It was the first home loss for the riom/./.n/iUn II! vjamcv-uvM 111 lOgctlUCd, ; f * *> 1 ' ' '"'" iljffS* ^^SfSwe&$& ]"i:::?iv*^ >W " ' ' f'"" ' ' ^ .*>** .v?w I A- '' "" : . >***'~' '*''";' v'J* | - y , ^ ^ *H*&$ i ' - ' :' > v* <: y jfcftSfc * ? '/>: 5; v :>>. ' $ . y -. ;'*.;;-x*' v . v > ' *> **%';' -"'v.'.*>: ' *' r-^-: : ? ?.?^?i*-.?..... Staff Pholo bv WALLACE RKOWN Shead gave up only 7 ' '' ...... v** ... i * *' / / s, \ '&> < j<//X ;" 'w/*' ;. -r: ^ I._, V Zoran Petkovic r 8-2 ThrasI "We only got six hits of their pitcher," Raines said after the game. "He was tough when he had to be. He did the job. "You can't do too well with oniy six mis. Augusta's Jim Shead upped his record to 3-0 and improved his team's to 13-5 as he went the distance, whiffing four and handing out six free passes. The Gamecocks, now 20-5, got on the scoreboard in the second frame With one out, John Sullivan reached on an error and Jamie Thaw walked. Chris Boyle's fly to left moved Sullivan to third. Jaguar leftfielder Greg Bergins muffed Kent Anderson's fly and Sullivan scored. But Augusta came alive in the fourth to score three, and the USC defense helped. Catcher Mark Hopkins reached first on a single. Bill Elliott bunted and the throw by USC pitcher Mike Werner pulled Greg Marchardt off first bag for an error. ; ;: '>"' - ' v ... ' ' ' . .V eturns a volley in USC'j hing By An Shortstop Paul Tombe: ;n lined a shot over Werner's head to score Hopkins. Nat Dye singled over short and Elliott scored as Tomberlin was caught in a rundown. Dye coasted into second as Tomberlin was tagged out. As Dye broke for third, second baseman Thaw broke with him but had to backtrack when Bergins' grounder headed in his direction. Thaw fell but got up in time to throw home to try to nail Dye. But the throw was high and wide and Dye scored. The school that produced Cincinatti Bengal quarterback Ken Anderson erupted again in the sixth to seal the game. Tomberlin singled and went to second on Dye's sac bunt. Bergins' safety put Tomberlin on third. Bergins stole second and first baseman Dave French walked. Werner's wild pitch scored Tomberlin and put men on second and third with one out. Win Piatt grounded to second and Thaw's throw to Boyle caught Bergins trying ...... i*? ^?r?r~r* sptlif^ >> ;': ''"><ti<<4ii&mmmw&?ys---. Sis i 4-5 loss to Florida Stat* igusta to score. French advanced to third on the play and Mike Gailey doubled to right to score French and Piatt, who was sale on me tieiaer s choice that nailed Bergins. Catcher Mike Paul walked and Hopkins singled to score Gailey and put Paul on third. Hopkins took second on the throw to third. Paul scored on Elliott's infield single to end the Jaguars explosion. USC came out of the seventh inning with a run when Anderson walked and scored on Phillip Wilson's line drive double to left center. Werner started and went five and one third innings before Tim Rhino came on. Rhino's last batter was Hopkins in the fifth with two out and the score 7-1. Werner gave up three runs, only one was earned. Freshman Larry Price finished the game. "I was pleased with Larry Price," Raines said. "He came on and did a good job. "We've been getting good starting pitching all year long, but we didn't play well on the field. You're going to nave games HKe tms.'' : : :: ' ;;; ; f iff Photo by LAUKA WIIAINI) > Tuesday.