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GAMECOCK ^S??]^p ) Miami C ~ By MIKE L Sports Wri "Team No. 1, what is your i.am "The University of South Carol t trr* n ?I A learn m>. /, wnai ib your nan "The University of South Carol "Team No. 3, what is your nam "Welcome to To Tell The Teart r--~ j : " :-1. .-:;: :::>\> :^: :- '.;:::i?^Vx-:-x >!:^\v:<:N^:'^x;&wi2 Designated Hitter second base safely, bright moments for 1 /p ? ^ ^.1. ^ -? n n Uctlllt'CUtK!) usee By JOHNNY BOGGS Sports Editor FLORENCE ? The USC women's softball team scored 13 unearned runs in two games Saturday afternoon to sweep a doubleheader over the FYaneis Marion Lady rairiois. USC Softball Coach Terri DFake said, "We were a little sluggish in the first game (Carolina won 4-1). We were more at our game in the second game. "It was a nice hitting day for Amy Lyons (three-forsix), Pat Dufficy (four-for eight) and Debbie Rohr (two-for-six, four RBI). "We showed a lot of good depth," she added. "It was difficult to give out the game Dan because it was a real team effort." In the opening game, FMC jumped to an early 1-0 lead in the first inning when Harriot Bonnoitt hit a double off of pitcher Cindi Wallace. Bonnoitt moved to third on Terri Maksim's sacrifice bunt, and scored on a passed ball. USC tied the game in the lontinues Do ouch iter e?" ina." ie?" ino ?? I11U. e?" .... i. Today, we will see who the Staff Photo by MIKE LOUGH Neil Fox slides into It was one of the few JSC as Miami beat the )owns E fourth inning when, with two outs, Dufficy singled to center field. She moved to secunu wnen L.yons readied first on an error by FMC shortstop Judy White, and scored on Jae Butera's single. The Gamecocks took the lead in the sixth inning when Dufficy reached first on an error by Ann Jackson. Lyons and Butera then hit back-to-back singles loading the bases. Then FMC pitcher Dawn Bumstead issued four straight balls to USC's Melissa Coulter to score Dufficy and make the score, 2-1. The Gamecocks added insurance runs in the seventh frame when Rohr drove in two runs on a single. Wallace got the Patriots down in order in the seventh to give USC a 4-1 win. Wallace improved her record to 11-2 while fanning J w!..: " iuui (inn giving up oniy mree hits. FMC's Bumstead fell to 9-3. In the second game, P'MC made nine errors, at least one in every inning except the seventh, to aid USC in delivering a 9-0 blowout to minance Of real University of South Carolii Well, it's not exactly an idea I country, but it would be widel; question after the USC-Miami real University of South Carolii up?" Which team would stand up? No. 1 is the team that plays with clutch hitting and pitchin rest easy. This team never she Miami. How about USC No. 2? The series crowd of 15,400 during the series. You know the Would it be USC No. 3? USC No. 3 has characterist ic ac rf/\Arl on rl piwuiiig 10 ao guuu uo inc u consistent. The hitting is a littl (JSC No. 3 that came out on top In game No. 1, UM outfielder crushed the Gamecocks befoi eight runs in an 11-3 Miami win Game two had the same ing was USC No. 2 again excep tolerable. At times, it looked like the Tatum O'Neal, grew up and cai ended up as a two-run "home r threw past first, the relay was throw to third was wild. c _ a A 'i * * i nai was lerriDie, names i Before it was over, the Sv committed five errors. "Don (Gordon) is not a strike he needs good defense. He s tonight." The four-game hitting stre Finley were snapped and Gord the mound. No, it wasn't a g movie for recruits. USC No. 3 reared its desperi game of the series. Although I No 1 ran it wac a rofrochin games of the series. The defense was better, althi It certainly had its bright mom Situation:None out in the top for Miami. Don Gordon has Calvert, who pitched well for Sorce, was has demolished US' Tror-Pla the Patriots. The Gamecocks took a 2-0 lead in the lirst inning when Rohr's triple scored Shirley Burton and Duff icy. In the bottom half of the USC center fielder L Saturday. James als< Carolina ia baseball team is." that would catch on around the y watched around here as the series would be, 'Would the na baseball team please stand Would it be USC No. 1? airtight defense, is loaded g that lets Coach June Raines >wed up for the series against saw USC No. 2 three times ; characteristics of USC No. 2. ics of both No. 1 and 2. The efense, which is slightly inle better than average. It was of Miami in Friday's game. Calvin James singlehandedly re 4,600 as he accounted for redients as the first game. It t the defense was less than Bad News Bears cot rid of ne to Columbia. A simple bunt un" when pitcher Don Gordon off and shortstop Art Finley's understated. /iss-cheese-like USC defense ;out pitcher," Raines said, "so >ure didn't get good defense aks of Chris Boyle and Art Ion lasted only 2 1/3 innings on ood game to film a highlight itely needed head in the third Ll -1* J ? U 1 mey uiun i piay quue as USU ig change from the first two [)ugh it wasn't quite errorless, ents, though. of the seventh and two are on come on in relief of Mark over six innings. UM's Sam C pitching, lines what looks to tgued Fi James robbed FMC's Bonnoitt of a hit when she made a diving catch of an apparent bloop single. James then helped the USC cause at the plate in the second inning when she J auri James pops up to se 9 hit an inside-the-park he W 'S'<* John Sullivan is tagg< score on a Kent Ander be a two-run double to left-cent But left fielder Scott Mackie a spectacular catch before dou "That was the turning poin playing outstanding. He had t and one tonight. And that w would've scored two runs on th Third baseman John Sullivi three hits and two runs scored "I've been feeling pretty g Sullivan, a sophomore. "Toni but I hadn't been too lucky late The luck that was with US( day. The series finale began jus had ? with Miami scorine in 0 six in the first frame Saturd more en route to a 19-3 emban The 16-run difference was t since N.C. State beat a Jack 1968 and when Clemson d< coached by Bob Reising, 18-1, scored that many runs age Clemson won 27-17. Kent Anderson had a one-r inning. rancis IV blasted a line shot to deep left field for a two-run, inside-the-park home run. That made the score 4-0 and it stayed that way until the Gamecocks delivered major damage in the sixth fihk. j!! ' 5 ' . > ; ~~ ~~ ?Uf? Photo by JOHNNY BOGGS icond in softball action )mer. Staff I'iiolo I)y KIC HAKO VOCEl ed out while trying to son fly out. Ler. timed his dive right and made ible in Steve Lusby at first. t M 1 J U V " i, rtctuits saiu. ocuii s ueen wo hits last night (Thursday) || as a tremendous catch. They lat." in led the charge for USC with 01 ood at the plate lately," said || ght, I got a couple lucky hits, ;ly" m 1 in the 6-2 win ended the next ^3 t as the previous three games the first inning. Miami scored ay before 3,700 and scored 13 assment. he worst USC has been beaten Powers-coached team 16-2 in 3wned the Gamecocks, then in 1965. The last time anybody tinst USC was in 1962 when nn hninpr fr?r TT.Qr' in Hia thirH ui. vassvs VK^vy III HIV I>IU1 U if [arion I II inning, when USC scored five runs off of three hits and three FMC errors. Coulter lead off the inning with a single and then Dee Dee Kish reached first after FMC catcher Judy Stih made a throwing error on || her bunt. Dissy Thompson then drove in Coulter with a fielder's choice. Kish moved to third and Coulter advanced to second on the throw to the plate. i ; After James popped out to second, Burton reached Vji safelv on another FMC error. 8; Lyons then singled driving in a run, and Dufficy responded with a single that drove in two more after the ball got away from the outfielder. i Cindi Long picked up the win for USC, now 23-3. She gave up three hits, three walks and struck out two. Francis Marion's Dianna Freeman took the lost as the O o n frvl 1 * f j? on luia ICII lO 13-D. USC travels to the Indiana University Invitational Tournament Thursday.