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GAMECOCK Garnet By HOY DUNSHEE Sports Writer Timely home runs by Phillip Wilson and Larry Hernandez lifted the (iamecocks to a sweep of a aoubleheader over Mercer College Wednesday, at Sarge Frye Field. In the first game, Wilson's two-out solo homer in the sixth inning proved to be the winning run in a 4-3 victory. I ' opened up the scoring with aggressive base run'a ^W? Phillip Wilson had a gam Mercer. Cook* Receiv For US Freshman Sterling Cooke Jack Morris Sr. Most Vali aw u*d for the USC tennis tea th.* most improved player aw; Cooke, a 5-10 native of Nasi led the Gamecocks as the indi leader with 29 points. One point is awarded for and two points goes to a doubl Junior Trevor Raal, 5-9, nesburg,South Africa came 26 points. Zoran Petkovic w? noints: 111 f Pptfprscnn fn points; and Jose Salibi Ne Campbell tied for fifth with 22 Hon Smarr's tennis teair season with a 22-7 record, 12The Gamecocks were 19 2 at on the road. Since Smarr took over a coach for USC in 1972, the Gs posted an outstanding 269-G6 r The best team attitude a Kaal, who went 16-9 in single: The captain's award went to! 4 in singles' action on the year cocks Su run lead in the first inning. Wilson, who had five hit in seven at bats for the day, led off with a bunt single. He stole second (his 16th stolen base), and advanced to third .on a wild pitch. Robby Vollrner then drew a walk and stole second. The thfmv mishanrilpri hv Mercer shortstop Jeff Thompson and Wilson scored. Vollmer took third on a passed ball and scored on a Chris Boyle ground out. The Gamecocks scored again in the second inning "I if rf..* U. . .. 1. fcfc. .V.h I ...... | . . . .V, ! fr. . , , ...,^4/. e-winning home run in tli e, Raal, e Top A C Tenn captured the Raal and C iable Player high 20-4 rec< im, along with bell and Fettc lrd. and Salibi N< >au, Bahamas, In individu vidual scoring went 18-8; F Campbell, 15 a single's win Conk, 3-2; W e'swin. Macko, 1-1. from Johan- Pettersson in second with matches, is third with 25 The Gamec urth with 23 hot note, shut to and Kevin opponents, points. They were 1 finished the setbacks on I 2 in Region II. andSanDieg( home, but 3-5 After three d-4 nipping 01 s head tennis by the same n imecocks have nark. USC then \ ward went to falling to Har s' competition. The Game Salibi Neto, 18- high notes, Furman 6-0. Deep Dou *vhen John Sullivan led off lh a single and scored on a ry Hernandez walk with bases loaded. Carolina couldn't bring any more -round in the inning and left i. ee stranded. Mercer tied the score in the third inning off a double by Thompson and a single by Mike Montcomerv. That set up a two-run blast by Tim Smith to tie it 3-3. Wilson took the plate in the sixth inning with two outs and nailed a homer to put USC up by one. rag- ? * * p #: W I ! t le op^ng game against Neto awards is Team !ooke teamed up for a teamed in doubles' action. Camprsson were 9-4, while Petkovic ?to were 5-9. al single's results, Fetkovic 'ettersson, 14-4; Cooke, 18-6; -4; Moe Kruger; 15-6; Chip rink Coleman, 3-0; and Greg did not play in the final four :ocks opened the season on a ting out four of their first five 13-0 before losing back-to-back the road to Cal-Irvine, UCLA losses, USC responded with a San Diego State, but then lost largin to Florida State. i~ (vwii ?ia .micu^iu gauius ueiure vard, Duke and Clemson. cocks ended their season on crushing Davidson 7-2 and bleheade That was all they needed as good defense and solid pitching by Don Gordon proved too stingy for the Mercer Bears. Gordon's record improved to 7-2 as he allowed three runs on seven hits and struck out four. Scott Barnhouse took the loss and fell to 4-5 while allowing seven hits and striking out six. The second game was also aided by a big home run, as Larry Hernandez pumped a fifth-inning shot to bring Carolina back from a three~r: * i uii ueucjii. With USC trailing 5-2 in the fifth inning, Wilson singled, and Sullivan walked to set up the Hernandez homer. The comeback continued as Harvey Heise singled and Scott Mackie walked. Jamey Thaw singled to score Heise and an error by centerfielder Montgomery allowed pinch runner Wade Hatcher to score as well. UvSC scored earlier off an RBI double by Hernandez (who had six RBI on the day), and a run scoring single by Sullivan in the first two innings. Heise added an HBI single in the sixth to put the game out of reach. The Gamecocks played errorless ball for winning pitcher Mark Calvert who allowed five runs on seven hits and struck out nine, boosting his record to 5-1. Handy Perry took the loss and fell to 4-2. The wins put USC at 30-10 for the season and increase the already good chances for an NCAA playoff bid. Mercer drops to 24-15 in their fourth consecutive loss to I TOn r | ^ ;.../ < w>*;;. : ::::&#&?&<&. Sterling Lookc won t\ r From Mercer BliBH 1^^ ^1 * 4^. ' ' - V. ' v- - . . .- .- . . .' ' .' : :* ;'-v -'': ' . . . . U -' -- - -- .. ... -. .--. .. ..* File Photo Don Gordon picked up another win, pitching seven innings against Mercer. Bodybuilding Contest The USC Bodybuilding Contest will be held Saturday at the Booker T. Washington Auditorium. Pre-judgjng begins at 1 p.m. and the finals will start at 7 p.m. Included in the contest will be the first South Carolina Women's Amateur Bodybuilding Championship. The women's contest will feature the best South Carolina has to offer while the men will have open competition to anyone, and closed competition to USC students, staff and faculty. Tim Rollins, Mr. South Carolina, will guest pose at the contest. Contestants will pose to the same music in the pre-judging part of the contest and will pose free-form during the finals. Admission is $2 for USC students and $4 for the general public. Those who maybe inspired to become bodybuilders after the contest can join USC's Bodybuilding Club. The club is open to all USC students. Club members will provide advise and instruction to anv new members IfflfiBr <r"'i Sh&k _ " " ru photo vo awards for his tennis performance this season. . I