The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, April 23, 1982, Image 12
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
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Phillip Wilson had a gam
Mercer.
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Freshman Sterling Cooke
Jack Morris Sr. Most Vali
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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
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a single's win Conk, 3-2; W
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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
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home, but 3-5 After three
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ward went to falling to Har
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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.
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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.
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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:
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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
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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
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