The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, April 26, 1982, Image 12
By BUDDY HORRES
Asst. Sports Editor
The USC track relayers
friart on 1 '
?uu an uujjicdaivc snowing
in the Penn Relays, finishing
fourth in the mile relay and
placing sixth in the sprint
medley before a crowd of
40,000 in Philadelphia this
weekend.
"I thinkwe did real well,"
USC Track Coach Charlie
Strong commented of his
runners' performance in
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By JOHNNY BOGC
j Sports Editor
| CHARLESTON - Ch
smacked a double in the ]
i scoring Larry Hernandez,
later scored on a single by Jc
to give USC a 7-5 victory o
College Saturday afternoon.
I.Jeb Babel picked up the v
2/3 innings of relief duty. L;
took the loss for the Buccanec
i the entire 11 innings,
i Carolina trailed 5-3 headi
(ninth inning.
Hobby Vollmer led off the
a bunt single. Then Hernai
shot over the 380-foot mark
center field to tie the score at
?1 -'-J
uujk: men bingicu ana
second when a bunted ball t
! was dropped by Baptist cat*
Mims.
Baptist got out of a jam
when second baseman Jol
miller robbed Sullivan of a
! made a splendid diving
doubled Fox up at first.
Jamey Th#w flew out to cei
end the inning.
Baptist gave USC a scare in
Ihalf of the inning when C
walked and moved to third on
Rudy Long.
J
Strong
relays which Strong referred
to as, "one of the biggest
relay carnivals ever."
Un,i>n..n? Ot
nuncvci , oil (.Hlg WSS
somewhat disappointed in
the fourth place finish in the
mile relays. "We didn't do as
well as we wanted to,"
Strong said. "In the
preliminaries we had the
best time on Friday. I don't
know what happened."
There was one consolation
in the fourth place finish.
ME(
ennis team downed
y, improving their
defeats Baf
;s Clean-up batt
the plate and Pi
attempted suici<
ris Boyle Babel threw
L 1th inning, tagged Pinter
and Boyle second during t
)hn Sullivan intentionally w
ver Baptist the next batter ,
to center to enc
vin, going 3 game into extra
jrry Ellisor About the at
>rs, pitching said, "He (Pin
soon and allowe
ng into the at the last secon
"We were he;
inning with it. I had a feelinj
idez sent a Mike Werner
in the left- chased in tl
5-all. developing cont
moved to f?"r ba"ers al
>y Neil Kox allow.ng four ru
Cher Jimbo , w<> runs w;
others came 1
i however Sullivan.
,nny Spitz- Mark
hit 00 error and Ditch
uti ao ui; ,
catch and dennS one ru
striking out six.
iter field to Head Baj
said Hidgik's pi
the bottom .
rlen Pinter ? .Mark came
a single by s *
and allowed us t
Sw(
5 Pleased W
The first three finishers;
Morgan State, Seton Hall and
Howard are among the Top
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vw.ua III Hit tUUIIlI y.
The USC mile members:
Andy Madison; Ricky
Griddine, Harold Butts,
Verlon Rhodes, combined
for 3.10.4 time, barely behind
the first place time of
Morgan Sate, 3.06.3
Villanova captured first 1
place in the sprint medley i
HOC]
Crush Tenness
Lady <
By MIKE 1
SporH W
With just one match remaini
team boasts a sparkling 26-2 ret
the nation.
Those aren't stats to cry about
After his Lady Gamecocks
TennfSSPP Slinrlnv 7-9 at M;
Kefalos sat down and thought ab
slated for May 16-23 in Omaha.
"I think we'll get seeded in t
think we should be."
"Based on how we've done, I
But 1 haven't found out how ever
The way USC handled the
Gamecocks can look forward to 1
As usual, Laura Bernstein be
easy win, a 6-2, 6-2 decision over
followed with a 6-1, 6 1 victory ov
Peta Kelly of Tennessee broug
win by beating Susan Smith, 6-3
I HV flamppnplrc honlr A?I
uav.l\ V7II LI UV_
Kelly, 6-3, 6-2.
Amy Kneale, a freshman from
Jones in the fifth match by a 6-2, i
USC beat Heidi Franz, 6-2,7-5.
Tennessee's Paula and PeU
Oxreider and Dawn Otto, 6-4, 6-i
Renz crushed Celestine Kelly
Carolina's final win came from I
Farah Reynolds Jennifer Jones, i
>tist 7-5 I
er Mike Werkin came to
nter raced for home on an
de squeeze.
the ball to Boyle who
out. Lor;; had stolen
he play and Werkin was
alked. Babel struck out
and the next one flew out
1 the inning and send the
innings.
tempted squeeze, Babel
ter) started running too
*>-? r? J * ^
u me to uiumgu my pucn
d.
ads-up. i knew they'd do
g," he added.
started for USC, but was
le first inning after
rol problems. He walked
nd gave up one single,
ns.
ere walked in and the
home on an error by J
came in after Sullivan's
led 6 2/3 inning, surrenn
and five hits while
seball Coach June Haines
tching was the key to the
in and got the job done."
ie allowed only one run
ocome back."
{eiays
This is the first time teams
from each state will combine
to form one team to
represent the state.
.
^ith Penn I
with a time of 3:19.5. From
ttoo 1 ?? ?
me uov/ team: verion
Rhodes, Andy Madison,
Marvin Johnson and
Timothy Colas recorded a
3:21.6 time for their sixth
place finish.
As part of the Day of the
Gamecock festivities the
USC track team will be
sponsoring the first North
Carolina ? South Carolina
track invitational classic.
K
\ee Volunteers
3amecocks
LOUGH
riter
ng, the USC women's tennis
;ord and is ranked seventh in
; and coach Jeff Kefalos isn't,
handily disposed of visiting
axcy Gregg Tennis Center,
>out the national tournament,
he Top 10," Kefalos said. "I
think we should get seeded,
vone else has been doine ''
22-6 Volunteers, the Lady
heading west.
gan the proceedings with an
Paula Kelly. Johanna Chafin
er Sally Applebaum.
jht the Volunteers their first
, 2-6, 7-5. Dawn Otto got the
k as she downed Celestine
Virginia, trounced Jennifer
5-2 margin and Carol Renz of
i Kelly beat USC's Ellen
J while USC's Bernstein and
and Heidi Franz, 6-0, 6-3.
Smith and Kneale, who beat
3-3, 6-2.
Blri Jfiro
USC catcher Chris Bo^
rnnnpir in .
C
improving to 33-10. Boy
Anderson to stop a run fr
we are going 10 nave
some pretty good performances,"
Strong said.
"The competition will bring
out the best in the teams.
"We are trying to get a
quality meet with quality
performance," Strong
described as the tournament
goals.
g?3E
7-2
, o i
? VJCl ?.UL11 '
"This was a good win for u
play well to beat them and we c
Once again, Kefalos turned
coming nationals.
"I'm concerned about the n<
have Michigan Saturday, then
after finals."
"They might get a little
national," Kefalos commeni
worry about mental prepar
finals.
"I think we'll get se<
Based on how we've dc
get seeded. But I ha^
everyone else has been
wnai s crucial is that ever
It's very important to Seel go<
nationals.
"We have the talent to finis
Three years ago, USC was eij
two years ago. Last year, th
consistent, but can't quite get c
"I don't know what it is," 1
athletes, they work hard. I re<
wait and see."
USC concludes its regular s
when the University of Michigc
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is," Kefalos said. "We had to
lirl "
I his thoughts towards the upext
two weeks," he said. "We
finals and we'll take off right
antsy looking toward to the
ted. Kefalos also expressed
ation, especially considering
eded in the Top 10.
ine, I think we should
yen't found out how
doing/'
? Jeff Kefalos
ybody plays well at nationals,
ad physically and mentally at
h in the Top 5," Kefalos said.
ghth and improved to seventh
ey finished No. 12. They are
tver the proverbial hump.
Kefalos said. "We have good
illy don't know. We'll have to
season this Sur^y at 1 p.m. I
in comes to town. I
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Staff Photo by IOHNNY BOGGS I
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