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.sports. Carolina fac By Johnny Boggs The No. 1 baseball team invades Sarge Frye Field this weekend, and USC Head Coach June Raines hopes his 19th-ranked squad fares better than it did last year. Ron Fraser's Miami Hurricanes, the defending College World Series champs, enter the three-game stand with a 38-9 record ? including wins over college baseball notables Wichita State, Arizona State and Maine. Game time tonight is 7:30, with the series continuing tomorrow and Sunday. The Hurricanes defeated USC seven of ei&ht games last vear. with threp of thosp wins coming at Sarge Frye Field. Miami outscored Carolina 43-20 last year during the four-game stand. "THIS IS A very important series for us," Raines said. "We've been playing well; they've been playing well. And we like to play Miami. Unfortunately, we didn't do that well against them last year.'' TTmcKtvi nrt ??i rtWf lr? ...111 l i^oiinuiii liguriidiiuci miive t^uuis. will start on the mound for the Gamecocks tonight. The Charleston native has a 6-0 record and 3.40 earned run average. Junior Gary Parmenter (6-0) will start for USC tomorrow, and senior Mark Calvert (43) will start Sunday afternoon. Parmenter has a 3.35 ERA, while Calvert's is 3.06. "Mike's been a good surprise for us," Raines said. "He's been the best thing all year. He's confident and he's got a lot of poise, which is good for a freshman." * RAINES SAID defense will be one key to having a successful series. "We've got to get good defense, and hopefully we'll continue to hit the ball. We also need to have good pitching. If we can do that, I'm sure we can come out in eood O shape. "Ron (Fraser) likes for you to make the mistakes. They'll bunt early, hit and run and make sure to put the ball in play. "They've also played a few more games than we have. Gamecock goll By Associated Press AUGUSTA, Ga. ? The Masters ? the golfir great amateur, but a tournament an amatwip h? Seven amateurs were in the field of 82 sla yesterday in the 47th Masters, including Nathaniel Crosby, a U.S. Amateur winner. Also in the field is David Tolley, a USC member of the Carolina golf team. Tolley cam the U.S. Amateur in September at The Coi Brookline, Mass., to qualify for the Masters. Jack Nicklaus said an amateur has a better g^H X^BSmSjjjgS^B^ I Br r ^A ' m .A * * I * I I es top-ranked pggjrg - - Bp flB-g?*Bigg|| p#. | BSnV' \ ? * ~u Kb- : k / ' e?:? .:_LI i 1-- ?? _j a i . i i i i ocinui ilyiu-iidiiuur marK uaiveri nuns a pitch to f three-game home stand against top-ranked Miami ton CALVERT SAID he thinks the Gamecocks " will surprise the Hurricanes this year. The l Waldorf, Md., native was the lone Carolina fro pitcher to win against the Hurricanes last sev year, when he took a 6-2 decision. "We've got pretty much a different pit- s ching staff than we had last year," Calvert is h said after the Gamecocks defeated Fla Davidson 9-6 Wednesday. "We were a little s firnH fnnirfVif Knf nmNrA ^* i vii vv4 twiiigut, UUV Wt VC UV/V/Il llllllll^ CIIC Wdil. ^JKi er among seven the Masters than the U.S. Open b ? ? fairways and spacious greens. isneverwon3 "K would ^ a long shot'" Nick1' say never ? especially at the Maste teS *? "There is no way an amateur cai Bing s kid, wj1Q js piaying topflight competitioi Nicklaus said Tuesday. senior and a don't say it's impossible for ai e in second in chances are remote ? and they're ? intry Club in time," said Charlie Coe, former from Oklahoma City. Coe finished; chance to win Gary Player's 280 in 1961 and tied w Photo by Joe (at kson I Miami ovei - "-V >- <>>-f> ?;^i. .... i Davidson player Wednesday night. The Gam ight. I think Miami is in for a big surprise." 'he Hurricanes return 17 of 28 players m last year's 55-17-1 team, including en starters. ENIOR SECOND baseman Mitch Seoane itting .312 with 35 RBI. Seoane, a Tampa, i., native, has hit safely in 39 games. enior shortstop Billy Wrona of Tulsa, la., is hitting .319 with 37 RBI. Wrona has i amateurs at ecause of the unfettered Besides Coe, greatest amate aus said, "but can't ever wild-hitting Bil rs" finishing a shol , ... won the playoff i compete with a top pro, n week-in and week-out." Robert Tvn magnificent A n amateur to win, but the nament that br joing to get tougher all the without ever se U.S. Amateur champion Now the odds just a shot back of winner of the Jones m ith Arnold Palmer. can pierce the s USCt Mourn N D.. X uy ixcuiii ouillVi use Head Ti a close meet i Baskin Track. "This should come down to I weekend than couraging," St At the Carol Ron Yarab woi were Alan Dr< 1 to have Met'ya aethsu,r (hammer). Th jmbia Mets pitcher Billy relays. 1 relaxes at a reception Strong said h let the Mets held at the the Gamecock lay Inn Northeast ? l 1 j? ! ? high hurdles. > esday. The Mets first g?j game will be April 15 "Tony Ramt st Greenwood. big void in th rrhorpe had or cent." The Mounta pressive track either first or s the Mountaine Mountaineers I the Furman Im leading the I who qualified f( during the seas feet, is better y Adams in 1975. "They are a i out-people us. 1 larger team. T events we will p ammmmmmmmmmammmmmmmmammemmmmmmmmmmm r weekend | Photo by Russell Jeff coat ecocks beat the Wildcats 9-6 and start a hit safely in 36 games and is the team leader in sacrifices with eight. The twosome has turned 22 double plays together this year and are tied in several offensive categories. Fraser, who has coached the Hurricanes since 1963, said, "We have never had th( kind of offensive and defensive production out of those two positions in all my years at i Miami." j ivmdici a a member of the exclusive Augusta Club, the ur charge was made in 1954 by the aggressive, ly Joe Patton, who scored a hole-in-one in t back of Ben Hogan and Sam Snead. Snec( b Jones, out of whose head came the ugusta course and the annual spring tourings the sport to life, died in December 1981, eing his hopes fulfilled. ; grow longer every year that a young man cut old and representing his ideals of golf for fun ;teel ring of touring professionals. l_ - - - racK Team to mee.T taineers tomorrow rack Coach Charlie Strong said he anticipates with Appalachian State tomorrow at Weems be an outstanding meet this weekend. It could :he final event (mile relay). We did better last I had expected us to do, and that's enrongsaid. ( ina Invitational April 2, USC took 11 events. 1 ioirnlin ? ' i nivy ja vuiiu anu uistuA events. uuioi" winners )sky (1,500-meters), Ricky Griddine (400 Indies), Verlon Rhodes (200-meters), Tim Colas , Peter Edeh (long jump) and Mark Thorpe e team also won the 4x100 -and 4x400-meter e was worried about injuries, which have hurt squad. "We are hopeful that Willie Cummings ible with his hip like he did last weekend in the Ne need to have him at 100 percent," Strong >o has been out all year, which has created a e sprints and hurdles. (Weight man) Mark | thoscopic surgery, and he won't be 100 p<T >| ineers of Appalachian State have an im- | and field history. Since 1978, ASU has finished | ?econd in the Southern Conference. Last year 1 :ers placed as runner-up. This season the I lave beaten North Carolina (121-23) and won /itational and the Davidson Relays. Mountaineers is All-American Robbie Mosley, | >r the NCAA Championships in the triple jump on's first meet. His season best, more than 53 g Al Al ? ?... man me usu aii-ume record set by Hoiv^ $ ;ood, balanced team," Strong said. "They will | n other words, they have more runners and a I his puts pressure on us, but I fee! there are )robably win."