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CAAfte Mv|#wa Baseball team signs t\A/n Florida nla\/prc V I IVI IUU |J!UJ Wl u .From Staff Reports Two players from Colonial High School in Orlando, Fla., have signed grant-in-aids to play baseball at USC. neaa <^oacn June Kaines saia right-handed pitcner Stephen # Boley and second baseman Bobby Miller signed with USC on Tuesday in Orlando. They are the first 1983 baseball signees for Carolina. Raines said he hoDes to sistn seven or eieht nlavers. denen ding on how the professional draft hurts his lineup. "I THINK . the pros miffht hurt lis a lot " Rninpc W * Mike) Werner, as well as .%-.< >,"W^Ajf (second baseman) Art "I think (pitcher Gary) 5b Parmenter has a chance, H and (outfielder Jim) St. | 4 / j Laurent. A couple of other \ | players have a chance, but you never know how the pros are thinking." ,, . n , . . Raines said he is pleased Head Coach June Raines Wjth ^is first two recruits. "They are both excellent ballplayers," he said. "Both made tVio q 11 _ctofo tnatn m fVia />loco A A A A looann u/KioU ic tUfi viiv miaittiv ivuiii ill iiiv viujo ivuguv^ ttiiivaa 10 iiu highest division in Florida. "THEY ARE also two super students with GPRs around 3.5." Colonial High School has a 19-9 record and is leading Florida's Metro Conference. Boley has a 9-3 record with ? i 1 n i ?~ ? ?i u? ac.i i.i7 ecu ncu i uii avuage anu lvinici id inning .*tu/. Both were All-Metro Conference selections as sophomore! and juniors and made the Orange County All-Star team las year. In 1981, Boley had an 8-2 record with a 1.56 ERA anc struck out 86 batters in 67 innings. Last year his record wai ^ 12-3 with a 1.12 ERA, and he had 133 strikeouts in 119 inn ings. He had a 5-0 American Legion record this past summe with a 0.96 ERA, and struck out 63 batters in 41 innings. Miller batted .356 as a sophomore, with 29 runs batted ii and 11 stolen bases. He batted .402 last year. - ft v *<J J <: V W = ; r, . ... ... .s* :!Sfex ' . . .. " . " ......... . y, ..... w;. s **-. -f : - I Ohio State's John Minch dives back to first as US( thrn\A/ frnm nitrhpr Mark Calvert. USC beat The Citad consecutive win over the Bulldogs. Pifohino chute ilni From Staff Reports 12-0 recor USC's baseball team must have The Georgia to ' Citadel's number. pionsh.p, The Gamecocks took their eighth con- average, secutive game from the Bulldogs Wednesday Gamecock night, winning 8-U in Charleston. . USC beat The Citadel 5-1 earlier this year eluding a g behind Gary Parmenter's pitching. 10 Jirn St CHAL PORT'S Southern Conference tw0 hits - ^ ?;? 13th hnmf contenders haven't oeaten Laroima suite - 1980, when they edged the Gamecocks 8-6. the fourth June Raines' team downed The Citadel RAINES four times last year, including twice in the USC'sofft National Collegiate Athletic Association home runs East Regionals. fer 11-6. " ' * 1 1 T !CVM? "U/a ari J The victory wecinesciay pusncu uov,9 record to 27-6 heading into last night's game now," Rai $ against Augusta College. shaky at - ^ n 1 \ I Parmenter earned his eighth win tor use.;, aunuayj, i | scattering four hits while going the distance. and any i especially THE JUNIOR right-hander, who had a be happy. HUnMMBBaHHBHBMHManHHHHMnaMMHBHMManMN Junior Chris E use cat By Jeff Rogers Junior catcher Chris Boyle is on his way to leading USC's baseball team in home runs for the second consecutive season. Boyle led the Gamecocks with 12 homers last year and broke that mark this season when he hit his 13th home run in Charleston Wednesday night against The Citadel. Center fielder Larry Hernandez is > ; ^ ^ I ^ | * iI ^ ? 'V - ;.* '&S^'.- i:^'^' \:s. ' ' " * * r USC catcher Chris Boyle follows 1 Frye Field. The junior leads the Ganr 1 rmTm. . .'IIJUU j Hg< ***mro* noin o ;: . The / -f# ? home ^ar^CI The V>. ^fc: game i '' I W behind \ . % and W \ J \ ' 1 Colt Ys Greg Morhardt awaits the el 8-0 Wednesday, its eighth a and all out se^ vn Citadel to help Pha d last year while leading Middle Atlant the junior college national chamhas compiled a 2.51 earned run Lany Hernandez paced the s at the plate with two hits, inthree-run homer in the ninth Laurent and Harvey Heise added A ich, and junior Chris Boyle hit his M ; run of the year ? a solo shot in plciye inning that put USC ahead 1-0. jp V\i 3 SAID he has been pleased with J[^g ;nse lately. The Gamecocks hit five phprl Tuesday when they downed Pfeif ; swinging the bats realy well right ines said. "Our defense got a little Georgia Southern (Saturday and t>ut we split the series with them time you can split on the road, winning the last game, you have to > > Joyle cher 'red hi second with seven, and third baseman John Sullivan and designated hitter Scott Mackie have five each. "Chris has been red hot with the bat," USC Head Baseball Coach June Raines said. "He just had a super week." Boyle, who began the season in a hitting slump, has hit six home runs in his past five games. During that span, he single-game record by hitting three "*ers against Baptist College. i J ; 5? , VX "" ... V " ?S... % *&&**' ' . through in a recent game at Sarge lecocks this year with 13 home runs. ainst Charleston Columbia P no me stans taff Reports c ^ Columbia Mets finish an eight-game stand tonight when they face the ston Royals at Capital City Park at i r Mets were 5-6 going into last night's i ?vith the Royals, having come from to win Tuesday against Spartanburg j ednesday against Charleston. imbia rallied from a 7-2 deficit to beat j ston 8-7 in 10 innings Wednesday. On ly, the Mets beat Spartanburg on a >lam in the ninth inning by Ken Harris. ^ JEF PITCHER Ed Pruitt got the win t Charleston. He pitched four innings , lowed four hits and no runs. He struck . /en batters without issuing a walk. , tier USC outfielder Paul Hollins a solo home run in the seventh inning > start the Mets rally. rleston, a perennial power in the South ic League Southern Division, leads the ] Columbia Mets r dives safely to first Wednesday's game. Mets play host to leston tonight. '.... '' " ' I , - F ..wyww.i, . v it' at plate He hit two home runs against Wingate College. The York, Pa., native has hit at least 10 homers in each of his three seasons and set a school record for freshman his first year when he hit 10 home runs. Going into last night's game against Augusta College, Boyle had a career total of 35 home runs ? 13 less than I 1 1 C ~ll a awuiu, act uy iiaiiiv oiiiaii (1972-75). With 12 games left in the regular season, he is also within reach of Small's single-season home run record of 19. * Bovle hit .306 last year with 59 runs batted in. This season, he is batting .348 (third on the team) with 43 RBI and a team-leading slugging percentage of .730. He said experience has made the difference in his hitting. "I'm a year smarter, Boyle said. "I was struggling at the start of the year, but (Student Assistant Coach Rick) Sofield threw to me for batting practice for hours, and it's helped." Sofield, a former major league player, said he gave Boyle advice but "couldn't take any credit for his improvement. "I talked to him, and we made a few minor adjustments in his hitting," Sofield said. "Chris is a good hitter, and he's made it all on his own." Boyle said he is more confident about his hitting this year than he was last year. "When you're in the starting lineup, you're confident that the coach thinks you can do the job," he said. "When you have a few good games, your confidence develops." Royals (/lets close I 1 Hi 3 lorugni livision with a 6-3 record, as of last night's ;ame against the Mets. THE FLORENCE Blue Jays, last year's eague runners-up, are second with a 5-4 ecord and were scheduled to play at Macon ast night. Macon is tied with Columbia for third )lace at 5-6 and Greenwood is last at 4-7. After tonight's game, the Mets travel to Macon, Ga., to play three games against the Red Birds, formerly known as the Peaches. Columbia then travels up state to play four games in six days at Florence. COLUMBIA RETURNS home May 2 for a six-game home stand, playing three games against defending league champion Gastonia. The Mets then play three games against the Anderson Braves. All home games are scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m., with Sunday games slated for 4 p.m. starts. Photo by Pat Evans