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Yellow Jc By Johnny Boggs Neil Fox once told a youthful USC baseball fan the catcher was "the only position." But the Barto, Pa., native, who alternates catching and designated hitting, found himself in left field Monday afternoon at oarge rrye rieia. Although Fox committed an error in the outf^ld, he also doubled and singled in his j $? \ ^yiSSt^w v-'v". teSxl ?->', j^jj 4^^ ; | Turning the corner Gamecock catcher Neil Fox rounds first base in Carolina's 10-3 loss to Georgia Tech. Fox went twofortwo. Sportsfest to be By Andrew Miller This year's theme for the 1984 Sportsfest is "Sportsfest Goes Hawaiian." The Sportsfest will be held from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. this Saturday at Bell Camp. The 1984 Sportsfest is sponsored by the Carolina Program Union Special Committee, the Intramural/Recreational Sports Officc, Bell Camp and Hawaiian Tropic Products. "SPORTSFEST GOES Hawaiian" will bring an entire day of races, games and free A A 1 T"* A *_ !11 ? 1 1 . entertainment. entertainment win mciuae the nationally known "Mr. Simon Sez" and " Justin Tyme," a regional band who performs top 40, funk, rock and Motown favorites. Sporting events for the day will include an egg toss race, sack races, tug-of-war, free throw contests, volleyball and softball games. Organizations with five representatives participating in the events will be given 50 intramural participation points. Transportation will be provided to all USC students, faculty and staff to Bell Camp. A bus will depart at 11 a.m. and 12 D.m. from the Russell House and return from Bell Camp at 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. For more information about Sportsfest, call Lonnie Glass or David Smalls in the CPU office at 777-7J30, or Leeny Foiles in the Intramural/Recreational office ai 777-5261. \f THE OMEGA Psi. Phi fraternity defeated The bpartans 51-49 for the Division A intramural basketball championship on March 8. "It really didn't co?ie as any surprise tc us," Tony Porter of Omega Psi Phi said *"We are a very solid t?$m this year, and w< had a lot of rood olavers comins off th< bench to help us out." Omega P& Phi defeated L.A. 62-50 ir the semifinftl* to reach the championship game. Porter scored 10 points but also had 12 assists in tM win over L.A. :ff' r THE SPARTANS defeated three-time intramural champion Empire 52-49 tc reach the finals. Spc g T11 T S ickets stini 1 three innings of play. Georgia Tech, however, crushed Carolina 10-3. "I PLAYED some outfield in the Cape Cod League during the summer," Fox said. "I didn't play it that well, though." "But coach (June) Raines knew I had some experience in the outfield, and I was 1 A ? 1 1 A A A 1 A ~ ^ 1 J J jusi giau 10 gei me cuancc iu piay. In addition to Fox's two hits, Scott Mackie added three singles to lead the Gamecocks' 11-hit performance. "(Graduate assistant coach) Rick Sofield worked with me some in the cage before the game," Fox said. "He said I was pulling my front shoulder out. He got me working on that to make me swing through the ball." GEORGIA TECH, ranked 16th by Collegiate Baseball magazine, rattled two pitchers for 17 hits. Larry Price took the loss, falling to 3-3. Price allowed four runs, eight hits and two base on balls through three innings. Glenn Jenkins came in relief and pitched the rest of the game. The St. Petersburg, Fla., native shut the door for the Yellow Jackets until the ninth inning. Coach Jim Morris' squad scored five runs in the final inning. Raines elected not to use another reliever and put a strain on his bull pen. "GLENN JUST couldn't quite pull us through," Raines said. "But you can't let a team get 17 hits and still expect to win." Despite th^loss, Raines said his 10ih-iaicu team will battle back. "We're still not swinging the bats like we can," he said. "Chris Boyle is in a slump, and Greg Morhardt has been tapering off. "Rllt whpn wp hrpal; nnt r?f if u'p'rp rtr?i?r? to start getting our 15 and 20 hits a game." held this weekend Omega forward Craig Howard said the key to the win over the Spartans was their depth and their organization. "They (Spartans) were just a bunch of street players," he said. "We had a good coach who kept us organized in the end and that was the real key to the win. "We got off to a good start and that helped us out too." HOWARD SAID the backcourt combination of Porter and Clarence Howard were big factors in the team's success throughout the season. Roost Connection defeated Pweese 68-47 to take the Division B basketball championship. Gamecock running back Kent Hagood, and offensive lineman Rusty Russell led the Roost Connection with 18 points each. Men's A 1. S C. Bookstore 3 0 2. SAE 3 0 3. SN 3 0 4. Thumpers 30 5. SLLUB 3 0 6.69ers 30 7. Boilermakers 3 fl 8. Bootleggers 3-0 9. KS 3 0 ! 10. Pika I 3 0 Men's B 1. Sunny Slope 3-0 2. Guineas Brewing Co. 3 0 3. Fighting Stopcocks 3 0 ' 4, Paris Mt Bricklayers 3*1 5. (tie) Dynasty 30 ( Crusaders 30 Women's I.MeManiacs 3-0 2> Chemical Eliminators 31 itis 30 4. ADP 3 0 ' S.KK6 30 ' Co Roc t. CSD Abends 30 2. Dogs 3 1 3. Task Force 3 0 4. Task Force 3 0 > 6. (tie) EE Patrol 3 0 National Disasters 3-0 >rt$ g Gamecock I Heading home A Georgia Tech player scores during Tech's five-run nine Jackets handed the Gamecocks their second loss on S? BOYLE, WHO alternates with Fox as catcher and designated hitter, agreed with tc Raines. ^ "It's not like we're 0-20 at home," Boyle said. "We lost to a great team. We're just not swinging the bats." I7 Men s tennis ti 7-2 against Wj From Staff Reports w USC's men's tennis team won four of six singles matches in straight sets yesterday to P defeat Wake Forest University 5-4 at Sam " Daniel Tennis Stadium and Wildwood Country Club. The No. 5 singles and all of the doubles d matches were played at Wildwood because of rain. The Lady Gamecocks cancelled their v match against Coastal Carolina. a The win changed Carolina's record to 22-4. v USC'S RICARDO Acioly dropped a 7-6, a 6-1 decision to Laird Dunlop at the No. 1 ^ position, and Art Heller lost in three sets to a John Vinson for the Demon Deacons' only wins in the match. a Second seed Richard Ashby didn't lose a game to Wake's Mark Henry in his 6-0, 6-0 _ J J t _ _ r* . i . t ? r? . J ** win, ana tnira seea z.oran retKovic neat rreci Seelley 6-2, 6-2. Carolina's Brian Braker defeated Marco Lucioni 6-3, 6-0 at the No. 4 position, and ? sixth seed David Tremaine took a 6-2, 6-2 decision over David Cerino. ? "We played very well," USC head coach Ron Smarr said. "This was a regional match and we needed to win." gj THE TEAM took its fourth loss of the r season Saturday to Duke University, losing ? , 5-4 to the Blue Devils. * Three of USC's losses were in singles matches that went to three sets. s "Any time you lose three singles matches in three-set matches at home, you have some work cut out for you," Smarr said. "But I think we fought really hard. Duke is a good team," he said. ci? ?i;s ^ i ik. i _ _ . _ i. _ wirerNiMta against uuKe were Brian Barker and David Tremaine. In doubles, Petkovic-Heller and Barker-Mark Avedikian won their matches. Smarr said winning a match against regional opponents like Wake Forest is j important. "Winning regional matches will put us in good standing going into the tournament in ( Montgomery (Ala.)," he said. f The tournament in Montgomery is the I Blue/Gray Intercollegiate Championship, in r s 10-3 all jiy. - HIJMB i^fl Photo by Joseph Garnet! sthinning performance. The 14th ranked Yellow rge-Frye field this season. Georgia Tech improved to 20-5. USC fell ) 19-6, heading into yesterday's game at /estern Carolina. The Gamecocks travel to Tennessee today )r a j p.m. contest oeiore returning home riday to face Jacksonville. earn wins ake Forest /hich USC will begin play Thursday against tie University of Alabama. Carolina will lay four teams ranked in the national top 20 i the tournament. AFTER 25 matches, Carolina has an inividual and doubles match record of 170-56. Barker leads the team in singles victories /ith a 21-3 record. Following arc Tremaine t 19-3 and Ashby at 20-6. m Sunday's match against Michigan State /as cancelled because of rain. The Lady Gamecocks will travel to Clinton t 2 p.m. tomorrow to play Presbyterian Col*ge. Their next home match will be April 3 gainst Rollins College. The men's next home match will be April 4 gainst Furman. 51 , _ . Photo by Drew P??son Concentration Carolina's Richard Ashby hits a forehand in a recent match. In yesterday's match against Wake :orest, Ashby beat Mark Henry 6-0, 6 0 in singles. He combined with Ricardo Acioly to win a doubles ^ natch in three sets.