Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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College of " i '' \\ ' K pjj . -_ i . v-tm a ?*?? -''SIM m MMMMBBBE Sophomore pi By Kolli Freas After Friday's loss to Jacksonville, U! baseball team "bounced back" Saturdaj defeat Baptist, 5-2. "Jacksonville was a hard loss," coach J Raines said. "It felt good to come back wi victory. "We had a slow start into the game prob; because they were still a little tired from day," Raines said. Senior Chris Boyle's double to right-cent< the third inning brought courtesy runner W Hatcher in to score the first run. Garnet team : tsy Johnny Hoggs FLORENCE ? When it came down t steak or beans, James Seawright must ha\ wanted sirloin more than Thomas Dendy. Seawright was in on four tackles during goal-line stand by the White squad in tl final seconds of the annual snrina fnnth? game played at Memorial Stadium Saturda On a fourth-and-goal situation at tl 1-yard-line, Dendy hurdled over the middl But the 5-10, 180-pound junior was push( back by Seawright and Kenneth Robinson THE STAND preserved an 18-13 win f< the White team to cap spring football drill i iic winners won a sieaK dinner, wnne ti losers had to settle for beans and franks. "Seawright played real well," USC he< coach Joe Morrison said. "That goal-lii stand by the White ballclub was a thing see." About 6,000 spectators were present at (I game, held in Florence because the artifici turf at Williams-Brice Stadium is beii rnr\lau/ith notnral oroct I vpiuvuvi Willi IIUIUI (4 1 51 uo.l. Morrison said he was pleased with tl turnout. "I THINK we had a good crowd, especi< ly with all that's going on today." The game coincidcd with the National Cc legiate Athletic Association basketbc semif inals and Camden's Carolina Cup hor race. The White team jumped to a 3-0 lead in tl first quarter after Scott Hagler's 31-ya field goal at the 4:55 mark. Midway through the second-quarter, tl Sp< : Charleston Standing tall Newly named USC women's basketball coach Nancy Wilson smiles during a press conference. Wilson replaces Terry Kelly, who resigned March 8. i Photo by Mary Ann Hollis V I L ) , tches three-hitte Other players scoring for the Gamecc 5C's senior John Sullivan, junior Kent / / to and sophomore Neil Fox. Sophomore Casey Reed had a no-hit fune for the first five innings of the game th a QpnrpH itc r?nl\/ t\un rune in ... _ VVI V/1I1J HTV/ I U1IJ IAA LIIV J1A111. I\t ed a complete game, giving up three hi ably "Casey threw an outstanding game,' Fri- said. "His fine perfomance made up poor hitting." :r in USC improved its record to 21-7 w 'ade win at Georgia Southern yesterday, teams meet again today. >melled steak, b Whites made it 9-0 when Tim Desmond o scored on a fi-varri run re BUT THE Garnet team cut the deficit to a two when, with just under three minutes to le play in the half, Anthony Smith scored from ill one yard out. John Barnard's extra point y. made it 9-7. le The Garnets took the lead early in the third e. quarter when James Sumpter blocked a id Brian Burns punt. Defensive end Willie Mclntee recovered in the end zone. Barnard's extra point attempt failed, but r the Garnets had a 13-9 lead. Is. The way they did it, however, may not tie have been under the code of good sportsmanship. id ne "THERE WAS kind of an agreement on to not rushing punts," Morrison said. "Obviously, it didn't last too long." tie After Hagler kicked a 25-yard field goal, al the White team got revenge when Robinson lg blocked Mike Collins' punt, and Cireg Philpot recovered in the end zone for the he touchdown. The two-point conversion attempt failed, but the White team held on to take the vicil tory, the bragging rights and the steak dinner. >1- Morrison said he wasn't concerned with ill the blocked punts. "IF YOU weren't expecting anybody to he rush, then you couldn't expect anybody to be rd blocking," he said. "Punting is an area we're concerned about, but not because of what he happened today." )rtS yuabii junid By Tracy Mixson Ir An award-winning coach joined USC's was athletic department Friday, bringing "na- Yea tional prominence" to the women's basket- Sylv ball program. 44 Nancy Wilson, 32, was named head coach wer< of the Lady Gamecocks Friday in a press won conference at the Roost. cum Wilson, formerly of the College of Charleston, replaces USC coach Terry Kelly, our who resigned March 8 after 2Vi seasons as our head of the Lady Gamecocks. our "Nancy Wilson brings national pro- thei minence to our university," USC athletic Si director Bob Marcum said. "She has the demonstrated the ability we are looking for. and We made a commitment (to hire) a coach she 1a. t- _ I ft i ? wim a proven record. While head coach of the Lady Cougars, tim< Wilson averaged more than 24 wins in eight tale seasons while compiling a 193-64 record. She can has led her squad to three consecutive g second-place national finishes since 1980. The Conway native said it wasn't a dif- ?. ficult decision to leave Charleston to assume her position at USC. , "I love the College of Charleston, but I feel the time is right in my life for me to do t something like this," she said. "When it ?, came nine ior me 10 maKe my decision, it Wdy wasn t hard. ancj She said she had always thought she tear would like to have the head Carolina position. \ "I love the state of South Carolina, and is t it's always been in the back of my mind that buil if this job opened up, I'd like to have it," she said. nati She added that the boost in salary and the the prestige of coaching a Division I team were sarr not big factors in making her decision. "The timing was just right to make a star change," she said. AtV ir to beat Baptist >ckswere "Georgia Southern always play \nderson against us," Raines said. "Our hitt where it; should be, and that is going ter going key to our success." . Baptist After the game Saturday, Raines s; ed pitch- baseman Sullivan has been hitting wc . players, such as senior first basem Raines Morhardt, however, have been in a si for our said ith a 7-4 Morhardt was 0-3 against Baptist S The two but did bring shortstop Anderson horf sacrifice fly in the sixth inning. / Over the top Garnet runningback Thomas Dendy is kept from scoring in game in Florence. The White team won 18 13. The Gamecocks lose Chris Norman to resi graduation. dril Dendy rushed for 107 yards on 13 carries to lead the Garnet team's 170 yards rushing. can Kent Hagood picked up 84 yards to pace the met Whites' 143-yard rushing performance. Mo pris USC takes off until fall pnctice and use i addition to several state awards, Wilson named Sports Writers' Coach of the r in 1982 along with Francis Marion's ia Hatchell. We had more than 40 applicants and 5 fortunate to have several outstanding nen's basketball programs nearby," Mari said. iNancy orings a national reputation to program, and this fills a commitment to women's basketball program. We told players we would hire a proven winner as r new coach." everal Lady Gamecocks had expressed need for a coach who can both discipline motivate the players, and Wilson said fits the role. I try to get a feel of what's needed at the she said. "I think there's a lot of nt (on the team), and I'd like to see what I a^ :* ?> UU Willi 11. he said she plans to meet with the team nbers individually today and tomorrow. I was very impressed with the players :n I met them," she said. "I told them d meet individually and if there is thing negative or positive they wanted to off their chests to do it then. If it's negative, 1 want to get it out of the ' and go on. It's a new day, so to speak, I'm looking forward to working with the n." Vilson said her goal for the coming season :o get to know the plavers and beein Iding USC into a national contender. 'I'd like to be, as anybody else would, a ional contender," she said. "We were at College of Charleston, and I hope for the le thing here. 'I think it's very possible, and we plan to t with the (Metropolitan Collegiate iletic Conference)." aturday, le with a Casoy Reed Throws three-hitter or beans Photo by Dennis Switzer the fourth quarter of Saturday's spring imes in August, when freshmen report foils. 'NUMBKR ONE, we hope the freshmen come in and provide us with some im aiaic ucpui, onensiveiy and defensively," rrison said. "We hope we get some surges like we had last year who can come in contribute right away."