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In day-night doubleheader
UaillBUUUKS
By Tracy Mixson
Kent Anderson and Steve Boley combined
yesterday to lead USC's baseball team past Nev
the first game of Carolina's day-night doublehei
Anderson continued to lead the Gamecocks at
ing four-for-five with a home run and two double
shortstop raised his batting average from .381 tc
effort against the Indians.
In his first st^rt, Boley went the distance, rei
strike outs and allowing eight hits. The freshma
82 pitches in less than two hours work. Ersk
Gamecocks in the nightcap 3-1.
'1't?i' a? i icr r:~i ,1 ~ _ i^u., c..
i."n irir, uay gaint;, u^v^. iigm iiciuci jimui ou
the Gamecocks' 16-hit barrage against Ne\vberr>
inning home run. it was the team captain's third c
Anderson also hit his third homer of the year
the second-inning with a shot to left field.
Uolev retired eight consecutive batters befor
single to left center field by the Indians' Dennis
The pitcher said lie was pleased with his first s
for USC.
"I'M HAPPY with my first start, and I'm r
won," he said. "I think the team played well, e;
16 hits, and the defense was super.
"I feel confident on the mound knowing the ti
me. They have both talent and experience."
The Gamecocks opened the door in the fo
secutive base hits by center fielder Scott Mack
and designated hitter Chris Boyle.
A sacrificc bunt by catcher Neil Fox brough
from third to put Carolina up 5-0.
USC ADDED another run in the fifth oi
doubles by Mackie and Anderson.
Newberry got on the score board in the sixth
single by right fielder Richie Carmon and a home
A solo homer by Indian catcher Hilly Robinso
the eighth made the score 6-3, before USC came
torn with its final two runs of the game.
Right fielder Rob Rinehart doubled to left
reached first on an fielding error by pitcher Rc
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man, wno rcncvcu siaiici jimmy iMtuciiusun m
ning. Both Rinehart and Sullivan scored on si
Morhardt and Mackie.
IN A iast-chance effort, Newberry's Marty S
to lead off the ninth, and scored on a single by <
Tennis team u|
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(Perfect forehand
USC s Sterling Cooke shows his winning form in
llniunrcitv vnsfnrdav.
Ill Spor
pound Newb
ter John Masarachia. But it wasn't
their efforts 8-4.
vberry 8-4 in In the night game, Erskine's Jerr
ader. plete game, allowing nine hits and
the plate, go- Carolina's lone run came on a
:s. The junior FIcisc in the sixth inning. USC's CI
402 with his loss.
The Gamecocks, 23-8, travel
wording eight tomorrow.
,n threw only "jffBS
thi> cf3c.-,ri
, leading off
e allowing a
I-rick.
tarting effort
eally glad we I 5 j , -specially
with
earn is behind j
urth on con;ie,
Anderson
t Boyle home
n consecutive . *** *
. " *"* " \ 1?
inning, with a ?v.?* - 4 ^~ ~ 'r;T-V
run by Frick.
healy doubled Back in time
designated hit- An Erskine player dives back to first
ps record to 25
The USC men's ten
of the season yesterdc
man University. But
the score suggests.
For the first time
went to three sets, an
tiebreakers. Carolin
singles victories, inclu
"They are a good t<
of Furman, now 24-8
I
straight SCtS'
jf|| Iege singie tennis pla;
l|||k . .1 Acioly and Ashby,
lffl|p{ - 31st place in the Inter
ijskl > 1 ' , > .,< t'0" P?ll
5 WUIUCIl ICI
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Johnna Chafin, rai
fifth-ranked Mary D
( ITfrT^TCTfrftffifH^ "The win should
NCAA championshi]
women's coach Arlo
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has a 3.6 GPR in his
histnrv mainr anri i? i
at the law school her
The Bahama nativ<
ago after visiting the
Cooke, who playe<
about his performan
singles action against Furman lucky a lot, but the m
he said.
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errv, fall to Ei
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enough, as the Indians fell
Erskine
use
y Poole, 4-1, threw a com- _ .. _ , IUf ....
t Erskine: Poole (W, 4 1) and Hai
twowaiKS. USC: Norman (L. 0 1). Coker (9
leadoff homer by Harvey
iris Norman, 0-1, took the Newberry
USC
to meet Virginia Tech Newberry: Richardson (I, 2 5),
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base as Greg Morhardt awaits the pickoff throw. Erskine
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-o wiiii win uvt
nis team acquired its 25th victory 1 think
ty with an 8-1 decision over Fur- SiflQlG 0F16
the match was much closer than ,
beatinq Ni
this year, all six singles matches gn(J gf the
d three of those went to third-set
a, however, emerged with five SGSSOfl
ding all three tiebreaker matches.
;am," USC coach Ron Smarr said
'ing with a whole lot of confidence
[y didn't quit today," he said. on the team fri
icardo Acioly beat Steve Price into USC," he
d Ashby beat Ned Caswell "Other scho
Petkovic defeated Bill Seward this school hac
ker beat Todd Trucks 4-6,6-2,7-6; like it better."
ne lost to Troy Goers 6-7,6-3,6-2; Cooke's ma
dged Myles Gilsenan 4-6,6-3,7-6. backhand. ,4It
teams of Acioly-Ashby, Petkovic- when I first
ker-Mark Avedikian all won in backhand mo
forehand."
anked 82nd in the nation for col- LAST YKA
yers, dropped 14 notches to 96th. doubles positi*
who were ranked 19th, dropped to combined rec<
collegiate Tennis Coaches Associa- Valuable Play<
This season
mis team lost to Rollins University 6 in singles an
"At the begini
nked eighth in the region, defeated well, but 1 thir
inneen 6-4, 6-7, 6-1. said.
assure her a singles bid to the "I feel that
ps in Los Angeles in May," USC higher than th<
Elkins said. thing is that 1'
Cnanl/mft ok
, ^ | oj;vaM?.6 au
R academic All-American, Cooke ??j think we cc
? junior year at Carolina. He is a r#?amc Wf, |nst
planning to go into law, "probably
e," he said. "BUT BEA
; decided to attend USC three years encj t^e scj
school. "I knew one of the players especially (bea
i No.6 singles, was not too happy The next (ar
ce yesterday. "He (Gilsenan) got js at i;30 p.i
ost important thing is that I won," UNC, like US
20.
rskine
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mmond.
) and Boyle.
First game
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Smitherman (7) and Robinson.
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" ,' ' " " "^-~ 'I
beat USC 3-1 in last night's game.
;r Furman
: we could have beaten every
of those teams we lost to. But
3rth Carolina and Clemson at the
i schedule would really make this
especially Clemson."
? USC tennis player
Sterling Cooke
am home, and he persuaded me to look
said.
ols were interested in me for tennis, but
1 already accepted me. And I really did
in weapon on the court is his topspin
feels so natural to me," he said. "Also,
started playing I concentrated on my
ire. Most people start with their
R Cooke played the No.3 singles and
an for the Gamecocks, posting a 30-19
3rd. He was also voted team Most
iv in 1982.
he has rotated through positions 4,5 and
d has wot played many doubles matches,
ning of the semester I wasn't playing too
ik I'm rominc out of the slumD now." he
if I'm playing well, I should be playing
e No.6 position. But the most important
m playing at all."
out the entire Carolina team, Cooke said
?uld have beaten every single one of those
to.
TING North Carolina and Clemson at the
ledule would really make this season ?
iting) Clemson," he said.
id last) home match of the 1983-84 season
m. tomorrow against Nortn caronna.
C, has received votes for the national top