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I THE GAMECOCK Sports March 22, 1985 - Page 11 Gamecock b By Associated Press Point guard Derrick Lewis says lie may leave USC because he wasn't allowed to play enough this season. "I felt I wasn't playing as much as I should have," said I.cwis, a highly recruited player wno receiveu several Honors while attending a Dunbar High School in Baltimore. "One of ^ the reasons I came here was because I thought I would get to play. I wasn't expecting to sit on the bench and wait. "I don't want to get into any conflicts with the coaches," l ewis said earlier this week. "They played who they felt was the best player, and 1 can't argue with that." i.r.vrn /%rrr,/iKMi in iv o! the Gamecocks' 28 games and averaged 5.3 minutes and 2.H points a contest. Gamecock assistant coach Kurt Kanaski A iind l.ewis did not r>lav more durinu the vrar W bccausc of knee surgery he had during I lie pre season, which hindered his transition between shooting guard and point guard. "He wasn't a point guard in high school. Lowery's perfec leads softball te By Tracy Mixson It was cold, wet and rainy ? not the most i lor an afternoon of softball. But Darlene l.owi to mind. USC's premier softball pitcher pitched her career no-hitter to lead the Lady Gamecocks t yesterday in the first game of a double Massachusetts. Mf\Vi; O. 1. I f hie tnninn I au'apo Wr<?in 1A en first game, while only two base runners rcac both on errors. A freshman All-American in 1983, she sa season with a knee injury. This season, the so l argo, Ma., has pitched two one-hitters, inch a tory over E*.astern Michigan Wednesday. ^ "Darlene threw better today," USC head < said after the Massachusetts win. "She's been her confidence, but she's improving." In the first game, l.ady Gamecock Shirley with two out in the bottom of the sixth for t store. Burton reached first on an error, stole se<. then moved to third when l.isa DeCruz hit the side of the infield. Cindy Long then walke scored on a double steal. "It was a squeeker, and it shouldn't have b< "I'm not pleased with the way we've been baligames lately. We're just not psychcd. and i ii more seriously, we're going to have some r In the second game, USC and Massachuscu At 12-3-3, the l.ady Gamecocks are ranked lion by the coach's poll of the National Col Association. USC stands third in t' NCAA's behind Nicholls State and Louisiana lech. Carolina has three more home games befo North Carolina next week. The l.ady Gamecoc tomorrow at 1:30 p.m., and Ohio University double header beginning at 2:30 p.m. USC Ail-Americans i at NCAA champions From Staff Reports lour l ady Ciamccock swimmers earnc honors yesterday in the first day of the women legiate Athletic Association Swimming and l)i\ ships in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Susan Hagherg, Joanne Seymour, l.indaC'ri O'Donnell won All-America status by qua 200meter medley-relay finals with an eightli-| llagherg, a junior from Hoylston, Mass., se iIns season in the 100 and 200 meter backstn O'Donnell, a senior from Willow Grove, He American last season and was named the I-a Most Valuable Player the past two seasons. The relay team's time of 1:45.2) is a new s "Obviously we arc very pleased with their USC swim coach Steve Collins said. "It gives i faster times in the later raccs. The squad's finish guaranteed USC 22 pt scoring, which Collins said will be a big help top 20 is released. "A top 10 finish for South Carolina is not b oi possibility," ne saiu. Boih USC's men's and women's swim teai the Mclro Conference titles, held at the Carol i ^ Marnh IH.1 I thp (\hn^fpH f vitational, a last-chance meet to get swimm< the NCAA championships. Caroina has qui mer* and divers for the national competition -r ; ' : ,i > . ' i! ! lasketball pi so he wasn't used to handling the ball as much as he did when he came here," rvaudtiwc rwtiu. i nc twice surgery ncia mm out for five or six weeks, and that slowed him down. "So, not only did he have to make a transition from point guard to shooting guard, but he didn't have as much time to do it because he missed so much practice. That's the reason he didn't play as much as everybody thought he would." KAN ASKIK SAII) he understood the position l.ewis was in and sympathized with him. "Anytime you have a high school player who was as highly recruited as Derrick was and they don't get to play much they're going to he unhappy," Kanaskic said. "We want what's best lor Derrick, and if he's better off at another school, we'll help him in any way possible, but we don't want Derrick to leave." Lewis said lie is displeased with the coaches' attitude about his ability to play basketball. :tion Ibmi iicai conditions V cry didn't seem ?-' hall to the right '* " ~ A u, uiiu nuuuii .a v Ml#-"**'* 18th in the nalegiate Athletic , , , _ , South Rcainn. usc P'tcher lary Price goa runs to down the Bearcats. rc travelling to ks play Indiana BJ " * _ Monday for Vfl IT wJJ 'I lamed <, q, ihips U*L Rw .luff Dimmi* i Ait a ZZT Dave Ho ins probab y s d All-Amcnca f. . . .. . 7 , KI . .... of last night on the phone s National Col- . . ,, . ' ... brother Paul, a former < gChamp,on- AI,.America?. aboul thc itldle and Kathy P'aycd ycsler.lay. You see, Dave didnt lifyinu lor the , , , ... , , - average clay. Instead he ha place finish. .V. . , , ' . , , most baseball players only t school records ' ' /, . Mollins led the Gamecock ? nn.i was an AM lack * i!h ,hrce h?mc '? " dy Gamecocks' B'"nd ) "" ~ "?hl," in, as USC. routed ( incim chool record. !>"" '? " .of,> " ? performance," calkd aflcr ,lx " ' . . . rain. ncentive to nave .. ,, ... Ihe teat was one Holhn >ints by NCAA ??ild certainly relate to, a , when Ihe final h'? ho'nc' 1982 with the Columbia M eyond Ihe realm "olJins' Performance br out of a frustrating slun to recently won rcallv "?>"??' c" n* ina Natatoriutn. K_amc today be said. "I . ? , i vt* ncen r unit iia>? ncc he Carolina In- s(lmeonc .. iVIW ?r Before today, Hollins ha ilified 24 swim- hi, in ,9 ?jps the plate. ' I I ' ? I i , layer may le "I felt in late January and early Febr playing well, but I still wasn't getting time I thought I deserved." De "I understand that I had a knee operation early in the season and that's why I didn't get to play much at first," Lewis said. "I felt in laie January and early February I was playina well, but I Still wasn't artfinv lhi? nlnvino time I thought I deserved. LEWIS SAID he has talked to coaches at other universities about his status at South Carolina, but he would not be specific. WtEUmlf ^'^Sr.1 : J i^^yV , f I I QB|H -\*J . /ri|f :, ,-^K \ s the distance in yesterday's 29-3 win over Cincin trade ' homers sparl Coach June Raines said he kne peril most Hollins was capable of having a b telling his day. "I have always thought he had [jamecock lot of potential and power from boi game he sides," he said. "We just needed him to relax ar have an start playing the way we thought I tl one that was capable of playing. Hopeful of fhic iv vf:irf n I cn nnwlunn hio IV > 24-hit at- him." . ? otic a Although Hollins said this was h ms hatted best offensive game ever, lie was evt iati, 29-3. more ama/ed at the performance < game was the team as a whole. Hollins was 01 ecause of of six Gamecocks who cleared tl fence yesterday. "The ball was real s' brother jumping out of the park today, s Paul hit Hollifls said. a game in Raines agreed. "I have never se< lets. a game where there was nine hon ought him runs," he said. "It was an amazii ip."l was exhibition of hitting. It was one < into the those days where everything went f everything us." n right at Several new baseball records we set. When Jeff Morris hit a grai d only one slam in the sixth inning (his secoi home run of the clay), USC broke tl ' i J' i i : ' i ' . save USO jBgKKfJ ijj|| p v 9 "A couple of schools have contacted me about playing for them," Lewis said. "I just don't want to get anyone into any trouble, so I won't have an decisions as to where I'm go ing or what I m doing until the school year is out. "I don't want to start any rumors about me leaving because anything can happen, but as of right now I am considering leaving." v Jh. <*nfit- I JOE RICKER I Th? Gamecock nati. The Gamecocks hit a record nine home r 29-3 win w school rccord for most home runs in ig one game. The previous rccord was a seven. ih Morris and Hollins were also the first to both hit a grand slam in the id same game. Hollins also tied the ie school record for the most homers in ly one game. >r "We thought at the first of the year that we had power throughout is the lineup and I think we showed that :n today," Raines said, jf Gamecocks Joe Datin and Jeff ic Barnes also had good days. Datin ie started the scoring in the first inning lv with a thrrr-run homer. He also went *' four-for-six with three RBI. Jeff Barnes went four-for-five with rn two doubles, one home run and two >ie RBI. Me also raised his batting ig average to over .390 to lead the team, of Raised praised Barnes' effort, or "Barney has power from both sides. He's the ideal Icadoff hitter when re he's hot. He's a switch hitter who can id run, and he can put you up real quick id Sue "B?Mball," pig* 15 t i? . \' .\* \ i \\ .t ># . r . . \ ? i .