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Newcomers lead toward new Hon By Jeff Owen? _____ After a recent game in which USC's baseball team collected 24 hits and scored 29 runs, head coach June Raines said, "This team hits more home runs than any team I have ever coached." Well, Raines can consider himself partly responsible for all the home runs he has seen sail over the fence this year. Last year, six Gamecock seniors accounted for 24 of the 53 home runs hit in 1984 and two others, Ail-Americans Greg Morhardt and Ken Anderson, who combined for 21 homers. 7- t ^6 .v r _ J , ^BS|p!^S?P5 3 VISKQ MATFIELD/tn Gam#cock Joe Datin, a junior callage transfer fram Middle Georgia, is ene of several newcomers to tke Gamecock baseball teem. RHUU ReseTvati flip IQlR'i.lQSA VP -w -a- x v JL / w jr be made as follow IIHW IIIIM I 1 I - I II ; Traditional r'DTT VI Licensed organizations . . 8:30 t (! 1 n.m. to All others afl Reservations are made in of the Russell House. I I I Gamecocks lie run record chose to turn pro. So Raines had to go out and look for players to replace those long ball hitters. And he was pretty successful, to say the least, as 10 newcomers have already accounted for 44 homers. He also formed a team which has hit 61 home runs in only 24 games. WHEN RAINES recruited for the 1985 season, he went looking for players with college experience. As a result, eight of the 13 newcomers are transfers from other schools. Four of those have combined for 32 home runs, over half of the team total. Jeff Barnes, Jeff Morris, Joe Datin, and Lewis IpnL-inc haw h?n tho KnlL- nf ?lio 1: ..% v wvvn uiv wuiix vi uiv pv;wti IIIICUp, Barnes, a transfer from Baptist College of Charleston, has been what Raines calls "the ideal leadoff hitter when he's hot." "Barney has power from both sides," Raines said. "He's a switch hitter who can put you up real quick with a home run or A ... ?UA I ? U ?? uc can uiuw 111c waiK auu MWI a UHM;. BARNES IS leading the club at the plate, hitting at a .390 clip. He has clubbed six home runs, and driven in 21 runs in USC's first 24 games. In a recent eight-game home stand, the sophomore shortstop hit a blistering .531 with three home runs and 15 runs batted in. "I've been feeling real confident at the plate," Barnes said. "This was probably one of my best week's efforts. I had a fniinli vi/aaI^ Qt Mpiu Hrlpfint 11 IQP' c lact rn q rl cnrinc\ \i/ h r? 1 was 0-7. But I camc back and worked on some fundamentals, and things are starting to pick up." Barnes said when he came to USC, he knew he could play well, but he's still seen himself improve. "When I came here last spring, I had a chance to meet the guys and learn the system," he said. That's important when you transfer somewhere." BARNES SAID the baseball program at USC has improved his game. "When I got here, they taught me a few things. Coach Raines and coach (Rick) Sofield worked with me and 1 have seen myself improve both offensively and defensively." He said he feels his role as a leadoff hitter is to get on base and set the pace. He said hitting is a lot easier when you have players like Jeff Morris and Joe Datin batting behind you. Morris, a transfer from DeKalb Central Junior College, is hitting .356 with nine home runs and 25 RBI. Morris' biggest oamp ramp rfnrinu a rnut nosiincf Pinpinniiti u/hpn hp | | ST. ANDREW 1S44 darner L g JOV l ocated between Julie's #11 WORD PRC r% "\X7"| || * Resumes - stored on dis for future updates. Letters C* ? Term Papers Rita Creel .?? ? I jjej AT 1600 PAS And The Roof to . o April 1-5 IsFn A '1 O f\ It's KtOO !*urk Circle. Just off I'ici t t jfjLlDrXl O" y i calk on\ filace on cam/m.\. a i And dlo/> the hiflftli floor, c. jitnss da\?with 11 uuma. indoor ti'hirlj stmderh, mid a room /nil of the la, A 1 f\ TO spuanm \liulio. one bedroom, anil J. XjJrJL XX Iv X. La kitchcn af>f/lianc4'.\. hug? wo ^ touch-ton? wmnty wstrm. oti-sii o 1Z noon \'imI our lii/imiitiliiin < 'rntrr Saluntax. I-ft Suntlax. Or cull 2 5:00 p.m. ter April 15 Room 205A " Drvvlrr | , I ttcsii lent c t;j A (Uxrtopmunl of hximtito ttdrral *ua |J InUrlatui huorpomUd SaUi and *u liil, BBbSBBSm JbbBSBB *TlrllfFrf ftr ^SSsHHHr Joe Dartin J?ff B?rw ^ wMWWHr r A W..1 Lewis Jenkins Jeff Morris The Gamecock baseball team entered the 1985 season with eight players who transferee1 from other schools, including the four athletes above. went three-for-five with two homeruns ? one a grand slam ? ^ .and seven RBI. Datin, who hits third in the Gamecock lineup, leads the team with 10 home runs and 33 RBI. Datin also had quite an impressive home stand, hitting .400 in eight games with five home runs and 16 RBI. "I DON'T think I've ever had a week like this before." Datin said. "I have hit well in streaks before but not for that long of a time." 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