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USC's basketball program made some
rosier additions during the national signing
date Wednesday, and came away with a pair
of local products.
The Gamecocks signed forward Darryl
^ Martin, a 6-7 forward from A.C. Mora High
School and Allen County Community College
in Kansas, while the I.ady Gamecocks
added 5-10 forward/center Martha Parker to
their roster.
rarkcr comes to the women's squad Irom
Hammond Academy, a school (hat also produced
Lady Gamecock players Marsi and
Amy McAlister.
Martin, an uncle of 1984-85 Gamecock
senior Harold Martin, took the long way
hack to Columbia after attending A.C.
Mora. He spent three years in the Army and
then went to Allen, where he averaged 23
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^ team to a 26 7 rccord and a regional finals
finish in the 1985 Kansas Junior College
Tournament. He was named to the first-team
All-Kansas Junior College squad, one of only
two players chosen unanimously, and was
also honored as the Most Valuable Player of
the Fast-West Kansas JC All-Star Game.
Martin was also being recruited by Kansas
State, Alabama and Alabama-Birmingham.
"We are very pleased to have someone of
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gram." said USC head coach Bill lostcr.
"He is a Columbia native, and we are
especially glad to have such a talented local
Road block
Baseball team
I By Jeff Owens
During a 61-game season, most college
ibaseball teams run into a few obstacles.
Such obstacles have been frequent during
the past week for USC as they have lost five
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record to 27-13. The Gamecocks take that
1 record to Cincinnati this weekend for an important
Metro conference series against the
Bearcats.
When the two teams met earlier this season
at Sarge Frye Field, USC won all three
games, pounding the Bearcats in the series
finale, 29-3.
BUT USC head coach June Raines said he
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player with us. He comes from an excellent
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icgc, wnere nc received excellent coaching."
Martin's coach at Allen was Neil Crane.
Martin is South Carolina's second basketball
signee for 1985. During the November,
1984 early signing period, the Gamecocks
landed 6-7, 215-pound forward Bill Vernau
of Brentwood High School in Pittsburgh,
Pa.
Foster also announced Wednesday that
USC forward Derrick Lewis has decided to
transfer to another school. Larlier Lewis had
complained about his lack of playing time
during the 1984-85 season.
Parker is the first high school player to be
signed this season by head coach Nancy
Wilson.
She led Hammond to five consecutive
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the past two seasons.
She averaged 28.7 points and 10 rebounds
per game as a senior. USA Today listed her
as one of the nation's top 25 high school
players in 1984-85. Parker was also named to
the Addidas All-American team the past two
seasons, and to Street and Smith magazine's
second team All-American squad last season.
"Martha is definitely one of the country's
finest high school players and is ranked in the
top ten in most recruiting polls," Wilson
said. "She exemplifies the type of student,
athlete and person we want at USC."
hits slump
"I'm sure they will remember the 29 runs we
scored down here. It will be much tougher,
but we need a win no matter where its at."
Raines said his team is in a slump right
now. "We have only won five of our last 11
games so we need to get back on track right
now. We are a good team that's just not
flaying wen iigm iiuw.
One of last week's few bright spots was a
series against the University of Maine, a team
that has made appearances in the College
World Series in the last few years.
After a tough road trip, where the
Gamecocks lost two games to Georgia
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ams face a busy weekend, as both men's and
'ill he in action.
rn may have an NCAA tournament bid at
'ii they take on archrival Clemson at the Sam
idium. The match will begin at 1 p.m.
d Gamecocks, 21-4, need a victory over the
rs, 21-11, to guarantee a slot in the 16-team
cnt.
T, the winner of this match gets an NCAA
:oach Kent DcMars. "Both USC and Clem?d
in the region."
,A tournament will consist of eight regional
at-largc teams. DeMars said a 12 or 13 rankarantce
an at-largc bid if USC loses to
portant one," he said. "But I wouldn't be
latch where to go right down to the wire."
he contest will be the duel between each
:rs. USC's freshman standout Jan Sandberg,
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WHO earlier this season defeated 5th-ranked
IU, sports an 18-7 singles record.
,CC champion at No.3 singles and No.2
in singles play this year.
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ranked 32nd with a 40-27 singles
don Walters, ranked 56th and 40-19, will fill
ingles spots respectively.
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