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> Sports Friday, April 3, 1987 * 7 GAMHCOCKIMnMHnMHHHHHnBnHHHnMHMHi Gamed # running pitching Raines:4 playoff i By The Associated Press s H| USC is running more and I hitting fewer home runs, but it is r pitching that's kept the Game- I cocks strong so far this baseball season. im wc rc uui inning -rf;; :'v. the bail like we'd like jgppS|B| to. But it's hard to J? complain when you're 20-5," Coach June VJ j Raines said. "Our pitching's been good, ' and our defense has HHHHpN gotten better. We J^e Rj think if we start hitting the ball we can become a i better ballclub." 1 The Gamecocks, who raised < their overall record to 21-5 by defeating The f it n HpI r?n Wednesday, take on Metro Conference leader Virginia Tech i this weekend ? a three-game series that Raines said may tell him just how good his team is. "It's a big series," Raines said. Virginia Tech, 15-1-1 overall and 6-0 in the conference, is ranked No. 23 nationally. South ^ Carolina is 4-1 in the league and is iytn. "I think we're playoff material," said Raines, who will try to get the Gamecocks in the NCAA playoffs for the 12th time in the past 14 years. "But the meat of our schedule is coming up." After its series with Virginia Tech that begins Friday, South Carolina travels to Louisville and plays host to No. 14 New Orleans 1and Cincinnati during the next two weeks. I.ater in Anril. Smith Carolina travels to No. 9 Clemson and is at Virginia Tech for three games. "We've got some good teams coming up," Raines said. "We are going to find out what we're made of." Raines like*, what he's seen so far of the Gamecocks' makeup ? he would just like a little more a nitting stirred in to keep too ^ much of the burden to win from falling on his pitching staff. "I think we're a better hitting team than we've shown," Raines Soccer team ends practice with game USC's soccer team will take on Erskine at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Graveyard to complete spring practice. No seniors from last year's team will play in the scrimmage, giving Gamecock b<;ad coach Mark Berson a chance to see what his 1987 squad will look like. ocks more, e* well use is material' aid. "I wish I could explain that, f I could, I would be making a nillion dollars in the big eaaues." ur-j VJUHlg 1IIIU YVCUI1C5 flfa day's game, the sgj=^ Gamecocks were hitting .297 as a team iiPvQ^ and had 29 home runs. A year ago, jvfML South Carolina hit P.295 and had 67 home ^ jf\ runs in finishing lines While the Gamecocks hitting average is sugnuy nigner tnan last year, Raines said the figures are deceptive. "We got eight hits last week. . . but it was eight guys who got one hit each," Raines said. "We're just not bunching our hits. When you get one an inning you're not going to score that many runs." Raines said pitching has : i ?u ?r 1?a T~U? taui^u muitii ui uic luau. i lit Gamecocks have an earned run average of 3.50 and are holding opponents to a .217 batting average. Senior right-hander Rodney Richey and freshman left-hander Roger Brainard lead the pitching staff. Richey, a Greenville native, is 7-0 with a 2.86 ERA. Brainard, a Niagara Falls, N.Y., native, is 4-0 a 0 A.^ tJD A onH ic awAraninn TV111I U i-.T-/ JL-/ l\i & UI1U 1J UTVIU5UI5 13.2 strike outs per nine innings ? tops in the league. "Richey is a finesse pitcher. He never gives you the same look twice," Raines said. But both are taking advantage of the fences having been moved out at Sarge Frye Field. The dimensions were expanded by 25 feet in center field, 20 fet in left field and 10 feet in right field and the power alleys. "It's definitely helped our pitching," Raines said. "They know they can make mistake and cet awav with it. l ast vear. it seemed a routine fly ball was a home run." IHYITES YOU 1 April 7, 198 ] Delta Zeta Roorr Due to December gradua available. For more infori IWaru McHu)nrK> 777.C7A Jt a IPWk w JS Ij^B Mon - Tue Precision Hal Terrific campi * student I.O. Columl mm iffffw wimp ww www ii mm? i I The new 3-p< don't see wh] I w**mm **,an a s?iot yc Wf ? side. . . I don't *? tamper Coach praise: By JEFF SHREWSBURY Sports editor The adoption of the 3-point shot rule to 1 11 1 I.^AL.^11 IL! ^ 1 women s cuuegc uasKeiuau uus pasi wcck nab brought mixed reviews from USC's team. Head coach Nancy Wilson says she thinks the rule is a plus for women's basketball, while starting guard and team scoring leader Martha Parker says she doesn't think any changes should be made in the game. The 19-foot, 9-inch, 3-point shot, which is Wipe out Phil Parsons' car escapes damage as Dave; Darlington Speedway. Allison recovered frc Earnhardt went on to win the race. sta j>n FO OPEI 3BSH! ' 7, 8:30 PM i, Women's Quad 1 I c tion, there are spaces 1 nation, contact J 8. Or niwin MM?MBSE?m nMBHHB TT 'N JBT' ?q r J) j. m lege Nfghts s - Wed, April 6-7-8 jj| | Noon to 9 p.m. f" i A rcut & Style ? Only $7.50 w !j js cuts at super savings with | Free gifts & refreshments [| i HAIRSTYLISTS J [j }ia Mail | ng to be a good en's basketball, j elp the smaller ;ood shooters." Nancy Wilson Hp ml rnnrti L>int rule V it's worth more iu work for inthink you ought with the game." Martha Parker Junior guard s; player quest the same distance as the men, was passed by the Women's Basketball Rules Committee Saturday after researching the idea. Of the response from the 28 conferences surveyed, oo percent were in iavor 01 me ruie. The committee cited the fan excitement and come-from-behind abilty as the reason for acceptance. "I think it's going to be a good thing for women's basketball," Wilson said. "It's going to help the smaller teams with the good .< gam Hl-V 5ifc> ^ ; :J;: - ?; ~~ ' ^fr 1 "l y Allison collides with the wall near the third turn of >m this crash only to later collide with his father, B< WOULD YOU LIKE TO KNO TO BE THE PRESIDENT Oi Have You Ever Wondered What A "Typical Work Whv Not Enter The SPEND A DAY WITH PRES The Horseshoe-Woodrow Residence Hall Staff is sponsor >pportunity to spend a day with Dr. Holderman. Every studen icipate in a conversation with Dr. Holderman where he will d itudents have about his presidency ? its challenges, frustrat To enter the Spend a Day with President Holderman ConU nan saying why you would like to spend the day with the pr ind why YOU should be selected as the student winner. The si t winner. Be sure to include your name, address, and phone yf the time and location of the conversation with Dr. Holderm ye announced following the conversation. Letters must be received by Wednesday, April 8. Address tl Spend a Day With Preaideii C/0 Student Affa 109 Russell House, ggOPEEr Student Health Enrich/* -,r2i presen Af% HEALTH ENRICHI * April 6 Monday, April 6 Jim Petersen, author of th your questions on love ; Ballroom. Co-Sponsored t Tuesday, April 7 CAROLINA CHANGE DAY the day - Change is hab Wednesday, April 8 Wellness Wednesday, 11blood pressure, weight, or | n FRFF niuro nf fruit I u . ..Wb v.. Thursday, April 9 "Put Your Bust Foot Forw from 12 2. FREE T-SHIRT in front of the Russell H 1 , f , ?l V 19.Fl 9 IN. RADIUS ^^|T K 10 OUI SIDE OF LINE | | ?-? % CO \ to 5 I ions new rale shooters. Parker, however, says she doesn't like the rule. "It's going to have a big impact on the team. All of us can hit from out there," Parker said. "Most of our shots were from 3-point range anyway. "But it's going to change the game. It's kind of a reward to the guards, and I don't see why it is worth more than a shot you work for inside," she said. 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