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Adkins add despite batt By RAK LEIGH Staff writer Gamecock head baseball coach June Raines was just kidding when he told left fielder Adrian Adkins he wouldn't have signed him if had known about the car wreck. Adkins, a Georgia native, was rcdshirted in 1985 becausc of a car accident during his first season at Middle Georgia Junior College. He had a broken leg, a concussion and several cuts on his back. "I was going to see my girlfriend, and 1 just lost control of my car," A J - ! ?. _ _ - 1 /vuKins saia. The wreck may have physically set Adkins behind schedule, but he said it strengthened his mental game. "After the wreck, I had a lot of time to sit back and reflect on the importance of baseball to me," Adkins said. "Baseball is my life." Adkins further damaged his left leg when he later broke his ankle. He ? ^ had to undergo knee surgery in 1985. "Everything that happened in *85 has decreased my speed a step or two," Adkins said. "Now one of my legs is shorter than the other." * H| Gamecock left fielder Adrian Adkins ******* I CA ft rU 1 I * | j FRIEND 1 t | ! A FRANK DISC THE PERILS f I EA1 I : TOPICS 1 j DIE WEIGH EATING D I Thi irorlav/ H I I 1^4 1 UUUJT ^ Noon tc 1 Russell Hou Sponsored by Open Nutritlc The Gamecock I Advertising 777-4249 I V & LUNTEERS add uw Help Us Help You. I# American Red Cross SC. Regional Blood Services 1 1 Is power to < ling recent i Adkins, after working hard during the off-season, signed to play for use. He is already establishing himself as a power hitter. He is batting in the .460 range and has a .820 slugging percentage. He leads the team in home runs. He also has also batted in 13 runs and had 23 hits. Adkins missed the first five games because of a sprained ankle, but is going full speed at catching up with his teammates in statistics. Being a good hitter takes concentration, Adkins said. "I wait on a good pitch and con centrate on a baje hit," he said. Adkins confessed to a secret game plan, however. If he likes the pitch, he's going for it. "If the pitcher is wild, I try and wait on a strike," he said. "If the pitcher has good control and the first pitch looks good, I swing." Adkins said he is where he wants to be offensively, but said he has room to improve defensively. "I'm playing adequate defense," 5S - . V tf: - '-Vr-; A :. :, . ' ' takes a big swing at the ball Tuesday ag t OD | OR FOE? USSION ABOUT AND JOYS OF "ING. INCLUDE: TING T LOSS ISORDERS , March 24 ) One pm se Room 203 Door as part of National >n Month. pUjAjjGI USC lineup eg injuries Adkins said. "If 1 can improve on my speed, it will help. When I do im prove dctensively, I feel I will have an all-around game." Like many collegc baseball players, Adkins wants to play professional baseball. "I'm not saying that education isn't important, but if it weren't foi baseball I wouldn't be in college," Adkins said. After graduating from higl school, Adkins had offers from Easi Carolina and The Citadel to pla> football, but chose baseball instead. Adkins said with a smile "Baseball is a quicker route to sue cess; why choosc football?" It doesn't matter very much to th< 6-foot outfielder what pro team h< plays for after collcgc. "I'll be happy just to play in th< National League, but the weather 01 the West Coast is nice," Adkins said Adkins also said he is fitting in wcl with the USC baseball team and saic things arc getting better. "As a team we're starting to pla; better," he said. "Everyone's star ting to gel." JHI L | "- :---r:- : a} JEfrNIFcK SI t./R/ i he Gamtco [ainst the Georgia Southern Eagles. f*||| 2 1/3 lb. 2 Fries 2 Drinks expiri Not Valid with any ot Limit one coupoi LARGE WlfCI H Ml L.IL | i I 1801 B i 11 grmirtTgrrrm^^^"F'^?Ba A CANDIDATE Wll investigate bookstore prlcl received by students tor r Get a Fait Break establish! Establish a close relations Legislature to minimize lui advance student interests. increase representation ot white working on a separ I FOR SGI I 1 i 11 m Head coach June Raines says Mark Nelson, a looks for a pitch that got away. Georgia Sou [Game. Continued from page | I rir\l/lAn rr r\ *?1 rtr Uiiffl " 1 j I rv p VJVivav.11 L05IV.J vYtlt III 11IC ll'(tu, 1 -V/. JUUll I Williams got two stikcouts and a Th ground out to stop the Georgia runs Southern rally. Ge In the second inning, the popp Gamecocks took the lead on a single who by Garrett Carter and two wild wild pitches. centc I But by the fourth inning, Merkel Sh I had settled down, and the 4-2. I Gamecocks were grounded. Gj Mueller opened the fifth with a son i ! single to right, and Dan Gealy got a no g< base hit in the opposite field. Ge Shireman flied out, but two more Sodc Golden Eagle singles put Georgia scori It brings out th Unlfe?dW*u of the Midland? Hamburgers $6.50 plus tax j 9S 4/6/88 her coupons or special offers. 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