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$ THE GAMECOCK Monday, April 18,1988
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Assistant sports editor p
In baseball, a relief pitcher is ai
usually known as a "fireman."
A pood relief pitcher has to come s;
out ol ihe dugout during the late inn- c;
ings ol a close game while the other
team is playing well. The reliever has tl
!o stifle opposing batters under tense si
eircumstances until the last out is c<
In othet words, the fireman needs la
to ho able to put out the fire in the h
other team. si
When a reliever conies into a game ir
with his team ahead and stops the opposition
from winning, he earns n
<i sa\e. cj
I S( reliever Brian Beatson, by H
earning nine saves this season, has o:
. M'\i die distinction of" being the
i.-mccocks designated fireman. si
Beatson seems to be well on his pi
ss.1 \ to breaking a USC season record
li'-'d In former pitcher Jeff Twitty. I.
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Four RBIs Sunday and extended his hitting
on douses oj
obby Kish. Kish got his record after she
laying in 53 games in the 1979, 1980 sui
iid 1981 seasons. slo
All Beatson needs is seven more
ives to put his name into the USC Be.
weer record books. wit
"I was just able to come in and do
le job I'm supposed to do," Beat- rig
in said. "And the record is just tin
sming with it." gli
Beatson didn't put out many fires so
ist season. He won one game, but rel
ad a 6.14 earned run average and
:ven walks in only 14 and two-thirds sin
mings. sut
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umber of saves this season, Beatson mc
in tell a different story this season. wh
lc has the best earned run average fas
n the team at 1.88.
Gamecock head coach June Raines ed
iid lie is pleased with Beatson's scl
rogress. ter
"Last year, our top save man was ed
ee What ley, who had seven saves.
,nd we thought he did a great job," te?
aines said. "He (Beatson) is a great fa<
loser," Raines said.
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atson said. "The trainer worked
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rhe 5-foot-9-inch, 180-pound
hthander may not look like an inlidating
relief pitcher at first
ince. He said even friends
metimes tease him because
ievers are usually a lot taller.
"A lot of people crack on me, as
all as I am," he said. "It's kind of
prising."
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itball.
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Pitcher Brian Rountrcc did his
awnmower impersonation, and the
3amecocks collected 12 hits as USC
ompleted a scries sweep of Virginia
rech Sunday with a 10-1 rout.
The victory improved the Metro
Conference-leading Gamecocks'
ecord to 28-12 overall.
Rountrce systematically mowed
lown the Hokies, pitching the entire
;ame and striking out eight Virginia
rech players.
The 6-foot-4-inch junior gave the
jamccocks their second consecutive
omplete game.
Gamecock relief pitcher Brian
Jeatson picked up his ninth save
Saturday as USC won the first game
>f the scries 10-6. Joe Cardwcll pitchid
a complete game, allowing only
wo hits while striking out 10 Hokics
n helping the Gamecocks win the se:ond
game, 7-0.
Rountree was nearly Cardwell's
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He set the pace early, striking out
the first two batters he faced. But
then the Hokies drew blood when
Alan El-Amin doubled to right
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Trey McCoy walked, and Casey
Waller brought in El-Amin with a
single to right to make the score 1-0.
The Hokic celebration was brief,
as was their show of offensive punch.
In the next inning with Hardin
Brown on first base, Gamecock fans
did their chicken routine, chanting
"balk, balk."
The umpire complied, calling a
balk that advanced Brown to second.
After first baseman Brian Williams
popped out. Gamecock left fielder
Adrian Ad kins nailed a line drive
home run to left field, his 11th of the
season.
Not to be outdone, Garrett Carter,
who also came into the game with 10
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Rountree continued to get the
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In the third inning, Rountree walked
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After getting McCoy to fly out.
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USC head baseball coach June
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"After a shaky first inning, he settled
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