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From staff reports
With three wins and one loss, USC lost the final game
of the NCAA Atlantic Regional to the Miami Hurricanes
10-3.
The Hurricanes, 51-12-1, will go on to play in the ColIrop
World Sf?rir><; Miami has hi?pn to thr ?i(*rio<> 10 times
and has won the national championship in 1982 and 1985.
The Gamecocks, 43-21, beat James Madison in play on
Thursday. Sophomore outfielder Skeets Thomas drove a
fastball over the fence at University of Miami's Mark
Light Stadium in the bottom of the ninth inning to give
USC a 3-2 victory.
Garrett Carter, named to the All-Atlantic Regional
L- team, scored on Thomas' home run after hitting an infield
single.
On Friday, Georgia Tech handed USC its first loss in
the double elimination tournament. The Yellow Jackets
beat the Gamecocks 7-6.
USC returned to play on Saturday against Towson
State. With the pitching of Craig Goddard and Will
Lewis, the Gamecocks outscored the I igers 5-1 to auvance
in the tournament.
Goddard returned to play after being out of action for a
3$ month because of a sore arm. He gave up only three hits
and one run during his four-and-one-third innings on the
| mound. Lewis allowed the Tigers only two hits during his
four-and-one-third innings.
Coach June Raines called on Brian Beatson to finish
the game. Beatson's pitch to pinch-hitter Chris Nabholz
| ended the game with a grounder to first base.
The Gamecocks advanced to play unbeaten Georgia
jg Tech. For the second week in a row, Brian Williams pitched
an entire game and struck out 15 Yellow Jackets to give
USC a 5-0 victory over Georgia Tech. Williams pitched a
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1 Drawing a line
Freshman Brett Quigley, 1987 U.S. Coif /
Champion, lines up a putt. He shot a 7S-298
playoffs in Thousand Oaks, Calif. The Rhode Is
fellow freshman teammate Robert Dargan plaj
tournament to allow the team to tie Ceorgia for
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From Associated Press
One athlete refuses to go to camp, and the other is h
ing he can attend one.
Sterling Sharpe and George Rogers, both former IJ
football standouts, arc discussing final contract tci
with National Football League teams.
Sharpe is negotiating terms with the Green Bay Pack
and Rogers is discussing a contract with the Den
Broncos.
(Sharpe won't go
Green Bay Packers coach Lindy Infante said he v
disappointed by the absence of wide receiver Sterl
Sharpe at the opening practice of the team's four-day s
ing minicamp.
Sharpe, the team's first draft pick, was one of 11
players who did not report to the camp Friday.
"I would say right now Sterling doesn't have <
(knowledge of the Packer system)," Infante said. "I'r
little disappointed he's not here. He's the only rookie t
we had who's not here. He's not going to help us in So
Carolina."
Sharpe attenueu tne team s May 6-9 minicamp, but
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from camp because contract negotiations have slow
said agent Rick Mostak, who represents Sharpe.
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shutout of Southern Mississippi in the Metro Conference
tournament.
Williams, who improved his record to 3-1, gave up two
walks and two singles.
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bullpen rotation early in the regular season to fill in for
Tripp Cromer, the injured shortstop.
The Gamecocks were then in position to advance to
play in the College World Series with the stipulation that
they win their next two games against unbeaten Miami.
The Hurricanes ended USC's chance on Sunday with a
10-3 win over the Gamecocks.
Starter Brian Rountrce's arm gave out in the fifth inning
as Miami began their hitting barrage that ended USC's
early lead.
Brian Williams hit a double then scored on a Garrett
Carter single in the third to put the Gamecocks up 1-0.
USC scored two more runs in the fourth to up its lead
3-0. Mark Nelson hit a single, advancing Bobby Underwood
to second, and both players continued on a groundout.
Mark Taylor's single allowed Nelson and Underwood
to score.
Frank Dominguez hit a two-run homer off Rountree in
the sixth which gave the Hurricanes the lead. Dave
Mcnhart and Brian Beatson pitched in the seventh, giving
,iti runt iho I llirrir-lllc
Adrian Adkins, Skeets Thomas and Brian Williams
were selected for the all-tournament team. Adkins will be
the designated hitter; Thomas was chosen as an outfielder;
and Williams made the team as a pitcher.
The tournament's Most Valuable Player was Joe
Grahc, who pitched the entire game for the Hurricanes,
and captured his second tournament victory.
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By BOBBY JONKS
Sports editor
il^P USC finished ten shots behind
UCLA to tic the University of
j Georgia for eighth place in the
* NCAA golf post season play Saturday
a* the North Ranch Country I
The Gamecocks made the final
round of play and ended the tournamerit
with a 1,186, a strong individual
and team finish.
- The University of California, Los
Angeles, shot a 1,176 to capture its
first team title in the sport.
Oklahoma State's E. H. Pfister
KBSImU^ shot a four-undcr-par 284 to win the
g|||ft individual honors.
Junior Jeff Hull led the
Gamecocks, shooting 73-291 for a
HB 13th-place finish.
- Jeffs been tne most consistent
player. He came through the tourna%
! mcnt with three solid rounds," said
coach Steve l.ichler.
.v?* . - * He also said Hull would be named
\ ? ,? a second or third team All American
'''iftiiViT 'fr r -* / * due to his performance this season.
-A All American candidate Rick
^ Williams finished at 73-296. I.iebler
complimented the sophomore on his I
"Rick Williams has come a long
way. He will be an All American."":
, . Freshmen Brett Quigley and
Robert Dargan shot 75 in the final
round for a 298 and 307 respectively
I.iebler said Quigley and Dargan
Prov'ided maturity and poise which
BHS9991i vlftV " was a strong backbone for the young
Senior Rob Hrubala finished three
strokes ahead of Dargan at 75-304.
Third-year coach Steve Liebler was
pleased with his team's performance.
"I'm elated," Liebler said. "It was
.?the greatest moment of my coaching
career."
Although the team was young,
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Liebler said the Gamecocks accomplished
a lot. He had hoped for
them to finish in the top 15 before
tournament play began.
\ssoeiation Junior "To beat some of the teams we
at the the NCAA beat was a great accomplishement,"
hunt mitivp iind his said I icbler.
>ed strongly in (lie l.icbler and his team haven't set
an eighth place. their goals tor the upcoming year but
their goals will be higher than the
ones set lor this year.
ks negotiate contracts
Mostak said contract talks Friday with Tom Braatz, th<
Packer's vice president of football operations, left the twe
sides "about where we were almost two weeks ago."
Roaers seeks contract
ms The Denver Broncos have offered Cieorge Rogers i
multi-year contract, and I he free-agent running bact
:crs could be signed by (his week, his agent said.
vcr Jack Mills, Roger's Boulder, Colorado-based agen
said he would iron out the details with Denvci
management.
"I'm hoping it will turn out, because that's wha
vas George wants," Mills said.
ing Mills would not discuss contract details, but said it wa:
pr- an agreement "with substantially less base money" thai
the $720,(KM) Rogers would have received next seasor
ine from the Washington Redskins. Me said the propose<
contract with the Broncos is weighted with incentives,
my The Redskins recently waived Rogers, the 198
n a Hcisman trophy winner, and he also became a free agcn
hat after clearing waivers unclaimed.
uth To date, the Broncos arc the only team to make Roger
an offer, and Mills said it is likely that Rogers will sigi
with Denver.
"It definitely looks like they want to make a deal,'
Mills said.
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* Id like to see it happen. Denver is the place Cieorg
has always wanted."
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Construction of a now five-story dorm f
The dorm will house 204 student-athletes i
and computers compatible with those on <
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Spols editor ba;
Three USC softball games kicked ing
off the summer intramural season orj
Sunday. He
Sunday's games 1
Primal Scream won a double- j-jn
header.
The team is comprised of students
in the psychology department, and ^
Hob Meckel, a faculty member, is the ^
team coach.
Primal scream "is a form of q,
therapy," said Paula Skedsvold, a .
memocr 01 mc winning (cam.
"That's where the name comes jj
from."
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