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Gamecock: take two fi By KEVIN ADAMS Sports editor There was a big difference between the first four and the past two USCClemson baseball games this season. The first three games three weeks ago in Clemson saw the Tigers score 28 runs to the Gamecocks' 13 in a Clemson sweep. And when the Tigers overcame an early*-3-0 deficit to take a 5-3 win in Thursday night's game at Sarge Frye Field, it looked like more of the same was about to happen. But with strong pitching from both the starters and the bullpen, a tight defense and some powerful bats, the Gamecocks turned things around Friday and Saturday to win the last two games from the ninth-ranked Tigers, who fell to 35-8 with their fifth loss in the past seven games. Eight Clemson errors, six of them on Friday, didn't hurt either. "Our guys haven't hung their heads all year," USC head coach June Raines said. "We've played bad baseball, we've played good baseball; but, we seem to bounce back when we have to. We knew we were playing a ranked ballclub and we had to come out and play excellent baseball, anrf that's what wp HiH " The Gamecocks won Friday night's game 8-3, behind two home runs from Derrick Mack, a three-run shot by Mark Taylor, and the strong pitching of starter Matt Threehouse and relievers Joe Cardwell and Brian Beatson. Saturday, the Gamecocks made it two in a row over the Tigers with a SUMMEI SHORTS (assorted)...$6. (compare at $12.95 to $: T-SHIRTS & SHORT SHIRTS ... $3.95 - $12 (compare at $6.95 to $24.f FAMOUS MAKER SE & PANTS ... $19.95 (can't advertise brand J keg. $4 Tents Sleeping Bags Floats P; Camping Equipment All Kinds Of Si ARMY - NAVY I 1621 Main St. 25 Wed. Apr. 26 QRfiPES j~ Thuri. Apr. 27 Fetchin" Fri. fipr. 28 Clncle G I Mon. May 1 T Taes. May 2 Columbia Show I UI?J y... 9 * Anm nil | n?M. riuy a "fm ? (mflllethefld * 9p" good luck grads! - ^ I '%^r? AL * rebound, rom Tigers 7-1 win as USC scored in each of the first four innings. USC, now 27-16, jumped to an early lead for the third straight game when a two-out double in the bottom of the first by Skeets Thomas scored Mack from first base, giving the Gamecocks a 1-0 lead. Two more runs crossed the plate in the bottom of the second when USC third baseman Sandy Rickett walked, raced to third on a single by Chad Sims off Clemson starter John Powlowski's leg and scored when Tiger first baseman Mike Milchin's throw sailed over third base. Sims later scored on a groundout to first by Mike McGee. Mack hit his third home run in two days to lead off the bottom of the third. Skeets Thomas followed with an infield single, advanced to second on a bouncer to the pitcher, stole third and scored on another Tiger error, this one a high throw from Tiger catcher Mike Lockhart on the steal attempt. The Gamecocks took a 6-0 lead in the fourth on infield singles by Jovi McAndrew, Tripp Cromer and Mack before scoring their final run in the seventh when Thomas singled, stole second and scored on a single by , Brian Lawler. Meanwhile, USC starting pitcher Brian Williams pitched shutout ball through the first seven innings, allowing only four Tiger hits and escaping several Clemson scoring opportunities. In the top of the fifth, the Tigers l STUFF! 95 - $16.95 34'95) 'Zh. 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Lefthander f; Will Lewis and converted starter Brian Rountree finished up for USC. "These two games meant an ti Tennis teams finish \ first and second ? The USC men's and women's ten- ^ nis teams had successful outings in ? the Metro Conference Tennis Tournament in Cincinnati this nast ^ weekend. The men's team ran away w ? with? a -first=place finish with 52 ^ points, and the Lady Gamecocks C came in a close second, only two ^ points behind Florida State. J The Gamecocks doubled the scores of their secon^p^ce competitors, t Virginia Tech ahll Florida State, and they lost only one match the entire tournament. s< Taking firsts for the men's team in tl the singles competition were Steve C =J PRESENTED 1 Basketball Women Risky SI Men's "A" Bi Men's "B" Floor Jorc Fraternity S Ind. Organization/ Residence Hall Pyne's Te Co-Rec Primal Sere Bowling Men's Individual Ted Zavat Women's Individual Leah Brc Fraternity Team Delta Upsi Ind. Organization/ Residence Hall* Dougla: Women's Team Delta Delta Dt Men's Open Team Pi Kappa Ph Raouetball Men's "B" Doubles Brian Smi David Hoffm Fraternity Team Racquetball A" Upcoming Fii The last Aernhir.s sessir tion in conjunction with Campus Recreation wil and work out those fru; General Motors and GMAC 1 sports and activities. Stop by} G< 4 fy s? my Vtt 1T? - : i^pS9^m ~ TERRY HUNTER /The Gamecock rst as Clemson first baseman Mike ne at Sarge Frye Field. Thomas had tBI in the Gamecocks' 7-1 win. wfully lot to us," Raines said. "We layed excellent defense, and that's 'hat you have to do against a good allclub like Clemson ? try to keep lem off the bases. We still had too lany bases on balls, but we turned vo big double plays and we got key rikeouts when we needed them, and rat's how we won two out of three." USC played host to Limestone unday afternoon before traveling to Charleston at 7:30 p.m. tonight to ice The Citadel. Staff writer Jeff Nichols conibuted to this story. .ongley, Stephane Simian, Erick lydow, Dave Herman, Louie Gloria nd Jaime Frontera. Gamecock oubles winners were Longley and imian, and Johan Karlen and lichard Lynch. Winning first places for the Lady iamecocks in singles competition 'ere Michelle Duda and Robin )eitch. In doubles play, Deitch and Carolina Culik, and Duda and Cathy [iser took firsts. Lady Gamecocks ake five out of six The 15th-ranked Lady Gamecock Dftball team won five of six games in re Chattanooga Tournament in Chattanooga, Tenn., this weekend, SIGN UP ] f-f5 BY GENERAL MOTORS IN ASSOCIA1 HE UNIVERSITY Ol CAMPUS REC INTRAMUR/ Sis SPRING ae Intramural Spo am Badminton am Men's Singles P< Men's Doubles Geo cos Women's Team irk r-??_ :4.. -r_ rrcuemny iceim Ion Wallyball s 3 Women Hta Men ? '' 2 Ultimate Frisbee Men De Triples Volleyball' ^ Men Co-Rec tness Events jn of the semester will be held on Monday the Alcohol & Drug Program will be tos I be offering study break Aerobics Sessi strations. Financial Services are proud to b ^our Intramural or Recreational! ma m JB n BV M QKVROlKT'NMfll I KUIfV?flBillll eneral Motors..'.'sh Williams n by Raines' By KEVIN ADAMS Sports editor When USC head baseball coach June Raines made the long walk from the dugout to the mound in the top of the eighth inning of USC's 7-1 victory over Clemson to talk to Brian Williams, he knew what the fans wanted. The majority of the crowd of 3,800 at Sarge Frye Field told Raines by their howls that they wanted \\Ii 111 orr? r etui in tVia noma uiiauia IU aia^ m LIIW g,auit.. And why not? After all, Williams had pitched four-hit ball for seven innings, and the Gamecocks held a 7-0 lead at the time. And hadn't he gotten out of two or three tough jams earlier in the game? But after the sophomore righthander had walked the first two Tigers in the top of the eighth, his fifth and sixth walks of the game, Raines had seen enough. "Brian Williams is the type of pitcher that can get himself out of a lot of trouble because he's got good stuff," Raines said after the game. "We went with him as long as we could ? he was getting a little tired on a hot day." Williams at first seemed upset at the decision to take him out, slamming his fist in his glove when Raines made the call to the bullpen, but said later he took it in stride. "I was getting a little winded, because I played hard last night and ran a lot and I was a little fatigued, so all in all, I think Coach made a good decision by taking me out at that RBfFFS i^TvH 1 u JLIXVlJL^l. u but was ousted by Nichols State in the semifinals Sunday afternoon. USC, now 43-9, defeated Nichols State and Austin Peay, 4-3 and 8-0, respectively on Friday. On Saturday, the Lady Gamecocks won all three of their games^ In its first game on Saturday, USC defeated South Florida, 4-3. In the second game, Lady Gamecock pitcher Angie Lear fired a shutout as USC beat Virginia, 2-0. In USC's final game of the day, it squeaked by the Lady Tar Heels of North Carolina, 5-4. In their semifinal match on Sunday, the Lady Gamecocks fell to Nichols State in eight innings, 4-3. TO PLttV! & GMAC FINANCIALSER rlON WITH F SOUTH CAROLINA CREATION tL SPORTS Swim IV 1989 Men's 1 Women rts w mners 200 Me 200 Me< 50 Free eng Chiew Chan 50 Free Mike Perkins/ 50 Bac1, rge Meriweather 50 Bac1, Chi Omega 100 IM Sigma Chi 1?0 a 100 Fre 100 Fre Just Say Know 50 Brea iir Mix Alot Crew 50 Brea Worm .. . .. 50 Butte !lta Organization 50 BMf 200 Fre Internationals Fre' Gold Diggers Floor H Men i April 24, 1989. The time is 5:15 in Gym 307. isting the success of the program with MOC on April 27 in 327 Russell House at 10:00 p e associated with your campus intra Sports Department today so you cat lOMMMMi >smc mm | iaring your future" Lot upset decision Brian William^ time," Williams said. "I wasn't upset, but I was a little disappointed. I wanted to finish the game because I had a shutout going. But the guys came in and did a good job." "The guys" were lefthanded reliever Will Lewis and converted starter Brian Rountree, who came on to finish the game for USC, allowing two walks and a hit. The Tigers' only run, charged to Williams, came on consecutive groundouts against Lewis after Williams' departure to a standing ovation in the eighth. Williams had dodged several earlier Clemson scoring chances, the most serious in the fifth. After the Tigers loaded the bases on a double, a walk and an error, Williams went to 3-1 counts on See WILLIAMS page 12 USC individuals win six track events USC captured six first places in the Men's Track and Field Gamecock Twilight-Decathlon at WeemsBaskin Track Saturday. Winning the decathlon for USC was Phillipe Williams, as he recorded 7,016 points in the events. Gamecock Nigel Stoddart took the 100-meter dash with a time of 10.42. USC's Dale Gerke vaulted 17'0" to place first irr the pole vault. Gamecock Pat Keegan won the javelin with a toss of 187'8 1/2", and USC's Anthony Wood leaped 48'8" to take first place in the triple jump. 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