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Sports Wednesday, March 21, 1990 The Gamecock 7 USC split By DAVID CARAVIELLO ba: Staff Writer ^ de; Todd Greene's three home runs f?r keyed a 14-10 Georgia Southern victory over USC Tuesday in a up 28-hit slugfest at Sarge Frye Field. nir Georgia Southern's victory came me one day after USC ended a 12 12-game Golden Eagle win streak bal with a 10-4 win behind the pitch- W< ing of Brian Williams. ter Georgia Southern (15-7) jumped bui all over Gamecock starter Rob doi Mosser Tuesday and never relin- Soi quished the lead. Greene hit his 1 first home run, a two-run shot, in the the top of the first inning. Third gle Columnist m ; Before we begin, let's get one jj tfiing straight: I am no Clemson |p fen. I bleed garnet and cringe at j| Orange just like everyone else at * this school, and nothing will Change that. A ; But now let's get another thing gj straight: I was born and bred Atlantic Coast Conference and I'm Hu still partial to the ACC today, de- doi spite the fact that I attend a Metro def school. So when it comes down to wit tournament time, I like to see the vis ACC do as well as possible. UC That feeling is especially preva- 6-fi lent this year. The ACC has been Ro maligned and degraded more than ha\ any oiner tuiucicm,c, anu 1 am iij sick of it. I am tired of hearing UC how good the Big East, Big Eight sh( and Big Ten are and how the ACC sfin is in a "down year." 1 I am elated that Clemson, Duke, vil< North Carolina and Georgia Tech knc won, that little Virginia took tha mighty Syracuse to the brink of Th< defeat and that the ACC is 9-1 in Ch] the tourney while the three Bigs Tre are a combined 15-13. has Now that I've aired my grie- fen vances, let's take a look at this the week's Sweet Sixteen matchups: 72Clemson vs. Connecticut: The r Anyone interested in joini Classics" the USC footba must attend an organizal Wednesday March 28 at Brice Stadium. Stop by th Office or call 777-6658 fc : F The Gamecock ] The Gamecock is the student newspaper of the University of South Carolina and is published three times a week on ; Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays during the fall and spring semesters and k weekly during both summer sessions, with the exception of university holidays and examination periods. Opinions expressed in The Gamecock are those of the editors or author and not I those of the University of South Carolina i i The Board of Student Publicatons and I ; Communications is the publisher of The I iGamecock . The Student Media Depart- I ment is the parent organization of The \ Gamecock. I Change of address forms, subscriptions i requests and other correspondence I should be sent to The Gamecock, P.O. !Box 85131, the University of South Car olina, Columbia, S.C. 29208. I I Subscription rates are $20 for one year, $10 per fall or spring semester and $5 for ' both summer sessions. Third class post- H age paid at Columbia, S.C. I ; The Gamecock is a registered student ( .organization of the University of South H 'Carolina and is partially funded by student I activity fees. | ^ s with G 5eman Chad Sumner drove in T signated hitter Rob Fitzpatrick ci an early 3-0 Eagle lead. fc Mosser was lifted after giving w three more runs in the third in- N. lg with two outs. His replace- th int, Craig Makar, threw balls in fe of 14 pitches and walked three iters, giving up another run. Ty th ilch releived Makar and got cen- C fielder Chris Abner to fly out, th t the damage had already been tv ne in the form of a 7-0 Georgia \ Lithem lead. [JSC scrounged up two runs in th bottom of the third on RBI sin- F, s by Mike McGee and Skeets Fi 'akes NCAA. CARAVIELLO c I Pep Talk ? a skies are on a roll, but lack a "ninant inside game. Clemson u initely has the height advantage, ai h 6-foot-11 inch twins Dale Da- tr and Elden Campbell, while H ?onn has to counter with tl oot-7-inch Nadav Henefeld and T d Sellers. If Clemson's guards ic 'e a good defensive game, the n gers should win because ir Bonn's strength is their outside th noting. Expect a defensive lggle. Clemson, 59-55. f( JCLA vs. Duke: The Blue De- U 5 caught a break when UCLA B >cked off a good Kansas team b t could have gone to Denver, hi 5 key matchup will be Duke's hi ristian Laettner against UCLA's th ;vor Wilson on the inside. Duke w a better backcourt, is better desively and just doesn't lose at s? Meadowlands Arena. Duke, c( K7 u, lA storth Carolina vs. Arkansas: st P I* sntion 1 ing the "Carolina ill recruiting hostesses tonal meeting on 8:30 pm at Williams e USC Football ir information AL-106 ?;l FITNESS siwjfswpw ? FREE WEIGHTS I * CO-ED facility *i * WOLFF Tanning *, HOURS Mon-Fri 6am-10pm ' ? SaL 8am-6pm " Sun. lpm-6pm Ci i *11 * * sunset uiva., ^ (Hwy 378 Next to *WT7TTZ, Thurs., Mar. 22 PS and the R> Fri., Mar. 23 - HC Sat., Mar. 24 B.C ///?^jpPJ^ Sun., Mar. 25 FRI Mon., Mar. 26 E vcalvin an uwquiet / eorgia S homas, but Georgia Southern ime back with four more in the >urth. Sumner drove Fitzpatrick in ith a single, and leftfielder Mike tiller followed by sending a iree-run dinger over the leftfield ;nce for a 11-2 lead. USC countered with four runs in le fifth. Tom Stokes and Burke romer drove in RBI singles, and ird baseman Sandy Rickett hit a /o-run homer to cut the deficit to 1-6. Greene hit his third homer of e day in the eighth with Doug der aboard. Sumner then drove itzpatrick in for the third time to [ tourney s irkansas has the best backcourt in le country in Todd Day and Lee layberry, but UNC proved it can andle quick backcourts with the iklahoma win. UNC is bigger on le inside but the loss of Kevin ladden to injury leaves a big hole t small forward. Arkansas, 83-81. Xavier vs. Texas: The Muske:ers have a better inside game, nd Texas will find it hard to conol 6-foot-9-inch forward Tyrone ill. The Longhorns have one of le nation's top scorers in guard ravis Mays, and since the reg>nal is in Dallas they have a defiite homecourt advantage. This lay end up being the best game of le round. Texas, 89-88. Ball State vs. UNLV: Watch )r a possible blowout here. NLV simply has better athletes, ut so did Louisville, so don't tell all State that. The Cardinals will we to slow the-game down and it everything they throw up if ley hope to win. Odds are they on't. UNLV, 96-87. Loyola-Marymount vs. Arkants: The Lions are a runaway lo)motive gaining speed, and it will i extremely tough for the Tide to op them unless LMU's emotional CAN YOU I rHERE ARE 17 Mil Looking for a way I Become a volunteer. Li If you have a two hour block oi anytime between 2 pm Contact the Office of Con Campus Activities C 777 iMyfr b > CENTER i NAUTILUS | Aerobics Juice Bar & Pro Shop ! 94-1877 j West Columbia Food Lion) llllllllllllllim \RENESS ART ENSEMBLE I (reggae) ? 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Georgia Tech vs. Michigan State: Two words will make the difference in this game: tournament experience. State has had to 1 scrap and claw to get past Murray 1 State and Santa Barbara, while Tech has shown power in blowing out a good East Tennessee State team and poise in coming from way behind to knock off LSU. Expect the Lethal Weapons to go wild. Georgia Tech, 102-91. < Minnesota vs. Syracuse: Size will make the difference here. The Golden Gophers have struggled past UTEP and Northern Iowa, and haven't really been tested in the tourney. Minnesota's strength is it's guards, and superstar Willie , Burton will need a career night. Syracuse, 78-71. As for the national champion,! I'm going to stray from the status quo and not pick one. My heart tells me Duke while my mind says UJNLV. bo make your own pick, place your bets and have a blast. WW ' ?' tEAD THIS? 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The USC men's golf team C placed fifth over the weekend at " the Palmetto Intercollegiate Golf < Classic held at the Santee National Golf Club. & The Gamecocks were led by senior Rick Williams, whose final round of 68 left him in a three-way K tie for 12th place overall. tl Other Gamecock scores were Brett Quigley and Carl Paulson, ?' each with a 227 to tie for 27th ? d< place, junior Robert Dargan with a 229 and Gene Sellers, who fin- e, ished with a score of 232. p( Williams finishes fourth in NCAAs = Phillipe Williams, a member of ri USC's track and field team, fin- n ished fourth in the long jump at g the NCAA Indoor Track and Field 1 Championships Friday at the Hoo- 1 sier Dome in Indianapolis. ( Williams broke his week-old crhnnl rpcnrH nf 9S.fcpt. f MINIMUM 3 With EVERY donation. Blood. Programs avail fc simple blood test is all th if you qualify. 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