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8 1 lie Gamecock Friday, April 20, 1990
Piniella, Reds
red hot at 8-0
By The Associated Press
CINCINNATI (AP) ? It hasn't
taken Lou Piniella long to make an
impression on his new team.
Eight games into the season, Piniella*
s Cincinnati Reds are the
only unbeaten team in the major
leagues. His players say it's no
coincidence that with a new manager
has come new fortune.
"It starts with Lou," said shortstop
Barry Larkin, who's hitting
.600. "He came in in spring training
and set down the rules. He told
us what to expect. He said, 'This is
going to be my ballclub.'
"He's a disciplinarian. He demands
that you give respect, and
he deserves it"
Pitcher Tom Browning says Piniella
"must be a genius."
"He's been great," Browning
said. "He's an aggressive manager.
He wants to make sure we do the
fundamental things to win ballgames.
He's kind of buckled down
and made sure we're buckled
down."
Last season was a nightmare for .
the Reds, who were under constant
scrutiny because of the investigation
of Pete Rose's gambling.
Then came a series of injuries that
landed every position starter except
first baseman Todd Benzinger
on the disabled list and effectively
eliminated the club from contention
in the National League West
None of the players blames
Rose for the troubles, but they do
like the more relaxed atmosphere
instead of the fishbowl existence
during the gambling probe.
"We're definitely more relaxed,"
Larkin said. "With all the hoopla
last year, you couldn't walk
through the clubhouse or say what
you wanted to say without being
accused of something (in the
media)."
Center fielder Eric Davis thinks
the team learned something important
about itself during the tumble
to fifth place last year.
"The way things went last year
was frustrating," Davis said. "Everything
went bad. Guys could
have easily gotten down on themselves,
pointed fingers, broken the
bond we had. But we didn't do
that. We came to spring training
with a positive attitude."
Larkin, too, noticed a good spirit
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By DAVID CARAVIE
Staff Writer
The USC baseb
pounded out ten hits
Georgia Tech pitchers
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jl Gamecock pitcher Bri;
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USC drew first bloo<
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fielder Skeets Thoma's
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cocks a 1-0 lead.
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son to give Tech a 3-1
From that point or
USC. Righthander Yoi
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six hits for the rest o
eft, sophomore The Gamecock batters
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nailed a homerun to ;
centerfield in the thirc
? Tech lead to 3-2. USC
lead in the fifth wh
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wldll Cromer drove in broth<
groundout.
h the freshman USC blew the game
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all squad USC head coach June Raines said,
against six "Pisciotta wasn't on today at all,"
Wednesday Raines added. "He wasn't thowing
ated the na- as good as I've seen him throw."
ow Jackets Tuesday's game was an old
d. fashioned pitching duel. Georgia
ne day after Tech ace Mike Hostetler took a
an Williams no-hitter into the fifth, when Rush
o-hitter, and dropped a blooper to centerfield to
mecocks a end the drought. Gamecock starter
series. Brian Williams retired 16 Tech
d in the bot- batters in a row before walking
g when left Anderson,
doubled in Both pitchers matched strikeout
the Game- for strikeout, with Hostetler allowing
only three more hits and Wilranked
12th liams nothing but walks until the
and 21st in eighth. Then Hoststler walked
came back. Lawler, who was advanced to secmifay
drove ond on a fielder's choice groundjroundout
to out by McGee. Willman then con)ug
Kenney nected for the fourth hit off Hostsnext
pitch tier, a double to center, to drive in
i to give the Lawler and give USC a 1-0 lead. It
was the only run Williams would
on Fleming need. 1
Jon Ander- With the crowd of 2,117 in a
lead. frenzy, Williams took the mound
i it was all needing only three outs for his first
mg held the no-hitter and the first Gamecock
[lowing only no-hitter since 1975. Yet leadoff
f the game, hitter Carlton Fleming ended the
did the rest suspense by beating out an infield
chopper to shortstop Burke
eorge Rush Cromer. Tech got one more hit, a
straightaway single by Anthony Miasano, but
1 to cut the Andy Bruce grounded out to end
! took a 4-3 the game.
en Thomas Williams (6-3) pitched a master1
and Burke piece, allowing two hits while
it D.T. on a striking out 13 and walking five.
Hostetler (8-1) allowed four hits
open in the while walking three and fanning
; runs. Dave ten.
rian Lawler, "I felt real comfortable out on
in Willman, the mound tonight," Williams said,
homas. D.T. "I was throwing the ball with good
id pitch, and velocity, my curve ball was getting
second time over, and I was pitching a change
e in Rush, every now and then. I'm glad we
;ored on an came away with the win."
Williams said the near no-hitter
oke cleared, did not suprise him. "I know I can'
-3 and five pitch the way I did tonight I've
aking early done it before and I know I'll do it
again, so I'm not really suprised."
2) was able The sweep of Georgia Tech, fori
more runs merly the number one ranked team
Dmeback at- in the country, was a much-needed
remedy for a Gamecock squad beouble
early set by injuries that seems to be filiate
in the nally coming together just in time
ruised from for the Metro tournament, and,
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loss and fully we're coming together and
getting ready for our tournament
we scored a coming up," Raines said.
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