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Eagles By AARON SHEININ Assistant News Editor ' The previously undefeated Gamecocks entered Wednesday's home baseball game against the J 3-10 Georgia Southern Eagles averaging over nine runs per contest. ^ Holding a team to three runs, | means an automatic win, right? Eagle pitcher Joey Hamilton and company said, "Nope. Guess i again." Hamilton brought a 7.43 earned ( run average and a 1-3 record into 1 c t? rr:a nna I oaigc r^i yv auu shut down USC batters en route to : a 3-2 win. 1 USC's Matt Threehouse (1-1, 3.27 ERA) only allowed three hits 1 until the fifth inning when Eagle rightfielder Todd Greene took a 1 two-out pitch off the scoreboard in right-center with two men on to give the Eagles a 3-0 lead. USC's bast on season By MELISSA WINGATE Staff Writer Make or break. Do or die. A must-win situation. Any way you say it, USC's basketball team must defeat the o T7i ? ociiiuiuic:> ui riuiiua ouilc in lailahassee Saturday afternoon to salvage the dignity of a season filled with high expectations. Riding the crest of a successful December when it recorded wins over North Carolina and Temple, USC's wave crashed Jan. 18 against Florida State at Carolina Coliseum when the Seminoles upset the Gamecocks 81-80 in overtime. - That was the game where starters Barry Manning and Joe Rhett watched the first few minutes from the bench after breaking a team rule and Bo Popovic and backup center Edmund Wilson were responsible for keeping the Gameeocks alive in the first half. USC is 6-6 since that loss to FSU and now it faces those same Seminoles in hostile territory. This is the last regular-season game for USC and could possibly be "magic win number 20," and breath a little bit of life into the Gamecocks' NCAA hopes. V Florida State is led by the surprising play of sophomore Douglas Edwards, averaging 14.9 points and 7.4 rebounds per game, while In Observance ofWOMEfl T<l ? C 4 1 I me cilice ui /\icoiiu Proudly P State House Rc MAGGIE ( "Women 8 Strategies fc Russell House 327 4:00 | Co-Spons Women's Studer Kappa Deltai Alpha Delta Pi Alpha Kappa Alp \StOOBWi ! Sr 1101! *$rw iominvtcuii i In just 10 minutes, W \l PkAni,/r:ii n_.. m J .1 ' vutcvrui nailery riuiu > V Vacuum Interior V < V Check Tire Pressure V1 V Wash Windows V V Check/Fill Differential V' V Change Oil (5 Quarts) V Locally Owned < 5126 Old Bush River Rd. (Next to K-Mart) St Andrews 731-9638 ^ COUPON EXPIRES halt G Gamecock bats fell dormant after beating the Eagles Tuesday ti 13-9. But Wednesday, pitching aj was the story. Hamilton gave up c; t)nly five hits in nine innings of q work, two of which were solo din- ir gers to designated hitter Jerry Shepherd in the seventh and catcher tl Dave Wilman in the eighth. Centerfielder Mac White tried o: getting things started for USC in P the bottom of the third with a lea- K doff double. After Wilman and n rightfielder D.T. Cromer flied out G to center, White was stranded at second as first baseman Jeff Par- si nell flied out to left. tl In the fourth, Shepherd, the only Gamecock to get more than one 2 hit, followed third baseman Burke 1 Cromer's ground out to second v with a one out single to left, which S brought up leftfielder Brian 0 Lawler. ketball hop finale agaii Jo Jo English scored 13 points in W the Virginia Tech Hokies. junior Jo Jo English leads USC "e with 15.8 points and 3.2 assists per i game. ? n FSU is coming off a thrilling victory over league leader South- c ern Mississippi earlier this week f and were riding a three-game win- 1 ning streak heading into last a night's game at Memphis State. J Statistics alone, though, cannot > be the measure of this game for P the Gamecocks. USC now shares r the next-to-last spot in the confer- t rS HISTORY MONTH: I & Drug Program resents ipresentative CLOVER '< Survival >r the 90's" March 6, 1991 pm ors: it Services Sororitv Sorority ha Sorority AD-104 SPEClAi.1 1 IKEY $5 OFF! Regular $23.99 J $18.99 with current USC ID | re,jj nd thia coupon Check/Fill Brake Fluid Check Wiper Blades Check/Fill Windshield Wiper Check/Fill Power Steering Lubricate Chassis | Replace Oil Filter md Operated 1101 Broad River Rd. (1 block West of Greystone) St. Andrews 731-5330 March 31^199^ ramec< Lawler brought a four-game hitng streak and a .600 batting averge to the plate. Shepherd was lught stealing and Lawler subseuently struck out to end the ming. Then, in their half of the fifth, le Eagles made it count. Catcher Buddy Holder got a ne-out single, and shortstop Chris eterson walked after centerfielder levin Hallman flied out to Willan behind the plate, to bring up Ireene with two on and two out. Greene then extended his hitting treak to 12 games with a flick of le wrist and a three-run homer to ight-center, recording his 19th, 0th and 21st runs batted in. 'hrpphniicp. ant nut nf thp. innina /hen third baseman Chad Sumner rounded out to short for the third ut. Down 3-0, USC coach June es hinge nst FSU File photo ednesday's 50-41 loss against nee with Virginia Tech after gong 2-6 in the Metro since that lasi neeting with the Seminoles. A victory Saturday is especially rucial as USC heads into the conerence tournament next weekend, "he Gamecocks' performance gainst the Seminoles and in the detro Tournament in Roanoke, /a., could be their catalyst into the JCAA tournament later this nonth, a dream that everyone has alked of since November. IHH lllll iHS3!K ^?i| ocks w Raines pulled Threehouse fo lefthanded senior Will Lewis Lewis, sporting an 11.25 ERA ii four innings of work, gave u] three hits, struck out two am walked one in three innings, cut ting his ERA almost in half. After emerging unscathed fron a bases-loaded situation in the to] of the seventh, USC got on thi board. Shepherd stepped to thi plate to start the seventh and cu the deficit to two with his fourtl home run of the season. But thi Gamecocks couldn't keep thi momentum going. Hamilton got Lawler to fly t< right, struck out shortstop Rand; Thompson and got second base man Mike Adams to fly out ti center to end the inning. Georgia Southern's bats wen south in the eighth as Lewis foum a rhythm and the Eagles wen Softball t . By PATRICK VILLEGAS Assistant Sports Editor ' A 49-14 record, two A1 American softball players and team full of desire and determin tion couldn't quite bring 1989 Lady Gamecock softball team NCAA tourney bid this past year. This season there's one reasc why they should make it: they'] due. USC, 6-0 and ranked 14th in tl nation, brings to the new season host of veteran players that coul very well take the talented Lac Gamecock team to its fourth a] perance in the Women's Collej World Series this May. USC returns 13 <of 14 playei I from this past year's team, inclu< ing A U-American Michelle Dellos at second base and second-teai AU-American Tricia Popowski i centerfieid. The tandem of Dellos and Popowski will provide an e: cellent defensive game as well? offensive firepower to the Lad Gamecock team. Delloso, who was an All 1 American in 1989, struck out oni once in her 212 at-bats in 199t apd produced an outstanding .34 batting average that helped h< lead the Lady Gamecocks with 7 hits this past year. : ("The United days a year, they take i ? u . # inning r down in order. In the bottom of the eig n rtrn i j _ _i t u naa tneir cnance again, l p Wllman extended his hitting st d to 9 games with a one-out homer to put the Gamecocks d by one. p But again, USC couldn't c e up with the rally. D.T. Crc B grounded out to the pitcher, t Parnell struck out to end j, inning. In the ninth, Lewis shut d e Georgia Southern again with I ground outs, but Hamilton 3 gained form and finished off y Gamecocks with a three-up, tl down bottom of the ninth. o USC was scheduled to stan t first of a two-game series with d University of North Carol t Charlotte 49ers Thursday aften fcam hunff At second base, the USC i year starter had an incredible fielding percentage, commii l_ only three errors in all 63 ga a Many consider Delloso as Ui a. best defensive player ever. 's Popowski, another foura starter for the Lady Gamecc this past year led the team in m offensive cateorgies, inclu* re RBI's with 36. With a career ting average of .340, USC's ,e doff hitter will be. expected to a the Reworks each game, [d "We got a good group ol ly lented players," head coach J 3- Compton said. "We are tryin re get everything in place." Compton said she expects rs productivity from her remai j. two seniors on the squad, pi ;o Angie Lear and Kelley Kirkla rn third base. in Lear, a 1990 first team ;o South member, pitched to a 2 c- record this past year, with an is of 0.84, and crept up to secor [y the USC all-time victory list 69 wins. Kirkland, the final s [- on the team, is expected to !y utility player this spring. 3, - Compton said the undefc 0 Lady Gamecocks will soon i ;r intoVthe difficult part of the st 2 that will really test the pla With back-to-back games and Way works 36 not just the da up the money.' jfa ; streak f1'"" r ' N: . re" wm MM l^e Lewis ireeat Sarge Frye Field. The Gamecocks travel to Charlotte today to t the take on the 49ers at 3:00 p.m. 1 the USC's next home game features a ina- match against College of Charlesloon ton Saturday at 2:00 p.m. ry for niortT our- naments on the rise, Compton .991 hopes the work ethic and optimism ring that has carried the team so far mes. will not fade in the future. SC's "We had a succesful fall (workout), and this team is hungry from year not making last year's NCAA tour>cks, nament," Compton said, wine In order to make tip ultimate line goal of the college world series, mm* bat- especially as an Independant, lea- Compton said the team has to keep start up with the hard work that is needed to accomplish that feat, and f ta- adds that the team has shown the oyce potential to go all the way, prog to vided injuries are few and far between. big The Lady Gamecocks will play ning their first home game of the year tcher Saturday against the University of nd at North Carolina at 1 p.m. and then will face Louisana Tech at 3 p.m. All- at The Lady Gamecock Field near L8-13 the Roost. The teams will again ERA play each other March 3. ^ PP USC, which has already de. featcd the Lady Tar Heels 4 0 car?*10r lier this season, will expect a very a tight game ih which pitching will mted ^ctate game' Compton said. nove This weekend's games will be jason the only home games for the Lady yers. Gamecocks until March 24 against tour- Toledo. /^\The United Way Is iy liP! The Way Of Love. 5 mwtt mm ?? SBBi Hi Hi