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Baseball team < By SEAN RYAN n??r college transfer also had an Assistant Sports Editor RBI single in the third. The Gamecock baseball team stfefd?ff? 'iUh^slow;" Bier' blasted the Charleston Southern ? ,sa,d n,8' Coach Buccaneers 13-2 Saturdav at Same Sull,van t0,d me 10 shorten UP my Frye Rdd Saturday at Sarge swing> and work on making good South Carolina improved to 5-0, C?c^CL a a u .? a n n c .u Senior catcher-designated hitter and will battle Georgia Southern ^ ^ ,, ,6 .. , Ktf An , ur?A A Dave Willman added two hits and Monday and Wednesday in a two- _ . , . .. ... . me series scored two runs, while senior third ^The Gamecocks belted 14 hits baseman-pitcher Burke Cromer ine uamecocks belted 14 nits ha(J ^ and ^ and knocked the Bucs starting 4? 6 , pitcher Jim Maas out of the game , I" order o be good, you have before the fourth inning. The 10 P'ay good compeution, WtllGamecocks have outscored their ">an satd. We re playtng belter nrt H k.-i 1 !<-?? miaft/ fTO tYTCk or?H n '? /> opponents 67-19. u usllcl T'' ? 7 "Mu ,c Senior first baseman Jeff Pamell 8?mg ? see how good we are led the offensive attack with four s ?rt y' n .. , , RBI, three from a home run in the \outh ?;?Iina workeld. f'VC seventh inning. Parnell's other RBI PllcberDs '"t0 the ?amke- wllh J"mor came from a triple in the fifth Rlcb Rra'1 ?etung lhe win; Pratt i worked three innings, giving up Junior lead-off hitler Joe Biernat a,reebi*i?1* slrikin8, ou'flve' fe" ratsed his batting average to .529 nl0r Barke Cromer dosed oat ** with three hits, including a two-run *Th,n,g a. sc(fless 1' . triple in the second inning. The ju- We re Pla>"ng better' but we re Gators 'snap' SEC doc EgPgg? w i 41 * """'* P j|^ 0 ^ i5 ?|** ipS iJ^.^^B.^L ' ' '^^Ib H|^Mm?- ? IIB^^ "- , ?/% *$'*' . /* x' * <v ' ' J4& -Hs*^% ^ jp "' i ife 111 i x * : IK, !S?8MliSI>. <*& 8' ** Eric Glenn/The Gamecock Florida sophomore guard Carl Brown defends against senior guard Bojan Popovic in South Carolina's loss to Florida. Softball team wins doubleheader By CHAD BRAY walks and three stolen bases. Sports Editor The team won the second The Lady Gamecock softball game by holding the Lady Jackteam won its first two home ets scoreless after junior first games in a doubleheader against baseman Dawn Lantiere drove Georgia Tech Saturday, 8-2 and home the game-winning RBI in 1-0. the first. In the first game, South Car- Freshman pitcher Darlene Gaolina jumped to an early 3-0 lead reis picked up the win after in the first inning. Junior shorts- pitching five innings of hitless top Tiff Tootle lead the Lady softball, including three strike Gamecocks with two singles, two outs. L. 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Offer subject to availablility. s iefeats not at the level that we need to t to win in the SEC," Pratt said. Defense was not a bright sp( for the Gamecocks against Cha leston Southern. The Gamecock committed five errors, raising the season total to 14. Competition will be tougher ft the Gamecocks over the next fe1 weeks. After Georgia Southern, th Gamecocks will play non- confei ence games against UNC Charlotte, Richmond, and Jacksor ville with the SEC opponents ai ound the corner. "We're a good enough team an we will surprise people," Bierna said. "We have enough taleni depth and pitching to do well." "We've got some quality every day players," head baseball coaci T..ma :J . * 1- *_i juiic ivanics saxu. 11 s a lougn joi trying to write names in the lineup but it's also a pleasant job, becaus you don't feel like you fill out bad lineup." n" shut on ( By JOHN REESE Staff Writer The USC men's basketball tear added another loss to its disastroii nine-game losing streak Saturda with a sloppy second half to Floi ida, 50-48. Florida improved their record t 14-9 overall, and 7-5 in the SEC while the Gamecocks dropped t 10-13 overall and 2-8 in th conference. The Gamecocks will now trav< to Rupp Arena for a Wednesda rematch against SEC East Divisio leader Kentucky. The Wildcat won the first meeting, 80-63, Jai 4. USC will play its last horn game of the season against Var derbilt on March 4. The Gamecocks dominated Floi ida in the first half. Their 1-3 zone baffled the Gator shooter* limiting them to 16.7 percent fror the floor and 14.3 percent fror 3-point range. In the first four minutes, neithe team scored a field goal. Sout Carolina scored its first thre points from free throws by sophc more forward Jamie Watson an senior guard Barry Manning. Junior swingman Troy McKo broke the Gamecocks' silenc from the floor with a 3-pointe with 15:40 left in the half. Sout Carolina scored 22 points off shot by senior center Jeff Roulston, se Poor shot By NANCY SALOMONSKY Staff Writer South Carolina's Lady Game cocks lost a close road game Sa turday to Mississippi State's Lad Bulldogs, 58-42. The Lady Gamecocks play thei final home game Wednesda against Memphis State befor travelling to play Auburn in the fi nal game of the season March 1. The Bulldogs led the game fron the opening tip-off. They heli I TCP opnrolckc*c< ftvvm tLn fiaM in fK, ujv/ oc-wiv/iwaa 11 win uiw nwiu 111 ui game's first 12 minutes. South Carolina only shot 28 per cent from the field overall, op posed to MSU's 45 percent. "We became discouraged whei F.N. 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After that, Florida opened up i- a seven-point lead, which was theii biggest lead of the game. The Gamecocks finally cut the 1 lead down to two as Watson hit a ;, driving lay-up with six seconds n left. However, South Carolina, n with no more timeouts, was unable to stop the clock. :r "Our inability to rest our people K Hoc nlomia/1 ??n " OXT~ ii nuo (/laguui ua, tuatu oicvc 11CWe ton said. "Our guys worked hard, >- but didn't get enough done to get d the 'W.'" South Carolina did have some y bright spots on an otherwise ugly e day. Florida's junior forward Stair cey Poole, who has been averaging h 19 points a game, was held to only s four Saturday because of Leso's tough defense. oting keep; our shots weren't falling ? this led to mistakes in other areas," sophomore guard Nikki Bass said. y South Carolina's first field goal came at the eight-minute mark r when junior center Marsha Wily liams hit a five-foot shot, cutting e the gap to 19-7. With 55 seconds left, freshman guard Christi Timmons hit a 3-point shot to end the half, 26-16. Li e Bass started the second half with a 3-pointer. 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XV"* | ,.,. j[ rf |^K - S W^ Lori Toney/The Gamecock ston Southern, 13-2, in baseball Saturday at Sarge Fiye Field. Men's soccer team signs three players By TIM THORSEN Purcell is a 6-1, 180-pound Staff Writer goalie from Collegiate School. Three signees for the men's He is now the goalkeeper on the soccer team might make an im- USYSA Region 1 squad, pact on next year's team. Purcell played with the Prince The Gamecocks inked William William Spartans of the Clifford of Plymouth, Mass., Under-19 division in the Barry Purcell of Richmond, Va., Washington, D.C. area last year and Josh Richter of Kirkwood, which compiled a 9-0 record. He Mo. " * only allowed an average of 0.15 "I'm very pleased with this goals per game, and recorded six year's recruiting class. We've shutouts in 13 games. filled some holes created by gra- "We expect Barry to come in duation, and I think these players an(j reaj]y pUSh for a starting job r will be able to help us immedi- jn g0aj ^ ^ ability to read ately, head soccer coach Mark ^ game wej| an(j should deve~ lop into a quality collegiate l Clifford is a 6-foot- , goalkeeper," Berson said. ; 165-pound defender from Sacred Heart High School. He is a mem- Kicnter is a 5-8, 150-pound ber of the United States Youth midfielder/forward from ChristSoccer Association's Region 1 ian Brothers College High Olympic Development Program School. Richter was selected to and the Massachusetts State the Missouri All-State Second Select Team. He also set his Team, and has been a member of school's season goal scoring re- the prestigious Scott Gallagher cord with 37. Select Team. Berson expects Clifford to fill u i , ., i CK , > Josh should help us in our atthe void left by graduating senior . . y ? R o ft 3 6 6 tack, and can be moved all over ..rj-i, u ii . a the field to contribute. He has Billy has excellent size and ^ _ . , , , "a5 SDeed and is verv sound at mov- 8 speed' and has a knack ,or speed, ana is very souna1 at mov u ^ , ,ng forward out of the back, CoachsBerson Berson said. ? IT7AVTI An iir? rl CAA 5 nuiiicii uiiuci WLJtL jfcMB; 9 Hx> JjJ -mmmmm'M p IB IBP*1 <wjuuitt'BEHS r---^ -