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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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."
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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
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cent from the field overall, op
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n Watson.
is South Carolina took a 28-17
y lead into the locker room, and was
r- led by Roulston, who had seven of
his game-high 15 points in the first
o half.
In the second half, it was all
0 Florida. At the 9:23 mark, Flore
ida's Craig Brown hit a three-point
jump shot from the right corner
jl giving the Gators their first lead
y since early in the first half,
n South Carolina took the lead for
s the last time when Watson hit a
l. 12-foot jumper at the 8:49 mark to
give the Gamecocks a one-point
e lead. 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.
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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.
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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.
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