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By TIM THORSEN
Staff Writer
The South Carolina basebal
team sealed their seven-gam
Spring Break run with a record c
6-1, improving their overall recor
to 16-4.
The victories included a two
game home series sweep over th
University of Richmond, 11-7 an
6-4, as well as a home annihilatio
over the College of Charlesto
19-2.
The Gamecocks also scorei
road victories over Kansas State
10-8, the University of Jackson
ville, 8-5, and Wagner, 14-2. Eac
of these games was played in Jack
sonville, Fla. In the Jacksonvill
tournament, tne uamecocKs sui
fered their sole defeat at the hand
of Jacksonville, 8-3.
Most recently, the Gamecock
v used two huge innings to bury th
College of Charleston Cougars in
Call me crazy, but I don't thin!
the head coach of a major Divisioi
I-A basketball powerhouse shouU
run out onto the court and try t(
stop a fight by grabbing a playe
from the opposing team.
1 went to the Southeastern Con
ference tournament this weekent
in Birmingham, Ala. to cover th<
Gamecocks.
On Friday night during the LSU
Tennessee game, Carlos Grove:
from Tennessee fouled Shaquilli
O'Neal from LSU. It was a har<
foul and O'Neal responded b;
throwing an elbow and trying t<
punch Groves.
First of all, two players at tha
level of play should not get int<
fights.
Yes, they have every right to b<
angry about a bad call or a han
foul, but they should have the re
straint to avoid knocking eacl
other's teeth out. That's somethinj
you leave outside on the pick-u]
court.
Second, Dale Brown, LSU':
head coach, charged out on thi
court and pushed Groves. He sail
he was trying to restrain Grove
and stop O'Neal from being hurt.
However, Brown, in my opin
ion, wasn't out there to stop ;
fight. He was out there to star
one.
Brown went out on the coui
with the sole intent of hittin
Groves. He had to be restrained b
a referee, instead of restrainin
O'Neal, who was still pushing i
Groves.
An SEC spokesman, at the en
of the game, said the official
could have resolved the situatio
between the players on the court i
the benches had not cleared whe
Brown charged out on the court.
Brown had the audacity to clair
he was on a noble mission to sav
the 7-foot-1, 295 pound O'Net
from Tennessee's evil and unde
served assualt because the NCAj
rulebook says the head coach ca
enter the court "to help or resolve
a fight between players.
Brown should get a clue
O'Neal doesn't need anyone t
proieci mm. we s a very biu ooy.
Brown ignited an already hot s
tuation by charging out on th
court alter a player. He shoul
have stood his ground on the side
lines and let the refs handle th
situation.
If Brown had to go out on th
court, he should have gone afte
O'Neal. The best way for Brow
to protect O'Neal would have hee
to protect him from himself.
It may have cost LSU an SE<
championship.
As a fellow reporter put it, "I
the second round, Bobby Knigl
will be throwing chairs, and Dal
Brown will be throwing lefts."
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19-2 shellacking. ?ff 1
The Gamecocks totalled six runs Thr<
j in the second inning, then removed 'or
e all doubt about the outcome of the v'cl(
,f game in the sixth when 10 more ^
d crossed the plate. South Carolina hits
then scored three runs in the final UP 1
two innings. 'K)u:
e Pacing the offensive onslaught senc
d for South Carolina were sopho- ^a"s
n more centerfielder Mac White,
n who was two for five from the &am
plate with four runs batted in, and ol. ^
d senior first baseman Brian Lawler ?' 1
. who had three hits in six plate ap- ^ar?
pearances, scored three runs, and
h knocked in four runners. n,eei
Lawler also blasted the only ^,an
e home run of the game, a two-run com
shot in the sixth. C?n
For the game, the Gamecocks Sc
pounded out 17 hits off of four l'ie
s College of Charleston pitchers. ^ett(
e College of Charleston scored ente
a both its runs in the fourth inning c^an
Lady Gami
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By SEAN RYAN
^ Assistant Sports Editor
Spring break was anything but
a vacation for the Lady Gamecock
tennis team. South Carolina
won four of five matches to raise
their season record to 6-4.
The Fighting Irish of Notre
Dame were not too lucky when
they visited Columbia Sunday.
" The Lady Gamecocks won five
of six singles matches and two of
three doubles contests to blast
. the Irish 7-2.
Prior to the Notre Dame vie- SEC
* lory, the Lady Gamecocks com- LSI
pleted a four match road trip S
with wins over LSU, Texas Cristian
and Texas A & M. The ran^
Lady Gamecocks blanked dog
A & M 6-0 and Texas Cristian 'n s
| 8-0. South Carolina picked up an S
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1 By AARON KNOWLTON ca^
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j Freshman soccer player Rob com
p Smith has been named as one of awa
11 Freshman Ail-Americans by jr
s Soccer America Magazine. care
e Smith, from Wilmington, Del., ^iro
1 started all 19 games for the Game
s cocks in 1991, accumulating four gnt]
goals and eight assists from his ^
midfielder position. m j,
a The award capped off a sensa- )csJ
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Smith, whose previous achieve
ments included being selected to r
"t the All-Tournament Squad of The mo'r
g Aces Soccer Classic in Evansville, s()cc
y Ind., and being named the Offeng
sive MVP at the USC MetLife h
a Soccer Classic where he tallied rcaj
two goals and two assists in victo- Thc
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d Washington.
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the season to 4-2 with the
ory.
hreehouse scattered just five
over six innings, while giving
;wo runs, both earned. Three>e
also struck out five, while
ling no one to the bases on
he Gamecocks begin a threee
series against the University
/est Virginia tonight at 7. Each
he games will be played at
e Frye Field.
he series with the Mountais
will be the last for the
lecocks before they begin
petition with Southeastern
Terence opponents.
)uth Carolina's first season in
SEC could not begin with a
>r, or tougher, game as they
trtain defending national
lpion Lousiana State.
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J 5-1.
outh Carolina's only loss durthe
break came to nationally
ced Georgia. The Lady Bulls
swept the Lady Gamecocks
ingles 6-0 in Athens, Ga.
eniors Nathalie Rodriguez
imed frosh i
I'm very surprised and exd,"
Smith said. "The team
es first, and then the individual
rds follow."
i preparation for his collegiate
er, Smith traveled extensively
ugh Europe last summer, playsoccer
in Italy, France and
ish Columbia.
e returned to the United States
ite July to play at the Olympic
val in Los Angeles,
he traveling helped Smith adt/-\
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he describes as being
e physical than high school
er. Also, the players are bigand
the game is faster.
The experience in Europe has
ly helped my play at USC.
European players are techni/
and tactfully superior to mosl
jrican players," Smith said,
his summer he plans to go tc
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and Michelle Duda each won
four of five matches in the spring
break competition. Rodriguez
stumbled against Georgia's Shannon
McCarthy, while Duda fell
to McCarthy's sister Shawn. Senior
Robin Deitch and freshmen
Heather Coburn and Claire Hammond
also won four matches
during the week's play.
In doubles, Duda and Nina
Castillejo were 2-0, while the
Rodriguez sisters, Nathalie and
Pauline were 1-1. Deitch and
Hammond also picked up a doubles
victory.
The Lady Gamecocks results
against Arkansas were not available
at press time. The Lady
Gamecocks will visit BYU and
Utah March 21 and March 23.
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"The experience in Europe
has really helped my
play at USC. The Euroi
pean players are technically
and tactfully superior
to most American
players."
Rob Smith
Chapel Hill, N.C. to train for the
Under-20 National Team.
If successful in gaining a spot
on the team, he will return to British
Columbia to attempt to qualify
for the Under-20 World Championships
to be held in Australia in
> 1993.
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By SEAN RYAN
Assistant Sports Editor '
The Lady Gamecock Golf team
garnered a second place finish in
the Auburn/Alabama Invitational
March 6-8. Alabama won the tournament,
in which 10 teams played.
Senior Vicki Valentine tied for 1
third place in the competition with
a 228 stroke total. Valentine shot a
71 on the opening day of the tour- 1
nament. She followed with a 76,
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uviwiv iiuidiiiiig wiui an 01 111 uiv^
final round.
"I played well the first two days, (
but I forgot how to putt the last
day," Valentine said.
Freshmen Tara Joy and Lea ^
Bagwell showed well in their first
competition. Joy finished fifth with '
a 230 stroke total, while Bagwell
followed eight strokes back.
Men's tennis 1
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By ROB RODUSKY
Staff Writer
The Gamecocks men's tennis
team emerged from five matches
during the past week with a 2-3
record to bring their record to
2-2 in SEC play and 5-5 overall.
In the first match against
Georgia Tech, the 18 th ranked
Gamecocks were defeated 5-4.
During the match junior Mark
Palus had his 15 match winning
streak stopped. Scoring wins for
South Carolina were sophomores
Johan Wiig and Johan Sandberg.
Leading the way for South
Carolina in their 5-4 loss to host
Alabama were Palus, Wiig and
freshman Jimmy Panagopoulos.
South Carolina rebounded with
a 5-1 victory over Auburn. Sandberg
posted a 6-2, 7-6 victory
while Wiig triumphed by the
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"The ffehmen really helped us a
ot," Valentine said. "I was amazed
oy their play in their first match."
Senior Debbie Eckroth struggled
;o a ninth place finish with a total
of 235 strokes. Eckroth shot a 75
he first day, followed by two
ounds of 80.
"My putting has come back after
l couple days of lacking it," Eck oih
said.
The Lady Gamecocks will play
heir only home match of the season
March 27-29 at the South Carolina
Women's Invitational. The
natch will be at the Woodlands
Country Club.
"It's a good field of teams,"
Bckroth said of the upcoming tournament.
"I'm ready to play, and
['m looking forward to redeeming
nyself.v
team loses
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score of 6-2, 6-4, and P.J. Langone
rolled to a 7-5, 6-2 win.
Other Gamecocks scoring victories
were junior Mark Palus
and freshman Jimmy
Panagopoulos.
On Saturday the Gamecocks
were swept by the 10th ranked
Louisiana State Tigers 6-0.
No. 1 seed Sandberg was
beaten 6-2, 6-1 and senior Dirk
Hahneiser was defeated 7-5, 6-4.
Freshman Ben Cook pushed his
opponent to three sets before he
lost 64, 4-6, 6-4.
The Gamecocks played Tuesday
against Wake Forest, but results
were unavailable at press
lime.
They will host the North Carolina
Tar Heels Saturday at 1
p.m.
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