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Baseba By NANCY SALOMONSKY Staff Writer The Gamecock baseball tearr earned its first win in the South eastern Conference with a 20-1 win over Arkansas. Gamecock senior designated hit ter Jerry Shepherd drove in si; runs with five hits, including tw( home runs and two doubles. She pherd gave South Carolina th( early lead in the second inning with a two-run homer. Arkansas tied the score in th< bottom of the second before senioi leftfieldcr Brian Lawler's three-rur aouDic in me mira inning pu South Carolina ahead to stay. Shepherd reached base 11 consecutive times after making an oui his first lime up in the three-game series against Arkansas. Shepherd doubled in a run in the third, doubled again in the fourth hit a three-run homer in the sixtl and singled in the eighth. He Gamecocks sign GIANT as recruit By ROBERTO BONILLA Staff Writer Although basketball season is just about over, the recruiting wan have just begun. Peru native Filipe Torres is the major battle in this year's war. Reason? Is 7-foot-6, 255 pounds enougl of a reason? Luckily, he will be playing for the Gamecocks and noi against them. Five SEC teams were in the running for Torres who went to high school in Callao on the outskirts of Lima. "Of course we're excited," mnrh SItpvf NIpwtnn caiH "Ofhr?r< tried, but wc succeeded." "Listen to me, this guy is going to be a franchise for the SEC,' Newton added. "Shoots down ai th^ basket," Newton said when asked about Torres' shooting style. Doctors say his enormous size comes from his grandfather, whc was a 7-foot-2 professional wrestler. Amazingly, Torres reached the six-foot plateau when he was 10. Yearly, the tape measure stretched as the boy turned into a hulk. "You just don't see this size everyday," director of NBA scouting Marly Blake said. "I think he could play in the pros today." Torres picked up the sport two years ago after watching the Harlem Globetrotters perform in Lima. He averaged 16 points and 18 rebounds in his junior year. He fouled out of 14 of the 21 games he played in. In his senior year, Torres cut back on the fouls, and practiced long hours on his shooting. Torres uppcd his totals to 28 points and 24 rebounds. "His improvement was incredible," high school coach Enrique Jimenez said. "He's a muscle rebounder," Newton said. "I like the way he showed improvement over a one year period. 'Too Tall Hoops' is what I eall him." Kentucky, Georgia, LSU and Ole Miss were the other SEC teams after Torres. "I liked Coach Newton from the start, and I think I'll be able tc help this team," Torres said. "This is the happiest day of my life, will never forget this day." ********** ? FOXY I * I * I <k HBH * - S * a sm * III jH * PHI * rBi J DO YOU KNC * APRIL 11 team struck out in the ninth to break the streak. 1 The Gamecocks continued their destruction of the Razorbacks in 1 the fourth inning. South Carolina senior catcher Dave Willman hit a grand slam home run and drove in ( a fifth run with a sacrifice fly in 3 the seven-run inning. ; Also in the fourth inning, senior I third baseman Burke Cromer had a three-run homer and a RBI triple. South Carolina started junior r pitcher Rich Pratt. Pratt was un| able tb hold a 13-2 lead, giving up six runs in the bottom of the fourth. t Freshman Wally Maynard 5 stepped up to earn his third win against no losses. Maynard alj lowed four hits and two runs, only one of them earned. Maynard has i 28 strikeouts in 28 innings and i boasts a 0.96 earned run average. Swimmer ; i Leah Land led the Lady Gamec( I Duke wins v Lady Game< By SEAN RYAN Assistant Sports Editor It was a good weekend for Duke. The Lady Blue Devil golf team won the South Carolina Women's Invitational. Duke posted a total score of 914 to capture a two-shot victory at the Woodlands Country Club. Furman finished behind Duke on the lcaderboard with North Carolina finishing third. The Lady Gamecocks finished one shot behind the Lady Sooners of Oklahoma to claim fifth place in their only home match of the season. South Carolina will next ; compete in the Woodbridgc Invitational in Kings Mountain, N.C., [ April 10 to 12. Freshman Lea Bagwell led the ) You can take it 5 with vou. The Garnet & Black call 777-3888 iADIES j ' PBI * * >W THESE TWO J FOOLS? J capture Maynard earned SEC "Pitchc of the Week" honors for his trc mendous performance against th Razorbacks. Junior Rob Mosser worked th final two innings for the Game cocks. Razorback Matt Wagne picked up the loss for Arkansa and fell to 0-3. The win upped the Gamecock record to 1-5 in the SEC and 21overall. Despite the win, South Carolin dropped out of the Collegiat Baseball and Baseball Americ Top 25. The Gamecocks wer ranked 20th in last week's Base ball America Top 25. South Carolina's next opponer will be the Coastal Carolina Char licleers. In the previous meeting c tne two teams at Conway reo. i\ the Gamecocks defeated the Char licleers, 5-3. sees new q 'iummmwm* twpm" WFt** ?#*.?#* .-*? *** '* * ???. . . * *> ?* mt m* **m >*<m * ' & . ?* it.. * 4^j8fc. mmmMI M ^pr;AAAA A ilAAJU File phot' 3cks in swimming this year. women's golf cocks take ft] Lady Gamecocks with a three-da total of 227, eight strokes bchin Duke's Lisa Brandctsas. This wa good for fourth place in th tournament. "I hit the ball real consistently, Bagwell said. "The pins were i lough places, and I missed a lot c short putts. All around, I hit th ball well." Junior. Margaret Hickey place * 18th in her first tournament of th semester with a score of 235. "1 played pretty well," Hicke said. "This was definitely my bes showing of the year. I worked har on my putting the last coupl weeks, but I need to keep work in on my short game. Senior Debbie Eckroth and ju nior Rachel Bates finished in 26l and 30th place respectively. Senic Wednest at Pug's Way to F UlUtt PUG'S iN_r ivEroiNrs Cjood Tim? & Qreat Food In Pug's get (he best jg fazz in town with,[W Jliinifflimp FfRl 4 Hip A. w Oi jh mmm Drssi Wednesday Ntpjil* *VOO Until Onl jjjjj^32ffi5SE3SE3E^2E23Bi S first S ;r e ^11 D|L a | Bf 11 - flHHBpHHBHHHH 7, 1 the tjamecocks won their tn ualifying n By BRIAN ESHLEMAN H Staff Writer For just an instant, it soundi " like a complaint. Leah Land, an All-Americi m both in the pool and in the cla< m room, answered a question abo the revised qualifications for j tending the NCA '** Championships. "It (the new qualifying standar ? is making the meet a little t< s elite," Land said. A Land and her teammates we not invited to the recently co eluded event in Austin, Texas. But the up-beat junior fro Sweet Home, Ore., is quick to cc reel herself. "Nothing's impossible. Th< just made it more of a challenge she said. I With that turn to the positiv Land reveals a lot about her 01 look on life as a swimmer and student. "If you think positive," she sai "and you set little goals for yoi self, eventually you'll reach yo big goal." 0 Concerning her own goals, Lai said, "1 just want to be a go< tournament, fth place y Vikki Valentine struggled to a cj place finish, but did find sor s good from the tournament. c "A positive note is that we b< Kentucky, so we should still be third place in the SEC," Valenti n said. Bagwell is exempted from qu c ilying for the Woodbridge tourr mcnt based on her strong play. T cl four remaining team spots will chosen based on a 36-hole qualif ing between the remaining tea members. The four lowest score will join Bagwell at Woodbridge. Valentine, who placed sixth the tournament last year said if she was scared about qualifyii for the tournament. "It's going to be a really stroi ^ tournament," Bagwell said. "1 ho the team can show well, and I c do well as an individual." lay Nights is the Best lidYourself ; Blues. POGfe LJDO ' Columbia's Best Dance Club!" -nil 1 In Tug's Too it's Kicks 96 gjg^ot i lit: i\tny-iYiiuidtii> Ddiiu WIN' ,,ckc,,?,oWJKVbHH '' Hank Williams Jr.! Creal Door Trizcsl April 1 from 6pm-8pm get s P?? io)?cihrr started with the Rock N' Counlry ExPrcss & Kicks 96 kind of food! live remote! itraks ft Slcak '|>icn from 8:30pm - until... <> SH I* wi* The ZAZZ Mors OFF BOYS a local favorite :tt? ind with amouii countrv music lovers! /V-PoiiM llic roncli in if Stale. >EC win, m *** 4 1 fev A f Mb rst Southeastern Conference baseball g lies as a big ( Swimmer earns AHed From Staff Reports Sophomore swimmer Rik in Leishman earned Ail-American !S* honors at at the NCAA Champ?ut ionships this weekend. It- I pichman finichnrl 1 1th in thp | tiiuuuvu M. Hi hi HIV A 1 pharmacist and end my swimming jx career on a high note." 30 A look at her past accomplishments indicate she is well on her re way. Land began swimming in the n_ six-and-under classification and has since earned such honors as m All-Amcrican, Senior Natonal )r_ Qualifier and a spot at the 1988 Olympic trials. ,y She displays the same excellence in pursuit of her other goal and in fact chose South Carolina, ,e in part, for the pharmacy program. Jt' She has made the President's List a each of the last five semesters. Land also enjoys reading, from ^ Twain to Tolkien, in her spare ir_ time. ur All this work has taught her to keep sight of her goals. n(j "What's important to me is rea3(j li/ing what's important to you and Hpi ^ >th J jat nc al- I 1a- BP^^^^^B By^B^^H ;rs at *g I ng ^bbb an The women's golf team came in f ' T wu; [M_alte5 I $50 MINIM DONA' Your plasma is neede recently have had ani infections!!! 1) Mononucleosis 2) Strep Throat PViirtt-onnov r\r- QVii'nrflp 4) Measles 5) Mumps 6) Chlymidia or Herpes im QP Serologicals 20-11 it ; i File pnc ame against Arkansas, 20-11. :hallenge American honors 100-yard butterfly with a time of 48.42. I Sophomore Malt Borman placed 18th in the 1-meter and 10-metcr diving events. not getting bogged down in daily , hassles, keeping sight of what you want 10 do and be," she said. Central to her is focusing on the positives of life, from the abundant sunshine (not so plentiful to the T Great Northwest) to the supportive athletic department and professors at South Carolina that make the balancing act easier. Negatives, in contrast, are much harder to draw out. The ones she mentions, it seems, . are only temporary or will chal- ' lenge her to work harder. Whether it is qualifying for the NCAA Championships or changing clothes for the filh time in one day after an afternoon practice, Leah Land is determined to make the best of what her opportunities offer. And she'll smile all the way. i Hp ^ ... j?gg. 1 F rir f2lar>r*/~ru.~ / >- 1 - w Ml/ I K- udllieCOCK ifth at the S.C. Invitational. iCfFT^T iVTIVE 90.5 t-F* UM EACH n ON d if you have or j of the following \ s lust be free of other STD's) 2739 Laurel St. Suite 1-C Columbia, SC 29204 (803) 254-6537