Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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I Game* i | , ~ f t .... "V< ||mI||E:.': ^^1' ^?lt|f I y ^ &JTi IP Sophomore Brandon Bennett ran 4 World Series tri By ROB RODUSKY i Assistant Sports Editor < The 'Old Man' finally got his 1 due along with Canada's first J World Series championship. I The Toronto Blue Jays, led by 1 * 41-year old Dave Winfield's clutch ! two-out, two-run double in the 11 th inning, defeated the Atlanta I Braves, 4-3, Saturday night to win ! the 1992 fall classic. The showdown between < Winfield and pitcher Charlie i Leibrandt was one that would have < made amends for either player. Winfield was battling a l-for-22 j performance in the 1981 World i Series and Leibrandt gave up Kirby Puckett's home run that won Game I 6 for Minnesota last year. Atlanta tried to relive the magic of their National League series victory rally over the Pittsburgh Pirafpc pc thpv srnre.fi a nin in the eleventh inning when pinch-hitter Brian Hunter hit an RBI-grounder, scoring Jeff Blauser, who singled earlier in the inning. With John Smoltz standing on third base for the tying run, Otis Nixon bunted an 0-1 pitch to the SEC East By TIM THORSEN Sports Editor Eight weeks into football season and look who is on top of the Southeastern Conference's Eastern Division with a 5-1 conference record. With Heisman candidate Garrison Hearst powering their ground game and sophomore quarterback Eric Zeier controlling the skies, the Georgia Bulldogs are primed to walk away with the division title and a berth in the SEC championship game. The only roadblock on the Bulldogs' path to Birmingham is their yearly battle with Florida, otherwise known as the "World's Biggest Cocktail Party." A Georgia victory in the Halloween night showdown would clinch the title for the Dawgs and set up a Hattif* ,;th Alahama who needs only to win two of their remaining games to officially receive their invitation to the SEC's "Game of the Century." Almost as pleasant a surprise as the play of Georgia has been the progress of Tennessee. Picked by most prognosticators to finish in the second division of the East, :ocks # .. :# 0 "iiii^1'1 ' : % , '"' ,-v. . ,:>::: v ^ 4||||f JP 8 -1 P\ WT ? :.. J:". t' iMSit;:? . < i:!?. *< [8 yards on 20 carries in the Ga ophy flies norl ight side of the mound, but reliev ix Mike Timlin made the play tc first to get the final out, whicl started the pandamonium foi roronto and their fans who wen watching on a big screen in th< SkyDome. The Braves became the firs team to lose consecutive Worlc Series since the 1977-78 Lo: Angeles Dodgers, and for the sec t)nd straight year lost despit< outscoring their American Leagu* opponent. The Blue Jays victory finally go na 01 ineir laoei as me team ina can't win the big game. Toront< lost its previous AL playoffs ii 1985, 1989 and 1991, and droppe< its last seven games to lose the AI East title in 1987. The Blue Jays won the game oi the defensive side. All-Star secon< baseman Roberto Alomar made ; great dive on a ground ball in thi fourth. Series MVP Pat Border threw out Otis Nixon with two out in the seventh inning. In the eight] inning Dave Winfield, who playei only 26 games in the field durin; the year, made a diving catch o goes to tl the Volunteers have perseveret through head coach Johnny Majors' heart surgery to forge a 3 2 conference record. Their onb losses were a 17-10 heartbreake to Alabama and a miracle come back by Arkansas. Their remaining games resem ble a leisurely stroll through th< doldrums of the SEC: Soutl Carolina, Kentucky am Vanderbilt. With the continue* progression of freshman quarter back Heath Shuler, the Volunteer could be headed to an 8-2 recor* and a tier-one bowl game. Now the SEC's disappointmer of the year: the Florida Gators Ranked as high as fourth in th nation, the Gators have collapse under tne weigni 01 omzin opposing teams. The inexperi enced offensive line has cost th boys in blue the initial aspiratio of a shot at the national title. Two-time SEC Player of th Year Shane Matthews has bee unable to do anything for the 4Gators (3-2 in the SEC). The yes turned sour with Matthews' five interception performance again: Mississippi State. Florida neve has been able to get back on track Spc rally t< Ik Stephanie Newlin/The Gamecock mecock's victory over Vandy. th of the border - Ron Gant's dropping line drive. > Dave Cone, coming off two bad t starts in which he failed to last five r innings, tallied six strikeouts as he ? held Atlanta to one run in six ; innings. , Losing for the second time in the t Series was Braves starter Steve j Avery. He was bothered by a 5 thumb problem on his left hand . and gave up six hits and two runs j in four innings. j Leibrandt took the loss in his first Series appearance, while t Jimmy Key won in relief. t Toronto leftfielder Candy 3 Maldonado, who had no home runs 3 in his previous postseason appear-j ances, put the Blue Jays ahead, 21, with a leadoff homer in the fourth. 3 Devon White started the scoring -j quiCKiy as ne leao on me game a with a single and stole second e base. He scored on a fly ball by s Joe Carter that Dave Justice miss played. h Deion Sanders got Atlanta on j the scoreboard in the third as he hit g a double, stole third and scored on f Terry Pendleton's sacrifice fly. he 'Dawgs 1 Kentucky, 4-3 overall and 2-3 in f the SEC, is in truly rarefied air. - Not only are the Wildcats not in t last place, but they have actually r won more than one SEC game in a . season. With mobile quarterback "Pookie" Jones calling the shots in . the I-Bone attack, the Wildcats have been slowly, very slowly, but ~ steadily, improving. They have a j cnance to claw even nigner in tne , standings as well as they still have a home game left against the Vanderbilt Commodores. We all know the South Carolina story. After starting the year with a drowsy 0-5, the Gamecocks have 11 awakened and won two games ' straight. The running game is e chewing up yardage, and what more can be said about freshman " Steve Taneyhill? The Gamecocks have a realistic shot at finishing at e 4-4 in the SEC in their inaugural n SEC season. Well, Vanderbilt's Commodores e are back in last place again. After " last season's stunning 3-4 finish in the SEC, many expected ^ Vanderbilt to finally cross into the domain of the upper-division. Alas, ^ reality has shuck Nashville, and the :r Commodores are back in last place. >rts ) 21-17 c 41,000 witness Vand< lhe touchc the Van< By TONY SANTORI 1U1 ua??ul ? Staff Writer hrs? half;?. ? ??? At halftim( Head Coach Sparky Woods following a j Gamecock football team has found tw0"secc themselves a leader. The leader is a Despite the 6-foot-5, towel-waving, outspoken oame was ne> freshman, from Altoona, Pa., with to Taneyhill long blond hair. The player is never ^ Steve Taneyhill. t0 ,ose thi. For the second consecutive minute" Tar week, Taneyhill sparked USC to an ?aid ^ upset victory, this time before a doubt Qn QU] homecoming crowd of just under t f? 41,000 at Vanderbilt. In ^^hirc The Gamecocks won 21-17, ter jjsc much to the delight of the 3,500 rall Carolina faithful who had made the Folio win journey to Nashville to watch the blocked punt game that was played in unseason- Commodores ably warn conditions. Carolina tool Taneyhill completed 11 of 17 at the yancj tosses on the afternoon for 218 yard bne Qj varrlc anri n tmiphrlnwn Hp Hirt nnt . I? " ?-?~ ~ throw any interceptions. hit runnin A touchdown pass from Mjke Reddic Taneyhill to wide receiver Don firstdownon Chaney in the second quarter was Iine ^ophorr the turning point in the game. The carrje(} b< pass closely resembeled an impor- close ^ ' tant play in last week's victory seconds [eftj over Mississippi State. The OQ a On first and ten from the South ca^e a Carolina 45-yard line, Taneyhill -n Gamecc scrambled to his right after feeling carolina de pressure from the Vandy pass rush, Vanderbilt 01 and threw the ball down the field t ^ where 6-foot-6 wide receiver Don sflort (^omr Chaney outjumped the Vandy Carolina too defensive back and ran into the 29-yard line endzone. Jr mr Sophomore Billy Baumhoff attacks the ball d USC finishes thii gygWJCTBTMi a Stone M By NANCY SALOMONSKY assist by s Sports Editor ^ob Smith. n tt . ?* Del., native Brown University won the . . . MetLife Classic this weekend at . . ... The Graveyard for the second Scarig^Kni straight year. The Bears defeated Evansville, 1 in the 1-0, and was awarded the champi- r ^ . onship trophy when South Carolina TiiamfC?A S lost to Rutgers, 3-1. t,1 T 4. r . ? r, ment s Off In the two-day event, Brown p. started the second day of action ayer, no c . , . v -ii two minute with a victory over Evansville h if Th o when Darren Eales scored at the J1 * e,"( oc n i-.ur-.uir DOVe lntO 35:17 mark in the first half. rT?mprftrt The South Carolina and Rutgers , .. T . u r. . . to goalie I game was a match of two contrast- K . f ing halves. The Gamecocks con- ni^R trolled most of the first half, U ^ Sophomore forward Chris Faklaris, mar omebs ^rbilt Homecorr lown and extra point Rob DeBo derbilt lead to 14-7 on 8 carries ne minute left in the the Gamecot with a run o i Vanderbilt led 17-7 long, and a *ob Choca field goal Taneyhill th >nds left in the half. completion tc j 10-point deficit, the was injured < /er in doubt according went down arm after a lought we were going his arm bet\ s game, not for a mets. Redsh leyhill ' vas no ' team ([. .. , "I np\/pr thnunh iquar-we were going t ?an 10 lose this game, nc a a for a minute." by the . over Steve Taneyhill iy 35- Quarterback i third leyhill gback k for 33 yards and a pleased with the Vanderbilt 2-yard ond half com tore Brandon Bennett great to con ill into the endzone to halftime) abc tn 17-14. with nnlv 1R nlavino " w - ' * r?J o * n the quarter. "And the head touchdown for fight out of fter a defensive stand was a great >ck territory. The team," Wood fensive unit stymied South Ca 1 third down and short third straigl 40-yard line. After a this Saturday nodore punt, South of Tennessee >k over on their own Brice Stadii contest. VV' " A x -P1F -v fife y- * * fl m IP* 0 ok slf' I ^ luring the 3-1 loss to Rutgers Sunt d in MetLife ountain, Ga., native, O'Connell lie 17:04 mark on an Strazzella ophomore midfielder from forw; Smith, a Wilmington, sailed it pa , leads the Gamecocks win for Rut th six. South C t half, USC outshot the fouls while ghts, 9-5, in the first 16 fouls. R Hunter had second half, the had four, lost their lead when yw0 g0 ani-Dove, the tourna- peter duUS] ensive Most Valuable p?rnprf ah hed the tying goal with Duilsman s gone in the second N in came when Amanircepted a pass from c . * defender Chris Crosby Sa?^ C z' )avid Turner. Scarlet . f, vard Rocky Strazzella Woff?rd * rs ahead, 2-1, at the ^he Grave} on an assist from Kevin Tigers will 2 p.m. mate ick ting loss er, who had 89 yards for the day, then led .Kb maim iu vieiuiy f 39 yards, his career 17 yarder after that. ien added a 21 yard ) Stacey Robinson, but an the play. Taneyhill clutching his passing hit which sandwiched veen two Vandy helirt freshman quarterback Blake a Williamson came in to run the final I* six vards for the 0 score on a quarterj* back "keeper" and the Carolina defense held on for the final seven minutes to preserve USC's second straight victory Head coach Sparky Woods wasSouth Carolina's secleback, saying, "It was tie in that excited (at >ut going back out and n to come back and a deficit: for a win, it credit to out football Is said. rolina will try for a it SEC upset victory 1 when the Volunteers itr:iM : uiarge lino wmiaiiisiim for a 12:40 p.m. . Lea Clayton/The Gamecock lay. : Classic . At the 79:29 mark took a throw-in pass ard Rob Johnson and st Turner to secure the gers. arolina committed 19 Rutgers was called for utgers goalkeeper Korl six saves while Turner uth Carolina athletes, man and Ruben Tufino, [-Tournament honors, is a defender from 111., and Tufino, team is a midfielder from Bolivia. Gamecocks will take on Wednesday at 3 p.m. at /ard. Then the Clemson come to Columbia for a :h on Sunday Oct. 25.