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By KEVIN COULTER
Staff Writer
After losing two of three to the sv
LSU Tigers in their first SEC com- sf
petition of the season, the p<
Gamecock baseball team will take a<
on Arkansas this weekend in an A
important three-game series. sa
South Carolina lost the first two is
games of the LSU series by scores
of 10-3 and 6-1. The third game of R
the LSU series was declared a 9-9
tie, which leaves the Gamecocks 0j
winless thus far in the conference sl
and in fourth place in the Eastern tj,
Division. er
Head Coach June Raines was ,
disappointed with Saturday's
results because the "team played
bad on Saturday and got dominated
by LSU." ~ I
He did, however, praise his
team's comeback efforts in
Sunday's'game. The Gamecocks c<
fell behind early to the Tigers
before a late-game rally put them
ahead for a half-inning. The game a;
was eventually called off because sl
of the Gamecocks' travel plans. vv
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By The Associated Press
South Carolina moved quickly
in its search for a coach,
bringing Western Kentucky's
Ralph Willard in to tour
Columbia.
Gamecock Athletics Director
Mike McGee and USC officials
picked up Willard and his wife,
Dot, from the airport Monday
and brought him for a look at
^ the Carolina Coliseum and the
school's basketball offices.
During the meeting, McGee
showed Willard an updated plan
of South Carolina's facilities,
which included a new practice
site, The State reported Tuesday.
On Monday night, the car
McGee used to pick up the 47year-old
Willard was parked
behind the home of USC
President John Palms, the newspaper
reported.
McGee had called Western
Kentucky AD Lou Marciani for
permission to talk with Willard
on Saturday after Bobby
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decision and chose to leave
South Carolina and return to
Georgia Tech.
Willard and his wile came out
of USC's private jet with
overnicht luggage, and the
coach's secretary said he was
out of town until Tuesday, the
newspaper said.
This season, Willard led
Western Kentucky to a 26-6
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Arkansas is coming off of a
iree-game series that saw them
veep Georgia and earn the No. 17
>ot in the most recent national
)lls. Because of the poor showing |
zainst LSU and (he strength of
rkansas, South Carolina's skipper
lid he feels this weekend's series
even bigger now.
"Every game is important now,"
aines said.
USC and Arkansas, despite their
aposite places in the divisional
andings, do have many similari;s.
Both are tied for the conferlce
lead in overall wins with 19
"riece, and both teams have very
danced attacks.
Arkansas is third in the confer- d<
ice in team batting with a .332 jc
/erage, and they are fifth in the c<
[inference in team pitching with a h
imbined 3.17 ERA. c
South Carolina is sixth in the R
EC with a .301 team batting averge,
and the Gamecock pitching tl
aff is second in the conference J'
ith a 2.69 ERA. A
:ky coach
i McGee
record and a spot in the final 16
of the NCAA tournament. In
three seasons at Western
Kentucky, Willard has a 61-31
record.
Another candidate, John
Calipari of Massachusetts, took
himself out of the running for
the Gamecocks' position.
"It does not mean that it's not
a great job," Calipari said. "I've
had people tell me I'm stupid
for not considering it. I've had
good friends tell me that."
Calipari, who signed a new
contract with the Minutemen
this year, cited a strong recruiting
class as one of his reasons
not to leave.
Washington State's Kelvin
Sampson, who was interviewed
by Mc(}ee in Denver last week,
said he had not been contacted
by the athletics director since
Cremins accepted the job last
Wednesday.
Two others mentioned as
replacements for Steve Newton,
Southern Methodist's John
Shumate and George
Washington's Mike Jarvis, both
said they were interested in the
job but had not been contacted
by the school.
McGee also has asked for
permission to interview
Vanderbilt Coach Eddie Fogler,
The Greenville News reported
Tuesday.
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>kingly commented that the series an
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Soccer teai
By TONY SANTOR1
Staff Writer i
Both USC soccer and the Metro 1
Conference shared in a piece of
good news Monday.
With the addition of the
Gamecocks as the sixth member of j
the conference for soccer, the j
NCAA awarded the league an auto- |
matic berth to the post-season tournament
for the conference champion.
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South Carolina received official (
word of their acceptance into the ,
Mgjjo on Monday, and the automatic
bid soon followed. <
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By NANCY SALOMONSKY
Sports Editor
The Lady Gamecock Classic golf
tournament came to an end Sunday
with USC finishing second in a
field of 18 teams.
USC was led by senior Rachel
Bates and freshman Clarissa
Childs, placing five and six, respectively.
Head Coach Kim Erickson said,
"Rachel is a senior and has played
the No. 1 spot consistently. She
contributed throughout the tournament,
and, because she is a senior,
she went out with a bang.
"Clarissa played wonderful. She
is a freshman, and I am very proud
of her. Her potential is unlimited,"
Erickson said.
The Lady Gamecocks posted
team totals of 311, 300 and 299 for
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d stolen bases. He is also ranked and P
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Outfielder Kyle Harris is anodier Thret
ayer South Carolina will have to amon
atch out for. He is batting .435 with
is season and is among die con'- ERA
rence leaders in slugging percent- Mt
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League commissioner Ralph inc
VlcFadden said in a press release tea
that South Carolina's prestige. Cor
which includes eight tournament on I
appearances since 1984, may have I
boosted the Metro's image. app
"The Gamecocks have an excel- pja,
lent program, and this was a significant
factor in the automatic bid
being awarded to the conference,"
McFadden said. av
HSC will begin round-robin play ^
in the Metro this fall. The 311
Gamecocks already have confer- ?PP
ence members South Florida and
(JNC-Charlotte on their 1993 to*
schedule, but thev will have lo nun
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a score of 910, one shot behind
Furman, the overall winner.
"The Lady Gamecocks played 1
wonderfully," Erickson said. "It i:?
was a heartbreaker to lose by one 3
shot." " |
Other USC competitors included "c
freshman Siew Ai Lim, who finished
13th with a total of 230, and j
sophomore Tara Joy, who Finished >,
33rd. In her first start for the Lady $
Gamecocks, red-shirt freshman Jill V
Darr turned in a score of 234 to tie i;l
for 50th place.
South Carolina's next event is ??
the Southern Intercollegiate April 1
16-18 in Athens, Ga. ||
"The team is very motivated 1
going into this tournament, and I f|
will not settle for any more forth or -j
fifth place finishes. 1 want to win ||
them all," Erickson said.
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Saturday, Arkansas will put av
Birch and Brian Cook on the ho
d for the doubfeheader. Birch .3!
eft-hander with a 4-2 record of
1.83 ERA. Brian Cook is a wi
hander who is lied for the ba
rence lead with five wins,
s describes both as low ball thi
:rs who get a lot of ground de
With Arkansas' great fielding co
ntage, this play.< right into the en
backs game plan. wi
e Gamecocks will counter co
Matt Threehouse and Rich Gt
. Jim Stoops will start w(
ay's game if his arm is in
enough condition, and if it it
Jason Haynie will take his ge
on the mound. Threehouse fa]
'ratt have both had impressive se
>ns to date, compiling five de
apiece. Pratt's 2.28 ERA and cli
^house's 2.60 ERA place diem
g die conference leaders along wi
Stoops, who boasts a 2.73 a<
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sive attack widi a .364 batung gt
Metro Cc
lude the other three Metro
ms, Louisville. Virginia
ninonwealth and Virginia Tech,
their schedule as well.
JSC coach Mark Berson
eared excited at the chance to
y in the Metro Conference.
It's going to be a different type
focus for us," said Berson. We
e never been in a conference
are, but the chance to play for
automatic bid is a tremendous
ortunity for us.
Before we had an opportunity
;o (to the NCAA tourney) as the
tiber 1 or 2 seed from the South
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.Ohio State 923
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3. Missouri 975
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6< MichigaA?41V;?:997;
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8. Vanderbilt 11111: 1018 J
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erage and a team-leading six
me runs. Joe Biernat is hitting
52, and Jeff Parneil is coming off
a week that saw him hit .375
th three home runs and nine runs
tted in.
One area of concern for Raines
is weekend is the Gamecocks'
fense. The Gamecocks have
mmitted a conference-worst 52
ors; however, Raines feels that
th the bad weather behind them,
mbined with more practice, the
unecocks have put their fielding
)es behind them.
South Carolina will have to put
behind them this weekend and
t at least two wins to prevent
lling too far behind in the regular
ason standings, which help to
termine the overall conference
lampion.
USC's only other action this
eek was a night game last night
;ainst Georgia Southern,
lturday's doubleheader is scheded
for 2 f).m., as is Sunday's
une.
inference
Region or as a national at-large
selection. This gives us a third
avenue in which we could go as
the league champion. I still don't
think it will take any drama out of
selection day, though," Berson
said.
The NCAA Tournament expands
its field to 32 from 16 for the
upcoming season. Sixteen of the
tournament teams will receive automatic
bids from their respective
conferences.
lhe uamecocks will be competing
in a conference for the first
time in 15 years.
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If CtdHssa Childs 80-75-7>226
HI Slew Al Llm 179-74^77=230
:J; Tara Joy ' 77-87-74^238
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