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Gamecocks
despite poor
As the college baseball season
begins lo wind down, something
odd is occurring at the top of the
SEC standings.
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South Carolina is leading the
East Division, and the Gamecocks
have the best record in die conference.
The USC baseball team is doing
something that no other USC
sports team has been able to do ?
win the SEC! USC is finally making
their presence felt in the
league.
Since joining the conference last
year, our teams have finished either
last or near the bottom of the
league in every sport (see basketball).
Finally, a team the campus can
get behind. But will they? Probably
not, unless Jeff Parnell grows his
hair out to the middle of his back
and changes his name to Steve
Taneyhill, or the team has a revolt
against June Raines.
Granted, baseball is not as exciting,
and an average game takes
three hours to complete, but the
team is winnins.
Head Coach June Raines has
never had a losing season, and this
year is no different. USC's "boys
of summer" have compiled a
record of 31-12-1 on the year, yet
the bleachers remain empty except
for a few students, some diehard
fans and the "World Famous
Third-Base Hecklers."
Alright, that is enough begging
for students to support the only
consistently winning program at
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Mac White and Jeff Parnell. I
Biernat has been on a tear lately,
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gone 18 for his last 29 at-bats, ~~
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The USC lacrosse club placed
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Conference tournament. s
In the opening round, Carolina
lomiuated the Clemson Tigers, 11
vinning 6-3. c
The second game of the tourna- v
nent for South Carolina proved to
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jamecocks jumped out to 4-1 lead, r
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This seemed to take the wind out
if the sails for South Carolina as
be Commodores scored five unanuTarnrl
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"After the non-goal, we went
[trough a period with penalties,"
oach Dave Basile said. "It was
ery disappointing."
The Gamecocks later faced
jeorgia Tech in a battle for third
?lace.
Kevin Edwards and John Houck
elped South Carolina tie the game
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dps the team make plays.
"It's great involvement with the
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"The guys (in the fraternity)
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Edwards sent a screaming
shot past the goalie .for the game
winner.
"You would have thought we
won the championship the way we
celebrated," captain Doug Carl
said. "It was a hell of an effort by
our team."
The Gamecocks, who finished
the season with an 8-5 record, used
the motto "Defense Wins Games"
to win in the tournament. This was
evident when Houck was awarded
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From Staff Reports
Bonnie Kenny, former USC
volleyball coach, was named
head women's volleyball coach at
die University of Massachusetts
Tuesday.
"I'm excited about the challenge
of returning to the
Northeast and working for Bob
Marcum (Massachusetts athletic
director)," Kenn^ said. "I am
anxious to start the development
of the volleyball program at the
University of Massachusetts and
competing in the Atlantic 10
Conference."
In the nine seasons that Kenny
was coach, the Lady Gamecocks
posted a 171-137 (55.5 percent)
record that ranks her as the all3-0
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"That was the best goalie play
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in every game."
Coach Basile is very optimistic
about next season.
"I am looking forward to next
year," Basile said. "I would like to
see some new players come out
and help us build a team concept. I
hope that we can build on this, and
I see no reason that in two years
we can t win the tournament.
its volleyball
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time winningest volleyball coach
in South Carolina history. Her
best season was in 1984 when
her team had a 28-8 record and
earned a bid to the NCAA tournament.
"'I think it's great to have a
volleyball coach of Bonnie's
quality joining our department,"
Marcum said. "She has Division
1 experience, and we look forward
to her return to the
Northeast."
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