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Last inn BRYAN JOHNSTON Staff Writer The Clemson Tigers came into Columbia Wednesday night looking to notch another victory against the Gamecocks this year. ' This time the sport was baseball. So far this year, the Tigers have defeated USC in both football and basketball After the game Wednesday, baseball can be added to that list. Behind a superb pitching performance from Kris Benson and the timely hitting of catcher Matthew W1 V11C XVCXlbU^IiJT "UJ1 avuot gcuxic ^ drew the lowest rating ever for a prime-time NCAA basketball championship game, j Kentucky's 76-67 victory Monday night got an 18.3 rating, j 5 percent lower than last year's I 19.3 for UCLA-Arkansas. The previous low for a prime-time NCAA 3 title game was 18.8 for Oklahoma, Kansas in 1988. 7 5 BOXING 7 NEW YORK ? Buster 3 Douglas, the only man to beat Mike Tyson, will face journeyman Tony 5 La Rosa in Atlantic City, N.J., on 3 the undercard of the June 22 Hector l Camacho-Roberto Duran bout. * Douglas, who will be 36 on } Sunday, returns to the ring six 1 years after defeating Tyson, and * two years alter winning a tight against obesity and battling back 5 from a diabetic coma. Douglas last fought when he was knocked out by Evander [ Holyfield on Oct. 25,1990. That loss cost him the heavyweight crown he had won eight months earlier with his startling lOth-round , knockout of Tyson in Tokyo. I FOOTBALL OAKLAND, Calif. ? Injury plagued quarterback Jeff Hostetler ; re-?igned with the Oakland Raiders. , Terms of the deal were not disclosed I Hostetler, 34, an unrestricted i free agent, was bothered by a sore ; right elbow and finished last season a week early following surgery on his left shoulder. L ' /s A/ot/-$MO*r/A/er lOVIDED By TR^JELOOCE { K)St WWm teu; JM WyA ->e Km >lce up Mi cxj HMMgngyi S3 iaSH iORSESHOE J DENTS: ^pril 11 :\oor Lobby ?ring your bove times, y, April 12. ited Press Yankees pitcher Melido Perez will 1 get a second opinion from California t Angels team doctor Lewis Yocum r before deciding to have arthroscopic Y surgery on his right elbow. Stuart Hershon, the Yankees' > team physician, examined Perez a on Monday and recommended the P surgery. The Yankees had Perez 5 examined because of a decrease in ^ the speed of his pitches as spring 1 training progressed. I BASKETBALL J NEW YORK ? CBS' telecast ' nf fV\o ITnnfii/*lrtr-Q^ri*Q/*iian rromo >R USC STL & Thursday, / ?use Second F ottery, you must k jnned during the a d by 3 pm on Frida ifn expected to miss the entire seasor after team doctors found a torr ligament in his left elbow. Mets physician David Altchel said an MRI exam revealed the tear and it is likely Pulsipher, 22 will require surgery. Mets genera manager Joe Mcllvaine said ? decision on surgery will be made next week. CLEVELAND ? NewYorl ' ? use H ACCOMODATIONS PK CCQRN "The Entertain* U/hen this former t of BCT s Comic Vi tahes the stage, I blends just the ri? amount of comic s| and flavor to cooh one hech of a go time! fsr SHOW fRfOAV last year, when tne average was $1,071,029. In 1994, the last season befon the 232-day strike, the average wai $1,188,679 on opening day, just1 percent higher than this year'; average. Total payroll was $902.2( million, 1.1 percent higher thai the $892.15 million total at th( start of the 1995 season. The New York Yankees had the highest payroll at $52.9 million followed by Baltimore at $49.4 million and Atlanta at $47.9 million Montreal had the lowest payroll at $15.4 million. NEW YORK ? New Yorfc Mets Ditcher Bill PulsiDher is McSherry was listed at 321 pounds, but weighed nearly 400 a times. He will be buried following a funeral Mass on Friday at St Nicholas of Tolentine Church ii New York. NEW YORK ? Salaries ar< nearly back to their pre-strike level and Detroit's Cecil Fielder agaii is the highest-paid player at $9.5 million. The average salary wai $1,176,967 on opening day according to a study released b] The Associated Press, an increas* of 9.9 percent from opening da] SPORTS BRIEFS Associi BASEBALL CINCINNATI ?Umpire Johi McSherry died of severe hear disease, including an irregula heartbeat, the Hamilton Count; coroner's office ruled. An autopsy found McSherry 51, had an enlarged heart and i severely blocked right coronar; artery. He collapsed seven pitchei into Cincinnati's opener Monda; and died at a hospital about ai hour later. . vwwiwy / S&lf L Storo^e ^mmercial Storage^ ers On-Slte>^^^^pP^ | :es Availabl^^^^ I :e moving services GARNER'S use FERRY I *5 \ 1 CD \ ^ \ / w \ / tn \ CO \ __< Y ROSEWOOD \\ j\/ weekend, as the fifth-ranked LSU Tigers come into town for a three-gaifte set. Friday's game is at 7 p.m., Saturday's is at 2 p.m., and Easter Sunday's game will start at 12:30 p.m. IGHT, APRIL 19 r LOTTERY FC dnesday, April 10 > 3 pm, Russell He eligible for the Ticket L udent W card to be &a y winners will be poste* - Robert Watton The Gamecock urk Baultmann looks to first base. Benson took the loss. "He got the loss last year here, and I'm sure that was a little bit on his mind," LeCroy said. "A sweet revenge for me," Benson said. "Last year I lost the game here 4-2, and this year I won here 4-2. It was right in the front of my mind, because I really wanted to beat them bad. It was sweet." So the Gamecocks drop to 17-12 with the non-conference loss. USC will host another Tiger team this j(v jfil^^GB ;rs, 4-2 0k -9 m 4ft JHK 7437 Garners Ferry R< n (Sumter Highway) Columbia. SC 29209 =SECURm Personal and Cc 24 Hour Securiti Individual BurgU Resident Manag (office hours Mon-S< 7 Day Access Various Sizes Av Receiving Servic ASK ABOUT OUR FR ' TICKE" We 9 am tc To be - USC St Lottei torage| 783*2708 I i double play as Clemson shortstop K cks 4-2 Wednesday night. I it over the left-center fence. The Tigers added another run to seal the victory, b 4-2. s "I didn't hit it that well," LeCroy y said. "If it would've been at our park, r it wouldn't have gone out. So I'm glad s we were playing here." I, "(LeCroy's home run) was a big i relief. We were just hoping for the u wind to cany that ball over the fence, i and that's what happened, and we're a grateful for it," Benson said. Clemson (26-6) came into the game e ranked ninth in the nation and had a s little revenge on their minds. Last t year when the Tigers were ranked first s in the nation, the Gamecocks upset i them 4-2 in Columbia. In that game, y: w,. v 0tn? : lifts Tigi ing blast at p.m. $2.00 Admission u Alpha Kusseii^inompson I like to Briggs Dickerson jryone to their ** 1 *?* . James Debose iual Event axa MAN Ken etso kMPUS ^Tke "'" the Pierce Cauthen ise Ballroom IX i, 1996 Jason Fagerquist Z4>E ental Health Fund igton. DC 20041. Or call, toll-free: -43 3-5959 Neal McCarty KA Rob Smith KA first delivery of the inning and plantec es ? ? % " jcjiBBU.. #. " jj^ Eric Stanton tries to break up s The Tigers defeated the Gameco the ball slipped out of his hand an< allowed Duffie to score. The Gamecocks battled back in thi seventh when Brandon Walters wa hit by a Benson pitch. Mike Curr then hit a double to the right-cente gap. Coach Raines was giving Walter the "go" sign, but as he rounded third he tripped and stumbled. Raines thei put up the "don't go" sign to hold him Nevertheless, Walters went an* managed to score when the throw fron the outfield was errant. The game was tied going into th< top of the ninth and the Gamecock had hopes of pulling the upset. Tha is, until LeCroy got a hold of Haynie' of it. In the top of the third, Doug Livingston reached on a fielder's choice. Left fielder Gary Burnham drove him in with a double to the left-center gap to make it 1-0. USC retaliated in the bottom half of the inning when Etienne Hightower launched his first home run of the year with a 380-foot blast to tie the game at one. Clemson took the lead in the sixth with a little help from a bizarre play. Designated hitter Will Duffie hit a high, fly ball to deep right field. At first it looked like it was going to be a home run but bounced off the wall. Ashe was heading for third, right fielder Mark Curry attempted to relay the ball in. As he was about to release it, Are your attitud about mental ill still in the dark ages? Our notions about mental illness a long, dark history. Sadly, age-ol keep us from seeing mental illness for what it really is: a .. J* _1 J! Leuroy, Llemson deteated UbC 4-2 before a raucous crowd of about 4,300 fans at Sarge Frye Field. "We feel good about this win," Benson said. "Ifs a big win for us. We knew when we came in here that it was going to be a tough ball game." "Baseball is a game of little things when you're in close ball games," USCs head coach June Raines said. "As long as you're hitting the ball, you can cover up some of the little things. Three or four times we didn't make the little play and it hint." The chances for both teams were limited, due in part to the pitching, but Clemson made the most of its opportunities. Benson turned inn gem of a performance, going eight innings while giving up only three hits, two runs and striking out eight USC batters. South Carolina's Jason Haynie had a fine performance of his own, but picked up the loss. Going eight and one-third innings, he allowed two earned runs and struck out six Tigers. But the pitching wasn't flawless, anH onmonno finallv tnnlr aHvantacro Treas Eddleman xVUril IN * 8:00 Tickets will go on sale at 4:00 p.m. in the RH Lobby " WClLwIIlC CVC Josh Mitchell ^. . ? atq First Anr Derrill Darby 1 B T aah ISlvjr %"" ON O5 in Johnny Urbon IAE Russell Hca A 21 distressing meaicai enseal. ^ A disease that can be treated!^ For an informative booklet about mental illness, contact the American , Mental Health Fund. ' J, 1! J A Public Service k , M Message Learn to American M P.O. Box moo. Washh 1-800 Todd Williams AY David Hurst AZ n^iw Zeta Ta would Beau Harling A YD 1 ?