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GAMECOCK
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MARK PIRAS Staff Writer
The Gamecocks begin the 1997
baseball season today with new head
coach Ray Tanner, the 28th head
coach in the history of Gamecock
baseball.
On naming Tanner the new head
coach on June 14, Athletics Director
Mike McGee said, "We took a close
look and talked with some
outstanding baseball coaches during
the search, and throughout the
process, Ray Tanner's name kept
rising to the top of our list."
Tanner's resume is impressive.
He joined the N.C. State Wolfpack
as a freshman in 1976, became a
four-year starter at shortstop and
third base, and earned All-Atlantic
Coast Conference honors his senior
season. He still ranks among the
Wolfpacks all-time leaders in several
categories.
Tanner was then named an
assistant coach under the leadership
of N.C. State's head coach Sam
Esposito, helping recruit and serving
as a third base coach.
Esposito retired, and Tanner
moved up to take his place at age
29, making himself one of the
youngest head coaches in the country.
Between 1988 and 1996, Tanner
assembled a 395-173-4 record, a
winning percentage of .694. He
averaged nearly 44 wins a season
during this time, and led the Wolfpack
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Tanner was named ACC Coach
of the Year in 1990, and the Atlantic
Region Coach of the Year in 1993.
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NATHAN BROWN Staff Writer
The Gamecock Club is the official
booster of USC, funded by
contributions from alumni.
The members, depending on the
amount of money they give to the
club, receive season tickets to
basketball and football games and
enjoy other benefits, such as meeting
the coaches.
A spin off of the Gamecock Club,
the Student Gamecock Club, was
created "to allow students the
opportunity to support the athletic
teams and to organize that support,"
said Scott Street, president of the
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In 1993, the Wolfpack won 49 games.
Tanner also has international
experience under his belt, serving
as an assistant coach with the USA
National Team in 1993. He also was
an Olympic assistant for two years
with the team which represented
the United States in Atlanta in 1996.
While Tanner said he is expecting
to greatly improve the Gamecock
team, which went 25-28 last season,
the effects of the school's new coach
will probably take at least a few more
years.
Thp 1997 Onmernrlc smiaH has
strength both on offense and on
defense. The defense up the middle
is especially strong, with sophomore
transfer Adam Everett expected to
anchor the tricky position of shortstop.
Everett played last season with
N.C. State, starting all 51 games as
a freshman and batting .300.
Etienne Hightower returns to
centerfield for his senior year.
Hightower brings with him excellent
defense, speed (34 stolen bases last
year) and solid offense.
Sophomore Mike Curry could be
the surprise of the 1997 team. Curiy
led the team last year with a .346
batting average and is likely to
improve upon last year's two
homeruns. He also stole 20 bases in
25 attempts last year.
Tanner said Hightower and Curry
are "two players who should challenge
for All-SEC."
The biggest question mark for
the Gamecocks is in the pitching
staff. Sophomore Brett Jodie is the
starting pitcher even though he did
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Student Gamecock Club.
The funds acquired by the student
and parent clubs pay for the
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Benefitting not only the athletes
and their teams, the student club
also gives its members certain
privileges from which the general
student body are exempt.
For instance, student members
receive priority seating at basketball
games, sitting in the section behind
the basket known as "The Cockpit,"
and they do not stand in line at the
distribution to get tickets.
A student membership also
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practice.
Jodie has been hampered by
tendinitis, but Tanner said his limited
action in the fall was planned.
Other potential surprises for the
1997 season are sophomore Jason
Pomar and transfer students Steven
Bray and Jake Whitfield.
Pomar played football in the fall,
denying Tanner the chance to
properly evaluate him, but has a
fastball that can reach 90 mph and
may be converted to a starter.
Bray is a left-hander from San
Mateo junior college with a fastball
that tails away from right-handed
hitters and a curveball that can leave
lefties frozen. Tanner said Bray
"pitched very well in the fall. He
has a good change-up and breaking
ball, and is very competitive."
Whitfield is another left-hander
from Tallahassee Community College
in Florida, where he posted a 6-4
record last year.
Overall Tanner said pitching was
"iffy." He described the infield, outfield
and overall defense as "solid," and
also noted he would have a "good
balance between power and speed"
on offense.
To celebrate the opening of the
Gamecock baseball season, a luncheon
will take place today at 1:30 pm the
the Roost Cafeteria with speaker
Bobby Bryant. The cost for the
luncheon is $10 and includes a ticket
to the opening game against the
College of Charleston, which begins
at 3 p.m.
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shirt, a subscription to Spurs and
Feathers, a chance to tour athletic
facilities, group seating at sporting
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bumper sticker and decals.
Perhaps most importantly,
students who are members "get ahead
with priority points," Street said.
Priority points are the mechanism
by which members in the main club
are awarded their season tickets.
This system is based on the length
of the membership and the amount
of money contributed. Those who
give the most and remain in the club
the longest get the most points and
receive the best seats.
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LARRY WILLIAMS Senior Writer
"Overcoming adversity" has of
late become one of the most used
phrases in sports jargon, but USC
gave it a whole new meaning in thenthrilling,
84-79 overtime win over
No. 3 Kentucky Tuesday.
Many who expected USC to fall
felt the Gamecocks would not be able
to withstand the Wildcats' relentless
pressure for 40 minutes. And, at
many crucial points during the
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USC had its chances to wilt under
the Power of Pitino.
Of course, USC didn't. And for
their resilience, the Gamecocks
pushed their winning streak to 11
games and remained atop the SEC
Eastern Division with a perfect 100
record ? two games ahead of the
Wildcats, whose record dropped to
20-3 (8-2 SEC).
While last year's Gamecocks
struggled to win the close ones, this
year's version has been a model of
resiliency, having won last-second
battles against Florida, Alabama,
Vanderbilt, and, in their latest and
most monumental conquest,
Kentucky.
USCs heroics Tuesday capsulized
what has occurred in its dramatic,
one month renaissance. Consider
Problem... In the opening
minutes against Kentucky,
sophomore forward William Gallman
misses his first two shots, both of
which are uncontested from under
the basket. Gallman then has his
third and fourth miscues ? a missed
free throw at the 18:38 mark and
another miss from point-blank range
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to average fan
to first year graduates.
The categories progress from the
Century level up through the Round
House, Half Scholarship, Full
Scholarship and the Silver Spur to
the Golden Spur.
The Golden Spur is defined by
contributing $12,000 annually, which
includes tickets.
If you are interested in joining
the Student Gamecock Club,
representatives of the club will be
present at the Arkansas distribution
Monday in the Russell House.
If you have questions, the number
of the Gamecock Club is (803) 7774276.
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