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GAMECOCK
ATHLETICS
Baseball vs. WofTord
Tuesday, 7 p.m.
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Before the start of the annual
Spring Game, many of the 7,000
spectators were probably not quite
sure what to expect.
Would Anthony Wright, who wore
a yellow jersey signaling he wasn't
to be touched, lead the white offense
to victory? Or would the redshirt
freshman Victor Penn be the hero
stepping up his performance to show
of what he is made? Would the
defense completely shut the offense
down? How would the running game
be without Duce Staley or the iqjured
Troy Hambrick? And just how far
could Courtney Leavitt punt the ball?
All of these questions were
answered Saturday at WilliamsBrice
Stadium as the Garnet team
defeated the White team 9-3.
TKo nnlv scorinc in the
second half as field goals were
exchanged by the two teams. The
deciding factor was Scott Moritz's
touchdown run from six yards.
By splitting the Gamecock squad
in half t.hp twn teams pnmnritAri r?f
everyone from walk-ons to scholarship
players, were fairly equal.
From the beginning, it was
apparent that the defense had the
upper hand.
The first possessions of both the
Garnet and White teams resulted
in a punt. Although, Victor Penn,
quarterback of the Garnet team,
gave the crowd a glimpse of his
potential by completing two passes,
scrambling around the end for a short
gain of seven yards and laying a block
for Moritz, the tailback.
On the next possession, the White
team managed to drive the ball into
field goal range, but the kick was
blocked by Preston Vinson and was
recovered by Ben Washington.
After an unsuccessful set of downs,
Courtney Leavitt was brought in to
punt the ball, ending the first quarter
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MARK P1RAS Staff Writer
The Gamecock baseball team took
two out of three games from Georgia
last weekend (14-10, 5-17, 6-4),
evening their record at 9-9 in the
SEC.
Friday's game featured Ryan
Bordenick, who hit two home runs
and drove in seven runs. Bordenick
now has 10 homers and 61 RBI on
the year, in only 39 games. With at
least 17 games left to play (not
including SEC tournament games
and possible NCAA playoff games),
Bordenick is now on a pace to break
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in a 0-0 deadlock.
The second quarter resembled
the first because the defense
dominated. Anthony Wright was
"considered down" five times, and
Penn was sacked twice. Despite the
defensive efforts, Penn-completed a-.
62-yard touchdown pass to Kerry
Hood, but it was called back for
offensive holding.
The only other scoring opportunity
was a missed 47-yard field goal by
Leavitt. Perhaps the better moments
of the first half, or at least the most
appealing to the crowd, were produced
from Leavitt booting the ball 54 yards.
At the end of the fifst half, the score
was 0-0. ^
At the beginning of the third
quarter, a Penn pass was intercepted
by Arturo Freeman, who returned
it to the Garnets 13-yard line. Despite
the close proximitv to the goal line,
the offense was unable to score a
touchdown, having to settle for a
field goal.
With 8:06 left in the third quarter,
Kevin Brooks scored the first points
oi tne game on an 18-yard field goal,
giving the White team a 3-0 lead.
After the score, the Garnet team
drove the ball down the field through
a successful completion for a 24-yard
gain and strong running from Moritz.
Within field goal range, Leavitt kicked
a 43-yarder to tie the score at 3-3
with 2:47 to go in the third.
The start of the fourth was
characterized by strong running from
Moritz, who ran in a touchdown from
6-yards out with 8:48 left in the game.
The scoring drive consisted of
eight plays for 51 yards.
The extra point attempt from
Leavitt was blocked by senior
defensive lineman Michael Maddox.
The score was 9-3, which ended up
being the final.
Besides the initial drive of the
Garnet team, the offenses of both
sides were shut down by the defense.
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By the end of the game, the White
squad completed two passes for 45
yards and rushed 32 times for 26
yards.
On the other side, the Garnet
squad rushed 37 times for 124 yards
and completed eight passes for 97
yards.
Throughout the game, the defense
showed that they were very deep
and skilled. "We have more depth
on the defensive line than we do on
the offensive line. The two defensive
lines dominated the football game,"
head coach Brad Scott said.
Even though the defense controlled
the game, Moritz said the offensive
linemen must be commended.
"The offensive line, the guys
wearing the black jerseys, were the
real work horses for the night I just
can't say enough about them. They
worked real hard out there, and I
get all the credit. [You have to] give
credit to the offensive line for Mocking
as well as they did. You know they
played every play. I just run where
the holes are," Moritz said.
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Sunday, Coach Ray Tanner
decided to give freshman Jamie
Poston his first career pitching start,
and Poston did not disappoint Poston,
who pitched well in relief appearances
during the LSU series, allowed no
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Moritz had the best performance
of any of the running backs, rushing
26 times for 111 yards and a
touchdown.
Scott was very pleased with
Moritz's performance.
"Scott ran extremely hard. I
thought he had a tremendous night.
Scott did a really good job this spring,
and after his performance tonight,
well go out of spring practice listing
Scott as our starting tailback," Scott
said.
Another back who had a good
showing was Penn as the Garnet
team's quarterback. Penn connected
on eight of 17 attempts for 97 yards
and one interception. His longest
pass was a 32-yard reception by
Jermale Kelly.
Overall, Penn was satisfied with
his performance. "I felt great. This
is what I've worked for all Spring,
to come out and to be able to play
with all the guys. It's a lot of fun. I'd
like to thank God that I was able to
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runs in the first seven innings. USC
scored six times in the first inning
on four hits, two hit batters and a
throwing error by the Bulldog pitcher,
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ACHIM HUNT Sports Editor
Scott Moritz certainly has had
a knack for stealing the show at
USCs football games over the past
two of years.
Two years ago, against Louisiana
Tech, Moritz scored an apparent
touchdown that broke the school
record for the most points scored
in one game. But the score was
called back because of a holding
call, and Moritz's claim to the record
books as an unknown sophomore
went by the wayside.
At the press luncheon after the
game, head coach Brad Scott joked
that Moritz was not upset about
the holding call, but he said that
Moritz would break the record next
time.
At that year's homecoming game
against Kent a few weeks later,
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Last year, Moritz was playing
at tailback for the injuried Duce
Staley and scored a touchdown
against the Tennessee Volunteers
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the star of a defensive Spring Game
on Saturday night. Once again,
Moritz took advantage of the injury
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of a teammate to grab a starting
position in the game.
This time, the injured was
sophomore Troy Hambrick, who
sat out the game with a sprained
ankle. All Moritz did was'lead the
Garnet team to a 9-3 victory on the
strength of 26 carries for 111 yards.
Moritz does not take credit for
the strong performance; he gave
all the praise to an offensive line
that played both ways.
"I ran were the holes were,"
Moritz said. "There were guys out
there, the offensive line, and they
were wearing black jerseys. Those
guys were the real workhorses for
the night because they played every
play. I just give all the credit to
them."
Moritz made a huge impression
on the coaching staff, including
Scott, who said that going into two
a day practices, he will proably be
the No. 1 running back.
"Scott Moritz, I thought ran
really hard," Scott said. "Scott is a
journeyman, a tough youngster.
He kind of took control of the game
for his team in the second half.
Scott really did a good job this
spring, and I would probably say
that after tonight's game we would
go into the fall with Scott as our
a No. 1 tailback."
The
praise for
Moritz even
came from
passing game
coordinator
John Reaves,
who said that
Moritz would
add a lot to the
passing offense.
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