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\ GAMECOCK ATHLETICS A Baseball @ Tennessee Next Weekend H Knoxville, TN ^ Softball @ SEC Tournament K May 11-14, 1997 ^ Columbus, GA T _ J__ I LjcHiy LralllV, Jjjfc M ~ , ~ mmm jm I I I Sky Brown improved to 14-0 Sunday agai to the regular-season Southeatern Confe SOFTBALL continued from page 1 uo cl her g consecutive victory. Beers (W13-1, accon 0.60 ERA) struck out seven Crimson Sc Tide batters in the process. the fe Schultze held the hot bat for the "I Lady Gamecocks in game two. The said' Upland, Calif., native went 3-3 with well < two RBIs and a run scored. W "I'm excited because I haven't out of been able to hit for a while," Schultze still 1 said. to fir The two victories gave Carolina camp I more than just the SEC title, it gave Ai them 55 wins. The 55 victories broke gain i the school record of 54 established and I Next football $ ACHIM HUNT Sports Editor 11-2, but th< . on ESPN la As the school year is apairof |[ winding down, so is the touchdowns - Gamecock athletic season. ? Even though there still are a , 5s couple of sports that have to n 6 a.I?ec compete in their NCAA Gr<f Se' Tournaments, the events this year are very close to the end J^st tw0 f1' But, to keep you hum total Gamecocks Gamecock withdrawal, here's w*n *ast y< - - - - Rnwl TVi p a short breakdown ot next ~ year's football schedule. ^ series 9 i| The Gamecocks open up The Gan at home Sept. 6 against non- road s win conference rival Central Starkville, Florida. Carolina leads the Bulldogs of series 1-0, with last year's 33- The Bull 14 win over the Golden 3-2, and th Knights. p e r m a n e The SEC schedule opens opponents ti up on Sept. 13 with a road face. Last 3 game against Georgia. The edged out t Bulldogs lead the series 36- 10 to spoil. SPORTS IN MAY Highli] SP( apture SEC Softball ( . ' ' 4 ?* i?f tT3: s* wp - - . -<.W^-a??* <*. ? ' '?".* ? - "***v ' -L. ,*,.VN '?* ^ m^PIB^HHS9ISB9BS9 BRYAN JOin lut Auburn . The Lady Gamecock pitching helpe< pence Championship. i 1992 USC squad. on Senior Day. mpton said she didn't think The rainy w iris even knew about the appropriate for all c lplishment. shed in the pre-gi tiultze seemed surprised when honoring the five I at was mentioned to her. seniors. Lee, Johns did not know that," Schultze and Kelly Damme: Wow, thafs great I dont think the traditional ye ever do that again." underclassman ai ith all of the records and titles themselves before the way on Saturday, Carolina Emotional or no lad two more games Sunday out and took car tish up their regular-season completing yet anc laign. and 4-2. iburn came to town looking to In game one, Jo a spot in the SEC tournament both her 30th victx JSC was looking to stay focused shutout of the year eason features r i Gamecocks won The schedule brings at year 23-14 on Carolina back to Columbia on Duce Staley Oct. 4 against SEC West i. opponent Auburn. Last year, rolina is next for the Gamecocks lost a fumble :ocks, played in late in the game that the N.C. Tigers turned into a touchdown ites have won the to capture a 28-24 victory, setings with the That win gave the Tigers a 3including a 23-7 1-1 edge in the series, sar in the Noah The Gamecocks roll on with Gamecocks lead SEC opponent Kentucky the -4. nextweekendinthe teoocks* three-game Homecoming matchup. Last ig continues in year the Gamecocks overcame Miss, against the a 14-3 halftime deficit to win Mississippi State. 25-14. dogs lead the series The Wildcats lead the series ey are one of two 4-3-1, but next year will be >nt fiRr Wfist the first time that the hat the Gamecocks Gamecocks will face the rear the Bulldogs Wildcats under new head he Gamecocks 14- coach Hal Mumme. Homecoming. Arkansas is next on the b ' * ghts from the SEC Women's Softball T< r?i i m Mampionsnip witn i Tiger batters. She came dangerous close to tossing her 10th career n hitter, which wouldVe been a schc record, but that was spoiled in tl fifth inning when Auburn's An Bellanca laid down a bunt th squeezed the third base line ai Bellanca reached first base. Johnson (W 30-2,0.21 ERA) w not aware of how close she came setting the school record. "I didn't know that was it. Wh a bummer,'' Johnson said. "I wasi where I wanted to be today, bu was good enough." The Lady Gamecocks struck ft in the second inning when Brov reached on a walk. She moved second when Johnson walked ai to third on a wild pitch. Schult km* 4*% TinfVi Vinr rmnnnrlm |||Pl|ifPP 1 " " IU1UUVCU llCi Ui W Ab&l 11V/X givuxxMu\ Plew tripled to center field in ti third and was driven in by Browi sacrifice fly. McCutcheon and L both scored in the fourth inning seal the victory. I!!! 'Wk -Ik In the second game, Brown to to the mound hoping to end tl regular season with a victory. I wasn't the prettiest of efforts b Carolina managed to pull out t 4-2 victory to end the season 51 and 25-1 in the SEC. USC put up two runs in the fi: when Lee reached with a walk a moved to second on Pietro's sing Lee moved to third on Plow's flyc and scored on a wild pitch. Piel moved to second on that wild pil and scored from second when Lyc singled. Elliott led off the second wit] double to right-center and mo\ to third on Troesh's ground o Elliott scored when she slid un< the tag of Auburn's Kris Henegt to make it 3-0. Carolina upped the score to in the third. Plew was hit by a pitch a moved to second on a wild pit Freshman Sondra Hall moved 1 to third with a fielder's choice ? Plew scored when Brenda Espin uncorked another wild pitch. Auburn tried to make interesting by scoring two unear runs in the fourth, but it would be enough as Brown shut the d tSTON The Gamecock on the Tigers. ., . r .. Brown (W 14-0) finished na throwing a two-hitter while stril out four. It was a bit more interes for Brown because she was throv eather was against a lot of people she kn if the tears were "It felt good throwing again ame ceremony lot of my friends on that team," jady Gamecock Montgomery, Ala., native said, on, Lyons, Plew Brown also said it was r were all given throwing against Auburn bees llow rose by an the head coach, Tina Deese, tat ad a portrait of Brown how to throw, taking the field. As far as Sunday's games, Br t, Carolina came was happy with the tea e of business, performance. )ther sweep, 4-0 "I think we did a good job to especially with the weather," Br hnson picked up said. "We came out a little >ry and her 21st pumped up. We made some phy , striking out 14 errors because of the wet balls ?matches of last Gamecocks schedule for an the all-time serie Oct. 18 road game in Little Following an Rock, Ark. the Gamecocks fa The Razorbacks are the SEC and nationa Gamecocks' other permanent Florida Nov. 15 i SEC West rival, and they lead The Gators the series 3-2-1, after the Gamecocks 11-3Gamecocks won last year 23- 52-25 win last y? 17. The scheduli Back at home, the with the annual g Gamecocks will have to face against the Clei the Vanderbilt Commodores Nov. 22. The Tig Oct. 25. The Gamecocks have series by a 55-35never lost to Vanderbilt and last year's thrilli they won 27-0 last yea, totally victory oy a scor dominating the Commodores. Tigers scored 14 Then, the Gamecocks reach points and had the Orange Crush portion of send the game ii the schedule as they travel to but Matt Padg< "Rocky Top" to face senior field goal wide le Peyton Manning and the Gamecocks the1 Volunteers. Of course, eve Last year the Vols won 31- that the season1 14 in Columbia, and they lead at least six victari k ournament rs wins over Auburn sl 'v mr* Ynr to id Senior All-American Tina Plew take ZG on Saturday. The Lady Gamecocks s ^ the school record for wins in a single tie 1'g overall, I think we did a good job." e ee Sunday's games marked the last c to regular-season games for the senior class. t 0k This class will be remembered \ for their many accomplishments. 3 jj. The five seniors were the first class 1 ut to go to four NCAA regionals and ( were part of the team that broke r_3 the NCAA consecutive-game wifining < streak. i ^ They were also a vital part of the j n(j team that broke the record for most i .je victories in a season and will be 1 )U? forever linked to the first-ever SEC 1 tro title. ^ "When you come in as a )ns freshman, you never think this day's ever going to get to you as quick as a a it does," Compton said. "It's special rg(j because they've gone through three ut other presentations of the roses and jer now the table's turned." ^ "The senior class means a lot because they show a lot of 4 Q leadership," Brown said. "Everyone's going to miss them when they're n(j gone. I think they did a good job Cj1 today staying focused." tier "They've meant a lot to taking ^ this program to another level," oza Compton said. "The success that their class had has in the three other t years they've been here has really aed _______ _ not oor H ting ring day, < own no^ Senior Shaoghn Howery calls hi aire,] Field. He has announced Softball i ^ graduation he hopes to get a job ii t year's games s 11-2-2. game. open week, With an improved defense cedefending and an experienced 1 champions quarterback in junior Anthony n Columbia. Wright, the Gamecocks have lead the a solid chance to do just that ? n QTlf O ctlLtJr Lilt;LI UUUi vciiw cu x iu&auu uuv jar. East Carolina will be droppec 2 concludes from the schedule in 1998 ii judge match favor of an opening seasoi nson Tigers game with Ball State, and i ;ers lead the third game at home agains 4 mark after Marshall. ingCarolina The tradition of Bij e 34-31. The Thursday may return becaus aurth-quarter there is now talk of movin a chance to the Carolina-Clemson gam lto overtime, to Thanksgiving Day. Th itt missed a change may have to be mad ift to give the because of the mew ACC T victory. deal with ESPN and ABC thf rybody hopes states that each member schoi will end with has to play a Thanksgivin es and a bowl game in the next eight year " BASEBALL SCOREBOARD South Carolina 3 Florida 8 r 1: c OUUU1 Vjal Uiiild J Florida 8 and Alabama BRYAN JOHNSTON The Gamecock s a swing at a an Alabama pitch wept the Crimson Tide to break i season with 53. istablished South Carolina softball >n the national map." Johnson said because it wasn't he last game of the season, it >robably hasnt hit any of the seniors ret that Sunday was possibly the ast time they would play on Lady jamecock Field. Now that the regular season is jver, the Lady Gamecocks must wait learly two weeks before smother *ame. That next game will be in the inaugural SEC Softball Tournament, which will be held in Columbus, Ga. Carolina will play at 6 p.m. May 9 in the second round of the tournament. South Carolina heads into the postseason on quite a roll. Before dropping a 6-1 decision to Tennessee April 6, USC had won 38 straight games. After that loss, the Lady Gamecocks picked up where they left off, winning 17 in a row. Since Feb. 22, USC has won 55 of their last 56 games. Johnson said she felt the team is in pretty good shape heading into the postseason. "I think we have a few things we need to work on, but I think we're going to be strong and be ready to r> go. s- fl < I BRYAN JOHNSTON The Gamecock s final game at Lady Gamecock ind volleyball for two years. After i college athletics. 11 1 g ^BHMMIVVPW e e MI IPl ff? \ j B V ?t yFiKTWin