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for Gamecocks
Kyle Almond
Staff Writer
you could catch a glimpse of him
as the regular kickoff specialist
Lou Holtz and the Gamecock foot
la 90 at-bats last seasi
the Gamecocks, i$ his mitstaftdmg deC
"Defense is ray major strength”!
.9$4 fielding percentage and a cannot
strongest throwing arm in the SBC.”
While attending Woodruff High S
ball and baseball, in football, he played wide receiver and at
both the punting and place-kicking duties.
In the spring, MeBeth clearly was a man among boys,
■m hissenior year and even compiling a 1.59 ERA as a pii
Although he started in both sports at Wfoodruff, it was his talent on the diamondi
got MeBeth recruited by Tanner and USC. MeBeth tried out for the football teams
ter receiving encouragement from his baseball coach. The football coaches liked wf