Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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B> fi X ER ERA SO BB W l St 2 65.2 43 21 11 1.50 82 29 5 10 3 8.2 2 2 2 2.07 13 -2 0 0 0 4 108 .0 78 21 13 1.10 129 23 12 1 0 5 SMSMC.vmlMe}, * Bn 123 44 26 L38 223 44 17 2 0 ' ' ' ■ '' ' ' •' '' :• ■ : Earl Bass Bats: Right Throws: Right Bom: 11/26/52 Position: Pitcher Resides: Cayce, S.C. Earl Bass was the ace on the Gamecock tea that was the 1975 College World Series runner up to the Texas Longhorns. Bass also finished second in the Lefty Gomez Plate Award that was given to the nation’s top amateur player in 1975. Bass was an All-American in 1974 and 1975 and is a mem ber of the USC Athletic Hall of Fame. He is the Gamecocks’ all time leader in strikeouts (392), shutouts (10), wins by a right-hander (34) and wins in a sea son (17). Mike Curry Bats: Left Throws: Right Bom: 2/5/77 Position: Outfield Mike Curry was a Baseball America All-American in 1998 and was a freshman All-American in 1996. Curry is the Gamecocks all-time career stolen base leader with 122. His single-season stolen base record of 60 was broken in 1999 by Brian Roberts’ total of 67. Curry stole 85 bases in 1999, splitting time be tween Charleston, W.Va. and Wilmington, N.C. C AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB Avg. 1994 52 191 36 66 22 I 2 29 20 .346 1997 53 221 77 80 14 5 8 51 42 362 1998 62 260 102 104 15 5 16 46 60 .400 Totals 167 672 215 259 51 11 26 126 122 312 Joe Biernat its: Left Throws: Right im: 12/10/70 Position: Shortstop With a .373 batting average, Joe Biernat continues old the reSbrd at South Carolina. While he was at Iowa Western Junior College in >1, he also hit .493 and was named Iowa Player of Year and first team JUCO All-America. After playing mainly second base and right field in first year at USC, he moved back into his junior col : position of shortstop. In his two seasons at USC, he also stole 27 bases, to il 70 RB Is and placed himself in the fifth spot on the ime Gamecock record for most hits with 94. In 1993, he was named to the AU-SEC team and al as chosen by the NCB WA for the All-American team. After his 1993 season, he left the Gamecocks to join Chicago Cubs. -sr— GAB R a 2B 3B HR RBI SB At* 46 137 23 44 5 2 0 18 12 321 63 233^ 46 5>4 16 2 5 32 15 .403 s 196 370 69 138 21 4 5 71 27, 373 Jeff Grantz Bats: Right Throws: Right Bom: 3/27/54 Position: Second Base In addition to being named second team All-Ameri ca quarterback in football, Jeff Grantz set school fielding records at both his positions in baseball. In 1974 while playing second base, he led die Game cocks with an average of .987 (103 putouts, 122 assists, 3 errors). In the shortstop position, Grantz averaged .971 in 1976 with 48 putouts, 84 assists and 4 errors. Grantz was chosen by the Baltimore Orioles in the fifteenth round out of high school. Instead, he came to Car olina, belted 10 homers and batted .287 as a sophomore and the club’s lead-off man. He was second on the team with 30 stolen bases and only committed three errors at second base. By the end ofhis USC career in 1976 he was inducted into the South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame for his over all accomplishments on the football and baseball fields. G AB R H ZB 3B HR RBI SB A**. Wi 18 38 6 8 0 0 0 I 4 .158 1074 r 58 209 51 60 4 2 10 25 30 .287 1075 Statt not available 1078 48 181 58 47 . 7 3 7 24 28 .280 tboh 122 428 JU m il » 17 J« 82 -235 - _9_ Mike Cook Bats: Right Throws: Right Bom: 8/14/63 Position: Pitcher Resides: Charleston, S.C. High School: St. Andrews Mike Cook led USC to its last College World Series in 1985 with a 16-2 record. Cook was named an All-American by Baseball America and the Collegiate Coaches following that season. He was drafted by the California Angels in the 1986 June draft. Cook pitched parts of five seasons in the ma jors for the Angels, the Minnesota Twins and the Baltimore Orioles. He finished his major league career in 1993, ending up with a 1-6 record and a 5.55 ERA. IBP H ft £R ERA SO BB W L S» 1983 81.2 82 44 36 3.97 64 33 8 3 0 1984 91.0 96 51 40 3.96 81 47 6 3 0 1985 141.0 99 39 30 1.91 168 60 16 2 0 lottts 3132 277 134 IW 105 313 140 30 8 * Mac White Bats: Left Throws: Right Bom: 12/15/71 Position: Outfield Mac White was ranked among South Carolina’s top 10 in runs scored, hits, singles, doubles, triples, total bases and bases on balls. After starting all 60 games in center field, he was named to the All-SEC, All-South and All-South Carolina teams in 1993 when he batted .355 with seven homers, 59 RBIs and scored 50 runs. G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB Avg. 1991 60 238 54 79 19 3 3 36 16 ,332 1992 58 216 48 62 17 1 8 40 14 387 1993 60 220 50 78 16 4 7 59 21 355 1994 Stats not available TWafc 178 674 152 219 52 8 18 135 51 325