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SEC CONTINUED FROM PAGE 10 the committee the ability to im pose sanctions. It was a popular idea among SEC presidents last year. But Kramer and others opposed it, say ing it could put schools in double jeopardy for the same violations — forcing them to face sanctions from both the conference and the NCAA. nm_PPPIa vnnnnF lems don’t end with the NCAA. When Alabama fired coach Mike Price after his reported hi jinx at a topless club in Pensacola, its decision to replace him with a white lifetime assistant, Mike Shula, instead of a black assistant with more experience, Sylvester Croom, gave Jackson ammuni tion. Slive said he had “confidence” that Alabama made a responsible decision. Of course, problems regarding race and the NCAA don’t mask the fact the SEC is in good health. During a time when the Big East is faced with possible extinc tion, the SEC is stable. The 12 con ference teams share more than $100 million in revenue. That’s about $15 million more than the next-richest conference, the Big 12. The figure is even more stag gering considering it was at just $16.3 million in 1990. But clearly, the SEC has prob ICIIia iu ha, icui 11 uccunic pci 111a nently tainted as a conference full of cheaters. “My main concern is Auburn,” athletic director David Housel said. “But people know what’s go ing on around the league. This is a conference, and when another team has a problem, obviously, it affects us all.” Baseball CONTINUED FROM PAGE 10 RBIs in as many at-bats, and the Gamecocks totaled 16 hits in the win. Marchbanks, who was named first team All-America by Collegiate Baseball, allowed 11 hits but kept Stetson in check by giving up only two runs and no walks. Stetson took a 2-0 lead in the first inning, but after a run in the second inning, Carolina scored the go-ahead run in the third be hind Tolleson’s RBI triple. Powell came alive in the sixth inning with an RBI double and again in the eighth with a solo home run to right-center field. Powell was happy to break out of his slump and help his team ad vance to the finals of the regional. “You just have to keep swing ing away, working at it, and it will start working out,” Powell I said. “I just swing hard and hope fully, find a hole.” Game 3: USC 9 - Stetson 3 Senior Steven Bondurant (6 3) went eight innings and al lowed three runs on eight hits to beat the Hatters 9-3 and advance in the NCAA Tournament. Stetson used four pitchers in an effort to shut down the Carolina offense that produced 14 hits as eight Gamecock batters picked up RBIs. Tollesop went 3-for-5 with a home run, and Powell added a pair of hits and an RBI in the victory. Coutlangus put the Gamecocks on the board in the second inning with an RBI triple that scored Michael Campbell. Stetson tied it up in the bottom half of the inning af ter a solo home run by Pete Rasmusen. Carolina then exploded for eight runs in the next five in nings and Bondurant combined with Aaron Rawl to hold off the Hatters and advance to the Super Regional. “We played three great games this weekend,” Tanner said. “We pitched extremely well, al lowing just five runs all week end. “Now we’ve won a regional • pnri wp’vp pr»t a rhanrp tn nlav in a Super Regional. I’m extremely proud of these players,” he said. The Gamecocks return home to take on the Tar Heels in a best of-three-game series beginning on Friday at 3:05 p.m. UNC (42 21) beat Missouri once and site host Mississippi State twice to win the Starkville Regional. The Gamecocks eliminated the Tar Heels last season in the NCAA Tournament in Columbia. Comments on this story?E-mail gamecocksports@hotmail.com BRIEFLY Johansen named to All-American team Freshman Eirik Johansen was named to the PING All America Honorable Mention team by the Golf Coaches Association of America on May 30. Johansen, a native of Stavanger, Norway, also made the All-Region and Softspikes All-Freshman team. The awards were announced at the GCAA Division I Award Dinner in Stillwater, Okla. t i_ij i,;„ UUllCUlOVll xixo XVlAill 1.V wxv NCAA Championships where the team placed 29th and missed the cut on May 29. He also led the team in scoring and placed in the top 10 in seven events this season. McPherson honored with amateur award The South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame named senior Kristy McPherson Female Co Amateur Athlete of the Year on May 29. McPherson led USC to its third straight NCAA post season showing and was named SEC Golfer of the Year. The league-leader in stroke average landed third in the SEC Championships and 39th in the NCAA Championships last week. McPherson, a Conway na tive, is a three-time All American. Track team shines at East Regional The USC men’s and women’s a_j j a — ~a i a 11 UVil U11U 11V1U IVU111 klVlll X X members to the NCAA Championships after a strong showing at the East Regional last weekend in Fairfax, Va. The women’s team finished second overall at the meet be hind Florida. Tiffany Ross won individual regional titles in the 100-meter hurdles and the 400 meter hurdles. Aileen Bailey fin ished first in the 100-meter dash as the women also won the 4x100 and 4x400 relays. The men’s team placed third overall at the event with Otis Harris taking the only individ ual title in the 400-meter dash. Jonathan Fortenberry also made the NCAA Championships in the 400-meter dash, while Tony Almond finished second in the long jump to join the team in Sacramento, Calif, on June 11. USC sends five in first day of draft Five USC baseball players were taken in yesterday’s first day of the Major League Baseball Draft. All-American Brian Buscher was the first Gamecock selected in the third round bv the San Francisco Giants. David Marchbanks, another All American, was taken by the Florida Marlins in the seventh round, while captain Steven Bondurant went in the 15th round to the Oakland A’s. Coutlangus was also drafted by the Giants in the 18th round. Justin Harris ended the day for Gamecock draftees with a 16th round selection by the Pittsburgh Pirates. Summer Building Hours: June 2 - August 9 Mon. - Fri. 6:00 a.m. -11 ^X) a.m. Sat. 10:00 a.m. -10:00 p.m. Sun. 12:00 p.m. -10:00 p.m. Outdoor Pool Area Hours: Mon. - Sat. 11:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. Sun 12:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. MEMBERSHIP USC-Columbia students who ore enrolled and paying tuition to the USC-Columbia campus during Maymester and Summer Session I or Summer Session ll may utilize the Strom Thurmond Wellness & Fitness Center during their term of enrollment. 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