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PHOTO BY MELISSA WALLACE/THE GAMECOCK The Gamecocks celebrate after defeating the Tar Heels 7-6 Sunday to advance to the Super Regional beginning Friday. Baseball CONTINUED FROM PAGE 10 was issued to the USC bench, but there were no other incidents that day. USC closer Chad Blackwell came on for the save in the ninth inning and gave up one run to end the game at 7-6. “That game was exactly the kind of game that we expected coming into today,” Tanner said. “North Carolina has a great team, has a lot of class and are very well coached.” Columbia after outlasting Tennessee, Stony Brook and UNC Wilmington in Kinston, N.C., last weekend. USC and East Carolina met last year with the Gamecocks ending the Pirates’ season at the Atlanta Regional. The first game between the two teams this year begins Saturday at 1 p.m. with game two coming Made for the Majors Here is a look at the seven USC baseball players selected in the first day of the Major League Baseball draft on June 7: LANDON POWELL-1st round, Oakland A’s MAH CAMPBELL - 1st round, Kansas City Royals BILLY BUCKNER-2nd round, Kansas City Royals KEVIN MELILLO - 5th round, Oakland A’s CHAD BLACKWELL - 6th round, Kansas City Royals STEVE PEARCE-10th round, Boston Red Sox BRYAN TRIPLETT - 12th round, Houston Astros Sunday at noon, both of which will be broadcast on ESPN. If Monday’s game is needed, it will start at ei ther 1 p.m. or 7 p.m. and will be shown on either ESPN or ESPN2. Comments on this story?E-mail gamemcksports@gwm.sc.edu Hillyard CONTINUED ROM PAGE 10 Roger Clemens need to take a step back and realize what they are dealing with. Your child is in volved in athletics to have fun and no other reason. How could you put your very own child through such situations when dealing with sports? Let your kids play every sport they want to play. If a child is a natural athlete then people will realize, and then the respon sibility is on him or her, not you, to pursue that dream. Do not force sports on your kids at the expense of their will and especially not at the expense of their health. Let’s bringthe crowds back to the little league parks around the country to see America’s favorite pastime in its purest form. Want to write sports for The Gamecock over the summer? We’re looking for columnists and reporters. Contact us at gamecocksports@gwm.sc.edu. Free tanning Fully furnished Resort style pool included • Free shuttle to USC • Awesome Leasing specials I s STERLING UNIVERSITY Riverside HZ'.] 215 Spencer Place Cayce, SC 29033 L (803) 739 - 0899 \ iiniiiw.stertingiiousiBg.com