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NICK ESARES/THE GAMECOCK Clemson’s baseball team celebrates its 7-5 victory against the Gamecocks on Wednesday during the final game of the rivalry series. The Tiger victory left the season series knotted at 2-2. ■ RECAP Continued from page 11 the runner by inches. That hit was the beginning of the end. Junior infielder Herman Demmink was given the signal to bunt the runner into scoring position but instead drew a walk from the normally reliable Marsh. The next batter completed what Demmink attempted, laying down a bunt that would move the runners to second and third with one out. A sharp hit to Friddle turned the complexion of the game. Friddle had a clean shot at home plate but chose to throw to third, allowing the runner to score and tie the game, 4-4. A pop-up out was the second of the inning, but Clemson still had one trick up its sleeve. Junior Kris Harvey parked a three-run job over the left-field wall, giving Clemson a 7-4 lead and sealing Carolina’s fate. Pearce tried to keep the Gamecocks in it, trying a two-out rally in the bottom of the ninth with a double and was brought in on a Campbell triple. That put the big-hitting Mahoney back at the plate, but his tapper would not make it past the mound, ending the game and the series with a 7-5 comeback for the Tigers. “We kept battling and put ourselves in a situation to win, Leggett said. “We showed our heart and commitment a little bit. We’re playing with more confidence.” “They battled hard and took advantage of a couple of mistakes,” USC coach Ray Tanner said. “We split last year, we split this year. They’re a good club, and they battled back.” For the Gamecocks, a split with the Tigers is something hard to swallow. “It is disappointing,” Stanley said. “It’s a high-emotions game. No loss is easy to take, regardless if it’s by 14 runs or one run.” Comments on this story? E-mail gamecocksports@gwm.sc.edu ■ BASEBALL Continued from page 11 sophomore southpaws in Wade LeBlanc and Brandon Belcher. Carolina will look to its triple crown threat, senior Steve Pearce, to continue his hot hitting, as he has hit safely in 10 of his last 13 games. Carolina will also look to junior outfielder Mark Stanley to continue his hot hitting in place of the injured senior outfielder Brendan Winn. Stanley is batting .359 on the year and was the one bright spot in Carolina’s loss to archrival Clemson Wednesday night, going l-of-2 and driving in two runs. The Crimson Tide will look to senior leader Gabe Scott, who leads the team with a .411 batting average and is second on the team in home runs with nine. Junior Evan Bush leads the team in RBIs and home runs with 38 and 11, respectively, and gives Alabama a great one-two combo. Carolina has a one-game advantage in the overall series at 18-17 but has won the last three series, including a 2-1 series last year in Columbia with a 10 inning, 1-0 barn-burner for the rubber match. Today’s game will start at 7:30 p.m., Saturday’s contest will start at 4 p.m. and Sunday’s game is set for 3 p.m. Commen ts on this story/ E-mail gamecocksports@gwm.sc. edu a AUGUSTINE Continued from page 11 years off your lifespan, and the riders, who commonly enter the event with body-fat percentages hovering around the ungodly figure of 3 percent or 4 percent, lose weight during the tour’s three weeks. Howeve’r, their loss is in bone mass from the calcium they lose in swe.at on the blistering, sun-drenched tarmac of a French summer. Lance has done this six times in a row without a major stumble, every time defeating all other rivals from the 181 riders, without failing a single test for performance-enhancing drugs. The undefeated Armstrong perfected the art of doing what Americans do best — beating the other guy at his own game on his home turf, and the French hated him for doing it before being mesmerized by his dominance and panache. So thanks for being an inspiration to cancer survivors and weekend warriors on two wheels everywhere, Lance. You’ll certainly be missed. Comments on this story? E-mail gamecocksports@gwm.sc. edu IN BRIEF Tennis to face UT in SEC tourney The No. 18 USC (18-8, 6-5 SEC) men’s tennis team will face off with the No. 26 Tennessee (12-7, 6-5 SEC) men’s team in today’s quarterfinal matchup in the SEC Tournament from Athens, Ga. USC advanced to the quarterfinals after knocking off Alabama 4-2 in Thursday’s opening round. If the Gamecocks win, they would sweep the Vols in the season series. Tennessee came into the April 1 match in Columbia as the No. 17 team in the nation, but Carolina handily beat the Vols 6-1, while taking 5-of-6 singles matches, the first fouri consecutively. Carolina’s quest for the conference crown continues at noon at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex at Georgia. Equestrian rider throws first pitch The USC equestrian team was recognized before Wednesday’s Carolina Clemson baseball game. Freshman hunter seat rider Kristen Terebesi got the honor of throwing out the first pitch of the game. The Gamecocks won the national title by coming in first overall in the hunter seat discipline, scoring 40 points and clinching the title with 20 points in the Western discipline. It was just USC’s second national title in any sport. YOU GOT SERVED KATIE KIRKLAND/THE GAMECOCK Junior tennis player Justine Walsh delivers a serve in a match earlier this year. Thd Gamecocks took to the court Thursday in Tuscaloosa for the first round of the SEC Tournament. 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