Pacers Rally Past Winthrop In 8-7 Baseball Battle
USC Aiken defeats Winthrop 8-7 in a high scoring contest at Richmond Academy. Vic Radcliff led 14 Pacers hits with four singles and a run, while Steve Wiggins earned his fourth win in five outings as Aiken built a 7-0 lead before holding on. Winthrop scores three in the bottom of the eighth but falls to 20-7 overall and 7-5 in district play. Aiken improves to 10-2 in District 6 and 23-4 overall.
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Rock Hill
Usc-Aiken
Winthrop College
Pacers
Francis Marion
Aiken
Vic Radcliff
Phil Strickland
Kenny Kirkland
Blaine Bronson
Robert Hardy
Daniel Wilson
Kirkland
Bronson
Radcliff
Winthrop
Jamie Holt
Danny Frangos
Kenny Chelosky
Wilson
Frangos
Strickland
Steve Wiggins
Eagle
Eddie Eargle
Steve Kirby
Joe Gober
Wiggins
Thomas Riley
Stan Lloyd
Phil Blankstein
Bob Richards
Eargle
Eagles
Mike Elliot
Steve Gurke
Paine College
Richmond Academy
Augusta
Cubs
Mets
Keith Moreland
Chicago
New York
Moreland
Pacers Hold No 11 Rank In NAIA Baseball Poll
USC Aiken Pacers stay at No 11 in the NAIA rankings after a 3-1 week. They beat Francis Marion at home and away, swept Paine College to improve to 22-4, ahead of a game with Winthrop. Winthrop sits No 4 and Coastal Carolina rises to No 8.
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Usc-Aiken Pacers
Pacers
Francis Marion
Paine College
Winthrop
Coastal Carolina
Grand Canyon AZ
Lubbock Christian TX
David Lipscomb TN
Winthrop SC
Southeastern State OK
Lewis-Clark State SD
Montevallo AL
Florida Atlantic
Sam Houston State TX
Usc-Aiken
William Carey MS
Anderson II
Birmingham Southern AL
Shorter GA
Texas Wesleyan
Phillips OK
Georgia College
Missouri Southern
Liberty Baptist VA
New Breed Of Braves Continue Winning Ways
Atlanta remains undefeated at 6-0 after a 6-1 win over Cincinnati. Bob Walk pitched eight innings of four-hitter support as Rafael Ramirez stayed hot with an RBI double and a .478 average. Claudell Washington and Bob Horner supplied key hits and Chris Chambliss added a solo homer. Reds manager John McNamara expressed concern but vowed the club would rebound.
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Cincinnati
Joe Torre
Atlanta Braves
Bob Walk
Braves
Cincinnati Reds
Walk
Torre
Atlanta
Milwaukee Braves
Chris Chambliss
Bob Horner
Bruce Berenyi
Chambliss
Rafael Ramirez
Claudell Washington
Ramirez
RBI
Reds
Rick Camp
Rick Mahler
Ron Oester
Dave Concepcion
John McNamara
McNamara
Johnny Bench
Cesar Cedeno
Torre's Braves Spark Early Season Charge
Braves manager Joe Torre has the club off to a fast start, delivering a winning attitude and strong pitching. Brett Butler and Dale Murphy credit Torre for the revived mindset as Atlanta sweeps through six games, with Rick Mahler’s two hitter and shutouts from Walk and Boggs fueling the run.
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Torre
Braves
Atlanta
Joe Torre
New York Mets
Atlanta Braves
Brett Butler
Dale Murphy
Sutter Adopts Fastball to Back Splitter
Sutter threw more fastballs than ever in relief to pace the Cardinals past the Pirates 5-4. He noted an ongoing shift in his approach as he relies on the plain fastball to complement his signature split-fingered pitch.
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Bruce Sutter
St. Louis Cardinals
Cardinals
Pittsburgh Pirates
Sutter
Yankees bullpen seals first win as Rawley shines
The Yankees relief corps, led by Shane Rawley, preserved a 10-7 margin after late Texas threats. Willie Randolph hit a three run homer as New York built a 14 hit attack to beat the Rangers in their home opener.
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New York Yankees
Rich Gossage
Chicago White Sox
Yankees
Shane Rawley
Ron Davis
Minnesota
Rawley
Gossage
Dave Righetti
Rudy May
John Pacella
Texas Rangers
Wings
Leon Roberts
Bobby Johnson
Awley
Rangers
Yanks
Willie Randolph
White Sox
Red Sox
Boston
Kemp
Tom Paciorek
Carlton Fisk
Blue Jays
Tigers
Damaso Garcia
Luis Leal
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Bill Harvey
John Petrey
Danny Poole
Ricky Ford
Robin Rogers
Russell Gaddy
Usda Winthrop
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Rhett Butler
Clark Gable
Margaret Mitchell
Brett
Will Grimsley
San Diego
Houston
Nolan Ryan
Tommy Boggs
Larry Williams
Steve Bedrosian
Astros
Phil Niekro
New York Yankee
Rick Cerone
Mark Wagner
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