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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1989
Page
4
In 1987 USC Aiken teams led with Pacers baseball winning District Six 16 8 over USC Spartanburg and Pat Tilman drafted by the Atlanta Braves after an 11 1 season. Basketball saw coaching changes as Glen DeHart resigns and Larry Epperly hired. Silver Bluff and Wagener Salley high schools posted milestone scoring feats as Masters winner Larry Mize, Augusta native, captured the Masters.
The 1987 season features the Pacer baseball team ranked fourth nationally in NAIA preseason polls. District Six honors go to St. Angela as volleyball state champions for a second straight year while USC Aiken, coached by Paul Weiler, claims District Six baseball success. Augusta native Larry Mize wins the Masters on a 100 foot chip in sudden death over Greg Norman, and local athletes Phil Strickland and Joe Wright earn Coach and Player of the Year awards in the area.
A montage of 1987 area sports highlights covers horse racing wins by Augustan Gary Gaymen in a 10 mile Triple Crown race and two Aiken Trials victories for Baltic Breeze and Stonybox trained by Robert Reinacher. Polo winners include Sandy Hill-Cato in the Stroh's Cup and Thorndale in the Cup of Aiken at Whitney Field.
Dodgers ace Orel Hershiser extended Don Drysdale's 20 year mark by delivering 59 consecutive scoreless innings in September 1988, then 67 including playoffs, sparking a Dodgers bid for the NL West. Drysdale, now a broadcaster, watched in awe as the streak climbed.
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