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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1986
Page
7
USC Aiken Pacers beat Cincinnati 15 to 11 in 10 innings Tuesday in a rivalry forming clash. Butch Wallen noted mutual dislike and predicted a continuing rivalry when the teams meet again at 7 p m this evening.
Monetta Ridge Spring-Monetta scored 88 points to beat Batesburg Leesville 52 and Saluda 17 in the opening track meet. Trojan Raymont Jones swept the 1600 and 800 and ran on the winning mile relay. Ridge Spring Monetta dominated relay events with Gordon Stevens winning the 1600 and 400 relays and taking second in the 100 and shot put. Lady Thoroughbred softball routed Aiken 28-0 as South Aiken moved to 5-0 with Tabitha Butler 5-for-6 and Susan Wiley 4-for-5. Midland Valley edged Airport 9-8 with four pitchers and John Hearn 2-for-4. Midland Valley hosts Greenwood Thursday at 4 p.m.
Eddie Payne, head coach and athletic director at Belmont Abbey College since 1981, is named assistant basketball coach at the University of South Carolina. George Felton, USC head coach, announced the appointment, highlighting their longtime friendship from East Carolina University. Payne, 34, posted a 103-52 record at Belmont Abbey and twice earned NAIA District 26 coach of the year.
Aiken High Hornets defeated South Aiken 6 2 at Citizens Field in a four day five game stretch. South Aiken starter Pat Henson walked four in the second inning as Eddie Jordan delivered a two run single and Doug Cowart Travis Tyler and John Meldrum contributed scoring plays. Hornets pitcher Ron Simmons noted South Aiken’s lack of recent game activity gave Aiken the mental edge.
South Aiken suffered a 9-2 loss as Rogers went the distance, scattering seven hits and allowing one run in the second and third. Wylie Ray delivered a game turning triple in the final inning driving in two as Benton and Burton scored. Hornets improve to 7-4 overall and 5-2 in conference and host Dreher on Monday at 7 pm.
South Aiken defeats Midland Valley 1-0 in a windy soccer game. The teams combined for just 20 shots on goal as South Aiken capitalized with five minutes left, with coaches noting the wind heavily influenced play and strategy.
Barry Butler and USC Aiken staged a late rally, tying Cincinnati 11-11 before Butler belted a grand slam in the 10th inning. Butler finished with two homers and eight RBIs on the day, while Butch Wallen went 4-for-5 with three RBIs as Pacers beat the Bearcats.
Barry Butler powered the Pacers with two homers and eight RBIs in a doubleheader against Cincinnati and Maryland. He went five for nine, including a grand slam misread moment, as USC Aiken beat Maryland 82 to erase a 2-1 deficit in the seventh. Pitcher Roberto Hernandez earned the win in relief.
South America forward Bruce Cope sent a precise pass to Chris Bernard who scored with five minutes left. Bernard described switching to center half as key while Nelson admitted his Midland Valley team lacked offensive flow and would improve.
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