Spring Means Baseball and the Masters
Aiken Standard columnist Mike Strickland celebrates spring as the national pastime and previews the upcoming baseball season. He contrasts teams, predicts standout stars, and urges support for high school spring sports and non-revenue programs in the community.
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Florida
Mickey Mantle
Dodgers
Angels
Brewers
Braves
Tigers
Royals
Expos
Cubs
George Will
Wrigley Field
Steve Garvey
Ron Cey
Pete Rose
Ty Cobb
Phil Niekro
Carl Yastremski
Boston Red Sox
New York Yankees
Boston
New England
New York
42Nd Street
Harvard
M.I.T
Charles River
Jose
Ellen
Fenway Park
America
Yaz
Ted Williams
Aiken County
USC-Aiken NCBA Pacers Rank Seventh In NAIA Poll
USC-Aiken sits seventh in the NAIA baseball rankings with 224 points and a 17-3 record. Coach Randy Warrick says the team should defend the spot as they face The Citadel in Charleston and a home clash with Winthrop after recent win over Francis Marion.
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Usc-Aiken
Winthrop College of
Rock Hill
Coastal Carolina
Pacers
Arizona
Grand Canyon
Pacer
Randy Warrick
USC
USCA
Baptist College
Winthrop College
Warrick
Citadel
Francis Marion
Sutton Wins TPC Title Amid Wind and Woes
Hal Sutton captured the Tournament Players Championship with a closing 69 for a 5 under 283, earning $126,000 as John Cook faltered with a water shot on 18. The stroke play finale saw petition talks about the Ponte Vedra course and notable players like Watson Nicklaus Irwin Miller Weis kopf Crenshaw Stadler voicing concerns over greens and undulations.
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Ponte Vedra
Fla
Hal Sutton
Sutton
Deane Beman
Jacksonville Journal
Tom Watson
Jack Nicklaus
Hale Irwin
Johnny Miller
Tom Weiskopf
Ben Crenshaw
Craig Stadler
Beman
John Cook
Watson
Nicklaus
Cinderella Teams Prepare For Final Four
Cinderella teams Georgia and N C State race toward the Albuquerque Final Four as both reach the NCAA semifinals. Georgia women and men join the field, matching coach rivalries and high stakes in Norfolk and Birmingham as fans await Friday and Saturday matchups.
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Athens
N.C. State
Georgia
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Hugh Durham
Andy Landers
Georgia Coliseum
Landers
Lady Bulldogs
Andy
Bulldogs
Birmingham
Ala
Durham
Norfolk
Southern California
Louisiana Tech
Jim Valvano
State
Wake Forest
North Carolina
Virginia
Pepperdine
Nevada
Las Vegas
Wolfpack
Thurl Bailey
Utah
Ford Foster Speak To IPTAY Club In Aiken
Clemson IPTAY Club meeting for Aiken Barnwell and Edgefield counties and Augusta area set for Wednesday April 13 at 6 30 p m at the Aiken Jaycee Exhibit Building fairgrounds Highway 1 north. Tiger head coaches Danny Ford and Bill Foster will speak. Tickets five dollars dinner barbecue served.
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Clemson Iptay
Aiken
Barnwell
Edgefield
Augusta
Aiken Jaycee
Fairgrounds
Highway 1
Tiger
Danny Ford
Bill Foster
IPTAY
South Carolina National Bank
Lyon-Croft
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Aiken Standard
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Virginia Commonwealth
St. Johns
South Bend
Ind
Indiana
Tennessee
Notre Dame
Reynolds Coliseum
Ford
Foster
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Johnson
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