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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1987
Page
10
At 7 30 p m NBA Conference semifinal on WTBS. At 9 30 p m NHL Campbell Conference Championship Game 5 on ESPN. At 9 45 p m MLB Braves vs Phillies from Philadelphia on WTBS.
The schedule lists Aiken versus Middleton at Citizens Field at 7 p.m. in the Class AAA baseball playoffs. USC Aiken also hosts NAIA playoff action against Elon in Bluefield West Virginia at 2 p.m. on Thursday May 14.
The Stroh's Cup four goal polo tournament resumes at 4 p.m. today at Winthrop Field as Fairfield faces Aiken in a loser's bracket contest. Fairfield is led by Steve Carr, David Widener Jr., Tom my Biddle Jr., and Fred Wright Jr. Aiken counters with Charlie Herrick, Grayson Brown, Tom Biddle Sr., and Doug Batchelor.
Aiken High School baseball welcomes Middleton for game two of the Class AAA Lower State Championship at 7 p.m. tonight at Citizen Field. A win forces a series final at a neutral site with date and time to be announced.
Defending champion Georgia Tech is the favorite to win a third straight ACC title as the tournament begins in Greenville. Clemson sits second with NC State opening against Virginia in a double elimination format as the field is viewed as more evenly matched. Georgia Tech meets Duke while Clemson faces Wake Forest and North Carolina plays Maryland. The winner earns an NCAA bid. Also, Georgia Tech running back Jerry Mays will miss the 1987 season after knee surgery by Dr. Fred Allman.
USC Aiken the fifth seed seeks to repeat as District 6 champion in Area 7 playoffs at Bluefield W Va. They return after a loser's bracket run that included a win over Elon College and a sweep of West Liberty State to claim the title.
Dwight Gooden pitched three shutout innings for the Mets minor league Tidewater Tides against Richmond in his first game since cocaine rehabilitation. He threw 39 pitches with a 90 mph fastball, walked twice, and struck out one in a 39-pitch stint as fans packed Metropolitan Memorial Park awaiting his return to the majors.
Zane Smith pitched six and a third innings allowing six hits and earned a 5-2 win for the Atlanta Braves over the Montreal Expos. He added a three run double, walked six, and struck out five to nab his first career win versus Montreal. Jeff Dedmon earned the save. Ubaldo Heredia took the loss in his first major league appearance at age 31.
South Carolina high school soccer fans scrutinize seeding as Irmo undefeated at 15 0 leads AAAA, with North Augusta Mauldin and Spartanburg seeded atop. Critics argue reseeding would reflect regular season results, while SCHSL ponders Big 16 versus Big 24 in football and upcoming school reclassification.
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