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Jh9 Q2y Tar HH Beac batters dMmi't 6Meirritt5albreaEs Wednesday, April 16, 1373 "VMM-'' t '''j,, m. .i,.:liuii.JJ III X ,v 9j & ' A 5 '4 ' v5K 4 7 "S 's, si Staff pttoto by fitter Ray "My curve and slider pitches were staying low, and that really Is the difference" -Mike Memtt Intramurals go extramural by John Dunlap SUff Writer M ike McrritL It just sounds like a baseball player sort of name. It fits in well with names like Mickey Mantle and Dizzy Dean. And the way Mike Merritt pitched a three-hitter against Wake Forest, you'd think he had olfered the Deacons a cut on a pending major league contract. Merritt threw as good a game as any Tar Heel pitcher has thrown this year at Cary Boshamer Stadium. In the last home game of the season, and perhaps his last home appearance ever (depending on Tar Heel success or lack of success in the ACC tournament to be played at Cary B.), Merritt had Wake Forest behind and off balance at the plate in a 5-0 UNC win. On a day that the major concern was whether the Tar Heels could get past the middle of the fifth inning so that the rain would not postpone the game, Carolina played the type of ball that had to be encouraging going down the stretch. Merritt went the distance shutting out the Deacons. He also walked only four and best best of all, struck out 1 1. The game was a quick one, as Merritt would jog to the mound, come in with some tough breaking pitches, drop in a fast ball or two, and then jog back to the dugout with goose eggs behind him on the scoreboard. Wake Forest looked like a bunch of bees that had lost their hive. One batter after another would come back to the dugout complaining about the ump, the bad breaks, and Merritt The early buzzing evaporated into silence as Merritt kept the smooth pace oi a trotter while mowing down Wake. North Carolina evened its overall slate to 1 5-1 5 with the win and pulled up to fourth in the ACC with a 4-5 record, Merritt said after the game," I was moving " the ball against them real well. M y curve and slider pitches were staving low, and that really is the difference. The games I've had trouble in this year w ere the games that 1 was high (in the strike zone). But the games that I've kept the ball down have been my best. But that's the secret of all pitching success." Merritt brought his overall record to three victories against four losses. But a quick look at the statistics shows that with a little help in the field, Merritt could easily have a super record. Of the 22 runs Merritt has surrendered, 12 are unearned. And that. fans, is something to complain about. Carolina also did some things in the field and at bat worthy of continuing like getting clutch hits and playing good defense. Only one error was committed against Wake. Carolina came up with the one-and-only run they needed in the first inning on a double by Bill Lee. a walk to Steve Rackley. and a hard single by Mike Wilkerson. Carolina plays Thursday at N.C. State and Bill Paschall (4-2) will be on the mound, as the Heels attempt to take their first from State. Stickmen visit Roanoke College UNC excels in Big Four, Go-Rec by Bradley Bauler Staff Writer UNC Intramural participants left Woollen Gym this past week and returned with success. In three separate tournaments, Co-Rec Sports Day, Women's Big Four and Men's Big Four, the athletes brought home two firsts and a second place finish, respectively. Coordinated by David Garabedian, the competition was intense, with Carolina coming out on top more often than any other school. Thursday at Co-Rec Sports Day, three victories gave Carolina a tie with N.C. State for the top spot. Allen Wilson led the badminton team with two singles' victories. The golf team was victorious as Robert Parrot and Joe Nader teamed with Elaine Meyers and Jodi Rice to outdistance State, UNC Greensboro, and UNC-Charlotte. The other victory came in tennis behind the sharp play of Ellen Gooding, Pam Adams, Doug Berry and Jeb Stuart. At Duke on Monday, the Women's Big Four Team defeated State, Duke, and Wake Forest in the five-sport competition. The women brought home an unexpected championship, with victories in basketball and volleyball. Tere Dail and Christa Peterson led the championship volleyball team. The basketball team got outstanding performances by Donna Gutterman and Mika Long. Men's Big Four competition for UNC ended in a disappointing second place finish behind Duke. Three big victories paced the Carolina men. The volleyball team ended a long drought by winning its competition for the first time in 23 years. Outstanding performances were turned in by captain Jim Pharr, Dan Koenigshoefer, and Lee Zia. The badminton squad kept up its long-standing tradition of success at Big Four. Bill Fairly led the team in its toughest challenge in recent vears. The biggest surprise came in the softball competition. Coach Bill Wentz directed his players to two overwhelming victories. Macon Huffman fireballed his way to a 7-2 victory over Duke in the first game. In the second game, Carolina's offense exploded for 10 runs, while Marion Cucumber stifled State. The 10-2 rout produced the first softball championship in seven years. by Bill Kay Staff Writer Even UNCs pre-season goal of qualifying for the NCAA lacrosse playoffs is no longer a possibility, the Tar Heels still remain 12th in the nation. The top eight ranked teams automatically make the NCAA's at season's end. The fact that Carolina still remains highly rated reflects the tough calibre of competition it has faced. And despite a disappointing 3-7 record, this year's squad has come a long way. "It's incredible how many we've lost," UNC Head Coach Paul Doty commented. "I still can't figure out why we're losing. Ve haven't had many breaks but we must improve on our mistakes next year." Carolina still has four games remaining, all in the newly-formed South Atlantic Division, and to win this race would be a solid consolation to a team that has come so close in the big games. The first game in this string takes place today in Salem, Va. against Roanoke. Roanoke is undefeated and currently ranked filth in Division II. "Our high expectations at the outset of the season hurt us," Doty said. "But we have made great strides. Next year we'll have to win the big ones that's all." Doty had particular praise for John Donato, "who has played very well in the important games" and Randy Gilbert, Paul Worstell and Dave Yingling, three freshmen "who have come into their own". 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