PAGE FOUR KnightSports THURSDAY, MARCH 7 THE LANOT By JOE JUNOD As th§ campus focused Its attention upon the recent heroics of the basketball team, another squad was quietly drill ing In anticipation of their up coming schedule. The baseball team, under the auspices of Gerald Griffin, now in his second year as head coach, has been practicing since the first day of classes this se mester, Wingate Junior College traveled to Laurlnburg on Tues day to play In a scrimmage game with the Knights. The re sult was gratifying for the SA squad. The defense was sharp. The outfield has good speed with Kell Gay in centerfleld, Tom Thorn In right, and Irwin Nort- ham In left. Gay is expected to patrol the center spot with the ability he displayed last season that won for him the 1967 MVP Award in Baseball. Third base is open but the remainder of the infield is tight Leroy Broach and Jimmy Tim mons, the Florence twosome, cover the shortstop and second base spots as well as any li. this area. Broach’s explosive arm, coupled with Timmons’ glove and accuracy have given the two South Carolinians a reputation in the area for executing double plays. Last season Broach handled many grounders deep in the hole at short and threw out potential runs with his cannon arm. Com pleting the double play com bination is John Everett. As a glove man at first base he has obvious, if not sometimes latent, talent. From the view of things on Tuesday it looks as though Glenn Huntermark or Wayne Wise will handle the hot corner. Talent abounds in many po sitions but nowhere is there as much concentrated as at the catcher's spot. Only two men are competing for starting honors but both are experienced at the backstop position. Jim BOB’S JEWEL SHOP E A R R I N G S 213 Main P I E R C E D Snyder started for the Knights in 1967, and anyone who followed the team last year can attest to the second half surge of Sny der’s that carried the squad to an excellent second half mark. The Memphis meteor has a bad knee and is a questionable star ter in the opener against Pfeif fer College on March 13. He caught two steady innings against Wingate and collected one of St. Andrews scattered four hits. Gary Ball is the other ball player at the catcher's position. Ball has a strong bat, which will prove a big asset, and a powerful, but sometimes wild, throw to second base. Against Wingate, Ball performed well behind the plate and at bat. After striking out against the top pitcher on the Wingate team, Ball laid heavy wood on a fast ball and lined a 350 foot shot right to the center-fielder. The mound staff is the strongest ever assembled in re cent years. Former All-Ameri can and Dean of the St. An drews pitching staff, Stu Dod son, is firing with his usua; confidence. He did not hurl against Wingate but Dodson Is in fine shape physically and I ex pect that the Virginia fireballer will turn in an outstanding sea son. Kemp Gregory is back after one season and his bag of tricks is even bigger than last season. If Gregory can control his roundhouse curveball and knuckle ball, the Durham im port should subdue many of his opponents. His fast ball is ef fective when it crosses the plate at the knees but against Win gate he could not bring it down and consequently got hit real hard in his first inning. Gary Miller is back for his fourth season. Miller, if he gains greater confidence in his ability should turn in an im proved record over 1967. Doug Adams, Rick Peters, and Steve Lltchford round out the pitching staff. St. Andrews plays twenty- one games; the first seven are at home. The home games give Griffin’s men a definite ad vantage. However, the first four of the seven game home stand are with Pfeiffer (2), Pembroke College, and High Point Col lege. Wilmington is also on the schedule for two games. With a solid mound performance all season, several men batting over .300, and some dependable play in the field, I see a 14-7 (.666) record for the season. Miss Lynn McClaughry, who suffered an eye injury while visiting in Winston-Salem Dor mitory last Sunday, is still a patient at the hospital in Fay etteville, Scottish Laundry is " First in Cleaning and Service Caught by the camera is Jimmy Timmons, in his third season of baseball at St. Andrews. Timmons, along with teammates Leroy Broach and John Everett make up the key double play combination. Tennis Future Bright The Ides of March mark the opening of the 1968 VarsityTen- nis team, coached by Benny Brockwell. The netmen return to Buies Creek to defend the Campbell Invitational Title they won last year. As of today, Harry Kraly is playing in the number one spot followed by Guy Starling in the second spot. Kraly, in his first season last year, handled the third spot all season behind Vann Taylor who graduated and Larry Mullins is, at present, not competing. Transfer student Richard Coyle is swinging surprisingly good racket and is high on the ladder in competition for the top spots. Chuck Hardesty, from Kingsport, Tennessee, is play ing well according to Coach Brockwell who is looking forward to a good season. He is well pleased with the squad’s progress. Bob Brewbaker, who played in the number six spot last year, has moved up a notch to the fifth slot and is expected to team with Scott McCrea in one of the three doubles matches. McCrea, Fred Faulkner, and transfer student Rod Moore are battling for the sixth spot in singles. Following the Campbell In vitational, the netters will meet East Carolina University on the 18th of March, Pfeiffer Col lege on the 20th, and Methodist College on the 22nd. Braves Top WCU 93-76 Upset has been the trade word of basketball at St. Andrews In recent weeks. SA upset Greensboro and Lynchburg on their way to the DIAC Title. Tuesday night Pembroke CoK lege outclassed Western Caro- llna University 93-76 to reach the finals of the District 26 playoffs. 1800 fans packed the gym nasium as two men fought a hard personal battle. Henry Lo gan, the All-American from WCU matched talent with Pem broke’s Joe Gallagher. Logan scored 36 points for the losers which is below his season average of 37 per game. Gallagher dumped in 35 as Pern- broke played near perfect basketball. Logan, who stands 5’10”, scored his first two points when he outjumped Gallagher on a rebound and then tipped the bail in for two points. Logan, who dribbles through his legs when he brings the ball downcourt, handles the ball exceptionally and is the playmaker of the WCU squad. Pembroke faces Guilford College in the finals of Dis- tict 26. Guilford topped Greensboro College 80-66. 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