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? s,fEariy "!nes has banged out 10 hits in his last 19 at-bats to raise his average
to .341 atter a mild slump. The Tar Heels wind up the summer league season with four
home games against Methodist (twice), Wilmington and East Carolina in the next
four days. All games start at 7:30 p.m. in Boshamer Stadium.
Ano ther late-seasoh surge for Early
by Jim Thomas
Sports Editor
Bill Lee and Steve Rackley were
gesturing comically in the background
causing Early Jones' face to break into
an ear-splitting grin. "It's like this when
you're winning," the popular UNC
centerfielder said of his teammates'
clubhouse antics. r '
Minutes earlier the Tar HeeJs had
erupted for five runs in the eighth inning
for a come-from-behind 9-6 win over
visiting Louisburg to boost their record
to 17-8. The win solidified Carolina's
hold on first place and virtually assured
Coach Mike Roberts'. Tar Heels of
hosting the playoffs which begin next
week. But Jones was also smiling for
another reason. The likeable outfielder
from Trenton has banged out 10 hits in
his last 19 at bats to raise his average to
.341 after a mild slump which saw his
average dip below the .300 mark.
A year ago, Jones assaulted summer
league pitching for a .361 average to lead
the Tar Heels to a surprising
tournament championship over favored
Louisburg. This summer, however, he
got off to a slow start after batting a
modest .268 during his regular Atlantic
Coast Conference season.
"I guess it. takes me a while to finally
get in the groove," explained Jones. "I
got started late. this, summer. L wasn'jL
hitting the ball real well. But every
player wants to finish the season strong.
I've been making real good contact in
the last few games."
Prior to Monday's win over
Louisburg, the hot-hitting J ones blasted
two home runs, drivingjn three runs in a
9-7 slugfest against the Hurricanes
Sunday. Against starter Bill Lucas and
his late-inning replacement, Randy
Warrick, Jones ripped three hits in four
trips to the plate, including a perfect
bunt which resulted in a two-base
throwing error and allowed Bernie
Menapace to scamper home with the
first run of the game.
"We try to be the aggressor all the
time," Jones said of the surprise bunt
which caught then third baseman
Warrick off guard. "We want to put the
pressure on and make it hard on" the
defense. They have to be alert and make
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Before the season started no one
thought the Tar Heels would be
contending for the championship, much
less threatening to run away with the
regular season title. Wilmington and
Louisburg; were tabbed as the pre
season favorites.
"Yeah, 1 heard that talk, too," said
Jones, "but I didn't believe it. I knew
some of the guys on the jayvee team who
were going to play summer league
baseball and I knew they could do the
job."
The Tar Heels currently hold a three
and one-half game lead in the standings
but starting Tuesday were scheduled to
play seven games in six days. "All we
have to do is just win a couple of games
and we can clinch it and play the
tournament here, which should do a lot
for our confidence." the. U1STC
centerfielder said. "I feel good about our
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league playoffs start next week
by Jim Thomas
Sports Editor
Traditionally, in baseball, th? first
four players in the batting order have
supplied the run-producing power. The
tcrmM urderer's Row was coined in the
1920s to describe the New York
Yankees' imposing lineup of Tony
Laerri, Bob Meusel, Lou Gehrig and
Babe Ruth.
In modern days, when clicking on all
four cylinders, the Cincinnati Reds Pete
Rose, Joe Morgan, Tony Perez and
Johnny Bench are referred to as the 'Big
Red Machine.
Throughout most ' of the summer
league season Kevin. Haeberle, Bernie
'.Menapace and Early Jones (they lack a
clever nickname) have led the Tar Heel
hitting corps. But Monday the bottom
chances. We've swept a series with
everybody.".
Six days after the tournament is over
football practice will begin and the fleet
Jones is. trying to out for Coach Bill
Dooley's squad as a wide receiver after
playing as a substitute defensive back
during the 1974 season.
"Coach Dooley said he couldn't offer
me a scholarship this season," explained
Jones, "but 1 could still come out for the
team. I talked about moving to wide
receiver with offensive end coach
Charlie Carr this past spring. I hope I'll
have a better chance of playing."
Jones did not play football his first
two years at Carolina'. Instead, the rising
senior came to school on a baseball
scholarship. As a starting quarterback
for Jones Senior High, he guided his
team to consecutive .7-2 season records.
"I wasn't offered a football
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of the lineup was responsible for a come-from-bchind
win over Louisburg at
Cary Boshamer Stadium.
Trailing 6-4 in the eighth inning, after
blowing an early 3-0 lead, UNCs Randy
Porch, Bill Lee and George Swain
combined to drive in three runs of a five
run uprising off reliever-third baseman
Randy Warrick to rallythe Tar Heels to
their third straight win.
Earlier in the week, after a narrow 2-1
loss to East Carolina at Greenville, the
Tar Heels coasted to a 5-2 victory over
visiting Methodist Friday and
outslugged Louisburg 9-7 away Sunday
to boost their record to 17-8 with one
week left in the regular season.
Against Methodist Friday, ace
righthander Bob Thomson pitched out
of a seventh inning jam to gain his six
straight win since losing in the season
scholarship," recalled Jones, "but one
day 1 was eating in Ehringhaus and
Coach Dooley approached me and
asked me why I hadn't come out. At first
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and didn't think I would make it. I was
way behind and had not played in two
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made a tackle against Wake Forest and
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Jones hasn't had much time to think
about football during the summer but
he isn't worried about making the
adjustment once the baseball season is
over. Meanwhile, he'll concentrate on
hitting and helping the Tar Heels repeat
as summer league champions.
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opener. The Tar Heels managed only
five hits off Monarch starter Sam Tolar
and his second inning replacement Jerry
Ncal but scored two runs on. two
perfectly executed squeeze bunts to turn
back the latest challengers to their
league lead.
Sunday against Louisburg Bernie
Menapace and Early Jones belted
consecutive home runs in the ninth
inning to break a 7-7 tic.
Jones led the hitting attack with three
hits and three runs batted in while
Menapace drove in two with two hits
and Mike Fox went 3-4 with one rhi.
On Mondny Carolina rose to the
occasion for i he second game in a row
against Louis ?urg w ith a five-run eighth
inning. After loncs led off with a double
off the rightfield wall off Hurricane
starter Bill Lucas, Porch followed with
his second single of the night to put
runners on first and third w ith no outs.
Lee greeted reliever Warrick with
another single, scoring Jones and
closing the gap to 6-5.
The next batter, Mike Fox, bunted
hack to the mound and when Warrick's
errant throw to third rolled to the
leftfield fence, the UNC second
baseman raced to third chasing in Porch
and Lee ahead of him for a 7-6 Tar Heel
lead.
The Tar Heels currently hold a three
and one-half game lead in the league
standings, but starting with a
doubleheader against second-place
Methodist Tuesday, were scheduled to
play seven games in .six days. Carolina
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Tournament schedule
Jim MaUory, president of the North
Carolina Collegiate Summer Baseball
League, has announced plans for a three -day,
double-elimination playoff
tournament to be held at the end of the
season.
The regular season will conclude, if
rains do not intervene August 3. MaUory
said that, due to the tight race this year,
August 4 will be left open for makeup
games and that all makeup games must be
played by that date, if at all possible.
At 7:30 p.m. August 5, the regular
season champion will host the fourth
place team and the second place finisher
will host the third place team. The next day
all four teams will move to a central site.
The site will be the home field of the first
place finisher, and in case the team
couldn't host the tournament, it will be the
home of the second place team.
COMPOSITE SCHEDULE:
Aug. 5 Game 1: 1 vs 4
Game 2: 2 vs 3
Aug. 6 Game 3: Loser Game 1 vs
Loser Game 2, 4 p.m.
Game 4: Winner Game 1 vs
Winner Game 2, 6:15 p.m.
Game 5: Winner Game 3 vs
Loser Game 4, 9 p.m.
Aug. 7 Game 6: Winner Game 4 vs
Winner Game 5, 7 p.m.
Game 7: If necessary, the
above two teams will meet 20
minutes after completion of
Game 6.
winds up the season with home games
tonight, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
againt Methodist (twice). Wilmington
and East Carolina, respectively. All
games are scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m.
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