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Thursday, May 12,1863
Thr Red and Black
Page 7
RrU a»d Black Mall Writer
In case you haven't been
reading the newspapers, it
hasn't exactly been a great
spring for Georgia sports
Year-end NCAA tournament
bids seem to be as scarce as,
well, Hersehel Walker It
isn't all that bad, however.
One Georgia team, namely
the men's golf team has had
a very good season, and ac
counts for Georgia's only
top-10 team of the spring
The ninth-ranked Dogs
have been a model of con
sistency, finishing no lower
than fourth in eight tour
naments this season.
Georgia heads into the first
of the three most critical
tournaments on the schedule
Friday as the Bulldogs de
fend their Southeastern Con
ference golf championship in
August, Ga., at the West
Lake Country Club course
The team has had a two-
week layoff since its most re
cent tournament
last year on this same
course the Dogs walked
away with their 19th SEC
championship (most SEC
titles for any Georgia sport I
with a seven-shot win over
Ole Miss Alabama and
Florida tied for third, 11
shots back The Dogs charg
ed from a 10 shot deficit at
the end of the opening round
to overtake Auburn the final
day Mike Cook, who was
graduated last year, was
medalist for Georgia,
finishing with a 218 total
Counting two fall tour
naments, the Dogs have won
two events this season: the
East Tennessee State Invita
tional in September and the
Mississippi State Invita
tional in mid-April These
two wins, coupled with three
third-place finishes and
three fourth place finishes,
have earned the Dogs the
No 1 ranking in NCAA
District III. and have all but
assured Georgia of a bid to
the NCAA championships at
Fresno, Calif , June 8-11
All this is not to suggest
this weekend will be a
cakewalk for Georgia Even
though the Dogs will be the
favorites, coach Dick Copas
said there's too much talent
in the SEC for any one team
to dominate the conference
tournament.
"There are six teams with
a legitimate chance of winn
ing the SEC title," Copas
said "Georgia, Alabama,
LSU, Ole Miss. Tennessee
and Florida all have the
talent and depth necessary
to win Right now, we re the
best team in District III, but
that doesn't mean we ll be
the best this weekend ”
Copas also sees the West
Uike course, a long 7,175-
yard layout with tight fair
ways, as a major factor in
determining the champion
In last year's tournament,
only two players broke 70 the
entire event.
"The West Lake Country
Club is a good championship
course," Copas said. "The
good players have an ad
vantage because if you don't
hit consistently acccurate
shots, the course becomes
very difficult West Lake
does not allow for any
mistakes."
Despite the fact that no
Georgia player has won an
individual title this season.
Copas said any of his players
are capable of challenging
for the championship Hav
ing someone fighting for the
title may lie the key to
whether the Dogs win in
Augusta or whether they
simply finish in the top
three.
The battle for the in
dividual championship
should prove as interesting
as the team competition
Randy Watkins, defending
champion from Ole Miss, is
back and is considered the
man to beat, according to
Copas. Other frontrunners
include senior Steve Lowery
of Alabama, Stuart Smith of
Tennessee and David
Jackson of Florida.
Three seniors, a junior and
a sophomore represent
Georgia at this year's tour
nament The seniors include
captains Bob Wolcott and
Wayne Smith, along with
Hall Fowler. Junior Wayne
Smith and Louis Brown
make up the rest of the team
traveling to Augusta.
Wolcott, from Dickson,
Tenn., has had a fine spring
after sitting out all of last
year due to an illness in the
family. After an AU-SEC
performance two years ago,
Wolcott has finished as
Georgia medalist twice this
season and has had an im
pressive tournament stroke
average of 72.8
Smith, a native of
Australia has three top-10
finishes to his credit this
year. Smith’s best finish of
the season was a fifth-place
finish at the Gator Invita
tional in February. A final-
round 67, tied for team low
round of the year, aided
Smith’s high finish. Smith's
72.4 stroke average is second
best on the team, and he said
he thinks the team is playing
its best golf of the spring.
“Since mid-April we've
been playing much better
golf,” Smith said. “The team
seems to be peaking at the
right time which gives us a
positive feeling, especially
since we are entering the
toughest part of our
schedule. Everybody on the
team knows that if we play
well, we are capable of winn
ing any tournament we play
in."
Fowler, after two strong
outings in Georgia's past two
tournaments, has earned a
start this weekend. Three
weeks ago at the Chris
Schenkel Invitational at
Statesboro, Ga., Fowler's
second-round 70 helped the
Dogs move up in the pack
after a slow opening round.
Waddell, a junior, is one of
two players to have played in
every tournament this year.
A second team All-SEC
selection last year, Waddell
is hot off a sixth-place finish
at the Schenkel. He shot
rounds of 73-70-72 for a 1-
under-par 215 total. Wad
dell's best finish of the year
was a third-place at the East
Tennessee State Invita
tional.
Brown, a sophomore from
Newnan, Ga., is the fifth
member of the team. Brown
has the top stroke average
on the team, a 71.7 tourna
ment average.
Brown has the top Georgia average
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STUDENT AFFAIRS
Dogs look to pro careers
By KEVIN PROCTER
Krd and Blark Mall Wrllrr
For nine Georgia Bulldogs, Sunday 's loss to Vanderbilt was
the last time they will play in a Georgia baseball uniform
For some, however, June 7 could be the beginning of another
career
On that day, the 26 major league baseball clubs select the
best college players and high school seniors during the an
nual spring baseball draft
Four Bulldogs are likely to be chosen in the draft, and two
more compiled stats scouts have a hard time ignoring
Right-hander Hugh Kemp's won-lost record fell to 4-4 this
year, but he lowered his ERA to 3 96 from 4 44
Kemp also led the team with 66 strikeouts, completing six
of the 10 games he started
Shortstop Jeff LeRiger ended many opponent rallies with
dazzling plays in the hole at short, and prevented some from
starting with some spectacular throws
LeRiger upped his batting average 12 points to 292 and hit
for more power, raising his total base output to 73 from 55.
Still LeRiger said he knows he has to improve before his pro
career begins
"I wish I would have finished hitting a little better,”
LeRiger said, "but I improved on my power and fielding "
Philadelphia, Baltimore and Toronto have expressed in
terest in the Fort Lauderdale native LeRiger said it doesn't
really matter what team he plays for, although he did ex
press special interest in the Orioles
"I hear they have a good organization," LeRiger said,
"and I would like to get in a good one .”
LeRiger's keystone mate, Jeff Treadway, also compiled
impressive credentials during his two years at Georgia.
Treadway baited 368 in 1982 and led the team with a 392
average this year He had a career average of .381.
Treadway had a flurry of power at the end of the season,
tying Glenn Davis and Rick Fuentes for the team home run
lead with 8
Davis improved dramatically from 1982. when he served
primarily as the designated hitter Davis moved to first base
and raised his average 22 points to 305.
These four Dogs are rated by many the top prospects for
Georgia, but two others have made strong cases for them
selves.
I.efty Tim Barnette was 5 0 his freshman year, then suf
fered through Hi and 3-4 seasons. This year, however, he
paced the staff in victories, compiling a 6-1 record. Barnette
went the distance five times
You can't overlook catcher Ron Bunnell, either. Bunnell
gunned down more than 50 percent of the would-be base
stealers this year He also finished the season with the third
best batting average on the team (.310), and had several
game-winning RBIs during the past two weeks
Bulldog coach Steve Webber pioneered Georgia to a 29 19
record this year and a third place finish in the Southeastern
Conference East He was reluctant to comment on his
players' futures
“Sometimes you're sure that a guy can't tniss in the
majors, and he flops," Webber said "Then some guy who
signs for nothing is a success
“A whole lot depends on what organization a player goes
to," Webber said “Their needs and philosophy determine
how fast a player moves through theorganiaztion ”
ATTENTION UGA JUNK GRADUATES
OR CURRENT GRADUATE STUDENTS
For Fall Quarter 1983, there will be two
temporary positions available on the admis
sion staff to recurit academically superior
undergraduate students.
Extensive travel is required in personal
car. Travel expenses are paid as well as mon
thly salary. Applications are available in
Room 114, Academic Building. Application
deadline is July 1,1983.
This information has been submitted by the
Office of the Vice President of Student Affairs
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