Tanner earns bonus for national championship
Posted: 06.30.2010 at 2:05 PM
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(AP) -- COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - A national championship isn't the only thing South Carolina baseball coach Ray Tanner has earned this postseason.  Tanner qualified for $130,000 in bonuses because of the Gamecocks' College World Series championship. South Carolina wrapped up the title Tuesday night with a 2-1, 11-inning victory over UCLA in Omaha, Neb.  The win brought Tanner a $50,000 bonus from the university and $25,000 from equipment maker Easton. Tanner also received school bonuses of $10,000 each for reaching the NCAA tournament, winning the regional and super regional and advancing to the CWS final series. Those milestones also generated $15,000 in bonuses from Easton.  Tanner's contract runs through the 2013 season. He's guaranteed about $370,000 a year with another $120,000 coming from equipment contracts.

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