YSU

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Baseball
TORONTO, Ohio -- Youngstown State earned victories of 6-4 and 6-2 against Central Michigan Sunday at the Red Knight Baseball Complex.
Justin Banks led the Penguins (4-13) with five hits while Jim Lipinski finished with three hits and four RBIs. Justin Thomas (3-1) picked up the victory in game one while Kevin Libeg (1-1) got the win in game two.
Lipinski hit a two-run single in the bottom of the sixth inning of the opener. With CMU (7-12) ahead 4-3, Adam Cox and Banks singled to open the inning. Chippewas starter Jayson Ruhlman then threw Jim Phillips' sacrifice bunt into left field, allowing Cox to score and Banks to move to third. Reliever David LeMeux came in to force a strikeout, but Lipinski followed with his single to left-center for the game-winner.
Banks was 3-for-3 with his fourth home run of the season. Thomas allowed six hits and struck out six hitters in a seven-inning complete game.
In game two, the Penguins jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the second inning. Cox reached on an error to lead off the inning and scored when Banks doubled. Banks then advanced to third on a groundout and scored on a sacrifice fly from Lipinski.
YSU tallied two more runs in the third when Charles Schultz drove home Schlabach and J.J. Newman on a single.
Libeg allowed two runs on five hits in 5 2/3 innings while Chris Dennis did not allow a run and struck out three hitters in the final 3 1/3 innings for his first save.
The Penguins visit Duquesne Tuesday at 3 p.m.
Men's tennis
MOON TWP., Pa. -- Youngstown State defeated Robert Morris 5-2 Sunday at the North Athletic Complex, winning four of six singles matches and two of three doubles matches.
In singles, Robert Morris' Mhamed Mekaoui defeated RJ Pepino (6-1, 6-3) and RMU won one match by default, but the Penguins won the rest. Tom Barth beat Youssef Mekaoui (6-2, 4-6, 6-3), Kevin Schaffert defeated Chris Mcafee (6-2, 6-0), Brian Meek beat TJ Delorie (6-2, 6-1), and Jason Trapp defeated Web Yeardie (6-2, 7-5).
In doubles, Pepino/Schaffert beat M.Mekaoui/Y.Mekaoui (8-4) and Meek/Trapp defeated Delorie/Yeardie (8-3). RMU won one match by default.
YSU (2-4) visits Dayton Friday at 4 p.m.
Women's tennis
DETROIT -- Youngstown State improved to 8-5 with a 4-3 win over Detroit at the Franklin Racquet Club.
YSU's singles wins came from Whitney Thomas, 6-1, 6-2 over Bianca Savarino; Karen Najbert, 6-1, 6-0 over Kaitlin McVehil; Nicole Muzechuk, 6-3, 6-0 over Mandy Perzanowski, and Gina Peretti, 6-0, 6-0 over Giannetta Savarino.
Heather Hagood lost to Andrea Butler, 6-7 (8), 6-4, 10-4, and Andrea Dixon lost to Rachel Merritt, 6-3, 6-1.
In doubles, B.Savarino/Buter defeated Peretti/Najbert 8-5, Perzanowski/McVehil beat Thomas/Muzechuk 8-6 and Hagood/Dixon defeated Merritt/Claire Change 8-2.
YSU visits Butler Saturday at 10 a.m.
Men's golf
RICHMOND, Ky. -- Youngstown State finished 12th at the 15-team Eastern Kentucky Spring Invitational Saturday at Arlington Golf Course.
The Penguins shot a 304 on the final round after rounds of 317 and 314 to finish with a three-round total of 935. Eastern Kentucky won with an 854 while Tennessee State and Morehead State tied for second with 864s.
Nate Komsa led YSU, tying for 48th spot with a 230 (76-79-75). Derek Knepper who was 57th with a 233 (79-77-77), Josh Zarlenga who was 62nd with a 235 (81-80-74), Ross Beal was 71st with a 237 (81-78-78) and Carmen DiPenti finished 76th with a 240 (81-80-79).
The Penguins are at the Cleveland State Invitational starting Friday.
LOCAL
Schedules needed
The Vindicator sports department still needs spring schedules from the following schools: Wilson, Chaney, Ursuline, Canfield, Howland, Alliance, Salem, Niles, McDonald, Mineral Ridge, Springfield, South Range, Liberty, Girard, Hubbard, LaBrae, Newton Falls, Brookfield, Sebring, Lisbon, Columbiana, East Palestine, Maplewood, Bristol, Lordstown, Badger, Campbell, East Liverpool, Yo. Christian, Warren JFK and Wellsville.
Schedules may be faxed to 330-747-6712, e-mailed to sports@vindy.com or mailed to Box 780, Youngstown, 44501.
NATION/WORLD
Angels' relieverhospitalized
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Anaheim Angels reliever Brendan Donnelly has been hospitalized because of severe nosebleeds while recovering from being hit in the face by a fly ball.
Donnelly returned to a Scottsdale hospital late Saturday and underwent a third operation on his fractured nose, broken in 20 places on March 9 while he shagged flies during batting practice.
Donnelly will start the season on the disabled list, the team said Sunday. He will remain in the hospital three or four days.
Federer routed
KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. -- With a brilliant variety of shotmaking, Rafael Nadal beat top-ranked Roger Federer 6-3, 6-3 in the third round of the Nasdaq-100 Open on Sunday.
Federer, the reigning Wimbledon and Australian Open champion, lost for only the second time in 25 matches this year. The loss was an upset but no fluke: Nadal has been touted as a future top-10 player and showed himself worthy of the hype.
In women's play, top-seeded Serena Williams defeated Elena Likhovtseva 6-1, 4-6, 6-3.
Her path to the final became easier when fourth-seeded Jennifer Capriati lost to No. 25 Eleni Daniilidou, 6-2, 6-4.
Vindicator staff/wire reports