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SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- Wofford's Brandon Waring hit a game-winning two-run homer in the last of the eighth to lead the Terriers to a pair of one-run wins over Youngstown State Saturday afternoon at Russell C. King Field.
YSU led 3-0 in game one and 5-0 in game two, but Wofford scored the final four runs in the first contest to win 4-3, and Waring's homer led a 7-6 win in the nightcap.
The Penguins dropped to 0-5 on the season while the Terriers improved to 9-6. The teams will play the series finale today at 1 p.m.
In game two, YSU plated an unearned run in the first and third innings before scoring three runs in the fourth to go up 5-0.
In the first frame, Charles Schultz hit a one-out single, moved to third after a stolen bas e and an error, and came around to score on an Erich Diedrich RBI groundout. The Penguins then scored without recording a hit in the third.
Brian Dill hit a two-run home run and J.D. Hannan singled and scored on an error in the fourth to put YSU up five.
Waring hit a three-run homer in the fourth to cut the lead to two, and the Terriers tied the score at five apiece in the fifth on a sacrifice fly and a squeeze.
The Penguins left the bases loaded in the sixth and had a runner thrown out at the plate in the seventh to allow the Terriers to push the game into extra innings. Diedrich hit a solo homer in the eighth to put YSU up 6-5, but Waring's second homer of the game with one out in the eighth gave the Terriers the win.
J.D. Melton earned the win in relief for Wofford while Kevin Libeg was tagged with the loss for YSU in game two.
Diedrich doubled and scored and Brandon Caipen scored on an RBI single from Josh Page as YSU went up 2-0 through two innings in game one. Dustin Thomas hit a solo homer to right in the fourth to put YSU up 3-0, but Wofford tied the score on a three-run homer from John Brandt in the bottom half of the fourth. The Terriers then took the lead in the sixth when Stephen Johnson hit a two-out single to bring home Adam Wood.
Austin Redwine threw all seven innings for the Terriers to pick up the win while Eric Shaffer allowed all four runs in 51/3 innings in a losing effort for YSU.
LOCAL
Curbstone Coaches
BOARDMAN -- Mike Florak, baseball coach at Youngstown State, will be the guest speaker at the Curbstone Coaches' noon luncheon Monday at the Lockwood House.
The event is open to the public. For more, visit www.curbstonecoaches.org.
Lady Galaxy tryout
The Pittsburgh Lady Galaxy will be hosting a private tryout for girls ages 12 and 13 (as of January 1) interested in playing AAU basketball this Spring/Summer. For more information, call (724)964-1062 or visit www.pittsburghladygalaxy.com.
Golf Expo
GIRARD -- Creekside Golf Dome will hold its fourth annual Golf Expo on March 11 from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m..
Admission is free and area golfers are invited to come and try out all the latest in golf equipment from Calloway, Hogan and Odyssey.
Local golf courses and companies will also be represented and there will also be a irons skills challenge that will benefit The First Tee of Mahoning Valley.
Flying B
SALEM -- Flying B Golf Course is now accepting tee times along with leagues and outings for the 2006 season.
Holly and Terry Ritchie have taken over the management of the golf course.
For more information call the course at (330) 337-8138.
Umpires meeting
YOUNGSTOWN -- The Youngstown Metro Umpire Association will hold a OHSAA baseball-softball meeting today at 1:15 p.m. at St. Nicholas Activity Center.
Umpires must attend at least four meetings to meet state requirements.
For more information call John Mang at (330) 502-6665.
OSU linebackersat Eastwood Mall
NILES -- Ohio State University linebackers A.J. Hawk, Anthony Schiegel and Bobby Carpenter will be at the Eastwood Mall for an autograph signing session March 11 from 1 -3 p.m. The appearence will take place in the former RAVE store near Dillard's where the three linebacker will meet fans and sign autographs. Autograph prices start at $20 apiece. Ohio State merchandise will also be sold.
Prep bowling
CHILLICOTHE -- Staci Balkan of Austintown Fitch High won the girls state high school bowling singles championship Saturday at Shawnee Lanes.
Balkan, a senior, rolled 722 set in her first three games while bowling with the Falcons. Teammate Katie Fekety, a junior, was runnerup.
Balkan's achievement marks back-to-back state singles titles for Fitch girls. Last year, Fitch's Andrea Lucente won the singles crown.
Also on Saturday, Fitch's girls team placed fourth, while Hubbard's girls were 14th.
The Falcons were seeded first headed into the first round of Baker competition when they beat Massillon Perry in three straight games. In the second round, Fitch lost to Fairborn, 3-1.
Hubbard failed to advance to the Baker round.
Also individually, Fitch's Sara Ventresco was 25th and Hubbard's Anna Zitnik was 21st. Girard's Kelley Bondor finished 66th.
Fairborn was team champion after beating Columbus Oak Hills, 3-1.
Boone loses
TEMECULA, Calif. -- A slow start, hampered middleweight Darnell Boone in an eight-rounder with Enrique Ornelas Friday night at the Pechanga Resort Casino.
Ornelas, from La Hadra, Calif., piled up points and apparently the judges felt Boone didn't do enough to overcome with solid shots until the end of the fight.
The judges voted 79-73 with two of them voting 77-75 for a unanimous decision for Ornelas (23-2).
Through the first 31/2 rounds Ornelas peppered Boone with quick left jabs and landed stinging straight rights off of that jab as Boone seemed to be content to counterpunch.
Late in the fourth round Boone became aggressive and began to turn the fight around. He was working in on Ornelas landing right crosses with stinging left hooks as the California hopeful went on the move and was very evasive.
In the sixth round Ornelas tagged Boone with a solid straight right which was his biggest offensive move of the late rounds. In the last two rounds Boone had a good attack going as he was working up and down to the head and body.
The loss ended a four fight win streak for Boone (10-4-1), who didn't feel good.
"I had a little trouble early with a bad start, but from the fourth round on I was catching him with the cleaner shots. He never hurt me and truthfully when it was over, I thought I won the fight."
Vindicator /staff reports