YSU baseball upended

YSU baseball upended

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Charlotte scored four runs in the first inning and added the final four runs of the game to defeat the Youngstown State baseball team 9-3 on Friday.

Junior third baseman Drew Dosch homered and drove in all three runs for Youngstown State, which shaved the 4-0 deficit to 5-3 through six innings.

The 49ers extended their lead to 8-3 in the seventh and added an insurance run in the eighth.

Both Dosch and Mike Accardi were 2-for-4, but the rest of the Penguins line-up combined to go hitless in 22 at bats.

YSU starter Patrick O’Brien settled down after the rocky first inning and kept the Penguins in the game.

Penguin swimming

Chicago, Ill.

Sophomore Ashley Dow repeated as the Horizon League champion in the 100-yard backstroke on Friday night.

Dow finished with a time of 54.40 seconds, a school and conference record.

In the morning session Dow eclipsed her own Horizon League record with a time of 54.44 seconds.

Dow is the first swimmer in school history to win two Horizon League titles, win multiple titles in the same event as well as defend a swimming conference championship.

Metro Umpires to meet

The Youngstown Metro Umpire Association will hold an OHSAA baseball/softball meeting on Sunday at 1:15 p.m. at St. Nicholas Activity Center, 3801 Shady Run Road.

Umpires must attend at least four meetings to meet state requirements.

For details call 330-502-6665.

Reporting prep results

The Vindicator encourages coaches and statisticians to report prep results by email (sports@vindy.com) or fax (330-747-6712).

Phone calls (330-747-1478) are also acceptable but emails and faxes are strongly preferred. Deadline is 10 p.m.

AP sources: Flacco agrees to Ravens deal

Joe Flacco is staying in Baltimore.

The Super Bowl MVP quarterback agreed Friday to a new contact with the Ravens, two people with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press.

Terms were not immediately available, but Flacco was expected to get a long-term contract close to the $20 million average salary Drew Brees earns with New Orleans.

The people spoke on condition of anonymity because the agreement has not officially been announced.

Flacco played out his rookie contract last season for $6.76 million and led Baltimore to the NFL championship.

The 28-year-old Flacco is the only quarterback to win a postseason game in each of his first five pro seasons.

Teller, Wallasch lead 1-2 US skicross finish

PARK CITY, Utah

John Teller and Tyler Wallasch, both from Mammoth Lakes, Calif., gave the United States a 1-2 finish Friday in the skicross Grand Prix.

Canada’s Stanley Hayer was third in the competition at Canyons Resort.

The women’s winner was Ophelie David of France. She made a fast start and avoided the wreckage behind her in crash-filled afternoon. Madeline Riffel, also from Mammoth Lakes, nearly went off the course in the finals.

Peter Luccin out 6-8 months with torn ACL

FRISCO, Texas

Dallas midfielder Peter Luccin has undergone surgery for a torn left knee ligament and will be out at least six months.

The surgery on Luccin’s anterior cruciate ligament Thursday came after he was injured during the preseason in early February.

The 33-year-old Luccin started his career in the youth system of the French club AS Cannes before playing in Ligue 1.

He has played 215 matches in Spain’s La Liga with Celta de Vigo, Atletico Madrid, Real Zaragoza and Racing Santander.

Vindicator staff/wire reports