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BASEBALL

YSU beats Canisius to even series

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The Youngstown State baseball team scored the final four runs and got four shutout innings of relief from Jared Wight in an 8-4 victory over Canisius on Saturday afternoon at Eastwood Field. The Penguins evened the series to set up a rubber match on Sunday at noon, which is an hour earlier than the game was originally scheduled.

Gerrad Rohan went 2-for-3 with three RBIs, including one on a bases-loaded walk in the fifth that accounted for YSU’s go-ahead run. Lorenzo Arcuri had a game-high three hits, walked and scored twice at the top of the order for the Penguins.

Canisius got a two-out, two-run single from Christ Conley in the top of the first to take a 2-0 lead on YSU starter Jeremy Quinlan. The junior-right hander bounced back with three straight zeroes, which allowed the Penguins to rally.

Quinlan allowed four runs on seven hits and four walks while striking out six batters in his five innings to earn his second win of the season. Wight surrendered one hit and two walks while fanning three in four innings for his second save.

Arcuri hit a one-out double and scored on Rohan’s bases-loaded walk in the bottom fifth as YSU went back on top 5-4. Shane Willoughby then doubled and avoided the tag at the plate on Arcuri’s single.

women’s tennis

YSU advances to Horizon League finals

ANN ARBOR, MICH.

The Youngstown State women’s tennis team will play in the Horizon League Championship match for the fourth straight year following a 4-1 win over UIC on Saturday at the Varsity Tennis Center at the University of Michigan.

The Penguins (11-12) have won the past two championships and will face fifth-seed Wright State who knocked off top-seed Cleveland State on Saturday. The title match on Sunday will begin at 11 a.m.

After the teams split matches at No. 1 and No. 2 doubles, the Penguins clinched the point with a hard-fought 7-5 win at No. 3 behind Ana Stroe and Julianna Heino. The duo of Dominika Lackova and Sofia Macias won 6-3 at No. 2.

The first singles victory for YSU came at No. 4 as Macias won in straight sets beating Melika LeBlanc 6-3, 6-1. The Flames (13-8) cut the deficit to 2-1 as Jackie Altansarnai beat Lackova 6-1, 6-3.

The next YSU victory came at No. 3 as Noelly Longi Nsimba overcame a 6-2 first set loss to win the next two by scores of 6-1, 6-2 against Oana Manole.

In 2014, YSU defeated Cleveland State and last year it knocked off Detroit. YSU defeated Wright State 6-1 on March 26 at the YSU Tennis Courts.

Track and field

Penguins in action at Ashland and Penn

At the Ashland Alumni Open, Ryan Booth took first in the shot put with a throw of 17.25 meters. Booth also took first in the discus throw with a toss of 48.25 meters. Conner Neu placed first in the hammer throw with a toss of 67.82 meters, while Sam Shaviss took third in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 15.13 seconds.

In the 5,000-meter run, Justin Reynolds placed second with a time of 15.55.00, Jon Richmond came in third to clock a time of 16.05.80 and Mike Dahmen took fourth with a time of 16.07.60. Taylor Thompkins took third in the 100-meter dash with a time of 12.37 seconds.

At the Penn Relays, Leighton Antonio placed 10th in the 100-meter dash with a time of 10.70 seconds and Carl Zallow took 15th with a time of 10.93 seconds.

In the high jump, Arnaldo Morales and Jay Jakovina tied for eighth as they both cleared a height of 2.04 meters.

Staff/wire reports