SPORTS digest

Phantoms fall at home to Aces in shootout

Youngstown

Central Illinois’ Trevor Janicke scored the only goal in a shootout to carry the Flying Aces to a 7-6 win over the Youngstown Phantoms at the Covelli Centre on Friday night.

The Phantoms trailed 6-3 entering the third period before Joseph Abate, Trevor Kuntar and Jack Malone all scored in the final 14 minutes.

Abate finshed with a hat trick, scoring in every period. Gianfranco Cassaro also scored for the Phantoms (2-6-0-2).

Lynden Breen scored twice for the Flying Aces (7-3-1-0) while Bradley Marek, Joseph Dunlap, Janicke and Philip Elgestal also scored.

Christian Stoever stopped 14 shots and Jon Mor stopped eight, but allowed four goals. Ryan Snowden made 31 saves for the Flying Aces.

The Phantoms will play the Flighting Aces today at 7:05 p.m. The two teams will also play again Monday in a school day game.

YSU bowling beats three top-17 teams

The Youngstown State bowling team earned three straight wins over teams in the top 17 of the NTCA Poll to finish a first day at the Track Kat Klash. The tournament is being held at Emerald Lanes in Houston.

The Penguins finished Baker play with a 3-2 record in head-to-head matches and sitting eighth overall in a field loaded with some of the top teams in the country.

Youngstown State got its first win over a top-five opponent in program history, beating No. 4 Sam Houston State 900-822 in the fourth match. The Penguins started their three-match winning streak with a narrow 886-880 nod over No. 16 UAB, and they ended it with a 953-905 victory against No. 17 Louisiana Tech. YSU fell 956-811 to No. 3 Nebraska in the opening match, and it was edged 893-880 by No. 23 Monmouth in the second match.

YSU finished the day with 4,430 pins, which was two better than ninth-place Sam Houston State. The Penguins topped 200 twice in Baker games, rolling a 219 in the win over Louisiana Tech and a 212 against Monmouth.

YSU will bowl five team games on today beginning at 10:30 a.m.

49ers RB Mostert, CB Moseley out for year

SANTA CLARA, Calif.

San Francisco 49ers running back Raheem Mostert and cornerback Emmanuel Moseley will both need season-ending surgery after getting injured against the Oakland Raiders.

Coach Kyle Shanahan said Friday that Mostert broke his arm and Moseley dislocated his shoulder in the 34-3 victory Thursday night. Shanahan says both players will be placed on injured reserve and will miss the rest of the season.

Mostert had 41 carries for 297 yards this season as a backup to Matt Breida, including a 52-yard touchdown against Oakland.

Moseley played his first game of the season Thursday.

Pirates hire Eckstein as hitting coach

The Pirates hired Rick Eckstein as their hitting coach Friday, filling the lone vacancy on the coaching staff.

Eckstein spent the past two seasons as the minor league hitting coordinator for the Minnesota Twins. He coached hitters for the Washington Nationals from 2009-13.

Eckstein replaces Jeff Branson, whom the Pirates fired, along with assistant hitting coach Jeff Livesey, after the season.

Red Sox unsure on White House visit

BOSTON

The Boston Red Sox say they haven’t decided whether they will visit the White House if invited by President Donald Trump.

Manager Alex Cora said Thursday he wants to use the platform he has as a World Series champion in the right way. A native Puerto Rican, Cora has been outspoken about the need for help on the island since it was devastated by Hurricane Maria.

The traditional White House visit has become increasingly partisan, with some players declining to make the trip because of their political views.

Staff/wire report