Wednesday, October 17, 2018
YSU’s Scherr is 8th at Titans tournament
Highland, Mich
Youngstown State sophomore Kevin Scherr finished tied for eighth place to earn his second straight top-10 finish and lead the men’s golf team at the Titans Motown Collegiate hosted by Detroit Mercy at Prestwick Village Golf Club on Tuesday.
The Penguins finished eighth with a three-round total of 923. YSU posted team marks of 313 and 304 on Monday before carding a 306 in the third round on Tuesday.
Scherr fired a three-round 222 (73-74-75) to secure his second consecutive top-10 performance. The sophomore was YSU’s top finisher four times in six events this fall and now has four top-10 finishes in his career.
C.J. Hughes turned in a 229 (77-77-75) to finish tied for 17th and earn his first top-20 finish of the season. The sophomore shot even-par with seven pars and a birdie on the front nine during the first round of action.
Playing as an individual, Justin Stark concluded the event with a three-round 238 (78-80-80). Bryan Kordupel posted a 240 (82-79-79) and earned the first eagle of his career on the par-five 10th during the second round of play.
Brian Terlesky carded a 242 (84-74-84) while Ken Keller was just a stroke back with a 243 (81-85-77).
Grand Valley State won the event by 10 strokes with a team total of 879.
YSU women golfers earn second victory
Kettering
The Youngstown State women’s golf team earned its second victory of the season and had three golfers finish in the top 10 at the University of Dayton Fall Invitational at NCR Country Club on Tuesday.
The Penguins fired a two-round team total of 580 (292-288) to win the event by five strokes over Findlay. YSU has now posted the two lowest 36-hole team scores in program history through five events this fall.
The team carded a 577 to claim a season-opening win at the Roseann Schwartz Invitational in early September, shattering the previous record of 599.
Victoria Grans earned a career-best, second-place finish with a 142 (71-71). Her two rounds of 71 are tied for the sixth-lowest rounds in school history. Her two-round 142 was a career best and ranks as the third-lowest, 36-hole performance in program history.
During the second round, the freshman was one-under with seven pars and a birdie on the back nine. The native of Stockholm, Sweden, now has two top-five finishes this season.
Katlyn Shutt posted a 143 (73-70) to finish third and secure her second top-five finish of the fall.
Puthita Khuanrudee carded a two-round 148 (71-77) to finish tied for ninth and claim her third top-10 finish in five tournaments.
Hernandez apologizes to Dodgers fans
LOS ANGELES
Dodgers infielder Enrique Hernandez apologized Tuesday after complaining “the fans had no energy” during Los Angeles’ Game 3 loss in the NL Championship Series.
Hernandez tweeted a statement claiming his comments were taken out of context. He said he was “really frustrated” following a 4-0 loss to the Brewers on Monday night at Dodger Stadium.
“We all know Kike is very emotional,” manager Dave Roberts said before Game 4. “I know he feels we’re all in it together as far as players, coaches, fans. His interaction with the fans is top-level, so I know he felt bad that it was kind of received that way.”
Hernandez said that “last night felt off” and “was just a weird day overall.” He said the Dodgers’ play in Game 3 was “unacceptable.”
“What I said last night doesn’t portray the way I truly feel about you guys!” he wrote. “You guys are the best fans in baseball.”
Clayton Kershaw, who will start Game 5 on Wednesday, said if a team isn’t getting hits, it’s harder to create energy.
“You become flat because there’s not a lot of momentum going on when you’re not getting a lot of hits,” Kershaw said. “
Staff/wire report