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Baseball

RedHawks keep Penguins winless

Oxford

Jeff Wehler recorded two hits, including his second home run of the season, as the Youngstown State baseball team fell 6-3 to Miami (Ohio) on Friday evening at McKie Field at Hayden Park.

Due to rain in the forecast for Saturday, there has been a change to the weekend schedule. The two teams will now play a single game tomorrow beginning at noon and a doubleheader starting at noon on Sunday to conclude the four-game series.

The Penguins scored twice in the top of the first inning to grab an early advantage, but the RedHawks scored five of the game’s final six runs.

After YSU (0-10) jumped ahead, Miami scored three runs on four hits in the second to take its first lead. Wehler tied the game 3-3 with a leadoff solo homer in the third, but the RedHawks (8-3) scored twice in the home half to move in front for good.

Wehler went 2-for-4 with a single, a home run, a stolen base and two runs scored to lead the Penguins offensively. Zach Farrar, Zach Lopatka and Tanner Montgomery each singled in the contest while Blaze Glenn and Trevor Wiersma each collected an RBI.

After allowing five runs over his first three innings, YSU starter Colin Clark settled down and held Miami scoreless on just two hits over his final three innings to keep the Penguins in the game. He struck out five batters and faced the minimum in three different innings. Dalton Earich worked two innings out of the bullpen, allowing one run on three hits and striking out two.

RedHawks’ pitchers limited the Penguins to one hit over their final five innings.

Sam Bachman allowed three runs on five hits and struck out four batters over six innings to earn the win. Tyler Bosma also struck out four over three perfect innings of relief to collect the save.

The Penguins and RedHawks will continue their four-game series with a single game tomorrow at noon. The contest will be broadcast live on YSNLive.com.

Men’s Golf

YSU tied for 11th at Jackrabbit Invitational

Boulder City, Nev.

The Youngstown State men’s golf team is tied for 11th after the first day of the Jackrabbit Invitational at Boulder Creek Golf Club in Boulder City, Nev.

The Penguins shot a team total of 622 and are tied with Southern Utah.

Kevin Scherr shot a team best 153 for the Penguins. Zack Ford was a stroke back at 154 with Ken Keller (157), Jason McQuown (158) and Cole Hughes (181) rounding out YSU’s scorecard.

James Madison leads the team scores with a 578. The Dukes are 14 strokes ahead of second place SIU Edwardsville.

The final day of the tournament will take place today.

Football

YSU to open college football’s 150th season

Youngstown

The Youngstown State football team’s season opener against Samford on Aug. 24 in the Guardian Credit Union FCS Kickoff will be part of a Week Zero doubleheader that ESPN will use to kickoff the celebration of college football’s 150th anniversary. The game will kickoff at 3 p.m. at the Cramton Bowl in Montgomery, Ala.

YSU’s game will be followed on ESPN by a matchup between Florida and Miami (Fla.) that will meet in the 2019 Camping World Kickoff in Orlando at 7 p.m.

The 2019 season will mark the third consecutive season that the FCS Kickoff will take place in Montgomery.

The game will also be carried live on WKBN-AM 570 and the iHeartMedia App.

Staff report