University of Tennessee at Chattanooga freshman Steven Fox was named Southern Conference golfer of the week by the league office Wednesday. Fox rallied from two shots down on the final hole to tie Clemson’s Ben Martin – a finalist in the 2009 U.S. Amateur – for medalist honors at the Furman Intercollegiate. Fox’s three-round total of 210 tied Stephan Jaeger for the lowest total for Mocs this season. “I couldn’t be happier for Steven,” said UTC coach Mark Guhne. “He has worked hard to adapt to collegiate golf and his progress as a freshman is exciting. He has a very bright future in the game.”
Basketball
* After top-ranked Union University repeated as NAIA Division I women’s basketball champion by defeating Azusa Pacific 73-65 late Tuesday night in Jackson, Tenn., seniors Katie Nelson and Allison Rader from semifinalist Lee University were named to the all-tournament second team. Nelson is a first-team All-American post from Scottsboro, Ala.; Rader is a point guard from Cleveland High School who scored 60 points in the Lady Flames’ last three games in the tournament. Union’s Zeinab Chan had 20 points and 10 rebounds against Azusa and was chosen tourney MVP. Union now has five NAIA titles.
Baseball
* DAYTON, Tenn. – Southern Polytechnic defeated Bryan twice in NAIA baseball Wednesday, 19-11 and 12-3.
* GREENEVILLE, Tenn. – The Cleveland State baseball team swept the Tusculum junior varsity Wednesday, winning 7-5 and 6-5. Cody Ferrell (2-1) struck out six whileing earn the pitching win in the first game, and Quentin Bowman earned his first save of the season. Cody Hooper was 3-for-4 with a triple, double and two RBIs. Ryan Casteel had an RBI and two doubles, and Troy Zawadzki had a two-run double. In the second game, Scott Spears earned the pitching win in relief for Cleveland State (18-8), and Hooper continued his strong day, going 2-for-4 with three RBIs.
* SEWANEE, Tenn. – Sewanee lost 22-6 to visiting Emory in NCAA Division III baseball Wednesday. Taylor Irwin was 3-for-4 with a double and RBI for the Tigers. Franklin Pogue had two hits and drove in a run and Connor Liston and Chris Mauro each singled and had two RBIs.
* Taylor Oldham went 3-for-5 with three RBIs for the Covenant College baseball team in Tuesday’s game at Atlanta Christian, but the Scots lost 8-6. Jared Carlson was 2-for-5 and scored a run for Covenant (7-8).
Softball
* ROME, Ga. – Lee University defeated Shorter College 4-1 and 2-1 in SSAC softball Wednesday. Lee pitcher Johana Gomez earned the win in both games for the Lady Flames (26-3, 9-1 SSAC), throwing a complete-game two-hitter in game one and pitching four innings of three-hit ball in the second game. Gomez also went 1-for-3 with an RBI in the first game, and Danielle Balough hit a two-run home run in the opener. In the second game Krista Goodlet hit a two-run single in the first inning for the Lee’s only runs.
* ATHENS, Tenn. – Montreat swept Tennessee Wesleyan 4-1 and 3-1 in an AAC softball doubleheader Wednesday.
* MILLIGAN, Tenn. – Milligan College swept Covenant in AAC softball Wednesday, 8-0 and 2-1. Chelsea Krafft took the loss in the first game. Courtney Wagner was 2-for-2 and Kristin Walker was 1-for-2. In the second game, Sonja Townsend took the loss for the Scots (0-14). Morgan Booker was 1-for-3 and knocked in Covenant’s run, and Christine Core was 2-for-3 with a run scored.
FISHING
* CHARLOTTE – Andy Morgan of Dayton, Tenn., holds second place in the pro division after the first round of the FLW Tour event on Lake Norman after catching five bass weighing 15 pounds. Jason Christie of Park Hill, Okla., leads with 16-0.
Golf
* The 22nd annual Georgia Four-Ball Tournament will run Friday through Sunday at Valdosta, Ga., with eight flights of two-man teams competing at Valdosta Country Club and Kinderlou Forest Golf Club. The field includes Greg Brock of Rocky Face with Howell Kerr of Dalton, Bob and Mike Nance of Calhoun, Summerville’s Ronnie Cargle and Calhoun’s Virgil Waters playing with Rome partners and Calhoun’s Jeff Brown with a Suwanee partner.