The Lee University men’s golf team is tied for first place two-thirds of the way through the San Antonio Shootout. The Flames scorched the TPC San Antonio course with an even-par 288 in the first round Monday and added a 312 in the windier afternoon. St. Edward’s of Texas also totaled 600. Lee seniors Matt Emery and Hunter Vest are tied for second and fifth, respectively, at 146 and 147. Emery’s 69 was the best score of the first round, and Vest was one behind. Teammates Taylor Davis and Shea Sylvester are at 153 and 155.
• The UTC men’s golf team is tied for fifth with Memphis at 582 after Monday’s 36 holes of the 15-team AutoTrader.com Collegiate at Berkeley Hills Country Club in Duluth, Ga. Auburn leads with a 572, followed by Kentucky State and Georgia State at 577 and Middle Tennessee State at 580. UTC’s Davis Bunn shot two 72s and is tied for 10th at even par, while Ewan Scott is at 145, Wes Gosselin at 146, Chris Robb at 149 and Liam Johnston at 151.
• The UTC women’s golfers are 10th out of 13 teams after two rounds in the Central District Invitational at Lakewood Ranch, Fla. They shot 292-302 and are seven shots behind ninth-place Notre Dame, with Central Florida leading at 561. The Mocs’ Jordan Britt is tied for 24th invidually at 146, and Emily McLennan, Agathe Sauzon and Isabella Loza are at 148, 149 and 153.
Softball
• UTC sophomore outfielder Sam Taylor from Gordon Lee High School was the Southern Conference women’s softball player of the week after batting .500 with nine hits, four runs batted in and four scored as the Mocs went 3-2 in the UNLV Easton Desert Classic. She went 3-for-4 with a combined three doubles and three RBIs in wins over Nevada and Portland State. UTC hosts the Frost Classic this weekend.