Williams Men's Golf First after Round One of NESCAC Championship

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MIDDLEBURY, VT. - The Williams College men's golf team has clawed its way into familiar territory - atop the NESCAC Championship leader board. On a day when the winds made club selection difficult and players were grinding for pars, the Ephs put themselves in a very favorable position heading into tomorrow’s final round at Ralph Myhre Golf Club.

“We played some pretty gutsy golf today in some strong winds and unseasonably warm temperatures,” said Coach Pohle, “I think we did a lot of good things out there during the round and now the rest of the field has to respect the fact that we can play with them."

Jack Killea '11 turned in the best round for the Ephs with a 73, helped by a closing 34 on the back nine. He was low round of the day and is currently tied for first individually with Reid Longley of Hamilton and L.J. Scurfield of Trinity. Matt Felser '09 displayed a solid effort posting a 76, while Bob Camp '11 and Jake Wagner '11 rounded out the team scoring with a 78 and a 79. Senior Tyler Zara shot an 81, but had 16 very good holes - a triple bogey and a double ballooned his score. “We have a lot of work to do before the trophy is handed out,” said Coach Pohle, “but I am pleased that we are solidly in the mix.”

With a 306 total, Williams is ahead of the field by two shots, with Trinity and Hamilton right behind at 308, while host school Middlebury is at 313.

“After the round today, everyone on the team was pretty excited,“ said sophomore Bob Camp, “we’re all looking forward to getting out there tomorrow and hopefully we can play some solid golf coming down the stretch, especially on the tough finishing holes at Ralph Myhre.”

The tournament concludes tomorrow with tee times beginning at 10:00 am. Rain is in the forecast, but the players might prefer the rain over the high winds they experienced today which may help make club selections a little easier.

1 - Williams - 306

T 1 - Jack Killea 39-34 - 73

T 4 - Matt Felser 37-39 - 76

T 10 - Robert Camp 40-38 - 78

13 - Jacob Wagner 38-41 - 79

T 16 - Tyler Zara 38-43 - 81

T2 - Trinity - 308

T 1 - Reid Longley 38-35 - 73

T 6 - Alec MacColl 39-38 - 77

T 10 - Josh Grossman 38-40 - 78

T 14 - Jay Driscoll 39-41 - 80

T 14 - Alex Bermingham 39-41 - 80

T2 - Hamilton - 308

T 1 - L.J. Scurfield 37-36 - 73

T 6 - Brad Roche 35-42 - 77

T 6 - Scott Blosser 38-39 - 77

T 16 - Kevin Osborne 41-40 - 81

20 - Jeff Corbett 43-46 - 89

4 – Middlebury - 313

T 4 - Ben Kunofsky 37-39 - 76

T 6 - Jim Levins 38-39 - 77

T 10 - Brian Cady 37-41 - 78

18 - Kyle Perez 40-42 - 82

19 - Michael McCormick 40-44 - 84
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Thunder 16U Holds Off Force in Weather-Shortened Contest

By Ben McDonoughFor iBerkshires.com Sports
PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- The Greylock Thunder capitalized on an early offensive surge and held off a resilient Berkshire Force squad for an 11-7 victory in a game that was called after five innings because of weather in 16U division of the Battle of the Berkshires Tournament on Friday.
 
Greylock wasted little time getting on the board in the top of the first inning. Consecutive singles put runners on the corners before another base hit brought home the game’s first run. The Thunder continued to apply pressure as a fielder’s choice kept the inning alive and Bayleigh Tatro ripped an RBI double to left field. An ensuing sacrifice fly plated another run, giving Greylock a 4-0 advantage.
 
Berkshire answered immediately in the bottom half of the inning. After retiring the first two Thunder batters, Greylock pitcher Avery Lane saw the Force string together quality at-bats. A single put a runner aboard before Madilyn Demary’s RBI double got Berkshire on the scoreboard. Another run-scoring single followed, trimming the deficit to 4-2 after one inning.
 
The Force went ahead, 5-4, in the second thanks to RBI singles from Alliah DiPietro and Mollie Crawford.
 
The Thunder then scored four times in the third to take the lead for good. Gianna Witek got the rally started with a double to left, and Greylock took advantage of a couple of errors and a bases-loaded walk worked by Lane to go ahead, 8-5.
 
Berkshire continued to battle and nearly erased the deficit in the third. The Force put runners on base with a walk and aggressive baserunning kept the pressure on. A runner crossed the plate during a steal attempt, and Berkshire added more traffic on the bases before Greylock's Lane recorded a swinging strikeout to end the threat with runners on first and second.
 
Greylock was able to pull away with a pair of runs in the top of the fourth and one more in the fifth to go ahead, 11-7.
 
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