D6
SCOREBOARD BASKETBALL
NBA Finals
Best-of-Seven
Boston Celtics vs. L.A. Lakers
Thursday: Boston at Los Angeles...................... Late Sunday: Boston at Los Angeles ................................8 Tuesday: Los Angeles at Boston...............................9 Thursday, June 10: Los Angeles at Boston .............9 x-Sunday, June 13: Los Angeles at Boston .............8 x-Tuesday, June 15: Boston at Los Angeles............9 x-Thursday, June 17: Boston at Los Angeles .........9 x-If necessary.
NBA Playoff Leaders
Entering Thursday’s Game
SCORING AVERAGE
Player,Team .................... G FG FT Pts. Avg.
Wade, MIA ........................ 5 62 27 166 33.2 Anthony, DEN .................. 6 64 50 184 30.7 Bryant, L.A.L. ................ 16 168 101 471 29.4 James, CLE .................... 11 106 88 320 29.1 Rose, CHI .......................... 5 57 18 134 26.8 Nowitzki, DAL .................. 6 58 40 160 26.7 Durant, OKC ..................... 6 43 54 150 25.0 Williams, UTA ............... 10 67 89 243 24.3 Stoudemire, PHX ......... 16 124 107 355 22.2 Westbrook, OKC ............. 6 43 32 123 20.5 Billups, DEN ...................... 6 37 37 122 20.3 Gasol, L.A.L. .................. 16 122 76 320 20.0 Richardson, PHX .......... 16 112 44 316 19.8 Boozer, UTA .................. 10 89 19 197 19.7 Butler, DAL ....................... 6 43 25 118 19.7 Ginobili, SAN ................. 10 58 58 194 19.4 Pierce, BOS ................... 17 104 85 325 19.1
ASSISTS PER GAME
Player,Team .................................. G Ast. Avg.
Williams, UTA .............................. 10 102 Nash, PHX ..................................... 16 161 Rondo, BOS .................................. 17 170
10.2 10.1 10.0
James, CLE ................................... 11 84 7.6 Rose, CHI ........................................ 5 36 7.2 Kidd, DAL ........................................ 6 42 7.0 Wade, MIA ...................................... 5 34 6.8 Billups, DEN .................................... 6 38 6.3 Bryant, L.A.L. ............................... 16 99 6.2
BLOCKS PER GAME
Player,Team .................................. G Blk. Avg.
Howard, ORL ................................ 14 49 O’Neal, MIA .................................... 5 10 Ibaka, OKC ..................................... 6 12 Perkins, BOS ................................ 17 32 Gasol, L.A.L. ................................. 16 30
3.50 2.00 2.00 1.88 1.88
WNBA
Eastern Conference W L Pct GB
Atlanta ......................................6 1 Connecticut .............................3 2 Washington ..............................4 3 Indiana ......................................3 3 New York ..................................2 2 Chicago .....................................2 4
.857 — .600 2 .571 2
.500 2A .500 2A .333 3A
Western Conference W L Pct GB
Seattle .......................................6 1 Phoenix .....................................2 3 Tulsa ..........................................2 3 San Antonio ..............................2 4 Minnesota ............................... 2 5 Los Angeles ..............................1 4
.857 — .400 3 .400 3
.286 .200
Thursday’s Result
at Indiana 79....................................... San Antonio 57
Friday’s Games
Chicago at Atlanta.......................................................7 New York at Connecticut......................................7:30 Minnesota at Tulsa..................................................... 8 Los Angeles at Phoenix ........................................... 10
TENNIS
French Open
At Stade Roland Garros; In Paris Purse: $21.1 million; Surface: Clay-Outdoor Singles — Women— Semifinals
F. Schiavone (17), Italy, def. E. Dementieva (5), Russia, 7-6 (7-3), retired; S. Stosur (7), Australia, def. J. Jankovic (4), Serbia, 6-1, 6-2.
Doubles — Men— Semifinals
L. Dlouhy, Czech Republic, and L. Paes (3), In- dia, def. J. Knowle, Austria, and A. Ram (10), Is- rael, 6-4, 6-2; D. Nestor, Canada, and N. Zimonjic (2), Serbia, def. W. Moodie, South Africa, and D. Norman (4), Belgium, 6-0, 6-3.
Mixed Doubles — Championship
K. Srebotnik, Slovenia, and N. Zimonjic (6), Ser- bia, def. Y. Shvedova, Kazakhstan, and J. Knowle, Austria, 4-6, 7-6 (7-5), 11-9 tiebreak.
SOCCER
International Exhibition
Thursday’s Results
at Germany 3 ........................ Bosnia-Herzegovina 1 In Brussels: Italy 1........................................Mexico 2 In Austria: Spain 1............................... South Korea 0
Major League Soccer
Eastern Conference W L T Pts GF GA
Columbus ...................... 6 1 3 21 16 10 Toronto FC ..................... 5 4 1 16 15 14 New York ....................... 6 5 0 18 13 16 New England ................. 3 6 2 11 13 17 Chicago .......................... 2 3 4 10 12 13 Kansas City ................... 2 5 2 8 9 13 Philadelphia .................. 2 5 1 7 10 17 D.C. United ..................... 2 8 0 6 7 20
Western Conference W L T Pts GF GA
Los Angeles ................... 9 0 2 29 18 2 Real Salt Lake ............... 6 3 1 19 21 11 San Jose ......................... 5 3 2 17 15 12 Colorado ........................ 5 3 1 16 10 7 Houston .......................... 5 6 1 16 17 15 Dallas .............................. 2 2 6 12 11 11 Seattle ............................ 3 5 3 12 9 14 Chivas USA .................... 3 7 1 10 13 17
Saturday’s Games
Real Salt Lake at D.C. United............................... 7:30 Kansas City at Toronto FC ........................................ 4 Chivas USA at New York ...................................... 7:30 Houston at Los Angeles............................................. 8 San Jose at Dallas.................................................. 8:30 Philadelphia at Chicago....................................... 8:30 Columbus at Colorado............................................... 9 New England at Seattle FC.................................10:30
Women’s Professional Soccer
W L T Pts GF GA
FC Gold Pride ................ 5 2 0 15 10 6 Washington................... 4 2 1 13 12 8 Philadelphia .................. 3 2 2 11 8 6 Sky Blue FC.................... 3 2 2 11 6 6 Chicago .......................... 2 4 1 7 4 6 Boston ............................ 1 2 4 7 5 7 Atlanta............................ 0 5 1 1 2 9
Saturday’s Game
Washington at FC Gold Pride................................. 10
FOOTBALL
Arena Football League
Friday’s Games
Utah at Cleveland.................................................. 7:30 Jacksonville at Chicago............................................. 8 Bossier-Shreveport at Dallas.............................. 8:30
AUTO RACING
World Casino 400k Lineup
After Thursday Qualifying; Friday’s Race
At Texas Motor Speedway; In Fort Worth, Texas Lap length: 1.5 miles; (Car # in parentheses)
1. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 178.654. 2. (88) Matt Crafton, Chevrolet, 178.477. 3. (31) James Buescher, Chevrolet, 177.948. 4. (30) Todd Bodine, Toyota, 177.883. 5. (4) Ricky Carmichael, Chevrolet, 177.754. 6. (23) Jason White, Dodge, 177.743. 7. (33) Ron Hornaday Jr., Chevrolet, 177.643. 8. (2) Ken Schrader, Chevrolet, 177.200. 9. (13) Johnny Sauter, Chevrolet, 177.125. 10. (51) Aric Almirola, Toyota, 176.852. 11. (17) Timothy Peters, Toyota, 176.829. 12. (81) David Starr, Toyota, 176.788. 13. (18) Johnny Benson, Toyota, 176.777. 14. (15) Nelson Piquet, Toyota, 176.407. 15. (07) Tony Jackson Jr., Chevrolet, 176.332. 16. (7) Justin Lofton, Toyota, 176.327. 17. (5) Mike Skinner, Toyota, 175.821. 18. (12) Mario Gosselin, Chevrolet, 175.035. 19. (60) Narain Karthikeyan, Chevrolet, 174.876. 20. (21) Johnny Chapman, Dodge, 174.216. 21. (93) Mike Garvey, Chevrolet, 174.132. 22. (73) Chris Fontaine, Chevrolet, 172.574. 23. (47) Brett Butler, Chevrolet, 171.805. 24. (10) Jennifer Jo Cobb, Ford, 171.554. 25. (87) Chris Jones, Chevrolet, 171.390. 26. (63) Jack Smith, Ford, 171.217. 27. (01) Joe Aramendia, Chevrolet, 170.935. 28. (89) Mike Harmon, Ford, 170.379. 29. (85) Brent Raymer, Ford, 170.159. 30. (46) Brian Rose, Dodge, 168.893. 31. (95) J.C. Stout, Dodge, 168.529. 32. (57) Norm Benning, Chevrolet, 166.210. 33. (16) Donnie Neuenberger, Chevrolet, 166.128. 34. (6) Michael Guerity, Chevrolet, 154.224. 35. (39) Ryan Sieg, Chevrolet, Owner Points 36. (65) Wayne Edwards, Chevrolet, 157.361.
CYCLING
Tour of Luxembourg
First Stage; 111.8 mil.;Luxembourg to Hesperange
1. Giovanni Visconti, Italy, ISD-NERI, 4 hours, 29 minutes, 55 seconds.
Overall Standings
1. Cyril Lemoine, France, Saur-Sojasun, 4 hours, 33 minutes and 45 seconds.
2. Gregory Rast, Switzerland, RadioShack, same. 3. L. Armstrong, USA, RadioShack, one sec. behnd.
NASCAR Trucks WinStar
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Player
J. Toews D. Briere P. Kane
HOCKEY
Stanley Cup Finals
Best-of-Seven
Chicago leads Philadelphia, 2-1
Game 1: at Chicago 6 ..........................Philadelphia 5 Game 2: at Chicago 2 ..........................Philadelphia 1 Game 3: at Philadelphia 4................ Chicago 3 (OT) Friday: Chicago at Philadelphia............................... 8 Sunday: Philadelphia at Chicago ............................ 8 x-Wednesday: Chicago at Philadelphia................. 8 x-Friday, June 11: Philadelphia at Chicago............ 8 x-if necessary
NHL Playoff Leaders
Entering Friday’s Game
Team
POINTS
Chicago
GP G A Pts
19 7 20 27
Philadelphia 20 11 13 24 Chicago
M. Richards Philadelphia 20 6 16 22 C. Giroux
Philadelphia 20 9 11 20
Wednesday’s Late Game
FLYERS 4, BLACKHAWKS 3 (OT)
SCORING
Chicago ................................. 0 2 1 0 — 3 Philadelphia ......................... 1 1 1 1 — 4
FIRST PERIOD
Scoring: 1, Philadelphia, Briere 11 (Hartnell, Co- burn), 14:58 (pp).
SECOND PERIOD
Scoring: 2, Chicago, Keith 2 (Kane, Hossa), 2:49. 3, Philadelphia, Hartnell 5 (Pronger, Giroux), 9:55 (pp). 4, Chicago, Sopel 1 (Madden), 17:52.
THIRD PERIOD
Scoring: 5, Chicago, Kane 8 (Toews, Eager), 2:50. 6, Philadelphia, Leino 6 (Giroux, Carle), 3:10.
FIRST OVERTIME
Scoring: 7, Philadelphia, Giroux 9 (Carle, Briere), 5:59.
SHOTS ON GOAL
Chicago ...................................... 9 12 4 2 — 27 Philadelphia .............................. 9 7 15 1 — 32
Power-play opportunities: Chicago 0 of 3; Philadel- phia 2 of 3. Goalies: Chicago, Niemi 14-5-0 (32 shots-28 saves). Philadelphia, Leighton 7-2-0 (27-24). A: 20,297 (19,537). T: 2:58.
SOFTBALL
NCAA Division I World Series
At ASA Hall of Fame Stadium; In Oklahoma City Double Elimination Thursday’s Results
Game 1: Hawaii 3 .......................................Missouri 2 Game 2: UCLA 16 .......................................... Florida 3 Game 3: Tennessee 9 .................................Arizona 0 Game 4:Georgia(48-11) vs. Washington(50-7)Late
Friday’s Games
Game 5: Hawaii (50-14) vs. UCLA (46-11) .............. 7 Game 6: Tennessee (48-13) vs. Game 4 winner.... 9
BASEBALL
NCAA Division I Regionals
Double Elimination Friday’s Games
Florida Int’l (36-23) vs. Texas A&M (40-19-1) Noon Stony Brook (29-25) vs. Coastal Carolina (51-7).. 1 Oregon State (31-22) vs. Florida Atlantic (35-22) 1 Central Conn. St. (33-21) vs. Florida St. (42-17) ... 2 Illinois State (31-22) vs. Vanderbilt (41-17) .......... 2 The Citadel (42-20) vs. Virginia Tech (38-20)........ 2 Louisiana-Lafayette (37-20) vs. Rice (38-21)........ 2 Oral Roberts (35-25) at Oklahoma (44-15) ............ 2 Arizona (33-22) vs. Baylor (34-22)........................... 3 Elon (38-22) at Alabama (37-22).............................. 3 Southern Miss. (35-22) vs. Clemson (38-21) ......... 3 Grambling State (22-30) at Arkansas (40-18) . 3:05 Dartmouth (26-17) at Miami (40-17)....................... 4 Virginia Comm. (34-24-1) at Virginia (47-11)........ 4 Hawaii (33-26) vs. San Diego (36-20)...................... 5 UC Irvine (37-19) vs. LSU (40-20) ............................. 5 Saint Louis (33-27) at Louisville (48-12)................. 6 Jacksonville State (32-24) vs. Auburn (40-19)...... 7 N.C. St. (38-22) vs. College of Charleston (42-17) 7 Mercer (37-22) at Georgia Tech (45-13)................. 7 Bethune-Cookman (35-20) at Florida (42-15)....... 7 Bucknell (25-33) at South Carolina (43-15) ........... 7 Oregon (38-22) vs. Connecticut (47-14)................. 7 New Mexico (37-20) vs. Stanford (31-23)...............7 Rider (36-21) at Texas (46-11) ............................ 7:30 St. John’s (40-18) vs. Mississippi (38-22)............... 8 North Carolina (36-20) vs. California (29-23)........ 8 Lamar (35-24) at TCU (46-11)....................................8 Kansas St. (36-20) vs. Washington St. (34-20).8:05 Kent State (39-23) at UCLA (43-13)......................... 9 Wisc.-Milwaukee (33-24) at Arizona St. (47-8) .. 10 Minnesota (30-28) at Cal St. Fullerton (41-15) ... 11
GOLF
Justin Rose ...............................................31 34 — 65 -7 Rickie Fowler ...........................................31 34 — 65 -7 Geoff Ogilvy .............................................33 32 — 65 -7 Michael Letzig .........................................32 35 — 67 -5 Andres Romero .......................................35 32 — 67 -5 Phil Mickelson .........................................33 34 — 67 -5 Rory Sabbatini ........................................34 33 — 67 -5 Jason Day .................................................33 34 — 67 -5 Steve Marino ...........................................33 35 — 68 -4 Sean O’Hair ..............................................35 33 — 68 -4 Jim Furyk ..................................................33 35 — 68 -4 Spencer Levin ..........................................33 35 — 68 -4 J.B. Holmes ...............................................35 33 — 68 -4 Fredrik Jacobson ....................................35 33 — 68 -4 Jeff Overton .............................................35 34 — 69 -3 K.J. Choi ....................................................37 32 — 69 -3 Michael Sim .............................................31 38 — 69 -3 Tim Petrovic ............................................33 36 — 69 -3 Kevin Stadler ...........................................37 32 — 69 -3 Steve Stricker ..........................................35 34 — 69 -3 Carl Pettersson .......................................34 35 — 69 -3 Bubba Watson .........................................35 34 — 69 -3
Memorial Tournament
At Muirfield Village GC; In Dublin, Ohio Purse: $6 million; Yardage: 7,366; Par 72 (36-36) First Round, Leading Scores
Chris Wood, England Bradley Dredge, Wales
Celtic Manor Wales Open
At Celtic Manor Resort; In Newport, Wales Purse: $2.61 mil.; Yardage: 7,378; Par: 71 (36-35) First Round, Leading Scores
NCAA Men’s Div. I Championship
At The Honors Course; In Chattanooga, Tenn. Yardage: 7,395; Par 72
Oklahoma State..............................283-284-283_850 Florida State....................................283-279-292_854 Georgia Tech...................................290-282-286_858
Third Round — Leading Team Scores
Third Round — Leading Individual Scores
Scott Langley, Illinois ..........................70-68-68_206
Alex Ching, San Diego .........................69-66-73_208 Peter Uihlein, Oklahoma State..........69-68-71_208
Patrick Sheehan....................................................63 -8 Fabian Gomez........................................................64 -7 Nick Flanagan ........................................................65 -6 Justin Peters...........................................................65 -6 Jhonattan Vegas....................................................65 -6 Frank Lickliter II.....................................................65 -6
Prince George’s County Open
At U. of Maryland GC; In College Park, Md. First Round, Leading Scores
LOCAL GOLF
Congressional 5 1
⁄2
Ladies’ Challenge Cup
⁄2
, Columbia 3 1
Army Navy-Arlington 24 1 Chantilly 22 1
Fairfax National 24 1
⁄2
⁄2
NVRMGA Matches
⁄2
, Mount Vernon 13 1
⁄2
, Evergreen 6 1
Heritage Hunt 24, CC of Fairfax 12 International 29 1
, Belle Haven 11 1
⁄2
, River Bend 11 1
⁄2
⁄2
Bethesda — Haesun Park won the grandmother’s tournament. Eileen Kessler won low gross. Bryce Resort — Gene Bradshaw, Goose Gosling, Bob Mecaughey and Tom Keveny won the men’s best ball tournament. Chevy Chase — Deborah Boiardi and Lindsay Ea- kin won the Helen Brand cup with 124. Fairfax — Trish Jurjonis, Tracy Watts, Susan Lan- don and Cathi Bernhardt won the one-day mem- ber-guest safari. Lakewood — Debra Greenblatt, Carol Klein, Muju- lika Ghosh and Jisoo Lee won the 18-hole sand- castle tournament with net 59. National — In the memorial cup, Scott Kimmel won low gross. Patuxent — In the senior men’s scramble, Bob Clary, Francis Bowles, Tom Bresson and Barry Es- till won with 67.
RESULTS
COLLEGE GOLF NCAA Championships
1. Oklahoma St., 850; 2. Florida St., 854; 3. Georgia Tech, 858; 11. Virginia, 869.
SUMMER BASKETBALL The Rock League
Blake 48, Bullis 44
Riverdale Baptist 43, Old Mill 33 High Point 66, KIMA 48 Gonzaga 48, Friendly 44 DeMatha 49, McNamara 41
Falconers League
Riverdale Baptist 46, Central 37 Largo 37, North Point 36 Southern 45, Laurel 28
Crossland 61, Fairmont Heights 51
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COLLEGES
Gosselin still heralded for shot off Strasburg
Junior second baseman-outfielder aims to help spark another NCAA tournament run for the Cavaliers
by Zach Berman
charlottesville — Phil
Gosselin heard the question all summer. So did his teammates. If you played baseball at Vir- ginia, it became a popular topic.
Who homered off Strasburg?
Gosselin, a junior second baseman/outfielder on a Cava- liers team that opens NCAA tournament play Friday against Virginia Commonwealth, has twice earned first-team all-ACC honors and has become a formi- dable prospect in this month’s Major League Baseball draft. However, Gosselin is perhaps best known for a first-inning, first-pitch fastball last May that started in the right hand of Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg, then a junior at San Diego State, and ended up bouncing off a plastic score- board in left field that read “Ant- eater Ballpark” in Irvine, Calif. “Last summer and the fall, it was all the time. It was all any- one said,” Gosselin said. “People that heard my name, that would come to mind.” Strasburg struck out 15 Cava- liers in his final collegiate game but suffered his only loss of the season, 5-1 in the NCAA region- als. Gosselin’s highlight came during the game’s second at-bat, when he turned on a 97-mph fastball. After the ball cleared the fence, Gosselin did his best to stay composed. After the game, roommate John Barr asked Gos- selin, “Dude, how were you not smiling going around the bases? How were you not laughing or anything?”
“I think I was trying to hold it
Charlottesville Regional
Friday’s Games
No. 1 Virginia vs. No. 4 VCU, 4 p.m. No. 2 Mississippi vs. No. 3 St. John’s, 8 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
Friday’s losers, 1 p.m. Friday’s winners, 6 p.m.
Sunday’s Games
Saturday’s early winner vs. Saturday’s late loser, 1 p.m. Saturday’s late winner vs. Sunday’s early winner, 6 p.m.
Monday’s Game
If necessary, 6 p.m.
TED KIRK/ASSOCIATED PRESS
Phil Gosselin, above, would love to face ace Stephen Strasburg again, “because that means I’ll be in the big leagues,” he said.
back a little, stay calm,” Gosselin said, reflecting on the home run one year later. “It was only the first inning, so I didn’t want to get too excited.” He finally flashed a grin upon
meeting his teammates at home plate. By the time he collected his belongings at game’s end, Gosselin estimated he had 30 text messages. That was just the beginning.
Friends from high school he had not spoken with in two years wanted to reconnect. He spent the summer playing in the Cape Cod Baseball League, and host parents associated Gosselin with the home run. Even though the Cavaliers reached their first Col- lege World Series, the U-Va. play- ers often heard questions about that one at-bat in Irvine. “Whenever I’m out with him,
whether it be at the Cape or it be here, it’s always like, ‘Who’s the
kid who hit the home run off Strasburg?’ ” said Barr, a U-Va. outfielder. “From other players. From random fans.” Gosselin has viewed video of the home run only from the back angle, never watching the televi- sion shot or witnessing how he rounded the bases. He said he wants his Virginia career to be defined by more than one swing. “He’s always pretty modest about it. But it’s unbelievable,” Barr said. “Everybody wants to hear, Strasburg this, Strasburg that. I think Phil deserves a little more credit. The fact that he’s a really good hitter, if you throw a pitch middle-in to him, he’s go- ing to get it, regardless who it is.” His teammates don’t fre- quently discuss the home run, although they sometimes tease Gosselin when Strasburg is praised on television. Gosselin has established his
GOLF ROUNDUP
Three share lead at Memorial; Woods 7 shots back
Associated Press
dublin, ohio — Geoff Ogilvy
felt as though he made more putts in one round at the Memo- rial than he had in the last month. One little miss that cost him the outright lead Thursday sure wasn’t going to spoil his day.
On greens that were fast and pure despite two rain delays at Muirfield Village, Ogilvy rolled in eight birdie putts to take the lead, only to fall into a three-way tie when he stepped over a 30- inch par putt and watched it spin out of the cup on his 17th hole. No matter. He still shot a 7- under-par 65, his best start of the year, and shared the lead with 21-year-old Rickie Fowler and Justin Rose, who made most of his birdies after the two-hour rain delay in the morning. “I putted very well,” Ogilvy
said with a wry smile before add- ing, “except for one little blip.” They were two shots ahead of
a large group that included Phil Mickelson, who can go to No. 1 in the world with a victory on the course Jack Nicklaus built, as long as Tiger Woods isn’t among the top four. Woods, the defending cham- pion, will be playing again Fri- day with the cut in question. He looked ordinary through most of the afternoon, failing to make birdie on any of the par 5s in a round of 72. Beyond a few errant tee shots, he was off by some 30 and 40 feet with wedges in his hand on several holes. “They’re perfect sand wedge numbers, but I can’t hit a sand wedge because it’s going to rip [spin],” Woods said. “I had to hit little wedges and I don’t have the feel for it yet. I hit terrible shots. That’s just the way it goes.” It was the first time since
2004 that he failed to break par at the Memorial, which he has won four times. Mickelson has never come
particularly close to winning the Memorial, although it is among those he would dearly love to win. Nicklaus even joked with him Wednesday that a golfer’s résumé is not complete without a victory at Muirfield Village, spinning a phrase that Bobby Jones once said about St. An- drews.
“I told Jack yesterday it would really mean a lot to me to win his tournament,” Mickelson said. “This golf course is wonderful.” Mickelson played bogey-free for his 67, a refreshing change from last week when he missed the cut at Colonial. He made up ground toward the end of his round with two simple birdies on the par 5s at No. 5 and No. 7, sandwiched around a 10-foot birdie on the sixth.
Rose began pouring it birdies
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not long after a downpour that soaked the course. He birdied six of his last 10 holes to get his name atop the leader board, and no one could catch him until the afternoon.
First came Fowler and a blaz-
ing stretch of holes on the front nine. After a bogey on the third, Fowler ran off three straight birdies, then holed a wedge for eagle on the par-5 seventh and birdied the eighth hole to get into the mix.
Sheehan shines
Patrick Sheehan shot an 8- under 63 to take the first-round lead at the Nationwide Tour Prince George’s County Open at University of Maryland Golf Course. Fabian Gomez was a shot back
after the round interrupted by storms, with four golfers two shots behind Sheehan. Former Terrapins golfer George Brad- ford shot 2-over 73.
own name, too, batting .379 with 9 home runs, 54 RBI and 16 sto- len bases as the team’s leadoff hitter this season. He has not committed an error while split- ting time between second base and left field. “I think Phil Gosselin is one of the best, if not maybe the best, hitters that we have coached here in the seven years,” said Vir- ginia Coach Brian O’Connor, who also coached Nationals all- star third baseman Ryan Zim- merman. “I mean, this guy can really hit. “And he can make adjust- ments within the game of what pitchers are doing to him. I think the guy is a special player.” Gosselin likely is entering his
final few weeks in a Virginia uni- form. He should be selected in next week’s draft, which would begin the process of trying to face Strasburg again. “I’d love to,” Gosselin said,
“because that means I’ll be in the big leagues.”
bermanz@washpost.com
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