{"id":1389,"date":"2022-03-23T13:32:14","date_gmt":"2022-03-23T13:32:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/linksus.net\/local-college-roundup-fmu-golf-finishes-2nd-at-ecu-intercollegiate-scnow\/"},"modified":"2022-03-23T13:32:14","modified_gmt":"2022-03-23T13:32:14","slug":"local-college-roundup-fmu-golf-finishes-2nd-at-ecu-intercollegiate-scnow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/linksus2.linksus.net\/index.php\/2022\/03\/23\/local-college-roundup-fmu-golf-finishes-2nd-at-ecu-intercollegiate-scnow\/","title":{"rendered":"LOCAL COLLEGE ROUNDUP: FMU golf finishes 2nd at ECU Intercollegiate &#8211; SCNow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Get local news delivered to your inbox!<br \/>GREENVILLE, N.C. \u2013 Senior McClure Thompson\u2019s one-over-par 73 led Francis Marion University during Tuesday\u2019s final round of the ECU Intercollegiate at Brook Valley Men\u2019s Golf Tournament as the Patriots finished second in the team standings.<br \/>The result is the third Top-5 finish for FMU this season. The 54-hole event was played on the 6,830-yard, par-72 Brook Valley Country Club course.<br \/>The University of Southern Mississippi maintained its second-round advantage to capture team title recognition. The Golden Eagles finished with a 54-hole total of 864. Francis Marion carded a final-round 300 score to finish at 885, while East Carolina (888), Gardner-Webb University (890), and Oakland University (893) rounded out the Top-5.<br \/>Senior Grant Sellers was the Patriots\u2019 top finisher in the players\u2019 standings as the McBee native tied for fifth position with a 69-72-75\u2212216 scorecard. It represented his best showing of the year and fourth career Top-10 finish. Junior Mitchell Vance shot a final-round 75 to register the Hartsville native\u2019s second Top-10 showing of the year with a 220 total.<br \/>Thompson\u2019s final round moved the Little River native up into a tie for 22nd place at 225 along with Patriot junior Casper Kennedy (70-77-78\u2212225). FMU fifth-year senior and Florence native Michael Rials tied for 62nd place at 237 following a final-round 77.<br \/>Francis Marion will return to the links on March 27-28 for the Seahawk Intercollegiate Tournament hosted by UNC Wilmington in Wallace, N.C.<br \/><em>\u2212 FMU Athletics<\/em><br \/><strong>Start time for FMU baseball<\/strong><br \/><strong>moved up to 1 p.m. Wednesday<\/strong><br \/>FLORENCE \u2212 The Francis Marion University baseball team will host Augusta University for a single game Wednesday at 1 p.m. on Cormell Field at Sparrow Stadium in the Griffin Athletic Complex.<br \/>The start time for the contest is earlier than previously announced (6 p.m.) due to the forecast of rain on Wednesday night.<br \/>Admission to the Griffin Athletic Complex is $10 for adults and $5 for students. FMU students are admitted free with ID.<br \/>FMU owns a 15-10 record, while Augusta is 7-16. The Patriots have won 53 of the previous 83 meetings between the two schools.<br \/>Francis Marion will send sophomore southpaw Chas DeBruhl (0-0, 3.60 ERA), to the mound against the Jaguars for his fourth career start.<br \/>The Patriots are led by senior third baseman Todd Mattox who is batting .384 with nine doubles, four triples (ninth-best in Division II), and 16 runs batted in. Mattox has safely reached base in 68 consecutive games dating back to the 2020 season. He is 20 games shy of the NCAA Division II record.<br \/>Senior designated hitter and first baseman Leniel Gonzalez is hitting .378 with three doubles, five home runs, and 21 RBIs, while senior right fielder Will Hardee is batting .367 with 10 doubles and 15 RBI and graduate student Darius Nobles owns a .333 average and leads the team with nine homers and 24 RBI.<br \/><em>\u2212 FMU Athletics<\/em><br \/><strong>MONDAY<\/strong><br \/><strong>SOFTBALL<\/strong><br \/><strong>Stingers drop pair<\/strong><br \/>FLORENCE \u2212 Florence-Darlington Tech\u2019s softball team dropped a pair of one-run games to Catawba Valley Community College on Monday.<br \/>The Stingers (7-7) dropped the opener 4-3 before being shut out in the second contest 1-0.<br \/>Mariah Stephens homered and drove in three runs for FDTC in the opener. She had two hits as did Shayla Hunt.<br \/>Courtney Watson struck out eight on the mound in both games for the Stingers.<br \/><em>\u2212 From staff reports<\/em><br \/>Thompson<br \/>Get local news delivered to your inbox!<br \/>FLORENCE, S.C. \u2013 Carlos Powell\u2019s journey from basketball star to the Wilson boys\u2019 state championship-winning coach is a compelling one. <br \/>FLORENCE, S.C. \u2013 There\u2019s not really much Bobby Jones hasn\u2019t experienced on the softball diamond. <br \/>FLORENCE, S.C. \u2013 It often takes time for a coach to put his stamp on a program, and time was not something David Robinson had much of in his f&hellip;<br \/>INDIANAPOLIS \u2014 KJ Williams scored six of his 18 points in overtime after Murray State blew an eight-point lead late in regulation, and the sev&hellip;<br \/>FLORENCE, S.C. \u2013 Shanequa Holliday is no stranger to Pee Dee softball. The same could be said for winning. <br \/>FLORENCE, S.C. \u2013 It was only three days ago when offense carried the way for both Hartsville and West Florence as the two Region 6-4A rivals c&hellip;<br \/>PAMPLICO, S.C. \u2013 Johnsonville pitcher Gavin Davis kept Hannah-Pamplico at bay. The Flashes\u2019 offense, meanwhile, attacked from the start. <br \/>Hartsville 7, Camden 5 <br \/>Darlington 10, Wilson 4 <br \/>FLORENCE, S.C. \u2013 Fred Davis has coached past Wilson boys\u2019 teams to the lower-state final. While he understands his Tigers are rebuilding, he w&hellip;<br \/>Thompson<br \/>Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/scnow.com\/sports\/local-college-roundup-fmu-golf-finishes-2nd-at-ecu-intercollegiate\/article_90ffff24-aa03-11ec-8d8b-dfc0eeb2846c.html\">source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Get local news delivered to your inbox!GREENVILLE, N.C. \u2013 Senior McClure Thompson\u2019s one-over-par 73 led Francis Marion University during Tuesday\u2019s final round of the ECU Intercollegiate at Brook Valley Men\u2019s Golf Tournament as the Patriots finished second in the team standings.The result is the third Top-5 finish for FMU this season. 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