SHAKER HEIGHTS -- Freshman Scott Schroeder (Aurora) needed two playoff holes to capture medalist honors in his fist collegiate event and the Baldwin Wallace University men's golf team placed second of nine teams at the Pat Flowers Invitational hosted by John Carroll University at the Shaker Heights Country Club.
Schroeder, who played as an individual, along with junior teammate Adam Sanders (Fairview Park/Fairview) and Alex DiPalma of John Carroll all fired rounds of 74 to force a three-way playoff on the par-3 ninth hole. Schroeder parred the ninth hole on the first playoff to eliminate Sanders then he birdied on the second time to eliminate DiPalma to secure medalist honors in his first collegiate tournament.
Sanders led the Yellow Jackets five-man team total of 305 strokes on the par-71 and 6,593-yard Shaker Heights Country Club layout. BW was two shots behind invitational champion John Carroll (303) and one stroke ahead of third place Capital University (306).
Following Sanders was freshman Matt Kershner (Independence) tied for fourth place with a 75, senior Augie Ward (Medina/Walsh Jesuit) was tied for ninth with a 77 and senior Stephen Spalding (Stow/Walsh Jesuit) was tied for 24th with a 79. Rounding out the five-man team scores was senior Chris Nader (Westlake) with an 81.
In addition to Schroeder as individuals, junior Cody Lyon (Wadsworth/Medina Highland) finished tied for 17th as he shot a 78. Freshmen Colin Greig (Willoughby/South), Austin Griffith (Barberton) and Michael Devine (Richfield/Revere) fired rounds of 85, 91 and 97 respectively in their first collegiate action.
BW returns to action this Saturday and Sunday, September 21-22 when it hosts the Ohio Athletic Conference Fall Invitational at Columbia Hills Country Club in Columbia Station.
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