WILMINGTON — Evan Barbin has seen his brother’s Austin and Zach celebrate big golf wins.
That’s made Barbin want to accomplish some things on the course himself.
“I’ve always had faith in my game,” Barbin was in a story quoted on DSGA.com. “I do learn a lot from Austin and Zach’s experiences. I’ve got no jealousy towards them. It’s just great to always have people to play with and we all support each other in any way we can. It’s just who we are.”
On Monday, it was Evan’s turn to sit at the top of the leaderboard after he fired an opening-round 69 at the 73rd annual DSGA Delaware Amateur at White Clay Creek Country Club.
Nick Ciocca, who will be freshman at Notre Dame and past champion Amory Davis (2007), of Bidermann Golf Club, sit in second after scoring rounds of 70.
The 20-year-old Barbin, from Elkton, Md. is heading to his junior year at Liberty University.
The wind, blowing steadily with heavy gusts mingled throughout the day, was a factor on Monday. The scoring average was 81.97.
Barbin didn’t mind the wind, however.
“One of my strengths is flighting the ball low, which was key today in these conditions,” Barbin was quoted. “All you can do is hit the shot you intend to and move on. The wind can play tricks with your mind and swing. I just wanted to trust my short game.
“This golf course isn’t your average Philadelphia golf course. There’s no room for error here.”
On Tuesday, the field will be cut to the low 36 and ties, which leads to a 36-hole final day on Wednesday.
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Camden-Wyoming 17, Smyrna-Clayton 5: Alyssa Powell went 3-for-3 with a double in Camden-Wyoming’s win on Sunday.
In an eight-run fifth, Easton Wilson had a two-run double and Eli Baughman had a two-run single before Powell brought in two runs with a double. Logan Mason added two of Camden-Wyoming’s 11 hits.
James Shockley went 2-for-2 for Smyrna-Clayton with Jackson Carter driving in two runs.
MOT-Blue 7, Camden-Wyoming 1: Trailing 1-0, MOT took the lead for good with a pair of runs in the third in the win on Saturday.
Reece Dills and Ryan Mazurek combed to strike out 12 batters while walking none and allowing only the one run. Cole Brown and Kaden Deshong both tallied two hits.
Camden-Wyoming scored a run in the top of the first when Logan Mason singled home Alyssa Powell.
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MOT-Blue 23, Milford 9: Christian Linder (2-for-2, 2 RBI, 3 runs) and David Pieri (2-for-2, 3 runs, 3 RBI) paced the Middletown-area squad to the victory.
MOT-Blue 20, MOT-Red 3: Ryan Aleman (3-for-3, 1 run, 4 RBI) while Christian Linder struck out five in two innings to lead MOT-Blue.
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Camden-Wyoming 15, Milford 5: Camden-Wyoming reached the tournament finals with the win on Sunday.
Savannah Meek had a pair of home runs, RaeLyn Owens-Davidson had a homer and two triples for Camden-Wyoming, Abbey Finch had three hits including a home run, and Olivia Green had two hits with a homer.
Rivera-Martino led Milford with two hits.
Camden-Wyoming 9, Dover 1: C-W pulled away to the win on Sunday after Dover led 1-0 going into the third.
Jaqueline Campbell and RaeLyn Owens-Davidson each had two hits including a home run for Camden-Wyoming Harper Bradley, Olivia Green, Lydia Boisey, and Mya Scribner each had two hits as well.
Nylah Jacobson scored Dover’s lone run.
Smyrna-Clayton 17, MOT 14, nine innings : Smyrna-Clayton downed MOT for the second time, this one in extra innings.
Smyrna-Clayton 11, MOT 5: In the opener between the two squads, Smyrna-Clayton came away with the victory.
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