PEASANTON, Calif. – It didn't take long for the reigning GNAC Player of the Year to hit his stride at the start of the spring season. Lefty Tyler Fitchett led the Saints with an even-par score of 144 and tied for ninth overall on Monday.
 
COMPLETE RESULTS
 
Fitchett (71-73) began the day going one-under par largely due to his strong finish. On four of the final five holes, Fitchett made par or better, including an eagle on hole four. After an early double-bogey in round two, Fitchett responded with par play to finish the second round at 73 and his 144 placed him top ten on the leaderboard.
 
Max Turnquist (76-72) jumped to second place on the team after finishing four-over par in the opening round and rebounding with a 72 even par to finish the day. His second round included a team-high five birdies.
 
Jordan Terada (75-77) and Dennis Geissler (79-75) finished at 152 and 154 total respectively. Carter Sheets (83-83) will look for a bounce back in the final round tomorrow.
 
As a team, Saint Martin's finished the day tied for seventh overall with a score of 301-297-598. The Saints were one of only four teams to shot a sub-300 in the second round, and a 297 was tied for the second best score of the round.
 
"For our first tournament of the spring, I was very pleased with our focus throughout the day," said head coach Kevin Bishop. "Ten hours on a tough golf course will test your mental toughness. The final round will be competitive tomorrow."
 
The third and final round of the Bay Area Invitational is scheduled for tomorrow, Feb. 22 morning. Live stats will be available on smusaints.com.