Notebook: Forsythe helps in USA's 8-4 win

Tennessee’s Blake Forsythe had an RBI single Tuesday as Team USA beat Japan 8-4 in Sendai, Japan, the third of five baseball games in the 37th annual USA vs. Japan Collegiate Championships.

Forsythe, a catcher from Memphis, was 2-of-4 and scored twice as Team USA took a 2-1 lead in the series.

Knoxville’s Bryce Brentz was 1-of-5 in the win.

The USA won the first game 3-0, but Japan took the second game 7-5.

Brentz is hitting .447 since being named to the team. Forsythe is hitting .281.

Hawn Hot: Chad Bell isn’t the the only former South-Doyle High School star having a good summer in the Cape Cod League.

Cody Hawn, UT’s leading hitter last season, was batting .375 through Sunday’s games for the Hyannis Mets.

Bowman Lowers Mark: Sarah Bowman lowered her year-old Lady Vols record in the 1,500 meters Monday in Greece.

Bowman, who completed her eligibility last month, was timed in 4:05.67 to finish ninth in the IAAF World Athletics Tour event in Athens. Her previous mark was 4:07.50.

Bowman was also named NCAA Division I Indoor Track Scholar-Athlete of the Year for the second consecutive year.

The honor comes from the nation’s track and cross-country coaches association.

Holmes Honor: UT’s David Holmes, from West High School, was one of eight SEC golfers named a Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholar by the Golf Coaches Association of America.