Erin McCarthy came into the first round of match play at the 2018 U.S. Women’s Open in fifth place, but fired the high block of the round Thursday night to surge into the lead. The diminutive but powerful right-hander started the round 141 pins behind co-leaders Stefanie Johnson and Shannon O’Keefe and ended it 75 pins in front of Sandra Gongora after winning six of eight matches and rolling 1,929 on games of 235, 256, 259, 169, 280, 257, 247 and 226 at Boardwalk Bowl in Orlando,...