Friday's scoreboard: Nice day for Mercer on court and diamonds, lots of soccer, Mayhem win; area roundups
Daily results followed by daily schedule
FRIDAY
High School
Baseball
Glynn Acad. 5, Bleckley County 3
Andrew Butler had 2 RBI for the Royals, who were hurt by 2 errors and an offense that managed just 3 hits.
Jefferson 3, Tattnall 2
Tattnall trailed 3-0 after one and rallied with a run in the fifth and sixth innings, but it wasn't enough. Luke Laskey had two hits, and fanned 5 with a walk in a complete game.
Mercer's Megan Bilgri made Drexel take it and like it, throwing a perfect game on Friday.
Veterans 4, Bainbridge 1
The Warhawks rebounded from Thursday's 15-0 spanking by Houston County with a region win. Three walks, a hit batter, and fielder's choice grounder led to the key 2 runs in the third. Both teams had two errors and only two hits. Ben Gibbs, who had 2 RBI, fanned 8 in 5 innings.
Basketball
GISA Tournament
3A Girls: Pinewood 40, Gatewood 18
3A Girls: Trinity Christian-Dublin 45, John Milledge 37
2A Girls: Brentwood 53, Terrell 42
Soccer
G-Bleckley County 4, Northside 1
Jayda Danner, Juliet Cairney, Suzanne Searcy, and Molly Williams scored for the Royals.
G-FPD 9, Upson-Lee 0
B-Northside 4, Bleckley County 0
B-Thomas County Central 7, Warner Robins 1
G-Veterans 10, Bainbridge 0
B-Veterans 7, Bainbridge 0
G-Warner Robins 3, Thomas County Central 0
B-Upson-Lee 3, FPD 2
College Baseball
Middle Georgia State 15, Milligan 3
Georgia Tech 10, Dartmouth 0
Georgia 12, Charlotte 2
Georgia Southern 6, Jacksonville 2
Georgia College 9, Young Harris 2
A 4-run first was more than enough for No. 22 Georgia College, boosted by a solo homer from Perry alum Cal Gentry.
Mercer 15, UNC Asheville 4
The Bears went from down 3-0 after one to up and up and up, 7-3 after three and so on in a sloppy glove game with the teams teaming for 7 errors.
College Basketball
M-Mercer 83, The Citadel 70
The Bears keep on rolling, and got their seventh straight win as perhaps the hottest team in the Southern Confernce, doing so in a homecoming for Demetre Rivers.
College Softball
Mercer 9, Drexel 0; Mercer 4, Akron 1
Megan Bilgri humbled Drexel in a big way, with a perfect game, with 2 Ks in the 5-inning game.
4 p.m.: Thomas U. JV at GMC, DH
Pro Hockey
Macon 3, Evansville 2
Good things come to those who wait, and overtime makes people wait. This time, Macon waited and won in OT over Evansville.
SATURDAY
College Baseball
1 p.m.: Milligan at Middle Georgia State, DH; Charlotte at Georgia, DH
2 p.m.: UNC Asheville at Mercer, DH; Young Harris at Georgia College; Dartmouth at Georgia Tech
College Basketball
1:30 p.m.: W-Georgia College at Francis Marion
2 p.m.: W-ETSU at Mercer
It's Senior Day for a class that has taken the program to unprecedented - and when it showed up, unexpected - heights. Tributes for Kahlia Lawrence - one of the top players in program history - plus Sydni Means, Kayla Potts, Alex Williams, and Shon Kitchens.
2 p.m.: M-LSU at Georgia, ESPNU
3 p.m.: M-Georgia Tech at Clemson
3:30 p.m.: M-Georgia College at Francis Marion
4 p.m.: M-Dalton State at Middle Georgia State
College Softball
12 p.m.: Georgia College vs. Lincoln Memorial, at Duncan S.C.
2 p.m.: Georgia College vs. Converse, at Duncan, S.C.
2 p.m.: EKU vs. Mercer, Black & Orange Challenge (Schedule at http://mercerbears.com/schedule.aspx?path=softball
4:15 p.m.: Radford vs. Mercer, at Mercer
Pro Hockey
7:35 p.m.: Macon at Knoxville
SUNDAY
College Baseball
1 p.m.: Charlotte at Georgia; Young Harris at Georgia College; Dartmouth at Georgia Tech
College Basketball
2 p.m.: M-Mercer at Wofford
College Softball
12 p.m.: Georgia College vs. Mt. Olive, at Spartanburg, S.C.
1:15 p.m.: EKU at Mercer
2 p.m.: Georgie College vs. Limestone, at Duncan S.C.
RESULTS
THURSDAY
High School
Baseball
Aquinas 11, GMC 1
Houston County 15, Veterans 0
Cam Jones was beastly on the mound and plate, striking out 5 and allowing 1 hit in the 4-inning game while adding 2 hits. RJ Preston drove in 4 runs with 2 hits, scoring 3 times. Logan Morris was 3-for-3 with 3 runs and 3 RBI, Chandler Dawson adding 3 RBI.
Lamar County 5, Monticello 1
Perry 8, Crisp County 1
One 3-run inning was enough, but the Panthers went with two, the second and third. Andrew Newhouse drove in 3 runs on 2 hits, while Jacob Hunt added 2 hits. John Micah Law sat down 11 Cougars with only one walk in the complete-game win.
Tennis
G-Jones County 4, Mary Persons 1
College
Basketball
W-Faulkner 67. Middle Georgia State 58
W-Georgia 49, Alabama 43
W-Georgia Tech 70, Miami 51
W-Mercer 65, Chattanooga 56
Mercer won its first Division I outright regular-season conference title by knocking off nemesis Chattanooga. A 22-14 second quarter put the Bears on top. Kahlia Lawrence led the way with 25 points.
M-Middle Georgia State 77, Faulkner 66
M-UT Arlington 83, Georgia Southern 63
College Softball
Concordia-Selma at FVSU 12, Concordia-Selma 0; FVSU 11, Concordia-Selma 3
GMC4, USC Salkehatchie; GMC 9, USC S 1
WEDNESDAY
High School
Baseball
FPD 8, Taylor County 2
Six runs in the final two innings put it away for the Vikings, who played error-free ball. Barrett Barkley got the win in relief. Hudson Mimbs and Gavin Bloodworth had 2 hits each while Garrett West had 2 RBIs for FPD. The Vikes put 4 across in the sixth on doubles from Ryan Jones and West and singles from Bloodworth and Dalton Cox.
Jones County 2, West Laurens 0
Mary Persons 5, Eagle's Landing 2
Four of the Bulldogs' runs were unearned, and the 3 runs in the 5th were aided by 3 errorsand a hit batter, Austin Mock having a run-scoring hit. Trippe Moore had 2 hits for the Bulldogs, while Alex Hite whiffed 10 in 6 innings.
Montgomery 10, Dublin 9
The hosts scored five in the final two innings to come back on the Irish, who lead 9-0 after 3. The game-wining runs came with two outs on a fly to right. Both teams had 5 errors, and 8 runs overall were unearned. Kendall Wade had 3 hits for the Irish, while Triquavious Moye, Jordan Branham, and Dyllan Metzdorf had two hits each, Metzdorf had 3 RBI and Branham 2.
Mount de Sales 2, Peach County 1
The Cavs took the lead with 2 in the fifth and made it stand. Jackson Taylor and Steele Bruce had two hits each for MdS, while Jackson Nebel fanned 7 and walked 2 in the complete-game win. Micah Hattaway and Walker Schofield had the RBI singles in the fifth. Derontae Stewart had two hits for the Trojans.
Basketball
GISA Playoffs
B/3A-Trinty Christian-Sharpsburg 59, Gatewood 31
B/3A-Loganville Chrisitian 61, John Milledge 55
B/2A-Flint River 69, Windsor 68, OT
Tennis
Girls
Stratford 5, Crisp County 0
Boys
Stratford 5, Crisp County 0
COLLEGE
Baseball
Florida A&M 15, Mercer 7
The teams split the mid-week series, the Rattlers getting revenge for Tuesday night's walkoff loss.
http://mercerbears.com/news/2018/2/21/baseball-mercer-drops-wednesday-tilt-to-florida-am.aspx
Georgia 14, Kennesaw State 4
One minute, Georgia was down 4-3, and stayed that way for a few innings. One long sixth inning later, 11 runs worth, the Bulldogs were rolling.
http://georgiadogs.com/news/2018/2/21/baseball-11-run-inning-carries-bulldogs-past-ksu.aspx
Basketball
W-Georgia College 73, Young Harris 45
A big second quarter put the Bobcats somewhat in charge, and they used a 22-5 fourth quarter for the knockout punch.
http://www.gcbobcats.com/sports/wbkb/2017-18/releases/20180221ttv8m9
M-South Carolina 66, Georgia 57
The Gamecocks had it going from 3-point range against the Bulldogs, who are sliding and sliding from NCAA Tourney chances.
http://www.onlineathens.com/sports/20180221/gamecocks-bury-bulldogs-behind-13-3-pointers
M-Virginia 65, Georgia Tech 54
Top-ranked Virginia had trouble with the Yellow Jackets, now on a 6-game losing streak
M-Young Harris 85, Georgia College 65
The Bobcats got into an early hole and couldn't dig out of it.
http://www.gcbobcats.com/sports/mbkb/2017-18/releases/20180221xiz3s1
Softball
Point 4, Middle Georgia State 0; Point 4, MGS 0
Mercer 5, Florida A&M 0; Mercer 11, FAMU 3
Mercer improved to 8-2 thanks to a one-hitter and offensive barrage.
http://mercerbears.com/news/2018/2/21/softball-bears-claim-first-game-in-midweek-doubleheader.aspx
TUESDAY
High School
Baseball
Baldwin 6, Twiggs County 5
Baldwin survived the errorfest. The Braves scores 6, had 5 errors, while the Cobras scored 5 and had 6 errors. Victor Hill had a 2-for-2 day for Baldwin, which survived getting struck out 10 times.
GMC 7, Glascock County 2
A pair of 3-run innings lifted GMC to the region win. Cory Bivins led the Bulldogs with 2 hits, whiel Cody Beckham drove in a pair of runs. Pitchers Justin Alford and Jontavious Byner teamed for a 6-strikeout, 1-walk 4-hitter.
Northside 12, Peach County 3
The Eagles tok a 7-0 lead after three and rolled, aided by 5 PC errors. Darius Clarington had 2 hits and 3 RBI for Northside, whie Jordan Franks and Cameron Staten had 2 hits each and Hunter Price 2 RBI. Price went 5 IP for the win.
Perry 2, Jones County 1
John Micah Law's single to right scored Gannon Popham with what proved to be the winning run with two outs in the fifth for the Panthers. Andrew Newhouse had 2 hits for the Panthers, who got a 2-hit pitching effort from Justin Eckman, Law and Tanner Wilson. They struck out 8 and walked 4.
Stratford 12, Marion County 1
Upson-Lee 6, Jordan 5
Turner Maddox, Cotton Phillips, and Chance Gamble had two hits each for the nights, Gamble also driving in 2 runs. Phillips fanned 4 in 5 innings, and Lawson Rucker whiffed 4 in 2. Trace Park had a 2-run triple and Gamble a 2-run single in U-L's 5-run sixth.
Basketball
GISA state tournament
G-Gatewood 42, TCCS 41
G-John Milledge 47, Heritage 17
G-Terrell 42, Twiggs 28
G-St. George 38, Windsor 27
G-Brentwood 62, Furtah Prep 20
College Baseball
Auburn 3, Georgia State 2
Georgia Tech at Georgia Southern
Mercer 11, Florida A&M 10, (10)
College Basketball
Mercer 81, Western Carolina 64