Wednesday's Central Georgia News 'n Notes

Wednesday's Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media

Mercer men come back late and pull of CBI win on the road

          Grand Canyon struggled from the floor and Mercer got warm late for a 78-73 win before a road crowd of 5,941.

          Jordan Strawberry and Ross Cummings teamed for 42 points and 9 assists for Mercer, which was 10 of 20 on 3-pointers.

Ex-Mercer coach cut loose at Georgia State

          Sharon Baldwin, who turned one winning season at Mercer into better jobs, was fired Tuesday at Georgia State.

          Baldwin, a Georgia grad, was 88-152 at Georgia State, after going 149-126 at East Carolina and 16-13 at Mercer, coming from Life U. in Marietta.

College Baseball: Mercer rolls past Georgia Southern

          A 5-run eighth lifted Mercer to an 11-8 win Wednesday over visiting Georgia Southern, keeping the Bears undefeated against in-state teams.

          Mercer improved to 13-5, while GSU fell to 7-10.

College Baseball: Mississippi cruises to big win at Georgia State

          A day after pulling off a 2-run win, No. 6  Mississippi doubled Georgia State in hits en route to a 16-2 win.

          Mississippi held on for a 5-3 win Tuesday, but got all it needed with 4 runs in the first.

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