Saturday's Central Georgia scoreboard
SATURDAY
High School
Baseball
Portal 12, GMC 2
GMC had 4 errors and was down 6-0 after 2. Justin Alford had 3 hits for the Bulldogs.
Stratford 9, Athens Academy 6
Tattnall 7, Locust Grove 0; Tattnall 2, Locust Grove 1
The Trojans got 3 in the third inning of the opener, and that was enough against a team that had 4 errors. Trey Ham had 2 hits and Luke Laskey 2 RBI, boosting things for Brooks Gorman, who had 6 Ks and no walks in 7 innings. Locust Grove got its nightcap run in the seventh, but that was it. Laskey had 2 hits and Logan Simmons 2 RBI. Dawson Brown and Laskey did the work on the mount, Brown fanning 4 with no walks in 6.1 innings.
Lacrosse
B-Stratford 18, Luella 3
G-Stratford 17, Locust Grove 2
Soccer
G-FPD 3, Augusta Prep 0
B-FPD 1, GMC 0
College
Baseball
Georgia 6, Alabama 5
Mercer 10, Eastern Kentucky 3
Middle Ga. State 19, Bethel 9
Virginia Tech 10, Georgia Tech 8
Basketball
W-Georgia 68, Mercer 63, NCAA Tournament
Softball
Mercer 8, Bucknell 3
Mobile 14, Middle Ga. State 4; Mobile 2, MGSU 1
NC State 4, Georgia Tech 2
Rutgers 8, Mercer 5
Pro
Hockey
Macon 4, Fayetteville 1
FRIDAY
High School
Baseball
Baldwin 26, Hephzibah 2
Half of Baldwin's runs were unearned, thanks to 13 walks and 10 errors. The Braves led 6-2 after five until putting across 20 in the sixth. Dylan Sallad went 4-for-4 wih 6 RBI, C.J. Hurst and Anquez Thomas each had 2 hits and 4 RBI, and Victor Hill and Mike Jones had 2 RBI, Hill scoring 5 times. Erron Bolston added 2 RBI. Hill whiffed 9 in getting the win.
Bleckley County 11, East Laurens 1
Clemson-bound Carter Raffield drilled a 3-run homer, and Chandler Abney added a solo shot in the region win. Shayne Cannon and Steven Knighton each had 2 hits and 3 RBI for the Royals, and teamed
up for a 7-hitter. Cam Oliver went 3-for-3 for East Laurens, and Chaise Donaldson added 2 hits. Cannon struck out 6 in 5 innings.
Central 19, Westside 9
The Chargers led 8-2 after one and put it away with 5 each in the fourth and fifth, aided by 5 Seminole errors. Abry Evans went 4-for-4 with 5 RBI for Central, Charles Jackson scored 4 times, and Danny Lockette had 2 hits and 3 RBI and Jatavius Williams 2 RBI. Victor Burnett and Landon Emery had 3 hits for Westside, Malcolm Mayfield 2. Mayfield and Emery also had 2 RBI.
Dublin 18, Northeast 8
The top 4 in the lineup - Zion Washington, Triquavious Moye, Kendall Wade, and Torian Holder - teamed for 10 hits and 11 runs, with Moye and Holder driving in 4 each. Trent Leroy had 3 RBI, Dyllan Metzdorf went 2-for-4 with 2 RBI, and Nick Sumner added 2 RBI. Half of Dublin's runs were unearned, thanks to 7 errors.
FPD 13, Mount de Sales 2
The Vikings improved to 15-2 and 4-0 behind a 2-hit, 4-RBI game from Tyler Mimbs, plus 3-hit nights from Ryan Jones and Harrison Aulds, who also had 2 RBI, as did Gavin Bloodworth. Mimbs, Bloodworth, and Barrett Barkley were efficient, giving up 7 hits, striking out 6 and walking 3.
Gatewood 13, Westminster 0
Reid Sasser went 3-for-3 with 2 runs and 2 RBI for Gatewood, while Brayden Hill and Will Dutton added 2 hits each, and Coop Hall, Jacob McMillian, and Josh McMillian 2 RBI each. Dylan Humphries fanned 4 in 5 complete-game innings.
Houston County 3, Valdosta 2
An error by Lee County's catcher allowed courtesy runner Russell Simmons - in for Chandler Ring, who opened the inning with a walk - to score the walk-off game-winner, the situation advanced by an error on Dillon Toms' bunt. Corbet Luna had 2 hits for the Bears, who got solid pitching from Cam Jones, Chandler Dawson, and Ring, combining for 9 strikeouts.
Howard 7, ACE 4
Leadoff batter Scott Campbell went 3-for-4, and Hunter Bell and Yeager Cameron each had 2 hits for the Huskies, who got 6 in the first and had 4 errors.
Kings Way 17, Covenant 1
Ashton Whitesell and Harrison Gentry had 2 hits each for Covenant, which committed 10 errors.
Jackson 12, Mary Persons 7
Mary Persons rallied with 5 in the fifth to pull within 9-5, but the Red Devils eased away. Christian Knight had 2 hits and 2 RBI for the Bulldogs.
John Milledge 10, Pinewood Christian 9
ColtonBrewer went 2-fr-2 with 2 RBI, while Brandon Hunnicutt and Taylor Dixon also drove in 2 runs for JMA. The Trojans put 6 across in the fifth and held on, despite 4 errors.
Jones County 14, Woodland 2
Colby Gordon and Brandin Johnson each drove in 3 runs on 2 hits, with Chase Green and Sammy Walton adding 2 RBI for the Greyhounds, who scored 8 in the first.
Marion County 12, Crawford County 1
Cody Guidry went 2-for-3 for the Eagles, who were down 5-0 after 1.
Rabun County 2, Monticello 1; Rabun County 8, Monticello 4
The Hurricanes had a 4-3 lead in the nightcap until Rabun County scored 4 in the sixth. Hunter Duke went 3-for-4 with 3 RBI from the leadoff spot for Monticello.
Rutland 4, Peach County 3
Peach County scored in the first and last innings, but Rutland's 2-run fifth and sixth were the difference. Riley Jones, Logan Moss and Taylor Brummett had 2-hit games for Rutland, which got a 5-hitter from Riley Jones and Aubrey Merritt.
Veterans 7, Bainbridge 0; Veterans 4, Bainbridge 1
Cole Hooks and Daniel Hawthorne teamed for 9 strikeouts and 4 walks to throw a 4-hitter. It was a pitchers duel until the top of the seventh when Veterans scored 5 runs. Jacob Pierce had 3 hits for Veterans, while Leyton Pinckney and Derek Wylie drove in 2 runs apiece. In the nightcap, Ben Gibbs, Jackson Williams, and Wylie struck out 12 in throwing a 4-hitter, stranding 11 Bainbridge runners. Jacob Pierce had 2 hits for the Warhawks.
Soccer
G-Dublin 2, Dodge County 1 (PKs)
B-Dublin 2, Dodge County 1
B-Eagle's Landing 3, Jones County 1
G-East Laurens 6, Bleckley County 0
B-East Laurens 3, Bleckley County 2
G-FPD 3, Greenbrier 0
G-GMC 2, John Milledge 0
B-GMC 2, John Milledge 0
GMC improved to 13-0, and faces FPD Saturday.
B-Grovetown 5, FPD 2
G-Jones County 3, Eagle's Landing 2
G-Warner Robins 4, Thomas County Central 0
College
Baseball
Georgia College 2, North Georgia 1
Georgia Southern 6, Louisiana 3
Georgia Tech 16, Virginia Tech 9
Mercer 14, Eastern Kentucky 9
Middle Ga. State 5, Bethel 4; MGSU 5, Bethel 4, 15 innings
Softball
ABAC 2, GMC 0; GMC 9, ABAC 0
Austin Peay 7, Mercer 1
Georgia College 8, Georgia Southwestern 7; GC 11, GSW 10
Georgia Tech 4, NC. State 0
Tech is 4-0 in ACC play for the first time since 2011.
Lane 4, FVSU 3
Mercer 6, Rutgers 3
SATURDAY
High School
Baseball
Portal 12, GMC 2
GMC had 4 errors and was down 6-0 after 2. Justin Alford had 3 hits for the Bulldogs.
Stratford 9, Athens Academy 6
Tattnall 7, Locust Grove 0; Tattnall 2, Locust Grove 1
The Trojans got 3 in the third inning of the opener, and that was enough against a team that had 4 errors. Trey Ham had 2 hits and Luke Laskey 2 RBI, boosting things for Brooks Gorman, who had 6 Ks and no walks in 7 innings. Locust Grove got its nightcap run in the seventh, but that was it. Laskey had 2 hits and Logan Simmons 2 RBI. Dawson Brown and Laskey did the work on the mount, Brown fanning 4 with no walks in 6.1 innings.
Lacrosse
B-Stratford 18, Luella 3
G-Stratford 17, Locust Grove 2
Soccer
G-FPD 3, Augusta Prep 0
B-FPD 1, GMC 0
College
Baseball
Georgia 6, Alabama 5
Mercer 10, Eastern Kentucky 3
Middle Ga. State 19, Bethel 9
Virginia Tech 10, Georgia Tech 8
Basketball
W-Georgia 68, Mercer 63, NCAA Tournament
Softball
Mercer 8, Bucknell 3
Mobile 14, Middle Ga. State 4; Mobile 2, MGSU 1
NC State 4, Georgia Tech 2
Rutgers 8, Mercer 5
Pro
Hockey
Macon 4, Fayetteville 1
THURSDAY
High School
Baseball
Gatewood 10, Piedmont 6
Gatewood took a 6-0 lead after 2 and rolled. Cody Kaufmann, Coop Hall, Jacob McMillian, and Will Dutton each had 2 hits for the Gators, Dutton driving in 2 runs.
GMC 5, Glascock County 3
Cory Bivins drove in 2 runs for the Bulldogs, who were outhit but had 2 errors. Jontavious Byner struck out 5 with a walk.
Harris County 15, Upson-Lee 5
An 11-run fourth inning was the difference, Harris County also having 10 more hits.
Jones County 8, Stockbridge 0
Stockbridge had one more error than hits. JC was led by Jackson Mix and Brandin Johnson, who had 2 hits each. Johnson also drove in 2 runs, as did Ty Gordon. Colby Gordon whiffed 5 with 1 walk.
Peach County 7, Howard 5
Astoundingly, the teams combined for more errors than runs, but Peach County scored two in the top of the ninth for the win. A walk, error, intentional walk and 2-run single by Cameron Rucker led the Trojans to the win. Howard pitchers struck out 11, but Howard batters stranded 11.
Stratford 3, Tattnall 1
A 2-run fourth was the difference with teams that had 5 errors. The Eagles had 2 hits, scoring in the fourth on a single, error, and balk.
Soccer
B-Aquinas 1, FPD 0
B-Houston County 1, Veterans 0
G-Veterans 2, Houston County 1
Tennis
G-Bleckley County 5, Telfair County 0
B-Telfair County 3, Bleckley County 2
Pro
Hockey
Roanoke 2, Macon 1
WEDNESDAY
High School
Baseball
Dublin 10, Wilkinson County 6
Triquavious Moye and Kendall Dae each drove in 3 runs, adn Wade and Tyrian Wright had 2 hits for Dublin, Wright scoring 3 times. The Irish scored 5 runs in the final 2 innings.
Jones County 12, Woodland 3
Sammy Walton had 2 hits and had 2 RBI, while Ty Gordon had 3 RBI. Jackson Mix and Brandin Johnson each had 2 RBI for the Greyhounds, who needed only 8 hits, thanks in part to 10 walks and helped by 3 Woodland errors.
Monticello 13, Lake Oconee Ac. 3
Cole Hays went 3-for-3 with 3 RBI and Baylor Edge 2-for-3 with 3 for the Hurricanes, Braden Lynch adding 2 hits. Both teams had 4 errors, but LOA walked 9 batters.
Perry 10, Warner Robins 3
Jacob Hunt's 3 hits and 2-RBI games from Clayton Davis, Trevor Dykes and Cameron Mashburn led the Panthers. Beau Bryant and Dykes had 2 hits each, John Micah Law scoring 3 runs. Jeremiah Havens went 3-for-3 for the Demons. Mashburn and Justin Eckman combined for 9 Ks and 3 BBs for Perry.
Tennis
G-Bleckley County 5, Tift County 0
G-Dublin 5, Baldwin 0
B-Dublin 5, Baldwin 0
B-Tift County 5, Bleckley County 0
College
Baseball
Mercer 11, Georgia Southern 8
Middle Ga. State 6, Reinhardt 2
Mississippi 16, Georgia State 2
Basketball
Mercer 78, Grand Canyon 73
TUESDAY
High School
Brookstone 10, Upson-Lee 6
The Knights tried to rally, down 10-2, with 4 in the sixth, but were hurt by 4 errors. Gabe Pollard had three hits and Brooks Gulley 2, while Logan Spivey drove in 4 with a grand slam.
Old Suwanee Christian 5, Covenant 4
OSC got 3 in the second and 2 in the fifth, and Covenant had a 12-5 advantage in hits, but stranded 6. Doug Pastor, Harrison Gentry, Drew Johnston and Jimmy Bentley each had 2 hits for Covenant.
Central 10, Westside 6
Jatavius Williams drove in 2 runs with 2 hits, and Abry Evans and Keenan Gibson had 2-hit games for the Chargers. Victor Burnett had 3 hits and Malcolm Mayfield drove in 3 runs with 2 hits for Westside, which also got 2 hits from Joshua Brown. Charles Jackson whiffed 13 for the Chargers.
Dodge County 16, East Laurens 4
The teams combined for 9 errors, but the Indians had 13 more hits, doing most of the scoring late. Chip Burch went 3-for-5 with 5 RBI for the Indians, while Tyler Pruett was 3-4 with 4 RBI and Gary Pittman 3-for-3 with 2 runs. Ethan Rice, Chandler Davis, Kadin Burse, Andrew Lowery, and Daniel Coleman had 2-hit days for Dodge County. Chase Oliver and Cam Oliver had 2 hits each for EL.
FPD 7, Mount de Sales 4
Gavin Bloodworth drove in 2 runs on 2 hits and Dalton Cox had 2 hits for the Vikings, Noah Takac striking out 10 in 6.1 innings for the Vikings. Four FPD runs were unearned, thanks to 3 errors. Walker Schofield, Carson Riley, and Clay Murphy had 2 hits for the Cavs.
GMC 4, Washington-Wilkes 2
Cory Bivins went 2-for-4 and Ryan Barsby scored twice to lead the Bulldogs. Bivins fanned 9 in 5 innings in the start, with 1 walk.
Howard 12, ACE 2
Lance White drove in 4 runs on 2 hits to lead Howard, which got 2-hit games from Scott Campbell, Trent Brown, and Jaylon Clark. The teams combined for 9 errors. Logan Harris got the 6-inning complete-game win.
John Milledge 15, Westminster 5
Jared Prestwood had 3 hits and Cody McCrary drove in 5 runs on 2 hits for JMA. Colton Brewer added 2 hits and 2 runs, while Brandon Bellflower had 3 RBI and 2 runs and Tyler Bass 2 RBI and 2 runs. Seth Bowden added 2 RBI.
Monticello 10, Putnam County 6
Seven errors hurt Putnam County, which gave up 4 unearned runs. Braden Lynch, Tyler Wages, Dylan Jackson and Ben Lynch each had 2 hits for Monticello, with Lynch, Wages, and Hunter Duke driving in 2 runs each.
Rutland 6, Peach County 5
The Hurricanes were outhit by 1, but a 9-strikeout day from Wesley Key and Jonathan Harnist countered that. Key drove in 2 runs and Peyton McKinney scored twice for Rutland, which led 7-1 after 2. Britt Davis and Landon Davis had 2 hits each for the Trojans.
Tattnall 12, Stratford 1
The Trojans went up a touchdown in the first inning and added one in the fourth, getting a Luke Laskey grand slam along the way. Austin Marchman added 3 hits and Brooks Gorman 2 RBI, while Laskey fanned 5 with no walks in the 5-inning complete game 1-hitter.
Taylor County 17, Dooly County o
Only 6 of the Vikings' runs were earned, thanks to 7 walks and 8 errors. Gunnar Watson drove in 3 runs on 3 hits and Jacob Pounds 2 on 2 for the Vikings, who needed only 10 hits. Desi Lester had 2 of Dooly County's 3 hits. Watson teamed with Ezra Cummings for the 3-inning game.
Veterans 6, Houston County 3
Derek Wylie drove in 3 runs and Ben Gibbs had 2 hits for the Warhawks, who got 3 in the fifth for 6-1 lead before Houston County got 2 in the sixth. Wylie, Cole Hooks, and Gibbs teamed for 11 Ks and 2 BBs for Veterans. Corbet Luna had 2 hits for the Bears.
Washington County 10, Dublin 0
A pair of 4-run innings lifted Washington County. Bailey Vickers went 3-for-3 with 2 RBI, Aidan Cobb and Jackson Lanthrip adding 2 hits each. C.. H. Wright threw a 2-hitter in the 5-inning game.
Lacrosse
G-Stratford 18, Ola 7
Soccer
G-Dodge County 2, Bleckley County 0
B-Dodge County 3, Bleckley County 0
G-FPD 3, Mount de Sales 0
B-Mount de Sales 4, FPD 1
B-Perry 4, Howard 1
Mason King came up with the hat trick for the Panthers, 4-0 in region play, with Omar Rivera adding a goal.
G-Veterans 3, Harris County 2
Veterans overcome a 2-0 deficit, the first region goals the Warhawks have given up. Veterans remains unbeaten in region play.
Tennis
G-Bleckley County 5, Dodge County 0
B-Bleckley County 4, Dodge County 1
G-Stratford 3, FPD 2
B-Stratford 5, FPD 0
COLLEGE
Baseball
Auburn 12, Georgia Tech 7
Georgia College 13, Albany State 3
Georgia 15, Kennesaw State 3
Middle Ga. State 13, USC Beaufort 1
Softball
Georgia College 5, Claflin 4; Georgia College 19, Claflin 1
GMC 8, Andrew 3; GMC 9, Andrew 7
MONDAY
High School
Baseball
Andalusia (Ala.) 15, Upson-Lee 2
Trace Park had 2 hits for the Knights, who gave up a first-inning run, and then a bunch of runs.
Mary Persons 11, Central 0
Cameron Claxton fanned 9 and gave up 1 hit in 5 innings to lead the Bulldogs, for whom only one run was earned, thanks to six Central errors. Alex Kite went 3-for-3 and Austin Mock 2-for-2 with 2 runs, while Ladondre Buckner was 2-for-3 with 3 RBI, Christian Knight driving in 2 runs.
Mount de Sales 5, Washington County 2
The Cavs took advantage of 5 errors and banged out four doubles to go with a Rossman Diaz solo homer. Walker Schofield and Landon Jernigan each had 2 hits for the Cavs, while Jackson Smith went 2-for-4 for the Golden Hawks.
West Laurens 4, Veterans 3
Nolan Daniel struck out 10 and walked 1 in 5 innings to lead the Raiders in the pitchers' dual. The Raiders got 5 hits, the Warhawks 6, but Veterans stranded 10 runners. The Warhawks got 2 in the top of the seventh to pull within 1, but AJ Mathis survived 5 walks in 2 innings and got a fielder's choice grounder to end the threat. Daniel had 2 hits anad mathis 2 RBI. Jacob Pierce and Leyton Pinckney had 2 hits each for Veterans.
Lacrosse
G-Stratford 10, Mount de Sales 10
Soccer
G-Stratford 10, Tattnall 0
B-Upson-Lee 2, Houston County 1
Tennis
G-Jones County 4, Mary Persons 1
B-Mary Persons 4, Jones County 1
G-Stratford 5, Crisp County 0
B-Stratford 5, Crisp County 0