Saturday's Central Georgia Scoreboard (final edition; also the full Friday scoreboard)
SATURDAY
High School
Baseball
Brentwood 12, Briarwood 2
Peyton Massengale, Denver Pingley, Chase Everett, and Hart Williford had 2 hits each for Brentwood, Everett driving in 4 runs and Pingley 3. Evan Walden and Tanner GHeesling teamed for a 4-hitter, Walden striking out 5 and walking 1 in 4 innings.
GMC 12, Portal 2
Cory Bivins went 3-for-4 with 2 runs and 2 RBI to lead the Bulldogs, who took advantage of 10 walks. Mason Seymour drove in 3 runs on 2 hits. Ryan Barsby and Jacob Marshal combined for 5 Ks and 2 BBs in 6 innings.
Veterans 5, McIntosh 3; Veterans 11, McIntosh 1
Jacob Pierce led the Veterans offense from the leadoff spot with 3 hits - including a double and homer - and 4 runs. Leyton Pinckney and Derek Wylie each went 2-for-3 with 2 RBI. Daniel Hawthorne, Hunter Varnadoe, and Wylie handled pitching duties and had 6 Ks and 3 BBs. It was 9-1 after 2 in the second game, McIntosh managing only 3 hits against Ben Gibbs, Varnadoe, and Cole Hooks. Pierce was at it again, going 3-for-4 with 2 runs. Matthew Nunez went 3-for-3 with 2 RBI, and Pinckney was 2-for-3 with 2 RBI.
Tennis
G-Bleckley County 5, Brantley County 0
B-Brantley County 5, Bleckley County 0
College
Baseball
Georgia 12, South Carolina 3
Georgia College 18, UNC Pembroke 7; Georgia College 11, UNCP 2
Mercer 3, Wofford 2
Softball
Mercer 6, Chattanooga 3; Mercer 2, Chattanooga 1
Middle Ga. State 11, Bethel 3; Middle Ga. State 5, Bethel 4
Pro
Hockey
Macon 5, Peoria 4
Arena Football
Atlanta 81, Georgia 56
FRIDAY
High School
Baseball
Crawford County 17, Greenville 0
It took 2 innings for the Eagles, boosted by 8 Greenville errors. Matt Brown went 3-for-3 with 2 runs, Tyler Peckinpaugh and Sean Napier had 2 hits each and teamed for 7 RBI. Nick Peavy struck out 8 batters in the 3-inning 1-hitter.
Dodge County 11, Bleckley County 1
Chip Burch drove in 4 runs and Ethan Rice and Tyler Pruett had 3 RBI each for the Indians. Pruett had 2 hits and Burch 2, along with Chandler Davis and Parker Dixon. Pruett whiffed 7 and walked 1 in 5 innings.
Dublin 12, Southwest 2
Nick Sumner had a 3-for-4 day with 4 RBI and 2 runs. Dyllan Metzdorf had 3 hits and 3 RBI. Trent Leroy went 3-or-4, and William Gilbert had 2 hits and 2 RBI, Zion Washington adding 2 hits and 2 runs. Randy Green had 2 hits for Southwest. Kendell Wade got the 6-inning win with 6 Ks and 1 BB.
Gatewood 6, Westminster 5
Tony Rudolph's single on a 1-1 pitch brought in Luke Haley with the winning run after Jacob McMillian doubled, advanced on a fly and scored on a wild pitch to tie it. Dylan Humphries got the win with 3 innings of shutout work.
GMC 12, Lincoln County 2
GMC got all it needed with 4 in the first. Justin Alford went 3-for-4, while Mason Seymour and Jacob Marshal had 2 hits each, Seymour scoring twice and Marshal driving in 3 and scoring twice. Seymour and Grayson Hopkins combined for a 4-hitter in 5 innings.
Houston County 10, Coffee 0; Houston County 5, Coffee 1
Chandler Ring had 3 hits and Corbet Luna 2, while RJ Preston and Jackson Jones drove in 2 runs each for the Bears, aided by 4 errors in the opener. Starter Chandler Dawson struck out 9 in 5 innings. The Bears got 2 in the fifth and sixth to seal the nightcap. Jacob Profit and Chandler Dawson had 2 hits each, and Cameron Jones was solid on the mound with 8 Ks and no walks in the complete-game 2-hitter win.
John Milledge 16, Augusta Prep 0
Jared Prestwood, Brandon Bellflower, and Jackson Carter each had 2 hits, Prestwood and Carter driving in 2 runs and Bellflower 3. Dustin Hostetter and Prestwood teamed for the 1-hitter, with 9 strikeouts and 1 walk.
Jones County 4, Locust Grove 2
Ty Gordon paced the Greyhounds' offense with 2 hits. Hunter Pierce was efficient in the complete-game 8-hit win, with 2 strikeouts and no walks. Single runs in the third and fifth lifted Jones County, which didn't take much advantage of 7 errors.
Mary Persons 9, Howard 2
A 6-run fifth put the Bulldogs in control. Andrews led the 15-hit attack with 3 hits and 3 RBI, while Cam Agnew had 2 hits and 2 RBI. Ladondre Buckner had 2 hits and Alex Kite 2 RBI. Conner Wilson and Camden Claxton combined for the 4-hitter.
Pike County 4, Rutland 1
Aubrey Merritt had 2 hits for Rutland, which outhit Pike County 7-3 but had 3 errors.
Spalding 4, Upson-Lee 2
Chance Gamble and Joshua Keeter had 4 of the Knights' 6 hits. U-L stranded only 3 runners to 8 for Spalding.
Tattnall 5, FPD 4
The second showdown of the week with these two was a good one, the Trojans winning it in the top of the 7th and FPD almost surviving 5 errors. Logan Fink opened the seventh with a double, advanced on Austin Marchman's sacrifice and scored on Luke Laskey's single to left. Fink had 2 of Tattnall's 6 hits. Harrison Aulds 2 of FPD's 6 hits. Brooks Gorman got the win in relief, striking out 5 in 2 innings.
Valdosta 8, Northside 3; Valdosta 10, Northside 0
Austin Mathews managed 2 of Northside's 5 hits, and drove in 2 runs. Valdosta broke a 2-2 tie with 4 in the fifth. A 7-run fifth keyed the Wildcats' nightcap win, helped by 4 Northside errors. The Eagles were held to 1 hit.
West Laurens 4, Perry 2
The major pitchers dual - only 6 hits and 2 walks in the game - went to the Raiders with 3 runs in the seventh, thanks to two Perry errors on all 3. Brandon Buton scored twice for the Raiders. AJ Mathis (6 IP, 7 Ks, 1 BB) and Bradley Wilson (1 IP, 3 Ks) did the mound work for the Raiders.
Wilkinson County 9, Mount de Sales 8
The Warriors took the lead late and held on in the 7th, taking advantage during the game of 4 errors, scoring 9 runs on 4 hits. Six Wilkinson County runs were unearned. Kentavious veal struck out 5 in 3.2 innings of relief for the Warriors. Rossman Diaz had 2 hits for the Cavs.
Soccer
B-GMC 3, Prince Avenue 1
GMC clinched the second seed in region.
G-Mount de Sales 7, Rutland 1
B-Mount de Sales 6, Rutland 0
G-Union Grove 4, Jones County 1
B-Union Grove 1, Jones County 0
B-Veterans 3, Thomas County Central 2
Tennis
G-Union Grove 4, Jones County 1
B-Union Grove 4, Jones County 1
College
Baseball
Georgia 7, South Carolina 5
Georgia College 2, UNC Pembroke 1
Georgia Gwinnett 5, Middle Ga. State 1
Georgia Tech 13, N.C. State 4
Mercer 7, Wofford 5
Softball
Georgia College 9, Young Harris 2; Young Harris 7, Georgia College 3
Middle Ga. State 4, Blue Mountain 2
THURSDAY
High School
Baseball
Baldwin 15, Hancock Central 0
Seven errors and 12 walks made it easy for the Braves, who got a 3-RBI game from Victor Hill, and 2 RBI from Dylan Sallad. L. Austin and Sallad teamed for the 4-inning no-hitter.
Jackson 6, Monticello 0
John Milledge 23, Augusta Prep 0
Tyler Bass went 3-for-3 with 3 RBI and 2 runs, and Cody McCrary drove in 4 runs on 2 hits and Caleb Rogers 3 on 1.
Loganville Christian 4, Gatewood 3
Coop Hall had 3 hits and Drew Haley 2 for Gatewood, which was tied with Loganville after 1 and surrendered the game-winner in the sixth.
Peach County 2, Mount de Sales 1
Jaylen Green and Simon Grant had 2 hits each for Peach County, which scored 2 in the third and held on behind pitchers Grant and Landon Davis.
Pike County 16, Rutland 0
Stratford 19, Central 1
Veterans 6, Bleckley County 1
The Warhawks got enough with 3 in the first on a 12-hit day as Cole Hooks threw a complete-game 3-hitter. Jacob Pierce had 2 triples on a 4-for-4 effort with 3 RBI. Leyton Pinckney and Derek Wylie had 2 hits each and Mathis Nunez drove in 2 runs.
Golf
B-Perry 177, Upson-Lee 181
G-Bleckley County 82, Dodge County 99
B-Dodge County 165, Bleckley County 205
Lacrosse
B-FPD 10, Stratford 9
The Vikings clinched their first playoff berth with the win.
Soccer
G-Bleckley County 1, Dodge County 0
Molly Williams scored the game-winner in the second half.
B-Dodge County 3, Bleckley County 1
Landon Grizzard scored for the Royals.
G-FPD 1, Stratford 0
B-GMC 3, Gatewood 2
Jackson Roberts had the hat trick as GMC improved to 3-0 in region.
B-Stratford 2, FPD 1
Tennis
G-Dublin 5, Northeast 0
B-Dublin 4, Northeast 1
G-FPD 5, Taylor County 0
B-FPD 5, Taylor County 0
G-Stratford 4, Mount de Sales 1
B-Stratford 5, Mount de Sales 0