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Sunday's Central Georgia Daily News 'n Notes

 

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

 

College Baseball: Mercer has plenty of offense, Wofford has a little more

          Mercer had the biggest inning of the game, but Wofford had more good innings en route to a 14-10 win in the series finale.

          Wofford outhit Mercer 14-10 and survived a 6-run fourth inning by the Bears, who had their winning streak stopped at 7.

 

College Baseball: Georgia gets sweep with offensively challenged final

          Georgia had one less hit, with only 3, than South Carolina, but got quality starting pitching from Ryan Webb for a 3-0 win and series sweep of the Gamecocks.

          The win gives Georgia its best start after six conference games since 2002, and the Bulldogs are 18-6 overall.

 

College Baseball: Rally comes up short for Yellow Jackets in series finale

          Georgia Tech had the lead until N.C. State's 6-run eighth, and that was enough for a 9-6 Wolfpack win.

          State survived 3 errors with offense, befitting the ACC's top offense. The Wolfpack's top 4 hitters in the lineup went 8-for-19.

 

College Softball: Mercer gets first SoCon sweep, and on the road in style

          Mercer took away the suspense early with 7 runs in the first 2 innings en route to an 11-0 pounding of Chattanooga.

          It was Mercer's first any-conference sweep since 2014 over Florida Gulf Coast in the Atlanta Sun, and first since joining the Southern Conference.

          Stella Preston threw a 5-inning 4-hitter.