Monday's Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes

Compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media

 

Mercer, Holy Cross make the most of delayed series with wild doubleheader

          Talk about a head-scratching doubleheader.

          Mercer scored a school record 33 runs in Monday's first game and, naturally, won, by almost four touchdowns and PATs.

 

          Mercer pitchers tied a program record by striking out 23 batters in the nightcap and, nat - oops, still lost, 7-3.

 

 

Full scoreboard is up to date

          The Daily Scoreboard has scores and details from high school baseball, soccer, and tennis, plus college baseball.

 

The weekend in review

          If you missed it, there's plenty to check out on the GHSA hoops semifinals with Warner Robins, Upson-Lee, Baldwin, Wilkinson County and Stratford, expanded coverage for Warner Robins, Upson-Lee, and Baldwin (including video), plus Mercer's women rocking the SoCon tournament en route to the NCAAs, the daily scoreboard and daily news 'n notes with recaps.

          More Central Georgia coverage - minus polls and rankings and surveys and loving shoutouts disguised as such - here than anywhere.

 

College Baseball: Georgia gives up 4 unearned in the bottom of the ninth, lose fourth straight

          For eight innings, Georgia played solid baseball in all three phases, moreso on the mound and in the field.

          Then came the ninth inning.

          College of Charleston took advantage of three errors and two walks, but got a walk-off hit batter to beat visiting Georgia 5-4.

 

Honor Roll

          Central Georgia Tech's Michael Laster, a sophomore from Manhattan, N.Y., the Georgia Collegiat Athletic Association Division I region player of the year.

          Laster averaged 16.3 points, 8.2 rebounds, and 7.1 assists for the Titans, who host Albany Tech at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the GCAA tournament.

          Teammate Anyeuri Castillo made the second team and all-freshman team, joined in the latter group by Jawaun Daniels. ...

          Mercer has the Southern Conference's pitcher of the week again.

          This time, it's senior Jill McElderry, who had two complete-game wins.