Thursday's Central Georgia scoreboard (updated with details)

Thursday's Central Georgia scoreboard (updated with details)

 

Conference tournament schedules can be found in This Week's Coverage.

High school details and The Daily News 'n Notes will be posted later Friday morning. Links to some game info appear here.

 

THURSDAY

High School

Covenant 7, Victory Baptist 2
    Harrison Gentry went 3-for-3 and Drew Johnston added 2 hits for Covenant.
Gatewood 11, Augusta Prep 0
    Gatewood took advantage of 5 errors and 5 walks to score 8 unearned runs. The Gators put 8 across in the third. Will Dutton drove in 3 runs, and Dylan Humphries threw a 1-hit shutout, striking out 4.
GMC 17, Greene County 0
    GMC needed only 3 innings, Justin Alford and Jontavious Byner striking out 7. Alford had 4 RBI, Jacob Marshal and Cory Bivins 3 each.
Houston County 9, South Gwinnett 1
    Five runs in the third put the Bears in control. Chandler Ring struck out 11 with a walk in 5 innings. Logan Morris led the offense with 3 hits, with Jackson Jones and Chandler Dawson had 2 RBI each. Houston County 4, Denham Springs 0
    Cam Jones was money on the mound, with 6 Ks and 2 BBs in a 3-hitter. Dillon Toms, Jones, RJ Preston, and Jackson Jones each had 2 hits for the Bears.
Lamar County 5, Monticello 4
    Jakson Marsh's single scored Jonah Stout with the walk-off game-winner with 2 outs, Stout reaching on a walk. Marsh had 3 hits and Stout 2, as did Logan Sharpton and Devin Cato for the Trojans, who were outhit 15-10.
Peach County 14, Kendrick 0; Peach County 14, Kendrick 4
    In the opener, Britt Davis threw a no-hitter, with 8 strikeouts and 2 walks, throwing 55 pitches in 5 innings. Eric Johnson and Jake Wingo each had 3 hits, Brody Harrelson 2. Wingo drove in 3 runs, with 2 RBI each from Davis, Simon Grant, and Marium Harris. A 4-run first got the Trojans going in the nightcap. Wingo had 2 hits and Johnson 3 RBI, Wingo getting 12 Ks in the 5-inning game.
Tattnall 5, Mount de Sales 2
    Tattnall used small ball - only 4 hits to go with 8 walks - with 3 steals and 2 hit batters for the win. Luke Laskey went all 7, with 6 Ks and allowing 4 hits.
Veterans 7, Harris County 2
    Mercer-bound Leyton Pinckney had 3 hits and 2 RBI while Ben Gibbs also drove in 2 runs for Veterans, which took the lead for good with 2 in the fifth. Gibbs whiffed 12 in 6 innings, and he and Derek Wylie had no walks.
Wheeler County 12, Dublin 7
    Montarion Carswell had 2 hits and 3 RBI to lead Dublin, Torian Holder adding 2 hits. Wheeler County got 6 in the fourth.

 

Soccer

G-Stratford 2, ELCA 1

B-Stratford 3, ELCA 2

 

Tennis

G-Jones County 3, Ola 2.

 

 WEDNESDAY

High School

Baseball

Baldwin 7, Richmond Acad. 3

Bleckley County 7, Dublin 1

          A 3-run third was enough for the Royals, led by a 3-hit game from Brody Little and 2-hit nights from Shayne Cannon, Lane Kitchens, and Sam Knighton, Steven Knighton and Little driving in 2 runs. Cannon and Tripp Purser combined for a 4-hitter.

Callaway 8, Upson-Lee 0

Eagle's Landing 1, Jones County 0

          Eagle's Landing got the walk-off in the seventh while no-hitting the Greyhounds.

East Laurens 6, Telfair County 5

          A hit batter, error, intentional walk and single by Chaise Donaldson gave the Falcons the walk-off win. Donaldson, Ryan Mimbs, and Jhiquez Lovette had 2 hits each for East Laurens, Lovett scoring twice.

FPD 9, George Walton 0

          Noah Takac fanned 6 with 2 walks in the complete-game shutout win, aided by 2-RBI games by Gavin Bloodworth and Tyler Mimbs, and a 2-hit, 2-RBI effort from Ryan Jones.

Mary Persons 6, Morgan County 5

          Trippe Moore scored the lead run on a wild pitch - after reaching on an error - in the top the seventh, and then retired the side in order - with 2 strikeouts - in the bottom half for the Bulldogs' win.

Monticello 4, Social Circle 4 (tie)

Mount de Sales 16, Central 4

          The Cavs broke open a close game late with 13 runs in the final 2 innings. Landon Jernigan went 4-for-4 with 3 RBI and 2 runs while Jackson Taylor drove in 3 runs on 2 hits and scored 4 times. Kobe Butts added a pair of hits, and pitchers Carson Riley, Clay Murphy, and Butts teamed for the 3-hitter.

Northside 6, Peach County 5

          An error on Dylan Franks grounder score Javi Rodriguez with the tying run, and Hunter Price singled to left to bring in Franks - who ended up on third on his at-bat - with the game-winner. Rodriguez, Franks, and Price each had 2 hits for the Eagles, while Eric Johnson, Jaylen Green, and Brandon Gray had 2 hits for the Trojans.

Stratford 8, Howard 4

          A 4-run fifth was the difference for the Eagles, who teamed with the Huskies for 7 errors.

 

Tennis

G-Bleckley County 5, West Laurens 0

B-Bleckley County 4, West Laurens 1

B-FPD 4, Brookstone 1

G-Stratford 5, Taylor County 0

B-Stratford 3, Taylor County 2

 

College

Baseball

Toccoa Falls 14, Middle Georgia State 13

Georgia Tech 12, Georgia State 6

http://thewhiteandgold.com/jackets-bats-lead-to-win-at-georgia-state-p957-251.htm

Mercer 10, Savannah State 1

          Sophomore Sawyer Gipson-Long threw a 1-hitter for Mercer.

http://mercerbears.com/news/2018/3/7/baseball-gipson-long-tosses-one-hitter-mercer-rolls-tigers.aspx

 

Softball

1 p.m.: GMC at East Georgia State, DH

4 p.m.: Shorter 5, Georgia College; GC 11, Shorter 2

http://www.gcbobcats.com/sports/sball/2017-18/releases/20180307vnrklp

Jacksonville 8, Mercer 0

http://mercerbears.com/news/2018/3/7/softball-bears-slip-against-dolphins-in-jacksonville.aspx

 

TUESDAY

High School

Lacrosse

B-McIntosh 17, Stratford 5

 

Soccer

B-Coffee 5, Northside 0

G-Stratford 10, Chattahoochee 0

          Emory Sutherland had 4 goals, with 2 each coming from Ellie Peterson and Josie Lamb as the Eagles cruised.

B-Stratford 9, McIntosh 2

          Jake Jamison tied the school record, set in 2013 by Morgan Sowell, with goals in a game with 7.

B-Upson-Lee 7, Spalding 6

G-Upson-lee 3, Spalding 1

G-West Laurens 3, Trinity Christian 0

B-West Laurens 2, Trinity Christian 1

 

College

Baseball

Georgia 9, The Citadel 4

 

Softball

Mercer 15, Detroit Mercy 5

 

MONDAY

High School

Baseball

CFCA 5, David Emanuel 0

FPD 12, ELCA 2

          Gavin Bloodworth went 3-for-4 with 2 runs and 3 RBI to lead the 11-2 Vikings. Ryan Jones had 2 hits and 3 runs and Dalton Cox 2 hits and 2 runs. Garrett West, Harrison Aulds, and Rob Cunningham had 2-RBI nights for FPD, which took control with 9 runs in the first 3 innings, and survived 6 errors, thanks in large part to a 5-strikeout, 0-walk performance in 4.2 innings from Tyler Mimbs.

Harlem 16, Washington County 1

Johnson County 16, East Laurens 1

John Milledge 6, Trinity Christian 5

          Caleb Rogers' two-out grounder to second was mishandled, allowing Brandon Hunnicutt to come in from third with the winning run for the Trojans, who scored 3 in the bottom of the seventh to win. Dustin Hostetter and Taylor Dixon came in on Hunnicutt's triple to center to tie it. Hunnicutt had 3 hits and 2 RBI, Cody McCray drove in 2 runs and Brandon Bellflower had 2 hits. Jackson Carter fanned 6 in 3.2 innings of relief to get the win. David Coleman and Christian Kight had 2 hits each for TCS.

Jones County 3, Eagle's Landing 0

          The Greyhounds got all they needed in a 1-run first, thanks to the 1-hit pitching from Hunter Pierce, who fanned 4 with no walks in the complete-game win. Ty Gish drove in 2 runs with a double in the Jones County sixth for insurance.

Mary Persons 11, Central 1

Perry 11, Northside 1

          The Panthers knocked out 13 hits, thanks to 2-hit nights from Andrew Newhouse, Jacob Hunt, Trevor Dykes, Seth Creamer, and Cameron Mashburn, plus 3 RBI from Hunt and John Micah Law and 2 from Newhouse. Perry, which scored 8 in the second and third innings, got solid 4-hit pitching from Law and Justin Eckman. Hunter Price had 2 hits for Northside.

Piedmont 4, Bethlehem Christian 1

 

Soccer

G-Jones County 8, Tattnall 2

          Brooke Reno set the Tattnall program record for goals with her 97th, and added to it with the Trojans' second goal.

B-Jones County 0, Tattnall 0

 

Tennis

G-Stratford 4, West Laurens 1

B-Stratford 5, West Laurens 0

 

 

College

Baseball

Charleston Southern 5, Georgia 4

Mercer 33, Holy Cross 6; Holy Cross 7, Mercer 3