Tuesday's Central Georgia Daily News 'n Notes: Big Central Georgia coaching news; Ga. State, Tech get new coaches; Stratford, FPD alums highlighted
Tuesday's Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media.
The full Scoreboard is in The Latest Coverage
Coming Wednesday morning: An Honor Roll update, another area alum takes conference honors; and some signings
Darrell Lockhart is moving on from Upson-Lee
It appears the highly successful boys coach is headed to Valdosta. In The Latest Coverage
Dodge County’s Rex Hodges is on the move, to relaxation for now
Hodges turned in his resignation two weeks ago; other area/state moves. In The Latest Coverage.
Braves Report
Next: Wednesday, at Colorado, 3:10 p.m., FSSO; Thursday, vs. NY Mets, 7:20 p.m., FSSE; Friday, vs. NY Mets, 7:20 p.m., FS1/FSSO.
A four-run fifth got the Braves going, and the pitching – led by Max Fried - kept them going’
Around/About Central Georgia
Pyon leads Mercer in rain-shortened Brickyard
How the second round ended is how the Brickyard Collegiate ended, which was good news for Mercer and Rutland grad Carol Pyon, both of whom finished in first.
In the Scoreboard.
Baseball: Mercer visits Atlanta, UGA thumps Tech
Mercer is at former conference rival Georgia State on Wednesday.
Georgia got pitching and offense to roll past Georgia Tech 12-2 in Athens.
Stratford’s Avant an ace for UGA softball
Georgia Southern golf’s recruiting coup: FPD’s Andress
Around/About Georgia
Georgia State introduces new men’s basketball coach Lanier
Georgia Tech names Nell Fortner to lead women’s basketball
North Georgia hires men’s basketball coach
Dan Evans spent six years at Ohio Dominican in Ohio, and is off a 37-12 run the past two seasons.
Georgia State’s Simonds bound for NBA