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’

Box

Fried fine again

Minter is getting there

Markakis home robbed

 

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

Is McBride ready to break through at UGA?

Weather at Masters expected to improve