Saturday's Central Georgia Daily News 'n Notes
Saturday's Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media.
The Scoreboard is updated in The Latest Coverage with more scores – college and high school – than any other Central Georgia media outlet.
Bleckley County boys got control and kept control
And the result was the Royals’ first boys state track championship, in convincing fashion, by closing things out Saturday in the GHSA meet. In the only Central Georgia coverage of track, see who won individual titles and how area teams did, in The Latest Coverage.
Braves Report
Kevin Gausman went deeper than usual, and the offense showed up enough to overcome a mild bullpen hiccup in Atlanta’s 6-4 win over Arizona
Next: at Arizona, Sunday, 4:10 p.m., FSSO; vs. St. Louis, Tuesday, 7:20 p.m., FSSE/MLB.
Lineup tweaks kinda working, so far
College roundup
Georgia College’s baseball season comes to an end in the Peach Belt Conference tournament, Mercer loses to Belmont, Georgia splits with Auburn to take the series. In The Scoreboard.
SCOREBOARD
High school coaches should send box scores and/or game information to centralgasports@gmail.com within 30 minutes of completion for expanded coverage. The more info provided, the more info to give people.
SATURDAY
High School
Baseball
John Milledge at Westfield, ppd., to Monday, 5 p.m.
College
Baseball
Auburn 4, Georgia 3, 11 inn; Georgia 10, Auburn 8
Georgia Southern 10, Arkansas State; GSU 17, ASU 6
Georgia Southwestern 9, Georgia College 2; North Georgia 11, Georgia College 5, Peach Belt Tournament, elimination game
Duke at Georgia Tech, ppd., Sunday, 11 a.m.
Pro
Baseball
Around/About Georgia
Tech hoops welcomes newcomer transfers