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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

Box

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

Trade talk

Scouts talk about the NL East

 

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

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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

Belmont 10, Mercer 4

Georgia Southern 10, Arkansas State; GSU 17, ASU 6

Louisiana 16, Georgia State 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

Atlanta 6, Arizona 4

 

Around/About Georgia
Tech hoops welcomes newcomer transfers

UGA adds basketball assistant