Sunday's Central Georgia Daily News 'n notes: Baseball at Luther Williams; Mercer wins; United win; UGA, GT and GSUS in golf regionals, and more
Sunday'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 taking the day off. Scores and stories are here, still where there’s more coverage of colleges than any other Central Georgia media outlet.
Middle Georgia State, Luther Williams to host NAIA baseball
The baseball season at Luther Williams Field gets going on Monday with the Macon Bracket of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics national baseball tournament gets underway.
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Braves Report
Arizona pulled to within one with three in the fourth off of starter Max Fried, and the bullpen shut the door in Atlanta’s 5-3 win. Fried fanned seven with a walk in five innings. Luke Jackson got the save.
Next: vs. St. Louis, Tuesday, 7:20 p.m., MLB/FSSE; vs. St. Louis, Wednesday, 7:20 p.m.; vs. St. Louis, Thurday, 7:20 p.m.MLB/FSSE; vs. Milwaukee, Friday, 7:20 p.m., FSSO
College roundup
Houston County alum Tanner Hall teamed with Nick Spear to temper Belmont’s bats in Mercer’s 4-2 win in the series nightcap. Mercer (28-23) visits Georgia Tech on Tuesday and then Furman this weekend in the regular-season finale series.
Duke got the best of Tech on Sunday, but the Jackets took the series.
Georgia Southern picked up its first full series sweep of the season, at home, but Georgia State fell to Louisiana.
Georgia’s women’s tennis team is moving on the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals.
Around/about Georgia
Georgia Southern golf out west for regional