Saturday's Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media.

Coming Sunday (really): An belt-busting Honor Roll/Signings

          Big doings for alums from Tattnall, Houston County, Jones County, Warner Robins, and those at Georgia College, CGTC, and Middle Georgia State.

Close, but no

It was a night of close calls and heartache in @OfficialGHSA soccer for Upson-Lee @TUSchools and in @GISA_Athletics baseball for John Milledge. In The Latest Coverage

Braves Report

          Freddie Freeman reminded folks amid Austin Riley-palooza that he can play, belting a 10th-inning walk-off homer for a 4-3 win over Milwaukee.

Box

Next: vs. Milwaukee, Sunday, 1:20 p.m., FSSO; at San Francisco, Monday, 9:45 p.m., FSSE; at San Francisco, Tuesday, 9:45 p.m., FSSE.

Of course, Riley did OK, too

College roundup

Mercer falls in regular-season finale

          The Bears play Furman – again – on Wednesday in the Southern Conference Tournament.

Georgia hammers Alabama, wins 42

And the Bulldogs are a fourth seed at the SEC Tournament.

Yellow Jackets thumped at home

The Coastal Division champs open the ACC Tournament with Duke

Georgia Southern takes series from Georgia State DH

          The Eagles play TBA on Wednesday in the Sun Belt Tournament, which does not include Georgia State this year.

Minnesota tops UGA in walk-0ff in softball regional, night game delayed

Georgia women go for NCAA tennis national title

Around/About Georgia
Keeping Stricklin is paying off, huh?

Division champ Georgia Tech has been quietly dominant