Monday's Central Georgia Daily News 'n Notes: NCAA baseball, baybee, with Mercer, UGA, and Tech; GSU-Boro golfer 2nd nationally; Braves Report; Falcons, and more
Monday's Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media.
Mercer gets a short NCAA road trip: Athens
And Georgia Tech’s visitors aren’t from too far: Auburn, Coastal Carolina, and Florida A&M. A first-day look at the week’s regional schedule, in The Latest Coverage.
Stick with The Sports Report during the week for the most comprehensive preview coverage of the Athens and Atlanta regionals.
Seed another milestone for Bulldogs
Tech respect level higher than expected
Georgia Southern’s Fisk takes second at NCAA golf championship
Oklahoma State’s Michael Wolff was the favorite, but he got some heat from Georgia Southern’s Steven Fisk in Monday’s individual championship, Wolff topping Fisk – a Ping All-Region pick – by five strokes.
Fisk was third through Sunday when Georgia Southern’s team failed to make he cut, but he advanced.
Georgia’s Trent Phillips had to win a playoff Monday morning to continue, and he finished in a tie for eighth.
Braves Report
Next: vs. Washington, Tuesday, 7:20 p.m., FSSE; Wednesday, vs. Washington, 7:20 p.m., FSSE; vs. Detroit, Friday, 7:20 p.m., FSSO; vs. Detroit, Saturday, 4:10 p.m., FSSO ; vs. Detroit, Sunday, 1:20 p.m., FSSO
Impact of Inciarte’s return, and more
Around/About Georgia
SEC meetings start Tuesday, more than just bucks’ bragging
Like: schedules, and adult hydration