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

 

Schedule snafu leads to major changes for Macon TD Club Kickoff Classic

          Club officials have had to cram a lot of work in less than two months after a very belated discovery of a scheduling issue led to finding four new teams for the 2019 edition.

          Only in The Sports Report, in The Latest Coverage

 

Northside and Peach County will still play, but Tattnall-Dublin is a no

          Tattnall enforced a null-and-void outlook on the Kickoff Classic contract, leaving the Trojans and Dublin without a game. How it got to that point? There are differing views.

          Only in The Sports Report, in The Latest Coverage.

 

Locey and Fromm are Houston County alums and UGA roomies

          Could they also share a national championship story? In-depth look at the former teammates and current classmates, and Locey’s rise at UGA.

          And maybe sub the Houston County alma mater for the anthem? (OK, not) Locey and former teammate Tanner Hall of Mercer will battle in the regional opener on Friday.

 

Macon visits Savannah in Coastal opener

          As usual, Macon treks down I-16 to Savannah for the teams’ Coastal Plain League opener.

          First pitch is 7:05 p.m.

          Rosters, however, remain substantially incomplete or not released, based on what’s on both teams’s websites (Macon has no roster listed).

          Savannah’s roster –with 14 listed on its website - includes Bill LeRoy of West Laurens, and Perry’s Cal Gentry of Georgia College for Macon, as per the short roster on the league website.

          Macon’s home opener is Friday night against Florence with another home game Saturday against Savannah.

 

From the SEC meetings

Relationship status for WLOCP: It’s complicated

Beer and wine at Sanford … for the money folks

Column: Tradition alone good enough to stay in Jax

Or not, in Kirby’s eyes

But it’s a rite of passage

UGA: Moving on after Claxton

Column: Blame Jimbo for Noles’ problems

And Jimbo’s about big expectations

Is the portal a problem?

Bama AD on apathy and championships

Pruitt confident on postseason

Dogs-Tide: SEC’s next great rivalry

 

Braves Report

          The Nationals hammered Kevin Gausman early and in a big way – eight runs in the first inning – and then Dan Winkler for five later in Washington’s 14-4 win at SunTrust. The rest of the bullpen gave up one run and four hits, while the offense struck out more than twice as many times – 13 – as it got hits – six.

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As expected, Atlanta gets an All-Star game

 

Around/About Central Georgia

Georgia College alum Taylor called up to Boston

 

Around/About Georgia

United pick up win with late goals

Tech’s Hall challenges fans for the regional

UGA’s chances of breaking through Alabama/Clemson

Tech football assistants get some bucks