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

Braves Report

          The fireworks were on the field during the game, with two early ejections, and the action was plenty with a Ronald Acuna grand slam highlighting a 13-7 win – despite three errors – over Pittsburgh at SunTrust.

          Atlanta led 6-4 after three, added two in the fourth and eased away, despite three in the eighth from the Pirates.

          Nick Markakis added a four-RBI and four-hit game, Yohan Camargo going 3-for-4 in replacing Josh Donaldson, booted in the bottom of the first.

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Next: Tuesday, vs. Pittsburgh, 7:20 p.m., FSSE; Wednesday, vs. Pittsburgh, 7:20 p.m., FSSE

Yup, a fracas

Keuchel sharp in outing with Rome

Beard trend coming to Atlanta?

A little early to worry, but Braves can overtake Philly

Around/About Central Georgia

Around/About Georgia

State players earn All-America honors

          Four players from the state were named to Baseball America’s All-American teams Monday.

          Georgia’s Aaron Schunk is the lone first-team pick, at utility.

          Georgia’s Emerson Hancock and Georgia Tech’s Kyle McCann made the second team, while the Yellow Jackets’ Tristin English is a third-teamer as a two-way utility player.

Taking roll at Falcons’ minicamp

United prep for U.S. Open Cup play

Matt Ryan=The System

New coordinators, new energy in Athens

Hawks’ Pierce ready for experience

A sitdown with new Georgia State men’s basketball coach Lanier