Sunday's Central Georgia Daily News ' Notes: Sentimental faves top home teams in regionals; Bud Dupree is on the clock; Braves Report; Ga. State makes baseball change
Sunday's Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media.
Monday: The MLB first-year player draft starts at 7 p.m. Monday with the first 78 picks, and resumes at 3 p.m. Tuesday. Coming Monday afternoon, a look at some of the top prospects from Georgia colleges and high schools
Sentimental favorites are rude visitors to Athens, Atlanta
Auburn and Florida State brought an emotional aspect to their trips to Atlanta and Athens for NCAA Regionals, Auburn mourning the loss of its longtime athletics program broadcaster and his wife in a car wreck, and Florida State trying to extend the legendary career of its head coach. Georgia Tech and Georgia didn’t have answers.
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Wilkinson County grad Dupree knows his task
When Pittsburgh chose to exercise its option for 2019 on Bud Dupree and didn’t change that plan in the offseason, the implication was clear:
The Steelers believe in Dupree, even if some others don’t. He wants to reward that loyalty.
Braves Report
Atlanta’s offense answered Detroit’s offense in a battle of the bullpen issues, outscoring the Tigers 4-3 in the eighth for a 7-4 win.
Next: Tuesday, at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m., FSSE; Wednesday, at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m., FSSE; Thursday, at Pittsburgh, 12:35 p.m., FSSE; Friday, at Miami, 7:10 p.m., FSSO; Saturday, at Miami, 4:10 p.m., FSSO
Dansby doesn’t care about numbers other than Ws
Braves’ draft pick on quite the journey
Around/about Georgia
Help wanted: Georgia State baseball
After 13 seasons, Georgia State is in the market for a new head baseball coach.
The school announced Friday that the contract of Greg Frady wouldn’t be renewed, the decision coming on the heels of a 15-41 season and the failure to reach the Sun Belt tournament.
It was the first time under Frady that the Panthers failed to win at least 22 games, and it was the Panthers’ fourth straight losing seasons.
Georgia State had eight seniors on the 2019 roster. Upson-Lee grad Kalen Puckett is a rising junior.