Friday's Daily News 'n Notes: Bacon win; former players eulogize Bill Bibb; latest on college sports decisions; Freeman’s back; and more
Friday’s Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media.
Around/About Central Georgia
Bacon get win at Savannah
A three-run sixth inning lifted Macon to a 5-2 win at Savannah in Coastal Plain League action Friday.
Josh Hood’s two hits and two RBI led the balanced Macon attack. The Bacon got a solid pitching out, Dalton Smith getting the win and Connor Manous the save.
A split Macon squad survived six errors to beat the Catawba Valley Stars 9-7, led by J. Fullerton’s three RBI and two-hit games from Noah Mendlinger, Billy Hancock, and Trevor Austin.,
Macon hosts Savannah on Saturday.
Mitchell, Talbott among speakers at Bill Bibb service (full video)
Around/About Georgia
Freeman’s back for the Braves (Toussaint, too)
Legendary Tech running back Gresham dies
Former UGA WR Green a franchise tag signer
College Sports, 2020
Grambling, Southern call it for football, is the SWAC next?
And the Colonial Athletic Association
Sports and racial/social awareness
Washington’s Snyder finally responds
Reaction from women in sports growing
Expect discipline, no forced sale for Snyder
Former Washington players calls out former Washington coach Gruden
Sports and COVID-19/Georgia
Sports and COVID-19
Popovich doesn’t hold back in criticism of Texas state officials
Around the nation/world