Saturday’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

Bananas nip Bacon

          Macon tied it in the top of the fifth, but Savannah pushed across the game-winner in the bottom half for a 4-3 win in seven innings.

          Luther Woullard had two hits and three RBI for Macon. Both teams were held to five hits.

          In split-squad action, Macon beat visiting Catawba 4-1 in seven innings. Tyler Williams and Cassius Young each had homers, Young driving in three runs. Starter Evan Boyle got the win and Austin Deming the save.

          An intersquad game on Tuesday is followed by Macon visiting Lexington County on Wednesdy and hosting Savannah on Thursday.

 

Mercer/Warner Robins grad Fears on A-Sun all-decade team

Zeltwanger, Wurzel of Mercer on A-Sun all-decade lacrosse team

 

Around/About Georgia

Ozuna, Swanson lead Braves in extras

New extra-innings rule works well for Atlanta

Duvall dogged for location of homer

Braves notebook

Box score

MLB scoreboard

de Boer, United weren’t really that good a fit

 

Sports and COVID-19

Lou Williams left the bubble for real non-social-distancing reasons, is in trouble

Zion back, and in quarantine

A-Sun makes a fall-season decision

Column: Oh, the things you’ll hear at a baseball game now

Buffalo to host an MLB game for the first time in more than a century

Rutgers’ whole football team in quarantine

Wrigleyville a good place to be

 

Around the nation/world

Jones takes Xfinity race in overtime

Jamal Adams thrilled with trade to Seattle

David Stern to enter Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame

Thompson, Werenski tied at 3M Open

Ionescu has a so-so WNBA debut