Thursday's Daily News 'n Notes: Mercer's Cronic back in the day; Twiggs County's Dennard honored; signings at FVSU and GC; and more
Thursday's Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media. Updates will be noted, so check back.
Savannah takes out Macon again
The good news for Macon: The Bacon finally scored.
The bad news: Savannah scored eight runs again.
Savannah led from the start and put away a close game with four runs in the ninth to beat Macon 8-3 at Luther Williams Field in Coastal Plain League action.
Macon’s home opener consisted of only three hits per team, as well as 22 strikeouts and 17 walks. And only one error.
The Bananas went up 2-0 in the fifth, and the teams traded two-run eighths. Savannah put four of the first five batters of the top of the ninth on base, and scored the first two runs on a passed ball and then a bases-loaded walk. Macon got one back in the bottom of the ninth.
Nick Clamo had two hits for Savannah. Dalton Smith, the third of seven pitches, got the loss.
Macon is at Lexington County on Friday and hosts its intersquad counterpart, the Eggs, at 7 p.m. on Saturday.
As of Thursday night, the Bacon website had no information on the Eggs and how that roster will be compiled.
A look back: Mercer HFBC Cronic earned a spot in East Coweta lore
Alumni Update/Honor Roll
Twiggs County grad Dennard on All-Decade team
Around/About Central Georgia
FVSU announces women’s basketball signings
Georgia College adds seven soccer players
Around/About Georgia
Georgia State moves opener to Thursday night
The Braves ‘opening day’ roster iiiis …
A look at Tech football, 2019, and advanced stats
Sports and COVID-19/Georgia
Tech athletes, staff test positive
Are the Hawks not done for the year after all?
Column: college football season rests on masks?
Sports and racial awareness
UConn women’s basketball alums at the forefront of equality and justice
FedEx to Daniel Snyder: change the team’s nickname
Oklahoma State investigation clearly Gundy of racial issues
NASCAR continues strides toward racial equality
Post mocking Bubba Wallace lead to school board member resigning
Sports and COVID-19
No football at all in South Carolina? It’s possible
Alabama-USC opener is now in jeopardy
Pac-12 commish says fall sports are very much on the clock
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Around the nation/world
Indy Motor Speedway a haven this weekend with NASCAR and IndyCar
Ryan Newman’s story about organ donation is not a generic story