Saturday's Daily News 'n Notes: Bacon fall in Savannah; Bravesr roll; Dennard not yet signed; State HS basketball world mourns Hill's death; former UGA assistant dies at 31; and more
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 bop Bacon
Three runs in the fifth put Savannah in control en route to a 6-2 win over error-plagued Macon.
The Bacon committed three errors, leading to two unearned runs. Savannah pitchers had 10 strikeouts and six walks to 12 and five for Macon. Starter Ty Bothwell whiffed seven with two walks in 3.2 innings and got the loss.
Macon was held to four hits. Josh Hood had both RBI.
The split squad won at home, beating Catawba 7-2. Noah Menlinger and Brandin Johnson had three hits each for Macon, Trevor Austin and RJ Yeager adding two each. Starter Alex Huey went five and whiffed five with a walk for the win.
Macon hosts Savannah on Sunday.
Falcons signing of Twiggs County’s Dennard not official yet
Sports and COVID-19/Georgia
Legendary Stateboro basketball coach Hill was 68, taken by COVID-19
Mainstay was at Statesboro for more than four decades and 800 wins
Former UGA QB Stafford on COVID-19 list
Around/About Georgia
Braves ride Toussaint and Acuna past Mets
Sports and COVID-19
Tennessee opens the door for high school sports
Around the nation/world