Central Georgia Sports ReportApril 18, 2021Comment

Saturday's Daily News 'n Notes: Scoreboard; Mercer-Samford; Russell Henley; Mayhem win; rough Mercer day; Braves bopped; UGA G-Day; more

Central Georgia Sports ReportApril 18, 2021Comment

Saturday’s Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media.

SCOREBOARD

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High School

Baseball

Bleckley County 14, South Effingham 0

A nine-run third combined with five South Effingham errors made for a fun Royals day. Eli Mullis and Brody Little belted homers and drove in four runs each, Mullis all on his grand slam. Mullis and Matthew Bland had two hits each, and five Royals scored twice. J.R Fordham fanned five with no walks and four hits in five innings.

Calvary Christian 17, Piedmont 2

Mount de Sales 9, Aquinas 3

The Cavs led 4-3 after four, but clinched it with five in the sixth. Thomas Smith and Elijah Freeman had two hits each for the Cavs, with Jordan Green, Bricen Smith, and Cayden Pugh driving in two runs each.

Stratford 10, Lamar County 0

The Eagles combined only six hits with 11 walks in the romp, boosted by a four-hitter from Cooper Baskette and Waldon Davis. Lane Cole had two hits and Davis three RBI in an all-singles game for the Eagles.

Tattnall 8, Deerfield-Windsor 0; Tattnall 11, D-W 0

Clay Rowland had three hits and Charlie Morris two for Tattnall, which got two in the third and in the fifth to take control and clinch the region title. Benjamin Stubbs went 5.1 and Gabe McGreggor 1.2 to keep the one-hit shutout in the opener. Tattnall scored four in the first to start cruising in the nightcap. Carter Fink’s two hits led a balanced Tattnall lineup, McGreggor with three RBI and Bo Hatcher with two. Cooper McMullen struck out six with a walk in the six-inning three-hitter. Tattnall visits Veterans on Monday.

College

Baseball

Flagler 4, Georgia College 3; Georgia College 8, Flagler 0

Georgia 8, Kentucky 7

Goergia Southern 8, Coastal Carolina 3

Georgia State 7, Troy 5

Kennesaw State 3, Bellarmine 1

Loyola 11, Middle Georgia State 8

VMI 5, Mercer 4; VMI 10, Mercer 0

Virginia Tech 7, Georgia Tech 0

Football

Samford 44, Mercer 20

Golf

M-Peach Belt Championship, second round, Georgia College, eighth

Softball

Middle Georgia State 5, Faulkner 4; Faulkner 3, Middle Georgia State 1

Western Carolina 6, Mercer 4; WCU 7, Mercer 0

Pro

SPHL

Macon 4, Huntsville 3

MLB

Chicago Cubs 13, Atlanta 4

Around/About Central Georgia

Samford pops Mercer, ends title hopes

The Bulldogs and head coach Chris Hatcher of Macon got some quality play from Central Georgians. Linebacker Josiah Cotton (Mount de Sales) was second with 10 tackles, and a team-high 2.5 tackles for loss, and a sack. Kicker Mitchell Fineran (Peach County) was 3 of 4 on field goals – one was blocked – and perfect on five PATs. Offensive lineman Luke Byrne (Mary Persons) played as well.

Henley catches fire … and then came 17

It was such a nice day for so long at the RBC Heritage for Russell Henley on Saturday.

He birdied four of the first six holes, and was 4-under after nine. Pars and birdies followed, and Henley jumped from a tie for 40th to a tie for fourth, albeit before the leaders teed off.

Then came No. 17, a par 3 of 178 yards. A double-bogey sent Henley back a little bit and he enters the final round tied for 21st with a 7-under 206.

His tee shot on 17 went past the green and down a steep hill. His second shot was way too soft, and rolled back down the hill. His third shot, from about the same spot as the second, made the green and slid past the hole. From almost 12 feet, Henley lipped the cup for a bogey and then tapped in.

Stewart Cink dropped six strokes from his first two rounds but still holds a five-shot lead over Collin Morikawa, 195-200.

Another game, another Mayhem win

VMI baseball sweeps Mercer

Western Carolina softball takes DH from Mercer

Around/About Georgia/Southeast

Ynoa finally gets rocked, and Braves offense is quiet

‘Movie waiting to happen’ as Braves call up career minor-leaguer Kazmar

Worth the wait for the 36-year-old

Inciarte and Newcomb to the IL

Georgia’s G-Day a nice taste for fans

Receivers get some attention

Daniels gets better with time