Central Georgia Sports ReportMay 27, 2021Comment

Wednesday's Daily News 'n Notes: Scoreboard; Houston County champs; GMC, Mercer; UGA, Tech, Georgia Southern; Hawks, Braves; more

Central Georgia Sports ReportMay 27, 2021Comment

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

In Coverage: Pitching comes up big as Houston County wins its third state baseball title

SCOREBOARD

High School

Baseball

GHSA

Class 6A Championship

Houston County 2, Lassiter 1; Houston County 4, Lassiter 0; Houston County wins

College

Baseball

Arkansas 11, Georgia 2; SEC Tournament

Clemson 11, Georgia Tech 5; ACC Tournament

Georgia Southern 10, Georgia State 1; Sun Belt Tournament; Georgia State eliminated

Softball

Chattanooga State 9, GMC 0; NJCAA Tournament; GMC eliminated

Pro

MLB

Boston 9, Atlanta 5

NBA

New York 101, Atlanta 92

REPORTING SPORTS

Around/About Central Georgia

GMC offense stifled in national tourney finale

For the second game in a row at the NJCAA national softball tournament, GMC’s bats were quieted, this time in a season-ending 9-0 loss to Chattanooga State

The Bulldogs end the season at 36-15.

Third seed Mercer in prime time at SoCon tournament

Around/About Georgia/Southeast

Hawks storm back, but comeback falls short amid slump

Rose comes up big for Knicks

Hawks notes

Young was ready to silence the Garden again

Snitker’s gamble doesn’t work in loss to Boston

SEC: 14 walks help doom Georgia against Arkansas

ACC: Clemson gets some revenge on Tech

Sun Belt: Georgia Southern dumps Georgia State

Georgia State adds Wake Forest to home and home