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January 29, 2022 Central Georgia Sports Report

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

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Honor Roll

BSB: Two Bobcats make all-PBC preseason baseball, GC picked third

SB: Georgia College’s Hobbs earns preseason conference honor

Around/About Central Georgia

Mercer at home for doubleheader

It’ll be a full day of hoops at Hawkins with Mercer’s women and men at home.

And Atlanta Braves mascot Blooper will be in the arena.

Free tickets are available at mercerbars.com

The women play Samford at 2:30 p.m. to end a four-game homestand. Mercer is 12-6 and 5-1, and Samford is 8-11 and 3-2. The Bears are in sole possession of first, while the Bulldogs are tied for fourth with Furman, Wofford and Chattanooga between them and the Bears.

The men host Furman at 6 p.m.

Mercer is 12-9 and 5-3, while Furman is 15-7 and 7-2. The Bears are in third place and the Paladins in second, right behind Chattanooga.

FVSU welcomes Allen for doubleheader

The Wildcats are at home for the third game of a four-game homestand on Saturday against Allen, second of three at home for the women.

FVSU’s women are 4-11, 2-8 in SIAC play. Allen is 5-13 and 0-3.

The host men are 3-13 and 3-6 while Allen is 4-14 and 0-3.

MLAX: Mercer welcomes Bellarmine in opener

Around/About Georgia/Southeast

Collins, Young lead streaking Hawks

Signing day and coaching decisions in Athens

Georgia adds Bobo as offensive analyst

Patterson named PFWA’s co-most improved