Wednesday's Report: Scoreboard; Mercer, FPD; Braves, UGA, Tech, Falcons, Hawks; MLB playoffs; NFL, colleges, NASCAR, soccer
Tuesday'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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High School
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Dublin 15, Howard 12
The Irish outscored the Huskies 8-2 in the final three innings for the win. Jenna Hogan went 2 for 2 with five runs and two RBI for Dublin, also getting the win. Cara Nesbit went 4 for 4 with four runs and four RBI, missing the cycle by a single. Sydnee McElveen and Sydney Townsend each had two hits to go with three from Abby Hardy for Howard. The Huskies (10-10) and Irish (8-12-1) play in Dublin on Thursday.
John Milledge 9, Stratford 2
Piedmont 4, Brentwood 3
Prince Avenue 14, Jasper County 0; PAC 9, Jasper County 0
Taylor County 3, Mary Persons 1
Valwood 12, Fullington 2
West Laurens 5, Effingham County 1
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College
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USC Aiken 3, Georgia College 0
Pro
MLB
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Coming Up
Saturday
1 p.m., Central Arkansas at Kennesaw State, ESPN+
2 p.m., Morehouse at Fort Valley State
3:30 p.m., Vanderbilt at Georgia, SECN
4 p.m., East Tennessee State at Mercer, ESPN+
4 p.m., James Madison at Georgia Southern, ESPN+
Sunday
1 p.m., San Francisco at Atlanta, FOX
Braves schedule
Wednesday, 4:35 p.m., vs. Philadelphia, Fox; Friday, 4:37 p.m., at Philadelphia, FS1; Saturday, 2:07 p.m., at Philadelphia, if necessary, FS1; Sunday, 4:37 p.m. vs. Philadelphia, if necessary, FS1
MLB Playoffs-Wednesday
4:35 p.m., Philadelphia at Atlanta, Fox; 8:37 p.m., San Diego at Los Angeles, FS1
Thursday
3:37 p.m., Seattle at Houston, TBS; 7:37 p.m., Cleveland at New York, 7:37 p.m.
Honor Roll/Players of the Week
Alumni Update
FPD grad Andress ties for 10th in Tennessee tournament
Around/About Central Georgia
MGLF: Mercer’s Jonsson sets Carolina Cup record
Around/About Georgia/Southeast
Casetellanos’ bat, glove lift Phils over Fried, Braves
No excuses for Fried after short day
Strong finish, but slow start too much
Phils lose Robertson on celebration injury
Things may get tight for Braves now
Tickets pretty cheap for series
Key makes some changes, talks progress
Atlanta’s Jarrett still in disbelief on The Flag
The Hawks have a question: who are we?
Baseball/MLB/College
Alvarez walk-off bomb stuns Mariners
Manfred: Automated strike zone is coming
Ex-Angels employee gets 22 years in Skaggs death
College Football/Southeast
Don’t ask Lane for hot-seat advice
Hype is big for Michigan-Penn State
Why 2022 feels – feels – like 1998 at Tennessee
Sanders checks in on rift with Robinson Jr.
The Tennessee weak spot Alabama should target
Clemson looks to extend FSU’s slide
Bama bracing for raucous Neyland
College Football
Column: Nebraska should go after Rhule immediately
Football/NFL/USFL
League to discuss roughing calls, but action?
Brady: I throw tablets, not flags
49ers suffer injury losses in win
Panthers’ interim boss not wasting time
All-in approach for Rams now a bit of a mess
Column: Rhule firing should end college-to-pro road
Brady: O still a work in progress
Column: Rivera avoids accountability, throws Wentz under the bus
Auto Racing
NASCAR fines Stewart-Haas $200K
Hockey
Avs gets Stanley Cup rings in private ceremony
Soccer
Paulson steps away from Portland area teams amid scandal
Around the nation/world