Central Georgia Sports ReportMay 22, 2022Comment

Sunday's Report: Scoreboard (colleges); Mercer, Bacon, Russell Henley; Braves, United, UGA, state 🥎&⚾, Falcons, more

Central Georgia Sports ReportMay 22, 2022Comment

Saturday's Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media. Updates will be noted, so check back.

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College
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Georgia 11, Missouri 10

Georgia Southern 12, Texas-Arlington 2

Georgia Tech 13, Pitt 7

Tattnall grad Dawson Brown with two innings and got the win, improving to 3-1.

Liberty 16, Kennesaw State 12

Mercer 12, Samford 2

Samford has lost eight of its last nine third games in a series. The two teams finished tied with UNCG, but Mercer got second because of a 4-2 record against UNCG and Samford.

Texas State 4, Georgia State 3

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Florida 7, Georgia Tech 1, NCAA Regional

Georgia 6, UMBC 3, NCAA Regional

Dodge County alum Aniyah Black belted a two-run homer in the second to give Georgia the lead for good.

Georgia 7, Liberty 2, NCAA Regional

UGA stayed alive in a game that ended just before 2 a.m. The Bulldogs face Duke on Sunday at 2 p.m.

Pro

MLB

Atlanta 4, Miami 3

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Worst fan bases, viewpoint 1

Best fan bases, viewpoint 1

Around/about Central Georgia

BSB-Mercer O awakens to salvage series

Tickets remain for Macon Bacon opener

Henley finds some stability

The good news was simple for Russell Henley.

Saturday wasn’t good, but it was a lot better than Friday.

The Maconite started the day with a bogey, and followed with one two holes later, but smoothed things out for an even third round to sit in a tie for 36th, three over for the tournament.

Henley was one of only 19 players to shoot even or better on Saturday, the day topped by Webb Simpson’s 5-under 65.

He got the bogeys out of the way on the front nine, and had three birdies on the back nine.

Last year, Henley opened with a 78, and followed with 70, 74, and 75 to tie for 71st. His 1-under 279 was good for a tie for 37th in 2020.

He tees of Sunday at 11:25 a.m., and is paired with Rikuya Hoshino.

Around/About Georgia

Contreras belts two bombs to lead Atlanta

United’s Martinez making progress

Remember Smart’s first staff?

SB-Homestanding Florida pops Tech

BSB-Record-setter Parada paces Tech

BSB-Georgia avoids sweep with walk-off

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