Tuesday's Report: Mercer/HoCo's Hughes, Bacon win; Braves/Albies, Falcons; NCAA/CWS/softball, NBA playoffs, golf, NASCAR

Tuesday's Report: Mercer/HoCo's Hughes, Bacon win; Braves/Albies, Falcons; NCAA/CWS/softball, NBA playoffs, golf, NASCAR

Monday'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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Coastal Plain

Macon 16, Forest City 1

Pro

MLB

Atlanta 9, Washington 5 

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Alumni/Honor Roll

Mercer’s Hughes named freshman All-American

 

Around/About Central Georgia

Macon cruises to road win

          An eight-run fourth led to Macon beating Forest City  16-1 in a mercy-rule seven-inning game.

          Macon got two-hit games from five players.

          Easton Klein and Matt Comnos teamed for a four-hitter.

          The teams play Tuesday in Macon.

 

Around/About Georgia/Southeast

Late start no problem for Atlanta in road win

Albies leaves game with  fractured left foot

Pitts, from rookie to focal point

Atlanta’s Terrell goes from work ethic to a franchise face

Supporting, helping Gainesville High still at 85

BSB: Georgia Southern assistant taking over at Western Carolina

BSB: Georgia State assistant joins Braves’ minor league system

 

Sports and mental health

Former tennis star came close to suicide

 

NCAA Regionals/College World Series

Sonny D’s bomb keys Auburn clinching win

Stanford overcomes strong UConn start to advance

Tennessee is stunned

So is Southern Mississippi, at home and shut out twice

Vols loss will leave a mark

Ole Miss and dogpile tips

‘It’ll rip your heart out’

There was some joy outside of Knoxville

SEC takes four of eight CWS spots

Basketball/NBA/WNBA

Wiggins’ double-double makes up for Curry’s off night in win

Bad time for shooting struggles by Boston

Charlotte forward facing felony drug trafficking charges

Baseball/MLB

Phillies get back on winning track

Orioles owner vows team won’t leave Baltimore

Can Angels defy history and make postseason?

College Baseball/Softball

S-Alo having choices shows softball’s growth

S-How can Alo change the pro game?

Football/NFL/USFL

Jags’ latest obstacle: rebuilding fields

Auto Racing

Trackhouse making a name

Column: Suarez’s win at last delivers Mexican Cup winner

Harvick hacked with pit crew

Golf/Tennis

Wild week at Brookline starts

Column: Yeah, Phil, it’s not about gambling debts when you’re Gandhi

Mickelson not giving up on PGA Tour

Column: Money LIV circuit feels like cheesy imitation

Former tennis star came close to suicide

College Sports

When you get over Title IX cuts, and become a daddy with a talented daughter

College Football

Report: A&M wanted suspension and/or fines for Saban

Who’d win in SEC 1-7 schedule model?

Hockey

Brewery offers free beer for life to coach Winnipeg

Soccer

Morgan, Rapinoe back with USWNT

Around the nation/world

NBA scores/games

NHL scores/games

MLB games/scores

WNBA scores/games