Monday's Report: Gatewood wins, another GIAA change; Braves, Falcons, UGA 🥎🎾, Tech 🎾; NBA, MLB, horse racing, NASCAR, PGA, NHL

May 22, 2023 Central Georgia Sports Report

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High School
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GIAA Championship
Class AA

Gatewood 10, SW Georgia 0, 5 inn.

With all sorts of changes every day since Thursday’s scheduled championship openers in North Augusta, Gatewood was clearly ready to end its series. The Gators charged out with eight first-inning runs to take control, and pitcher Lawson Wooten only strengthened that grip with his afternoon on the mound.

Wooten needed only 70 pitches to throw a one-hitter, striking out four with two walks. Caleb Riser and Walker Roberts each had two hits for the Gators, Roberts with three RBI and Ben Brannen with two.

Roberts stroked a three-run triple in the first, the next run coming in on a bases-loaded hit-by-pitch before the first out was recorded. Two more came in on a bunt and fielder’s choice play, and two more on a Brannen single that morphed into a rundown and an out.

Wooten then retired 10 batters in a row.

The Gators of third-year head coach and former Major Leaguer Brandon Moss, avenged last year’s championship loss to Terrell and a defeat in 2021 at the hands of Piedmont.

Pro

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Atlanta 3, Seattle 2

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Around/About Central Georgia

The latest GIAA baseball change

At some point, John Milledge and Pinewood Christian will play the second game of their GIAA Class AAA championship baseball series.

When and where? Good question.

The newest change is of venues. Now, the teams will play Game 2 on Monday at 2 p.m. at GSIC, the Georgia School of Innovation and the Classic, a high school just south of Hephzibah, just south of Augusta.

And about a 30-minute drive from SRP Park. It was

John Milledge rolled 6-0 on Saturday in the first game, played at SRP. And Game 2 was set for SRP, then Augusta Christian, until a change for “impending weather” made Sunday afternoon.

Apps weather.com indicates less than a five percent change of rain from noon to 6 p.m. Monday, but, accuweather.com and weatherbug.com indicate, as of midnight, project about a 45 percent chance and 55 percent chance, respectively, in the same region.

Weather and other issues have imploded the GIAA finals, with four classes scheduled originally to start on Thursday at SRP Park in North Augusta, S.C. Games have been played at SRP, Edmund Burke, and GSIC, as well as hours away in LakePointe Sports Complex just north of Allatoona.

Around/About Georgia

Shuster sharp, wins pitchers duel

Smart didn’t see this Georgia run, to this level, coming

Allgeier amped to welcome Robinson

SB-Bulldogs roll Virginia Tech into Super Regional

WGLF-Georgia up into top 10

WTN-Five UGA players set for championships

MTN-Tech sending pair to NCAAs

NBA/WNBA/Basketball

Miami embarrasses Boston

Celtics let ‘fanbase, organization down’

Denver credits teamwork, chemistry for dominance