Central Georgia Sports ReportAugust 21, 2024Comment

Wednesday's Report: HS football, HS scores, Macon Bacon; Falcons/trades/Penix, UGA/Tech; Little League World Series; MLB, college 🏈SEC/ACC/national, WNBA, tennis

Central Georgia Sports ReportAugust 21, 2024Comment

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High Schools
Softball

ACE 5, Dodge County 2

Avery Stone led ACE with 3 hits, Laney Bridges adding 2 hits.

Bleckley County 20, Southwest 0, 3 inn.

The Royals kept the Patriots hitless in the shortened game, Kayle Rae Barrs striking out 6. Alaysia Coley went 3 for 3 with 3 RBI to lead the 20-hit Bleckley County attack.

Coffee 9, Veterans 4

Gatewood 9, Windsor 1

The Gators put up 8 in the first to take control.

GMC Prep 22, Mount de Sales 0

The Bulldogs outhit the Cavs 11-2 and were aided by 9 walks and 2 wild pitches. Hannah Garner and Sadie Schell each had 3 hits for GMC, Kayla Phillips driving in 4 runs.

Houston County 5, Lee County 1

The Bears got all they needed in the first, and survived 4 errors. Ansleigh Darby had 2 of Houston County’s 5 hits. Claire McArthur got the complete-game 3-hit win.

Howard 18, Cross Creek 4

The Huskies ended it with 9 in the top of the fourth, Cross Creek managing 4 in the bottom half. Abby Davis went 4 for 5 with 4 runs for Howard.

Jasper County 9, FPD 5; Jasper County 7, FPD 6

Emily Whitwell and Kamryn Davis each had 3 hits for Jasper County in the opener, Davis with 2 RBI.

The Hurricanes on the second game despite being outhit 10-3.

Tattnall 19, Calvary 2

Gradie Appling missed hitting for the cycle by a double. Molly Kemp, Reese Covington, and Annamary Talcott homered, too. Covington and Anna Still each had 3 hits, Still with 5 RBI.

Taylor County 18, Manchester 4

Skyler Searcy had 3 hits and 4 RBI for the Vikings, with 2-hit games from Alyssa Niper, Victoria Cooper, and Sunni Scott.

Trinity Christian 12, Mary Persons 0

Washington County 17, Dublin 13

Sophmore Emma Pool had 3 hits and 4 runs for the Golden Hawks (6-2/3-0), while Madison Brown and Kaitlyn Reynolds had 2 hits each.

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Stratford 2, Griffin 0 (25-14, 25-8); Stratford 2, Upson-Lee 0 (25-12, 25-12)

Pro

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Atlanta 3, Philadelphia 1

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Around/About Central Georgia

Newsy day for Macon Bacon

Pure baseball weather and a well-manicured Luther Williams grass hosted a Macon Bacon fans and media gathering in which team president Brandon Raphael shared three notable news items.

For one, the team and Macon have extended the contract to play at Luther Williams Field until 2037, a 10-year extension.

The Bacon, in the Coastal Plain League, have been in Macon since 2018.

CPL commissioner Chip Allen announced that Macon will host the CPL’s all-star festivities in 2025.

And he announced a new ownership group, of which he is part.

Franchise owner Steve DeLay put the team up for sale almost a year ago. He also owns the Florence team, and teamed with Jon Spoelstra to bring a team to Macon. DeLay has had the team on the block for nearly a year.

Raphael, the team’s president is part of a new ownership group, buying the team from Steve Delay, who has had the team on the selling block for nearly a year.

The team had no information in a short news release on the members of the new ownership group.

Raphael introduced five new owners who were on hand for the press conference; Dan Erthal (Erthal Chiropractic), Ron Shipman (retired, Georgia Power and Macon Water Authority), Bert Satcher (retired attorney), and Jonathan Pitts (Macon Occupational Medicine), and Austin Karp (Macon Bacon).

New owners not attending: Richie Moore (Minuteman Press), Kevin West, Courtney Pedeford (Macon native, surgeon), Chris and Sara Bunch (San Antonio), and Pat Clynes (Houston).

Around/About Georgia

Column: Judon, Simmons acquisitions raise hopes for Falcons, but also pressure

Atlanta’s Penix decision interesting

Updating UGA’s OL after some August shuffling

Tech’s King adds two more watch lists to preseason honors

Helton names Georgia Southern’s starting QB

Ozuna homers to help the Braves top the first-place Phillies

Baseball/MLB

Unbeaten so far in the Little League World Series, Nevada and Texas will play for a semifinal spot

Carroll homers as the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Miami Marlins

Gomber pitches 7 strong innings, Rockies hold on to beat Nationals

Springer goes deep twice as Blue Jays hit season-high 5 homers in 10-3 rout of Reds