Wednesday's Central Georgia Daily News 'n Notes: Central hires coaches, former Westside standout progressing, Mayhem win opener, and more

Wednesday's Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media.

Central fills football, girls basketball jobs from within

          A few years ago, Joaquin Sample and Tamara Bolston-Williams shared a classroom. Tuesday night, they shared great news: promotions to head coaches at Central. In This Week's Coverage.

Ex-Westside standout Dolphus a work in progress at Tech, making progress

          Stephen Dolphus has been slow to show his skills at Georgia Tech, but that's starting to change for the former Seminole.

Mayhem keep on rolling with win over Huntsville

          Huntsville scored first, and that was about it as Macon pulled ahead and maintained the lead for a 6-4 in in their SPHL playoff opener.

          Huntsville put some pressure on in the third period, but the visitors held on, Charlie Finn stopping 29 shots.

Mercer takes SoCon coach of the year, has three all-conference picks

          Eric Hayes was named the Southern Conference tennis coach of the year, and three Bears earned spots on all-conference teams.

Will G-Day be a little Fromm-vs.-Fields show?

          Eyes will be on Georgia's two quarterbacks and every move they make Saturday.

Snitker fine with using analytics

          Brian Snitker uses his gut to manage the Braves, but he'll use information on paper to help

Atlanta signs Batista

          The Braves signed Jose Bautista to a minor-league contract.

Tech's Johnson iffy on the cut-block rule

          Cut blocks are big in Georgia Tech's offense, so head coach Paul Johnson is wary about a new rule.

College Baseball: Georgia State nips Mercer

        After a nice winning streak against in-state teams, Mercer lost to one for the second straight time, Georgia State edging the Bears 4-2.

          Mercer went only 2-for-11 with runners in scoring position.

College Baseball: Georgia Tech powers past Kennesaw State

          Kyle McCann belted two homers, including a grand slam, to lead Georgia Tech to a 17-7 win over visiting Kennesaw State.

          McCann's grand slam was his third of the year.

College Softball: Mercer takes road non-conference win

          Jill McElderry threw the complete-game shutout as Mercer topped Alabama State 7-0 in a non-conference road game.

          The Bears got more than enough with 2 in the first and second innings.

MLB: Flaherty homer the difference in Braves’ win

          Ryan Flaherty belted a 3-run homer to help Atlanta pull past visiting Philadelphia.

          The homer gave some breathing room to starter Brandon McCarthy, who gave up only a run and five hits in 5.1 innings.

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This Week's Signings

          Former Southwest multi-sport standout Justin Slocum has signed with Division II Delta State for basketball. Slocum averaged 12.1 points and 9.6 rebounds last season for Columbia State (Tenn.) Community College. ...

This Week's Honor Roll

          Houston County alum Blake Jackson of Middle Georgia State is the SSAC player of the week. Jackson, a junior third baseman, hit .471 with 3 HRs, 3 doubled and 8 RBIs in the 3-1 week for the Knights.

          A transfer from ABAC after starting out at Georgia Tech, Jackson is hitting .303 with 15 doubles, 8 HRs, and 58 RBI.