Sunday's Central Georgia Daily News 'n Notes: Hawks search, college baseball for Mercer, UGA, Tech, GC, Mercer & GC softball, Braves
Sunday's Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media.
Hawks still in coaching search
Atlanta has added a name to the list of possibilities.
Seven Yellow Jackets sign free-agent deals or get invites
The Austin brothers from Lamar County are on the list.
http://thewhiteandgold.com/seven-players-sign-nfl-freeagent-deals-p1241-165.htm
College Baseball: Mercer brings out big bats to thump VMI
The Bears belted six homers to give Christian Vann plenty of breathing room in an 11-3 win over VMI.
Vann struck out 10 in seven innings and JT Thomas drove in four runs.
College Baseball: Georgia College takes series from No. 5 Columbus State
Georgia College was down 5-0 after one and 6-3 after five.
No problem. The Bobcats scored 5 in the sixth, sparked by a Logan Mattix grand slam, and topped fifth-ranked Columbus State.
The Bobcats have won every Peach Belt series to finish 26-4 in the regular season, and with a four-game lead over USC Aiken. Columbus State is 18-8 in conference play, and tied Georgia College for the best overall record at 38-10.
http://www.gcbobcats.com/sports/bsb/2017-18/releases/20180429rfxbur
College Baseball: Tennessee holds off Georgia comeback
Tennessee took a 5-0 lead and then survived Georgia's rally for a 6-5 win to salvage a game in the series.
http://www.onlineathens.com/sports/20180429/georgia-falls-to-tennessee-in-wild-game-3
College Baseball: Wake Forest salvages series with win over Tech
Georgia Tech stranded 12 runners on seven hits, and Wake Forest took advantage with a 6-3 win to avoid a full sweep in the ACC series.
http://thewhiteandgold.com/wasted-chances-leave-tech-with-loss-to-wake-p1243-251.htm
College Softball: Bats come alive in series finale for Mercer
Mercer spoiled Western Carolina's senior day with 16 hits en route to a 7-4 win.
The Bears survived a rough day on defense, with five errors.
http://mercerbears.com/news/2018/4/29/softball-mercer-spoils-catamounts-senior-day.aspx
College Softball: Georgia College a 2 seed in PBC Tournament
By sweeping Columbus State on Saturday, Georgia College earned the No. 2 seed in the Peach Belt Conference Tournament.
The Bobcats are No. 2 for the second time in three years, and open Friday at 1:30 p.m. against No. 7 Augusta.
The single-elimination, eight-team tournament will be played at North Georgia, which is the top seed.
The Bobcats are 35-13, the second-best percentage in the league, behind North Georgia, which is 53-2.
Braves get lead on first pitch, cruise past Phillies
Ozzie Albies sent the game's first pitch over the wall, and the rout was on as Atlanta rolled to a 10-1 win over Philadelphia.
https://www.mlb.com/braves/news/ozzie-albies-hit-ninth-home-run-of-season/c-274403754
The early edition of the GHSA playoff pairings and a few schedules is posted