Thursday's Central Georgia News 'n Notes: Upson-Lee's Fagan cited, UGA's Locey rolling, Tech starters sharper, and more

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

Upson-Lee's Fagan goes national

          Tye Fagan of Upson-Lee had a serious senior season, and is cited in Sports Illustrated. In This Week's Coverage.

Houston County alum Locey in a groove at Georgia

          Tony Locey is getting better and more confidence, and the Houston County alum’s impact grows.

Georgia Tech more comfortable with starting pitching

      The Yellow Jackets' starters are improving, just in time for the increase in conference play.

Hockey: Mayhem's Finn has good night in goal for win

          Charlie Finn stopped 30 shots in Macon's 4-2 win over Pensacola.

College Baseball: Georgia gets impressive win at Vandy

          The Bulldogs took advantage of defensive problems to score all their runs in the eighth for a 3-2 win at Vanderbilt, handing the Commodores their sixth straight loss.

This Week's Honor Roll

          Mercer senior Jackson Ware is the Southern Conference baseball player of the week after batting .526 last week, with 9 RBI.

This Week's Poll watch

          Georgia College is up to No. 4 in Perfect Game's Division II baseball poll, while Columbus State is 13th.

          The Bobcats are 13th and Cougars 10th in Collegiate Baseball's latest poll, and Georgia College 15th in the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association poll.

          Mercer is getting votes in the NCBWA and ESPN/USA Today list.

          Middle Georgia State's baseball team is at 18th in Perfect Game's NAIA poll, behind No. 5 Georgia Gwinnett, and 17th in the NAIA coaches' poll.