Tuesday's Central Georgia Daily News 'n Notes: Tattnall takes title, HoCo gets new baseball boss, Mayhem lose boss, Veterans' Holt honored, and more

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

Tattnall takes two from Prince Avenue for title

          A big inning led the way in one game, and fundamentals in the next as Tattnall beat Prince Avenue Christian for the GHSA Class A Private title.

          Story, pictures and video in This Week's coverage.

Rutland finishes strong to take girls golf state title

          Rutland shaved five strokes off its score and finished strong to win the GHSA Class AAA girls golf title Tuesday.

          Eujin Pyon took second, and sister Carol was fourth.

          In This Week's Coverage.

Houston County baseball loses a head coach, gains a head coach

          Jason Brett is leaving a highly successful gig as the Bears' head baseball coach, and has been succeeded by pitching coach and longtime assistant Matt Hopkins.

          In This Week's Coverage.

Veterans alum Holt takes big honor

          Gabe Holt is the Big 12 baseball freshman of the year, and made some noise for player of the year for the top-15 Red Raiders of Texas Tech.

          In This Week's Coverage.     

Mayhem's Kerr resigns

          The first head coach for Macon Mayhem is leaving, but the team will name his successor on Wednesday.

          In this Week's Coverage

Albies takes care of Braves runs

          Ozzid Albies belted his 14th homer of the season to help Atlanta to a 3-1 win over Philadelphia.

College Baseball: Tech loses tough one to Pitt

          Xzavion Curry was money on the mound, but Pittsburgh pitching had a slightly better game in a 2-1 win over Georgia Tech in the ACC Tournament.

College Baseball: Walk-off ruins superb Georgia State pitching effort

          Georgia State's Hunter Gaddis was dazzling through seven-plus innings, but Little Rock got the game-winner on a walk in Sun Belt Tournament action.

          Gaddis had a one-hitter through 7.2 innings with 12 strikeouts.

          Little Rock got two walks, a single to tie it, then a hit batter and five-pitch walk for the game-winner.

This Week's Signings

          Five Houston County baseball players took part Monday in a signing ceremony.

          Logan Morris and Chandler Ring are headed to East Georgia State, a junior college in Swainsboro that had Central Georgians Case Matthews (West Laurens) and Parker Stahlman (Perry) on the 2018 roster.

          Dillon Toms signed with Lee University, a member of the Gulf South Conference

          Conner Martin will play for Wilson College, a Division III program in Chambersburg, Pa. And Jackson Jones signed with Covenant College, a Division III program in Lookout Mountain, Ga. whose 2018 roster included Stratford's John Mitchell. ...

          Perry's John Micah Law has signed to play baseball at Augusta University.

This Week's Honor Roll

           Five Georgia College baseball players were named to the all-region team by the national college baseball writers and the Division II Conference Commissioners Association.

          Outfielder Logan Mattix, pitcher Charlie Hecht, and utility Nate Schmal made the first team on both lists, and first baseman Matthew Miller and outfielder Wesley Wommack the second team on both.

          Hecht was named the region's pitcher of the year by both groups, with D2CCA tabbing Mattix as the region player of the year.