Tuesday's Central Georgia Daily News 'n Notes: Tasha Butts is almost home; ex-GC pitcher adjusts, now in the majors; Braves Report
Tuesday's Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media.
Central Georgia trio picked on the second day of the MLB draft
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Back home, almost, Baldwin grad Tasha Butts is a Yellow Jacket
She went from Baldwin to Tennessee to Minnesota to Europe to Houston to Duquesne (Pittsburgh) to UCLA to LSU, pro and college, playing and coaching.
Finally, Tasha Butts is back near home, working on moving from Baton Rouge to Atlanta after being hired by new Georgia Tech head women’s basketball coach Nell Fortner.
Quite the rise for undrafted Georgia College pitcher Taylor
A change in mechanics led to a change in the future of Josh Taylor after playing at Georgia College in 2014.
Braves Report
Atlanta’s offense made up for another sluggish pitching start, and the bullpen more than sealed the deal as the Braves pulled away late for a 12-5 win at Pittsburgh.
The top four in Atlanta’s lineup – Ricardo Acuna, Dansby Swanson, Freddie Freeman, and Josh Donaldson – combined to go 8 for 20 with eight runs and six RBI, Austin Riley adding a three-run homer.
Four relievers followed Max Fried (4 IP, 5 runs) and allowed one hit, combining for five strikeouts and three walks.
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