Sunday's Central Georgia Daily News 'n Notes: Macon vs. Morehead City; Russell Henley; Alumni Update/Catching up with ...; Braves Report, Falcons Report, Peach State FB Report; United
Sunday's Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media.
Morehead City tops Macon for CPL title
The beginning of the Coastal Plain League championship round finale was good for Macon.
The Bacon scored a run in the top of the first.
It was downhill after that, Morehead City scoring six in the fourth and fifth innings en route to a 6-2 win Sunday night.
The Marlins defended their title, having swept Thomasville last year, 11-6 and 7-4.
Morehead City needed only three hits in the big fourth, thanks to two walks (including leadoff), a stolen base, and a wild pitch.
The hosts got two in the fifth on one hit, thanks to another leadoff walk, along with a stolen base and then single to right.
Jared Miller’s one-out homer got Macon on the board in the first, but the Bacon were then held hitless until the seventh when they got a run on Calvin Estrada’s leadoff double and then an error in right on Daniel Harris’s shot. Alex Canty was then hit by a pitch, but that was all Macon got, stranding two.
The Bacon were back to struggling against Morehead City pitching. A one-out single in the eighth was followed by fielder’s choice grounder and popup.
Macon’s ninth was uneventful, Brandon Ashy getting hit by a pitch with two outs but the game ending six pitches later on a pop out to second.
The Bacon managed only three hits while the Marlins had 10.
Henley has rougher final round
For awhile, a few strokes over par wasn’t a bad round for Russell Henley, but that’s changed lately.
So he was no doubt disappointed with the 73 he shot Sunday in the final round of the Northern Trust in Jersey City, N.J.
It gave him a four-round 2-under 282 and dropped him from around the top 40 into the top 60, into a five-way tie for 59th.
Patrick Reed shot a 16-under 268, edging Abraham Ancer by one and topping Harold Varner III and Jon Rahm by two.
Henley struggled through a round of six bogeys and only four birdies on Sunday.
Henley had gone 13 normally scored rounds without hitting a 73. He had a 75 in missing the cut of the Rocket Mortgage Classic on June 30.
Henley finished 87th in the FedEx Cup standings. The top 70 left after the Northern Trust advance.
Only six weeks ago, his FedEx ranking bottomed out at 165. He cut it almost in half to 83rd at the John Deer Classic, and qualified for the playoffs.
He improved on last year’s No. 96 ranking
Alumni Update/Catching up with …
What's happening with baseball alums from Tattnall, Mount de Sales, Mercer, Mercer/FPD, and football fellers from Bleckley County and Houston County?
The Latest Coverage.
Braves Report
The Braves played, so there was drama. Always drama.
Isan Diaz reached on a pop single to right, inexplicably strayed past first, and was thrown out by right fielder Ronald Acuna.
Two two-out singles put runners on the corners, but a popup to center finished it as Luke Jackson got his 18th save in Atlanta’s 5-4 win.
Atlanta led 5-3 after five, sparked by a three-run fourth after Miami opened the game with three in the first.
Miami got one in the sixth on Starlin Castro’s leadoff double – missing a homer by inches – followed by a grounder and infield single.
Jackson was the fifth Braves pitcher of the day. Mike Foltynewicz (4-5) went six, giving up four runs on eight hits with seven strikeouts and two walks. Chris Martin, Sean Newcomb, Anthony Swarzak and Jackson.
Jackson gave up three singles, not exactly ropes, in the ninth but surrendered no runs.
Atlanta blew a chance for room in the seventh when it wasted the first two batters reaching
Acuna and Ender Inciarte had two hits each, Inciarte driving in three runs with a two-out homer in the fifth while Acuna belted his 33rd homer of the year.
Next: Tuesday, vs. NY Mets, 7:20 p.m., MLB/FSSE; Wednesday, vs. NY Mets, 7:20 p.m., FSSE; Thursday, vs. NY Mets, 7:20 p.m.; Friday, vs. LA Dodgers, 7:20 p.m., MLBN/FSSO; Saturday, vs. LA Dodgers, 7:20 p.m., FSSO; Sunday, vs. LA Dodgers, 1:20 p.m., FSSO/TBS
RIP, hallway fire extinquisher, courtesy of Newcomb
Falcons Report
Peach State college football report
UGA: Plenty is on Cade Mays’ shoulders
Around/about Georgia
United: Atlanta nips New York 2-1