Thursday's Daily News 'n Notes: Things to get quiet; Braves Report; surreal day; full Scoreboard
Thursday's Central Georgia - and of interest to Central Georgia - news and notes, compiled from staff reports, email reports, the web, and social media. Updates will be noted, so check back.
The only Scoreboard for Central Georgians is here
A day like no other
And it gives us a March – and April – unlike any other, with no Madness, a Masters on the clock, and big events with no fans.
In the area and state, high schools make the decision to play or not, and the area college athletes are on extended spring breaks.
Central Georgia’s only full review and recap – updated – is in The Coverage.
Signings
Four Westfield baseball players signed on Thursday.
Photo: Westfield
Michael Fitzpatrick is headed to Tallahassee Community College, Daniel Smith to Claflin, Hunter Hancock to Erskine, and Matt Huckabee to Oglethorpe.
Fitzpatrick batted .500 last year with 10 doubles and 30 RBI. Smith hit .345, and Huckabee .306 with 22 RBI. Hancock struck out 30 batters in 28.2 innings.
Around/About Central Georgia
FVSU new men’s VB program adds assistant
Braves Report
In the final game for awhile …
Around/About Georgia
A surreal day for McGarity, UGA, and the SEC
SCOREBOARD
High school coaches should send box scores and/or game information to centralgasports@gmail.com within 30 minutes of completion for expanded coverage. The more info provided, the more info to give people. Must have the complete result clearly noted in reports.
High School
Baseball
Bethlehem Christian 8, Gatewood 4
ECI 11, East Laurens 1
Frederica 6, Trinity Christian 3
GMC 15, Lincoln County 0; GMC 12, Lincoln County 3
Mary Persons 15, Bleckley County 4, 9 inn.
The Bulldogs exploded for 11 in the top of the ninth, winning by 11 and outhitting the Royals 22-12. Eric Snow and Trippe Moore had four hits each, Nate Howard and Jaden Bankston three hits each for MP. Snow had four RBI, Moore and Conner Watson three each and Jerry Andrews and Thomas Willingham two each. Moore and Watson teamed for 10 strikeouts and two walks, Moore going seven. Jack Fernandez had three hits for the Royals, who got two hits from J.R. Fordham and Matthew Bland.
Mount de Sales 1, Stratford 0
Jackson Nebel drew a two-out bases-loaded walk after a teammate was pegged out at home on a fielder’s choice, giving the Cavs the win despite four errors. Drew Senn had two of the Cavs’ five hits, while Jackson Taylor fanned eight with a walk in a 95-pitch complete game.
Robert Toombs 13, Twiggs Acad. 1
Tattnall 2, FPD 1, 8 inn.
Brooks Gorman whiffed eight in a two-hit, 91-pitch night, getting the win after Brett McHugh’s walk-off sacrifice fly that scored Dawson Brown. The Trojans loaded the bases with no outs in the bottom of the eighth before McHugh’s hit.
Thomas Jefferson 15, John Hancock 0; John Hancock 11, TJ 0
Golf
B-Gatewood 173, Thomas Jefferson 226
Soccer
B-Dodge County 2, East Laurens 0
G-Dublin 5, Washington County 4
G-FPD 4, Brookstone 3, PKs
Maggie Davis’ second goal, with 1:31 left, forced overtime, and then Claire Harrison was big in the net for the Vikings in beating a top-10 team
B-FPD 4, Brookstone 1
Ty Pettigrew handled all the scoring for FPD, with assists from Ben Kennedy, Brady Harrison, and Benjamin Hibbitts.
B-Locust Grove 6, Stratford 0
G-Mount de Sales 7, Rutland 0
B-Mount de Sales 7, Rutland 1
G-Stratford 8, Locust Grove 1
B-Washington County 5, Dublin 4
Tennis
G-Bleckley County 4, Stratford 1
G-Mary Persons 5, Howard 0
B-Mary Persons 5, Howard 0
B-Stratford 5, Bleckley County 0
College
Softball