Central Georgia Sports ReportApril 25, 2021Comment

Saturday's Daily News 'n Notes: Scoreboard; GHSA baseball playoffs; Dan Pitts funeral; Mayhem; Braves, United; and more

Central Georgia Sports ReportApril 25, 2021Comment

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

Coming Sunday: Updated soccer and tennis pairings

Coming Monday: The Pandemic (Sports) Year isn’t over, and the Central Georgia high school coaches carousel has been busier than expected. Monday, roundup No. 1

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.

Scores are from Twitter, email, and MaxPreps. Wake up to the information update with details and links.

College

Baseball

Florida State 11, Georgia Tech 7, suspended top of eighth

Georgia 7, Missouri 5, 10 inn.

Georgia Southern 4, Oklahoma 1; GSU 3, Oklahoma 2

Mercer 5, Samford 4

Softball

Mercer at ETSU, canceled

Tennessee 9, Georgia 3

Pro

SPHL

Macon 4, Birmingham 2

GHSA baseball playoffs set to start

Almost a dozen teams from Central Georgia will be at home when the GHSA baseball playoffs get going this week.

6A: Tucker, R4/ at Houston County, R1/1; Northside, R1 at Westlake, R4/

5A: Jones County R4 at Wayne County, R1/; Veterans, R1/ at Ola, R4/

4A: Cairo, R1/3, at Perry, R4/2; Westover, R1/4 at West Laurens, R4/1; Howard, R4/3, at Thomas County Central, R1/3

3A: Upson-Lee, R2/3 at Liberty County, R3/2; Windsor Forest, R3/3, at Mary Persons, R2/2

AA: Putnam County, R4/3, at Worth County, R1/2; Toombs County, R2/4, at Bleckley County, R3/1; Washington County, R3/4, at Vidalia, R2/1; Bacon County, R2/3, at Dodge County, R3/2; Jasper County, R3/3 at Jeff Davis

A Public: Trion, R6/3, at Crawford County, R7/2; GMC, R7/3, at Bowdon, R6/2; Social Circle, R8/3, at Taylor County, R5/2; Mt. Zion-Carrollton, R6/4, at ACE, R7/1

A Private: Heritage-Newnan, R4/3, at FPD, R1/2; Trinity Christian-Sharpsburg, R4/4, at Tattnall, R1/1; Stratford, R1/4, at Brookstone, R4/1

Around/About Central Georgia

Pitts funeral: “He made you tough as nails. You took life on like that with ease, having gone through that with him.”

Mayhem bounce Birmingham

Sutko, DeSpigna lead Mercer past Samford for series win

GMC Prep wins state riflery title

Around/About Georgia/Southeast

Kid in right field Friday at Truist makes catch, makes headlines

Rains takes out Braves-Diamonbacks

Braves notes

Atlanta takes down Chicago in home MLS opener

Georgia Southern takes doubleheader at Oklahoma