Georgia sports for Monday, June 11th

The Braves wrapped up their series against the Cubs with a 5-4 victory last night at Turner Field, and earning a split of the 4-game series. Trailing 4-2, the Braves came up with 3 runs in their half of the 8th inning. Scott Thorman knocked an RBI-double, and later Willie Harris scored the eventual winning run on a wild pitch.

The Braves with wins in their last 2 games were able to make their homestand respectable, going 3-5. They are now within 2-and-a-half games of the Mets' lead in the NL-East division. Atlanta begins an interleague road trip Tuesday, opening a series in Minnesota.

Two University of Georgia football players have found off-the-field trouble. Blake Barnes and Tripp Chandler were both arrested early Sunday morning on alcohol charges. 21-year-old Barnes is a 3rd string quarterback with the Bulldogs. He was arrested on an open-container violation and giving alcohol to minors. Chandler is 20-years-old and starting tight end for Georgia--he was charged with underage possession of alcohol and an open container. Athletics department policy indicates that both players must miss at least 10-percent of the upcoming season.

Georgia sports for Friday, June 8th

The Braves opened a new series, with the same frustrating result. It was a 5th loss in their last 6 games, in the 2-1 loss to the Cubs last night. The Braves could not solve Chicago starting pitcher Rich Hill--he matched a career high with 11 strikeouts, allowing only 3 hits in 8 innings. Andruw Jones' solo home run accounted for the only Atlanta-run. Game-2 of the series tonight from Turner Field--Lance Cormier gets the pitching assignment.

The major league baseball draft opened yesterday. The Braves took some homegrown talent with their 1st round selection. Jason Heyward is an outfielder from Henry County High School. He was the Braves' pick at #-14 in the 1st round. It's the Braves' highest selection since 1991. Heyward also represents the 4th Georgian taken as a Braves' 1st pick in the last 8 years.

Following Heyward, the Braves had a couple more state players taken in their next few picks, including University of Georgia relief pitcher Joshua Fields, and pitcher Cory Gearrin of Mercer University.

Georgia sports for Thursday, June 7th

The Braves lost again to the Marlins last night to end their 4-game series, the final of 7-4 Wednesday evening. It was a bumpy performance for starting pitcher Kyle Davies, who allowed 6 hits and 5 runs in 5 innings.

The Braves lost 3-of-4 in the Florida series, and in the bigger picture, have dropped 4 of their past 5 games. The Braves now welcome the Chicago Cubs in town for 4 games. Chuck James gets the pitching start at Turner Field this evening.

Georiga sports for Friday, June 1st

The Braves out of Thursday's off-day, begin a weekend series in Chicago today. Kyle Davies will get the pitching start against the Cubs--he'll bring a 2-3 record to the mound. As play start today, the Braves are 4-and-a-half games behind the Mets for the lead in the National League East division.