Georgia sports for Tuesday, June 17th

Atlanta Braves--

The Braves made it a successful one game stopover in Denver last night, scoring the 7-1 win over the Colorado Rockies. Rookie pitcher Jair Jurrjens gave a strong 7-and-two-thirds innings effort, scattering 8 hits with no runs allowed, and recording 7 strikeouts. Offensively, Chipper Jones and Jeff Francouer each produced a pair of hits and 2 RBI's. The Braves have won 3 of the first 7 games on this road trip--they begin a 3-game series in Texas against the Rangers tonight.

Georgia Bulldogs/College World Series--

The Bulldogs have won their first 2 games in the College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska. Last night, Georgia came back to beat Stanford 4-3. Down 3-0 after 3 innings, the Bulldogs scored a run in the 4th, another run in the 6th, and rallied for a pair of runs with 2 outs in the 7th inning. The Bulldogs next play on Friday afternoon, facing the winner of the Stanford-Miami contest Wednesday.

Georgia sports for Wednesday, November 7th

Two Atlanta Braves players have been honored with Gold Glove awards. Centerfielder Andruw Jones won his 10th for defensive excellence. However, Jones is likely to leave the team as a free agent, as the Braves a few weeks ago announced they wouldn’t be able to match his expected asking price for salary. The other Gold Glove went to rightfielder Jeff Francouer, the 1st of his young career.

On the ice, the Atlanta Thrashers continue their resurgence after an 0-6 start. They were on home ice last night, knocking off the Washington Capitals 2-1 in overtime. Todd White scored the game winner, while Ilya Kovalchuk posted his NHL-leading 13th goal in the game.

NBA action—-the Atlanta Hawks were losers on the road in New Jersey, 87-82.

Georgia sports for Tuesday, September 18th

The Braves opened their final homestand of the season last night by blasting the Marlins 11-6 at Turner Field in Atlanta. Andruw Jones knocked a home run, while Jeff Francouer reached 100 RBI’s for the 2nd straight season. John Smoltz got the pitching win, his 14th of the season—-he worked 6 innings, with 4 hits and a run allowed.

From the NFL, the Falcons have dusted-off an old relic--again. They’ve signed 47-year-old kicker Morten Anderson for a third stint with the team. Anderson replaces a rookie, as Matt Prater was waived. Prater missed 3-of-4 field goal attempts in only 2 games with the Falcons, including 2 misses Sunday at Jacksonville.

Georgia sports for Wednesday, August 8th

The Braves won the opener of their 3-game series against the Mets up in New York, the final of 7-3 last night. It was the big evening for Jeff Francouer--he had 4 hits, including a 3-run homer. Matt Diaz cracked a home run, and Chipper Jones added 3 of the Braves’ 15 hits. On the mound, Buddy Carlyle got through 5 innings for the pitching win as he allowed 6 hits and 3 runs. The Braves are now within 3-and-a-half games of the Mets for 1st in the NL-East. John Smoltz gets the pitching start for Atlanta tonight.

From college football, preseason practice continues across the state for the teams of Georgia, Georgia Tech, and Georgia Southern.

To the NFL, training camp rolls-on for the Falcons--they’ll hit the field in New York Friday to face the Jets in the preseason opener.

Georgia sports for Monday, July 16th

The Braves are on a roll--they completed a 3-game series sweep of the Pirates in Atlanta Sunday with the 5-1 victory.

Buddy Carlyle gave the Braves 8 strong innings on the mound, as he allowed only 4 hits and a run in the outing. After surrendering a 1st inning home run, Carlyle recorded outs against 20 of the next 21 batters he faced.

Offensively, the Braves delivered 12 hits--RBI singles from Edgar Renteria, Jeff Francouer, and Yunel Escobar. Renteria had 4 hits on the day.

The Braves remain a game-and-a-half behind the Mets for first in the NL-East division. Atlanta continues their 10-game homestand tonight with the open of a series against the Reds.

Georgia sports for Tue, April 24

The Braves fell just shy of a complete comeback in their game at Florida last night, falling to the Marlins 8-7 in the opener of the series in Miami.

In the 9th inning, Chipper Jones knocked a solo home run, and Jeff Francouer added an RBI-double. However, Brian McCann struck out with a runner on base to end it.
Francouer went 4-for-5 with 4 RBI's.

The Braves face the Marlins again tonight.