College Sports

The University of Georgia's interim bulldog football mascot, who got the job late last season after Uga VII died unexpectedly, will get a chance to extend his unbeaten record.

The North Georgia softball team continued to pick up postseason awards as the 2010 Daktronics All-America Team was released and four Saints landed on the team, the most by any program in the country.

North Georgia baseball standout Anders Oster has been named the 2009-10 Peach Belt Conference male Scholar-Athlete of the Year announced Wednesday morning from the league’s annual meetings in Hilton Head.

Brenau University Athletic Director Mike Lochstampfor has announced the hiring of Blaire Bachman as the next Golden Tigers swim coach.

University of Georgia sophomore Chelsey Gullickson captured the NCAA singles championship with a 6-3,7-6(7) win over California’s Jana Juricova here Monday at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex.

Georgia Tech, which was awarded a No. 8 national seed, will host Alabama , Elon and Mercer this weekend in the NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament's Atlanta Regional.

Second baseman Tyler Hanover knocked in the game-winning run in the top of the 11th inning with a single to left, and junior right-hander Anthony Ranaudo fired three final shutout innings to lift LSU to a 4-3 victory over Alabama in 11 innings to clinch the SEC Tournament Championship Sunday afternoon in Regions Park.

The storybook season of the North Georgia softball team came to a close on Saturday evening as Metro State used the a pair of home runs to take a 4-1 win and eliminate the Saints from the 2010 NCAA Division II World Series at Heritage Park.

Clemson's Richie Shaffer scored three runs and drove in three, while freshman Will Lamb pitched 6 1/3 strong innings to lead the Tigers to a 9-3 win over sixth-ranked Georgia Tech at the 2010 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Championships at NewBridge Bank Park.

The Georgia Bulldogs defeated the California Golden Bears, 10-1, in five innings Saturday afternoon in front of a crowd of 1,494 at the UGA Softball Stadium to win the NCAA Softball Athens Super Regional and advance to the 2010 Women's College World Series.