Jeff Hart

It was very nearly the ultimate season to remember on the diamond for area baseball teams in 2014.

Ervin Santana couldn't hold a five-run lead in his third straight poor start as the Atlanta Braves fell to David Ortiz and the Boston Red Sox 8-6 on Monday.

The Pawtucket Red Sox broke open a scoreless game with three runs in the bottom of the fifth inning and then held off a furious rally by the Gwinnett Braves in the top of the ninth for a 3-2 win in game one of the four game series Monday night at McCoy Stadium.

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Evan Gattis homered twice to support Julio Teheran's six scoreless innings and the Atlanta Braves beat the Colorado Rockies 7-0 on Sunday.

Georgia Tech had to play its way into the Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament. The Yellow Jackets never played themselves out.

Erlana Larkins had 13 points and 22 rebounds while Briann January added 16 points to help the Indiana Fever beat the Atlanta Dream 82-77 in overtime on Sunday night.

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The first two games of the Class AAAAA semifinal series Monday between Gainesville and Houston County was everything both coaches expected.

After disappointing finishes last year, both the Gainesville and Buford baseball teams are just two wins from where they were hoping to be in 2013.