Jeff Hart

David Sosebee and Luke Crumley may get most of the attention for the White County baseball team, but Warriors coach John Brown said senior shortstop Hayden Cummins may be the key to their chances of winning Region 8-AAA.

Chipper Jones hit a go-ahead, three-run double in the fourth inning off Cliff Lee and the Atlanta Braves beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-3 on Friday night in their home opener.

Gainesville remained one-half game behind White County in Region 8-AAA after taking a 13-0, five-inning win over Monroe Area Friday night.

Gwinnett Braves outfielder Jordan Schafer said he is happy right where he is. Braves pitcher Rodrigo Lopez seconded that emotion.

As Media Day unfurled on Tuesday at Gwinnett Stadium, there was no lack of comfort coming from many of the 2011 Gwinnett Braves and coaches.

West Hall got a measure of revenge against Chestatee Wednesday. The Spartans pounded out 14 hits against three Chestatee pitchers in a 13-3, five-inning win in Region 8-AAA action at Spartans Field.

Despite already having over 100 pitches on the day, Luke Crumley said he wanted the ball in the seventh inning. That was all White County coach John Brown needed to hear.

The North Georgia women's tennis picked up a pair of points in singles play on Saturday afternoon, but fell 7-2 to 10th-ranked Flagler College at the Yahoola Creek Tennis Complex in Peach Belt Conference action.

The North Georgia baseball team split a doubleheader against 26th-ranked Columbus State on Saturday afternoon, taking the opener 5-3, before the Cougars rallied for a 5-2 victory in the rubber game of the series at Bob Stein Stadium in Peach Belt Conference action.

Rick Ankiel drove in three runs with a homer and suicide-squeeze bunt, Jayson Werth and Wilson Ramos each had three hits and the Washington Nationals beat the Atlanta Braves 6-3 on a dreary Saturday.