Jeff Hart

The number 34.4 had haunted West Hall coach Tony Lotti since the end of last season. Lotti and the Spartans excised that demon Friday night.

Adam Wainwright earned his NL-leading 15th win with his fifth complete game and had a key sacrifice fly to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a 3-1 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Friday night.

The Gwinnett Braves (57-77) took advantage of two costly throwing errors by the Columbus Clippers (65-69) in the top of the ninth inning and came back for a 4-3 win in game two of the four-game series at Huntington Park. With the win on Friday night, the G-Braves snapped a three-game losing streak.

The Washington Mystics used strong defense and a dominant fourth quarter to end their skid against the Dream.

Jefferson opened its Region 8-AA schedule Friday with a pair of impressive wins over Greene County in girls softball action.

Joe Kelly pitched six effective innings, Matt Holliday broke out of a slump with two doubles and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Atlanta Braves 6-2 on Thursday night.

The East Hall girls volleyball team was pushed to the limit Thursday night but remained unbeaten after winning two matches on the road.

The Columbus Clippers mounted a comeback with six runs in the bottom of the sixth inning, handing the Gwinnett Braves an 11-4 loss in the opener of the four-game series at Huntington Park.

The Johnson girls volleyball team continues to struggle in the early part of the season.

Atlanta Braves right-hander Brandon Beachy will miss his next start due to elbow soreness sustained Tuesday night in a game at the New York Mets.