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Locals in the pros and colleges update
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Pros
Baseball
Josh Reddick (Boston Red Sox) — The former South Effingham star is hitting .438 with one homer and six RBIs. He has five doubles, a triple and an OPS of 1.205 in the Grapefruit League.
Zach Dotson (New York Mets) — Dotson, who signed with the Mets last August, is in the minor league camp.
Colleges
Softball
Tabby Douberly (Georgia Southern University) —.A freshman, Douberly has played in six games. She is 0-for-3 with one run batted in for the Eagles (16-9).
Marie Fogle (Georgia Southern University) — An all-Southern Conference freshman a year ago, Fogle is hitting .316 with two home runs and five runs batted in.
Megen Smith (Georgia Southern University) — A junior pitcher and first baseman, Smith is hitting .354 with eight homers and 17 RBIs. In the circle, she is 4-6 with a 4.46 earned run average. She has pitched four complete games and has struck out 48 batters in 68 2/3 innings.
Katie Rietkovich (University of Georgia) — The former SEHS star is a freshman infielder for the Lady Bulldogs (22-4).
Shelby Duff (Armstrong Atlantic State University) — A freshman, Duff is hitting .341 with two homers and 15 RBIs for the Lady Pirates (21-8). In the circle, she is 6-2 with a 2.06 earned run average, striking out 52 in 54 1/3 innings. She has two complete games and two saves.

Baseball
Colby May (University of Georgia) — A sophomore, May is hitting .221 with three home runs and 12 RBIs for the Bulldogs (8-12).
Josh Wilson (Armstrong Atlantic State University) — A senior outfielder, Wilson is hitting .297 with a homer and 19 RBIs. He has 10 doubles for the Pirates, who are 16-9 for the season and 1-5 in the Peach Belt Conference.
John Roberts (AASU) — A sophomore catcher, Roberts is hitting .412 with a team-leading six home runs and 29 runs batted in. He has an OPS of 1.152. He has started in all 25 games.
Justin Wilson (AASU) — Wilson was named the Peach Belt Conference freshman of the week last week after going 4-for-7 with a double, two home runs and seven RBIs. For the season, he has three homers and 11 RBIs and a .294 batting average. He also is 6-for-6 in stolen base attempts.
Sam Dotson (AASU) — Dotson has appeared in three games, pitching 2 1/3 innings. He has allowed five earned runs while striking out four and allowing four walks and four hits.
Jesse Osborne (AASU) — Osborne is 2-0 in eight appearances, posting a 3.18 ERA. He has one start and has struck out 10 in 17 innings.
Brandon McCreery (AASU) — The right-handed reliever is 0-1 with 1.92 ERA. He has two saves and has struck out 19 batters in 12 2/3 innings and has allowed only 10 hits.
Chris Zittrouer (AASU) — Zittrouer has played in 23 games, getting 19 starts, and is batting .368 with two homers and 22 RBIs.
Paul Cheeks (University of South Carolina Beaufort) — Cheeks has played in five games for the Sand Sharks, and is 2-for-9 with one RBI.
Spencer Jackson (USCB) — Jackson is hitting .338 with two home runs and 11 RBIs for the Sand Sharks (18-7).
Kyle Jones (USCB) — Jones, a Calvary Day grad, is a sophomore outfielder for the Sand Sharks.
Kiefer Youmans (USCB) — Youmans, who played his first two years at Andrew College, is a junior outfielder for the Sand Sharks,
Evan Jarman (Middle Georgia College) — A freshman, Jarman is hitting .261 with six RBIs, having played in 15 games for the Warriors (13-9). Jarman has appeared in six games on the mound, picking up five saves in 6 2/3 innings. He has five strikeouts and has not allowed an earned run while giving up just two hits.
Dylan Scott (Middle Georgia College) — Scott has played in nine games and has started six of them. He is hitting .125 with two RBIs for the Warriors.
Marcus Zeigler (Gordon College) — Zeigler is a freshman outfielder and is hitting .367 with 15 RBIs. He has played in 15 games, starting 11 of them for the Highlanders (14-13).