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Locals in the pros, colleges update
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Pros
Baseball
Josh Reddick (Pawtucket Red Sox) — The starting center fielder for the Boston Red Sox Triple-A franchise, Reddick has one homer and four RBIs and is batting .147.

Colleges
Softball
Tabby Douberly (Georgia Southern University) — A freshman, Douberly has played in 11 games. She is 0-for-9 with one run batted in for the Eagles (21-20).

Marie Fogle (GSU) — An all-Southern Conference freshman a year ago, Fogle is hitting .316 with two home runs and five runs batted in.

Megen Smith (GSU) — A junior pitcher and first baseman, Smith is hitting .310 with 13 homers and 30 RBIs. In the circle, she is 5-11 with a 3.81 earned run average. She has pitched seven complete games and has struck out 68 batters in 112 innings.

Shelby Duff (Armstrong Atlantic State University) — A freshman, Duff is hitting .291 with three homers and 21 RBIs for the Lady Pirates (33-18). In the circle, she is 10-5 with a 2.96 earned run average, striking out 80 in 99 1/3 innings. She has five complete games and two saves. AASU went 2-2 in the Peach Belt Conference tournament and will wait until the NCAA Division II tournament field is announced May 10. Duff also was named to the all-conference second team as a utility player.

Baseball
Colby May (University of Georgia) — A sophomore third baseman, May is hitting .183 with five home runs and 19 RBIs for the Bulldogs (11-25, 3-12 SEC). May also has played second base and shortstop for the Bulldogs.

Josh Wilson (Armstrong Atlantic State University) — A senior outfielder, Wilson is hitting .285 with two home runs and 27 RBIs. He has 12 doubles and 13 stolen bases for the Pirates, who are 24-18 for the season and 6-12 in the Peach Belt Conference.

John Roberts (AASU) — A sophomore catcher, Roberts is hitting .412 with 11 home runs and 47 RBIs. He has a slugging percentage of .682 and leads the team with 47 runs.

Justin Wilson (AASU) — A freshman, Wilson is hitting .253 with three homers and 12 RBIs.

Sam Dotson (AASU) — Dotson has appeared in five games, pitching 3 1/3 innings. He has allowed nine earned runs while striking out six and allowing six walks and six hits.

Jesse Osborne (AASU) — Osborne is 2-0 in nine appearances, including one start, posting a 5.50 ERA. He has one start and has struck out 10 in 18 innings.

Brandon McCreery (AASU) — The right-handed reliever is 3-1 with a 1.67 ERA. He has three saves and has struck out 34 batters in 27 innings and has allowed only 23 hits.

Chris Zittrouer (AASU) — Zittrouer is hitting .363 with six homers and 39 RBIs.

Paul Cheeks (University of South Carolina Beaufort) — Cheeks has played in seven games for the Sand Sharks (23-10, 15-6 The Sun Conference), and is 2-for-10 with one RBI.

Spencer Jackson (USCB) — Jackson is hitting .376 with two homers and 27 RBIs for the Sand Sharks. He also has a team-high 17 doubles.

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.

Steven Proctor (Centre) — A junior first baseman for the Colonels (10-19, 5-9 SCAC), Proctor is hitting .284 with two home runs and a team-best 22 RBIs.

Dylan Scott (Middle Georgia College) — Scott has played in 22 games and has started 14 of them. He is hitting .250 with one home run and eight RBIs for the Warriors (26-12, 12-3 conference).

Marcus Zeigler (Gordon College) — Zeigler is a freshman outfielder and is hitting .383 with 22 RBIs. He has played in 27 games, starting 19 of them for the Highlanders (29-16, 10-5 conference).

Tennis
Ashley Grafton (Marion Military Institute) — Former Effingham standout Ashley Grafton has qualified for the National Junior College Nationals in Tucson, Ariz. She completed her spring season unbeaten in singles and doubles.