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Locals in the pros, colleges update
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Pros

Baseball

Josh Reddick (Oakland Athletics) — Reddick remains sidelined with an oblique strain but could return to action soon.

College

Baseball

Alec Arnsdorff (Georgia Highlands College) — Arnsdorff has played in five games and is 4-for-11 with one run batted in.

Cal Baker (Georgia Southern University) — Baker, a sophomore infielder, hit his first collegiate home run March 14 to cap a 2-for-3 night against Troy. Baker has started the last five games, going 4-for-16 with three RBIs.

Austin Denney (Savannah State University) — A senior, Denney (3-0) has an earned run average of 0.55. He has allowed two earned runs on 25 hits in 32 2/3 innings while striking out 32.

Ryan Frederick (GSU) — Frederick has pitched in nine games, giving up three earned runs in 15 innings on eight this. He has struck out 12 batters.

Eric Knox (Walters State Community College) — Knox is 6-for-37 in 11 games with two doubles and three RBIs.

Austin Peigh (Darton College) — In five games, Peigh is 4-for-12 with three RBIs and three stolen bases.

Jacob Teston (East Georgia College) — Teston is 0-for-4 in one game for the Bobcats.

Kyle Ward (Georgia College and State University) — Ward has pitched in seven games and has allowed seven earned runs on 12 hits in 8 1/3 innings.

Basketball

Men’s

Jakeenan Gant (University of Missouri) — Gant averaged 4.9 points and 2.2 rebounds per game. He also has blocked 14 shots in 23 games.

Jay Wright (University of Louisiana) — Wright is scoring 8.9 points per game, averaging 3.6 assists and 3.2 rebounds per game.

Softball

Maddie Evans (Reinhardt University) — A sophomore, Evans is hitting .305 with six doubles and 12 RBIs for the Lady Eagles in 26 games.

Bri Lewis (Point University) — Lewis has three home runs and has driven in 14 runs in 20 games. She is batting .404 and has six doubles.

Alexis Mercer (Armstrong State University) — Mercer is hitting .478 with eight home runs and 25 RBIs, slugging 1.087 in 17 games.

Shelby Zipperer (University of South Carolina-Beaufort) — Zipperer is hitting .306 with two home runs and 14 RBIs.

Track and field

Tyjon Williams (University of South Carolina) — Williams was 13that the SEC Indoor Championships with a best of 6-6.75 in the high jump.

Kortney Sizemore (SSU) — Sizemore finished second at the Orange and Blue Classic with a best of 3.05 meters in the pole vault.