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Locals in the pros, colleges update
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Pros
Baseball
Josh Reddick (Oakland Athletics) — Reddick went hitless (0-for-4) in a minor league game Saturday, but told mlb.com he did not have any physical issues after the game. He is eligible to come off the disabled list April 11.

College
Baseball
Alec Arnsdorff (Georgia Highlands College) — Arnsdorff has played in six games and is 5-for-11 with one run batted in.

Cal Baker (Georgia Southern University) — Baker, a sophomore infielder, is hitting .261 in 10 games, with seven starts. He has five RBIs and went 2-for-2 with two RBIs in a win Saturday over Texas State.

Austin Denney (Savannah State University) — A senior, Denney (3-1) has an earned run average of 1.02. He has allowed five earned runs on 42 hits in 44 innings while striking out 43. He has issued only eight walks.

Ryan Frederick (GSU) — Frederick has pitched in nine games, giving up three earned runs in 15 innings on eight hits. 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 seven games, Peigh is 4-for-14 with three RBIs and four stolen bases.

Jacob Teston (East Georgia College) — Teston is 0-for-8 in two gams for the Bobcats.

Kyle Ward (Georgia College and State University) — Ward has pitched in 12 games and has allowed 13 earned runs on 20 hits in 12 2/3 innings. He has struck out 10.

Basketball
Men’s
Jay Wright (University of Louisiana) — The sophomore point guard had 19 points, hitting 7-of-10 shots from the field — including the game-winning 3-pointer — as the Ragin’ Cajuns beat Sam Houston State 71-70 in the collegeinsider.com tournament. ULL fell 89-82 to Evansville to end the season. Wright averaged 9.1 points per game, along with 3.6 assists and 3.1 rebounds per game. He also has been named a finalist for the Lefty Driesell national defensive player of the year award.

Softball
Maddie Evans (Reinhardt University) —Evans is hitting .343 with seven doubles and 16 RBIs for the Lady Eagles in 30 games.

Bri Lewis (Point University) — Lewis has a team-high six home runs and has driven in 28 runs in 35 games. She is batting .437 and has 11 doubles. Lewis also leads the team in RBIs and average.

Alexis Mercer (Armstrong State University) — Mercer, ASU’s student-athlete of the month for February, is hitting .426 with nine home runs and 27 RBIs, slugging .934 in 23 games.

Shelby Zipperer (University of South Carolina-Beaufort) — Zipperer is hitting .321 with four home runs and 17 RBIs for the Sand Sharks (18-8).