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Locals in the pros, colleges update
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Pros

Baseball

Josh Reddick (Oakland Athletics) — Reddick didn’t wait long to make an impact upon his return to the lineup. He has one home run and five RBIs in seven games, going 8-for-28. He also has stolen two bases.

JB Wendleken (Birmingham Barons) — Wendelken has pitched 5 2/3 scoreless innings for the Chicago White Sox Class-AA affiliate. He has struck out eight and walked one in three appearances.

College

Baseball

Alec Arnsdorff (Georgia Highlands College) — Arnsdorff has played in seven games and is 5-for-15 with one run batted in.

Cal Baker (Georgia Southern University) — Baker, a sophomore infielder, is hitting .259 in 16 games, with eight starts. He has one homer and five RBIs.

Austin Denney (Savannah State University) — A senior, Denney (3-2) has an earned run average of 2.52 in 10 starts. He has allowed 17 earned runs on 68 hits in 60 2/3 innings while striking out 51. He has issued 13 walks.

Ryan Frederick (GSU) — Frederick has pitched in 15 games, giving up four earned runs in 22 innings on 12 hits. He has struck out 19 batters. He is 2-0 with a 1.64 earned run average.

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 10 games, Peigh is 4-for-20 with three RBIs and four stolen bases.

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

Kyle Ward (Georgia College and State University) — Ward has pitched in 13 games and has allowed 13 earned runs on 22 hits in 13 2/3 innings. He has struck out 12.

Softball

Maddie Evans (Reinhardt University) —Evans is hitting .333 with 11 doubles and 30 RBIs for the Lady Eagles in 42 games.

Mallory Ferguson (Georgia Regents University) — Ferguson is hitting .333, with five homers and 22 RBIs. She also has 10 doubles.

Bri Lewis (Point University) — Lewis has a team-high six home runs and has driven in a team-best 29 runs in 46 games. She is hitting .409 with 11 doubles.

Alexis Mercer (Armstrong State University) — Mercer is hitting .409 with 12 home runs and 35 RBIs, slugging .765 in 41 games. She leads the Pirates in homers and runs scored.

Shelby Zipperer (University of South Carolina-Beaufort) — Zipperer is hitting .275 with six home runs and 19 RBIs for the Sand Sharks (29-10).

Tennis

Men’s

Brent Jenkins (Piedmont College) —Jenkins lost 6-1, 6-0 to North Carolina Wesleyan’s Andres Gomez at No. 5 singles as the Battling Bishops swept their USA South Conference tournament matchup with the Lions.