Playoff schedule for Savannah area basketball teams
LOCAL
Playoff schedule for
area basketball teams
Several area high school girls and boys basketball teams are still alive in the GHSA state tournament.
Here’s the schedule as of Monday, Feb. 17:
BOYS
Class 6A
Sequoyah at Richmond Hill, 6 p.m. Thursday
Class 3A
Beach at Pace Academy, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday
Cedar Grove at Johnson, 7:30 p.m. Thursday
Cherokee at Windsor Forest, 6 p.m. Thursday
Class A Private
Holy Innocents’ at Savannah Country Day, 6 p.m. Thursday
GIRLS
Class 3A
Beach at Cedar Grove, 6 p.m. Wednesday
Savannah High at North Hall, 6 p.m. Wednesday
Fannin County at Johnson, 6 p.m. Thursday
Class A Private
Savannah Country Day at Stratford Academy, 6 p.m. Wednesday
Eagle’s Landing Christian Academy at Calvary Day, 6 p.m. Wednesday
SIAC honor for
SSU’s Baker
Savannah State’s Kameryn Baker was named the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Softball Player of the Week, the conference announced Monday.
The junior first baseman hit .219 with seven RBI over four games for the Lady Tigers this week. She had 26 putouts and three assists in the field. SSU split the week —falling to USC Beaufort in a doubleheader on Feb. 11, and sweeping Bowie State in a doubleheader on Feb. 14.
Morgan Kramer from Spring Hill College was named the SIAC Pitcher of the Week. Submissions and voting for the weekly award are made by head coaches and sports information directors.
Georgia Southern
game time moved up
Due to adverse weather in the forecast for Tuesday, the Georgia Tech baseball’s midweek contest at Georgia Southern at J.I. Clements Stadium has been moved up to 3 p.m. from 6 p.m., the schools Monday.
The visiting Yellow Jackets are 2-1 and the Eagles are 3-0.
NATIONAL
Astros pitcher Martes
suspended for 2020
NEW YORK — Houston Astros pitcher Francis Martes was suspended for the 2020 season following his second positive test for a performance-enhancing substance under baseball's major league drug program.
Martes tested positive for Boldenone, the commissioner's office said Monday. Boldenone is sold under the brand name Equipose and is used commonly on horses.
A 24-year-old right-hander, Martes is on the Astros' 40-man major league roster but hasn't pitched in the big leagues since 2017.
He was suspended last March 12 for 80 games following a positive test for Clomiphene, a women's fertility drug that has been used by some athletes to counter side effects of steroids use. Martes returned Aug. 21 and made two starts for the rookie level Gulf Coast Astros and one for Quad Cities of the Class A Midwest League. He was 0-2 with a 6.75 ERA in 5 1/3 innings.
Martes' ban isn't quite the Houston-related cheating punishment fans and players have clamored for around baseball. The Astros have been pummeled via the press by opposing teams since opening spring training, with many expressing disappointment that no players were suspended for their sign-stealing scam.
Martes did not have a statement, the players' association said.
"Throughout our system, players are educated through MLB's drug prevention and treatment programs," the Astros said in a statement. "We hope that Francis will learn from this experience moving forward."
He is the second player suspended this year under the big league program. Colorado pitcher Justin Lawrence was suspended for 80 games following a positive test for the performance-enhancing substance Dehydrochlormethyltestosterone (DHCMT). Lawrence also has yet to make his big league debut.