SPORTS BRIEFS: Darton baseball splits with Gordon College

Darton baseball splits with Gordon

The Darton State College baseball team split a doubleheader with Gordon College on Saturday. The Cavaliers lost the first game 2-0 but rallied to win the second game 6-5.

In the first game, starting pitcher Sterling Sharp was saddled with a hard-luck loss. He threw a complete-game and lost, allowing two unearned runs.

The Cavaliers mustered just four hits.

In the second game, Kyle Hansen earned the victory in relief on the mound to improve to 2-1 on the season. Rabon Martin earned the save.

Tyler Morris went 3-for-4 with an RBI, Tavin Thompson went 3-for-3, Mike Huggins finished 3-for-3 with a pair of RBIs, while Luis Salas went 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles and an RBI.

The Cavaliers (16-8, 3-1 conference) will play at East Georgia College on Tuesday.

Darton baseball tops Lake Michigan

The Darton State College Cavaliers baseball team beat Lake Michigan 17-7 on Friday.

The Cavaliers scored seven runs in the fifth on an error, a walk by Kendall Herron, a walk by Tavin Thompson, a two-run single by Tyler Morris, a groundout by Austin Peigh and an RBI single by Chandler Cross.

Colton Thomas racked up three RBIs on one hit for Cavaliers. He tripled in the sixth inning. Taylor Smith got it done on the hill on the way to a win. He tossed an inning and third of shutout ball. He struck out one, walked none and surrendered no hits.

Cross finished 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI, while Smith finished 1-for-3 with a pair of RBIs.

Lynch signs contract extension

Running back Marshawn Lynch has signed a two-year extension with the Seattle Seahawks, the team said late Friday night.

Lynch, key to the Seahawks’ appearances in the last two Superbowls, had been entering the final year of his contract.

“Seahawks sign RB (Lynch) to 2-year extension through 2017 season,” the team said on Twitter.

The Seahawks did not disclose the amount of the contract.

Lynch, nicknamed “Beast Mode,” scored a career-high 13 rushing touchdowns last season, and has rushed for more than 1,200 yards in each of the past four years, even as he has battled back pain that had caused speculation he might retire.

The 28-year-old rushed for 102 yards in February’s Superbowl but was left without the ball in the final seconds of the game as Seattle coach Pete Carroll elected a passing play that led to an interception, ending a Seahawks comeback attempt.

Texans keep Jackson, Newton

Hours after they re-signed right tackle Derek Newton, the Houston Texans reportedly came to agreement Saturday on a deal to keep ace cornerback Kareem Jackson as well.

Jackson, who was scheduled to become a free agent Tuesday, agreed to a four-year deal, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN.

Jackson, Houston’s first-round pick in 2010, has 10 interceptions and 50 passes deflected in five seasons with the team. He missed three games in 2014 with a torn MCL but still finished with 57 tackles and three interceptions.

Earlier Saturday, the Texans re-signed Newton to a five-year deal reportedly worth $26.5 million. A seventh-round pick in 2011, Newton has started 46 games over the past three seasons.