SPORTS BRIEFS: Wilson Joiner IV scores double eagle at Doublegate

Joiner IV scores double eagle at Doublegate

Wilson Joiner IV achieved a rare accomplishment on Friday, scoring a double eagle on the 538-yard No. 4 hole at Doublegate Country Club. Joiner holed a 3-wood from 270 yards.

Walters scores hole in one

Lee Walters scored a hole-in-one on Friday at the Doublegate Country Club. Walters used a seven-iron on the par 3, 159-yard No. 6 hole. The event was witnessed by Randy Alford, Tate Parker, Tom Pate and Cub Smith.

Deerfield-Windsor tennis sweep past Westfield

The Deerfield-Windsor boys tennis team improved to 4-1 with a 6-0 victory at Westfield Monday afternoon. In No. 1 singles, Cohen Bonner defeated Westfield’s Cale Parks 6-4, 6-2; Deerfield’s Fletcher Cromartie defeated McGee Isgett (6-0, 6-2) at No. 2 singles; Reed Reynolds defeated Blake Moore (6-2, 6-0) at No. 3 singles, while Deerfield’s Bo Williams defeated Brooks Rowburrey 8-6 at No. 4 singles.

In boys doubles, Tyler Lowe and Will Calhoun defeated Lance Parks and Wade Walker (6-4, 3-6 (10-3)) at No. 1 doubles, while Rob Pilcher and Nick Myers defeated Westfield’s Ben Campbell and Matthew McCory 6-1, 5-2

The Deerfield-Windsor girls also improved to 4-1 by beating Westfield 4-0.

Lilia Sullivan defeated Westfield’s Hannah Livingston 6-1, 6-0 at No. 1 singles, while Deerfield’s Sarah Perrine defeated Amy Spillers 6-0, 6-1 at No. 2 singles.

In doubles play, Joyner Tyson and Gabby Pinnero defeated Carrie Kinman and Callie Ayer (6-0, 6-0), while at No. 2 doubles, Katerina Mathes and Stephanie Mathes defeated Westfield’s Neeli Patel and Margaret Phohl 6-0, 6-0.

Albany State baseball sweeps Morehouse

The Albany State baseball team continued its dominance of Morehouse on Sunday. After defeating Morehouse 18-4 on Saturday, ASU completed a series sweep by taking the doubleheader 19-1 and 5-3 to improve to 6-19 overall, 4-2 in SIAC play.

In the first game, the Rams scored at least three runs in five of the six innings they batted. Morehouse’s only run came in the top of the sixth inning when they scored off a wild pitch.

Emmanuel Santos led the team with three hits and four RBIs, while Allen Hardy had two hits and four RBIs. Ryan Latner and Hector Carrasquillo each added two hits and two RBIs.

In the second game, Albany State built a lead and was able to hold off Morehouse.

Latner scored the Rams’ first run in the bottom of the first inning when he came home off a Santos’ sacrifice. Morehouse answered with a score of its own to tie the game at one.

In the third inning, ASU added two more runs when Reise McDaniel scored on an error and Terrance Worthy came home when Arrington belted a double to left field. Latner hit a single in the fifth inning to score Nick Bruner. Worthy followed suit with a single of his own to send Latner home for a 5-1 lead.

Morehouse did score two runs in the top of the seventh inning with two outs, but the Golden Rams were able to hold off the rally.

Arrington led the Golden Rams with two hits and an RBI. He also picked up the mound win.

The Golden Rams collected seven hits and committed four errors.

Albany State returns to action today when it travels to Americus to take on Georgia Southwestern. First pitch is scheduled for 5 p.m.

Georgia’s Landers announces retirement

Andy Landers, the only full-time women’s basketball head coach in University of Georgia history, announced his retirement on Monday. Landers recently completed his 36th season in Athens, during which he recorded his 850th win with the Lady Bulldogs.

Landers was named Georgia’s full-time head coach on April 24, 1979, and he quickly turned a fledgling program into a national powerhouse.

In their first six seasons of intercollegiate play from 1973-79, the Lady Bulldogs were a combined 37-85 under four different head coaches who also taught classes at UGA. In Landers’ second season, Georgia won the 1981 WNIT national title. A year later, the Lady Bulldogs played in the first-ever NCAA Tournament. The following spring, Georgia advanced to the NCAA Final Four for the first time. Two years after that, the Lady Bulldogs were 1985 NCAA runners-up.

Georgia has remained at the national forefront throughout Landers’ tenure. Most notably, the Lady Bulldogs rank No. 2 nationally in both NCAA Tournament appearances (31) and weeks ranked by the Associated Press (522). Georgia also is one of only three Division I basketball programs to post a winning record every season since women’s athletics came under the auspices of the NCAA with the 1981-82 season.

Georgia captured seven SEC Championships and four SEC Tournament titles under Landers.