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Coastal Carolina sweeps doubleheader from Georgia Southern

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12 months ago

March 15, 2025

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Coastal Carolina sweeps doubleheader from Georgia Southern

CONWAY, SC –

Game 1

No. 24 Coastal Carolina used a strong pitching performance and timely hitting to defeat Georgia Southern 7-2 in the front end of a doubleheader Saturday at Springs Brooks Stadium.

The Chanticleers (14-5, 2-0 Sun Belt) struck early with two runs in the first inning, highlighted by Sebastian Alexander’s RBI double and Walker Mitchell’s run-scoring single. After Georgia Southern (10-8, 0-2 Sun Belt) cut the deficit in half with a solo home run from Jonathan Jaime in the second, Coastal Carolina responded with a run in the fourth before breaking the game open with a four-run fifth.

Wells Sykes delivered the big blow in the fifth, launching a three-run home run to left field to cap the rally. Alexander and Mitchell each had multi-hit games, while Kaleb Huffman added an RBI double.

Right-hander Cameron Flukey (2-0) earned the win, striking out nine over six innings while allowing two runs (one earned) on three hits. Luke Jones finished the game with three scoreless innings to pick up his first save of the season.

Georgia Southern starter Jax Lewis (2-1) took the loss after giving up six runs on 10 hits in 4.2 innings.

Game 2

No. 24 Coastal Carolina erupted for eight runs in the fourth inning and rode another dominant start from Riley Eikhoff to an 11-1, seven-inning victory over Georgia Southern on Sunday at Springs Brooks Stadium.

With the win, the Chanticleers (15-5, 3-0 Sun Belt) completed a sweep of the weekend series and opened conference play with three-straight victories.

Eikhoff (4-0) turned in another stellar outing, striking out eight while allowing one run on six hits over 6.2 innings. The right-hander didn’t walk a batter and threw 62 of his 75 pitches for strikes.

He gave way to Matt Joyce who got the final out of the game. For Joyce, it completed a long injury comeback and was his first appearance on the mound since June 6, 2022, a span of 1,013 days.

Dean Mihos sparked Coastal’s offense with a solo home run in the first inning and later added an RBI single in the decisive fourth. The Chanticleers sent 12 batters to the plate in the inning, capitalizing on three hit batters, a walk, and timely hits. Caden Bodine, Sebastian Alexander, and Walker Mitchell each drove in runs, while Wells Sykes added a two-hit performance with an RBI.

Georgia Southern (10-9, 0-3) briefly tied the game at 1-1 in the third on a solo homer from Josh Tate, but the Eagles were unable to generate consistent offense against Eikhoff.

Coastal tacked on two more runs in the sixth, with Freddy Rodriguez coming off the bench to deliver an RBI single and later scoring on a wild pitch.

The loss was charged to Georgia Southern’s Joey White (0-1), who gave up two runs without recording an out in relief.

WHAT’S NEXT?

The Chants will play the next eight games away from home, starting with a midweek game at Campbell on Tuesday, March 18 at 6 p.m. ET on FloCollege. From there, CCU heads to No. 21 Troy (March 21-23), No. 4 Clemson (March 25) and Texas State (March 28-30) before finally returning home to play a return game with Campbell on Tuesday, April 1 at 6 p.m. inside Springs Brooks Stadium.

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Man accused of raping University of Georgia student, police say

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2 hours ago

March 1, 2026

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Man accused of raping University of Georgia student, police say

ATHENS, Ga. – A 19-year-old is facing assault-related charges after police said he raped a University of Georgia student early Saturday morning while she was walking home.

What we know:

Tydarius Wingfield of Athens allegedly approached the student in the area of 400 North Thomas Street just before 1:40 a.m. and asked to walk her home.

Wingfield and the victim did not know each other.

Wingfield then forced the woman behind a building where he sexually assaulted her, police said.

Investigators used the Real Time Crime Center’s camera system to see where the assault happened and track the victim and Wingfield’s movements. Officers continued tracking Wingfield until his arrest and positively identified him using the RTCC technology.

He is charged with rape, kidnapping, aggravated sexual battery and battery.

An investigation is ongoing.

What we don’t know:

It is unclear whether the victim was taken to the hospital after being attacked.

What you can do:

Anyone with information on this case is asked to contact Detective Burgamy at Charles.Burgamy@accgov.com or 762-400-7173.

The Source: Information in this report comes from the Athens-Clarke County Police Department.

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Georgia’s Iranian community reacts to death of Ayatollah Khamenei

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14 hours ago

March 1, 2026

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Georgia’s Iranian community reacts to death of Ayatollah Khamenei

ATLANTA – As conflict intensifies between the United States, Israel and Iran, reactions are pouring in across the Atlanta metro area after President Donald Trump confirmed the death of Iran’s supreme leader.

The president confirmed on Truth Social that Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed in a joint strike led by the U.S. and Israel.

What they’re saying:

“I have been waiting to hear this news for the last 20 years,” said Dr. Sasan Tavassoli, an Atlanta-based pastor born in Iran.

“Ayatollah Khamenei has been responsible for the killing of tens of thousands of Iranians over the last three decades. He has been a very evil dictator and a very oppressive tyrant.”

Other local Iranians, like Shohreh Mir, expressed a long-standing desire for internal change rather than outside intervention.

“This was an imposed war,” Mir said. “We still very much would like for Iranian people to change the regime by themselves.”

What’s next:

Tavassoli said the Ayatollah’s death now creates a new issue.

“Ayatollah Khamenei never invested in raising a succession after himself,” he said, “so the crisis of the Iranian revolution and the Iranian regime is there is no legitimate successor.”

While the long-term duration of the conflict remains unknown, Iran has already begun launching retaliatory strikes following the attack.

“This is a huge development for day one, but the war is not over,” Tavassoli noted. “There are still many ways that things can become even more bloody and destructive in the coming days and weeks.”

The Source: Information in this article came from FOX 5’s Rey Llerena speaking with Iranian Americans across Georgia.

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Body found near Georgia Power dam on Radium Springs Road in Albany

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1 day ago

February 28, 2026

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Body found near Georgia Power dam on Radium Springs Road in Albany

ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) – A person was found dead in the 5200 block of Radium Springs Road on Saturday morning, according to Dougherty County Coroner Michael Fowler.

Body recovered in early morning water rescue call(WALB NEWS 10)

Fowler said the call came in as a water rescue. The body was recovered early Saturday, Feb. 28.

The coroner confirmed the person found was male. His identity and age remain unknown.

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