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Armstrong?s Ward earns freshman honor

Armstrong Atlantic State outfielder Nathan Ward has been named the Peach Belt Conference?s baseball Freshman of the Week, according to league officials.

Ward went 5 for 6 in the first two games of the Augusta State series for an .833 batting average with two RBIs. He had his first career four-hit game as he went 4 for 4 in the opener, driving in one of the two Armstrong runs.

The Richmond Hill native went 1 for 2 in the next game, driving in another and scoring once. Ward has appeared in three games for the Pirates this season, collecting hits in all three and driving in at least one run each time.

Pirates offer bus tickets for games at USC Aiken

The Armstrong Atlantic State athletic department and the Armstrong Campus Union Board are offering fans a chance to ride with the Pirates to South Carolina Aiken for this weekend?s key Peach Belt Conference basketball doubleheader against the Pacers on Saturday.

There are 42 spots available on the bus and tickets are first-come, first-serve. Tickets cost $15 and includes admission to the game. The bus will leave Armstrong?s campus at 1:30 p.m. for the 5:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. men?s and women?s games at the USC Aiken Convocation Center.

To buy tickets or for more information, contact Armstrong Assistant AD for Business and Marketing Michael Smoose by phone at 912-344-3236 or by email atmichael.smoose@armstrong.edu.

Savannah Harbor hosts junior golf tournament

The IJGT Georgia Junior, a tournament featuring some of the top junior golfers ages 9-19 in the Southeast, is Saturday and Sunday at The Club at Savannah Harbor.

The tournament includes three divisions: Boys 15-19, Boys Under-14 and Girls Under-19.

The tournament is nationally ranked by Golfweek and Junior Golf Scoreboard.

The International Junior Golf Tour annually offers more than 60 two- and three-day events in the United States. IJGT members represent 45 U.S. states and 43 countries. Alumni include Webb Simpson, Rickie Fowler, Hunter Mahan, Paula Creamer and other PGA and LPGA Tour players.

For more information about the event at Savannah Harbor, call 888-936-5327.

NATIONAL

Richt adds DL Johnson as UGAs? 33rd signee

ATHENS ? Junior college defensive lineman Toby Johnson has become the 33rd member of Georgia?s signing class.

Georgia coach Mark Richt says Johnson, from Hutchinson (Kan.) Community College, signed with the Bulldogs on Tuesday. Johnson, from College Park, Ga., attended Banneker High School.

At 6-foot-4 and 305 pounds, Johnson was ranked among the top junior college prospects in the nation. He had five sacks and 17 tackles for losses in two seasons at Hutchinson.

Richt says he is looking forward to Johnson competing for playing time in the 2013 season.

Mayweather-Guerrero bout set for May

Floyd Mayweather Jr. will fight Robert Guerrero on May 4, and he?s changing television networks to do it.

The biggest star in boxing dropped a surprise Tuesday while announcing his long-rumored next bout: After several years on HBO, Mayweather is moving to Showtime with a lucrative multi-fight deal.

Mayweather?s move is a coup for Showtime, the CBS-owned network that has always trailed behind HBO in boxing prominence. Mayweather (43-0, 26 KOs) is the sport?s biggest moneymaker, and his new revenue-sharing deal with Showtime could include up to six fights over 30 months.

?They were extremely aggressive from the start, and they made it clear they want Floyd Mayweather to be the face of Showtime,? Mayweather adviser Leonard Ellerbe told The Associated Press. ?It?s the ultimate compliment to a fighter like Floyd. They were aggressive, and the deal that they put on the table was essentially a deal that you can?t refuse.?

Mayweather?s first bout is against Guerrero (31-1-1, 18 KOs), the WBC?s interim welterweight champion. The fight likely will be at the MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas.

Source: http://savannahnow.com/sports/2013-02-19/sports-briefs

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