The Sports Inquirer

Release from Georgia State Athletics: Led by first-teamers Tristin English, Matt Gonzalez and Kel Johnson, seven Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets were named to the 2016 All-ACC Baseball Team, released Monday by the league office.   Tech had the second-most first-team selections with three, two behind Louisville (five). Joining Tech’s trio are junior pitchers Brandon Gold…

Release from Georgia Tech Athletics: Georgia Tech junior shortstop Connor Justus has been named a semifinalist for the 2016 Dick Howser Trophy, an award given to the top player in collegiate baseball.   Justus is the fifth Georgia Tech player to be named a Dick Howser Trophy semifinalist or finalist – Jason Varitek (1994, winner),…

Release from the ACC: Five ACC teams advanced to the NCAA Men’s Golf Championship following the final round of regional play on Wednesday. It marks the second straight year that five league teams reached the championship.   Clemson, Florida State, Louisville, Virginia, and Wake Forest will represent the ACC at the NCAA Championship, which will…

Release from Georgia Tech Athletics: Top-ranked Stanford (833, -31), No. 24 Oregon (847, -17), No. 37 UAB (857, -7), No. 13 California (862, -2) and No. 12 Wake Forest (863, -1) all advanced from the Tucson Regional. The Cardinal led wire-to-wire, posting a 13-under-par 275 Wednesday to finish 14 strokes ahead of No. 24 Oregon,…

Release from the Atlanta Falcons: The Atlanta Falcons today announced that they have signed offensive lineman Laurence Gibson. Gibson, 6-6, 315 pounds, was originally selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the seventh round (243rd overall) of the 2015 NFL Draft out of Virginia Tech. He spent the 2015 season as a member of the Kansas…

Release from Georgia State Athletics: For the second straight year, Georgia State catcher Joey Roach is a semifinalist for the Johnny Bench Award as the top catcher in Division I   The 15 semifinalists for the 2016 Johnny Bench Award presented by BaseballSavings.com wre Wednesday by the Greater Wichita Area Sports Commission. The field will…