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Baseball: Forsyth Central falls in playoffs after multiple delays

Bulldogs finish with program-record 24 wins

Forsyth Central senior rightfielder Pierce Nufer hauls in a catch Thursday in the Bulldogs' second round Class AAAAA playoff series. - photo by Micah Green

FC PNufer 1 050816 web — Forsyth Central senior rightfielder Pierce Nufer hauls in a catch Thursday in the Bulldogs' second round Class AAAAA playoff series. - photo by Micah Green

Michael Foster

Updated: May 6, 2016, 2:39 AM

Published: May 6, 2016, 2:41 AM

Forsyth Central went into its playoff series against South Effingham at 5 p.m. on Wednesday. The series didn't end until 9 p.m. the next day. Two separate and significant rain delays overshadowed the series at hand, but after hours of patience and anxiety the Bulldogs' season ended in the round of 16 for the second year in a row as the Mustangs won the deciding game, 11-1, in five innings on Thursday night.

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Forsyth Central's Daniel Smith signs national letter of intent

Forsyth Central's Daniel Smith on his signing day with his parents and head football coach Chad Pickett Wednesday inside the school's cafeteria. - photo by Derrick Richemond

Forsyth Central — Forsyth Central's Daniel Smith on his signing day with his parents and head football coach Chad Pickett Wednesday inside the school's cafeteria. - photo by Derrick Richemond

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FCN staff

Published: Feb 7, 2025, 3:44 AM

Despite not playing football until eighth grade, Forsyth Central's Daniel Smith will be playing at the next level.

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