Chick-fil-A Dwarf House Sports: GHC to take on Butler Community College in first round of NJCAA Tournament on Tuesday, Bobby Cox to throw first pitch for Rome Braves home opener

Chick-fil-A Dwarf House Sports Report

GHC Chargers to take on the Grizzles of Butler Community College in the first round of the NJCCA Tournament next week in Kansas. To celebrate the first conference championship in the history of GHC Athletics, students at all five of Georgia Highlands College’s campuses will be live streaming the Charger’s game Tuesday, March 17 at 11 a.m. Hundreds of students and faculty will be gathering to watch the game and pregame Skype call to players. Viewing areas: Floyd campus: Lakeview Auditorium - Cartersville campus: Student Center – Marietta campus: Videoconference Room – Paulding campus: Library Conference Room – Douglasville campus: Videoconference Room. GHC

Basketball

• Updates from this weekend’s SEC Basketball tournament in Nashville, TN: SEC
• Updates from this weekend’s ACC Basketball tournament in Greensboro, NC: ACC
• Norman Arey’s basketball picks: Trimming begins for more than 300 teams as conference tournament week starts. Arey

Local colleges

Berry College sports updates. Berry

Shorter University sports updates. Shorter
-Due to impending inclement weather this weekend, the Shorter softball and baseball series with West Georgia have been shifted to Sunday and Monday (March 15-16) rather than Saturday and Sunday (March 14-15).

Georgia Highlands College sports updates. GHC

Georgia Northwest Technical College sports updates.

Baseball

• Hall of Famer Bobby Cox to throw out first pitch at Rome Braves home opener April 9. Cox
• Atlanta Braves fall to Yankees, 3-2. Braves split squad today vs. Mets and Detroit Tigers today. Atlanta
• Registration begins for the 2015 season of Braves Miracle Field of Rome. Miracle
• Big Saturday ahead at State Mutual Stadium: National Anthem tryouts and Single game tickets on sale. Stadium