Middle Georgia State College's baseball team withdrew from the District Championship less than 24 hours before they were scheduled to start play in the tournament.

James Hagler, Associate Director of Athletics and Recreation for the school, said an eligibility issue with a player on the team forced the school to make the decision to pull out of the tournament.

Hagler said the issue surfaced during a routine eligibility check this week.  Hagler said the school could not release the player's name but the player did participate in last week's Region 17 Tournament which the Warriors won to qualify for the District Championship.

The team was already traveling to Tennessee, site of the District Tournament, when the eligibility issue came to light.

The winner of the District Tournament advances to the National Junior College World Series in Grand Junction, Colorado. 

by Tom George, 13WMAZ.com

STORY HIGHLIGHTS:

- Using a $1 million-plus dollar grant from NASA, Middle Georgia State College is test flying drones over Eastman.

- The college's aviation department is partnering with Areai, a Kennesaw-based company.

- Two more drones -- called PTERA -- are planned to be built by the end of the year.

If you saw something flying over Eastman, it was a drone being used to test airplanes as a part of the project through Kennesaw-based Areai and a grant from NASA.

"They really exist for the betterment of mankind," says CEO Nick Alley. "To make manned airplanes be greener and safer."

The $1 million-plus dollar project is using a small plane called the PTERA to tests plane conditions like speed and wind to eventually help pilots in real planes.

   The Middle Georgia State College baseball team is catching fire at the right time of the season as the playoffs get started at the junior college level.    
   This past weekend, the 38-13 Warriors won the GCAA conference tournament title in Albany, over Darton College 5-4.
   14 year head coach Craig Young says his team is loaded with 18 freshman that are helping spark a team with energy and big time play, which is perfect timing as the road "warriors" head to Tennessee for districts on Thursday.
   "This group is just a loose group" says Young. "They enjoy playing together and it shows every time they step on the field. I think sometimes that inexperience can be a good thing for you too."
    Former Rutland Hurricane Blake Shouse was recently selected as conference player of the year for the Warriors as their Third Baseman and closer agrees with his skipper.