Georgia baseball dismisses first baseman Adam Sasser

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ATHENS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Adam Sasser has been dismissed from the University of Georgia baseball team, according to a school release.

Sasser, a senior, was accused of making a racial slur during the football team’s game against Tennessee Saturday.

The first baseman batted .317 in 59 games last season with 10 home runs and 44 RBI.

 

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(478) 745-4141 ext. 310 Tucker Sargent joined the 41NBC news team in April 2012. He hails from "The Great State of Alabama," as he calls it, but you won't catch him saying "Roll Tide!" Tucker grew up near Auburn, before moving to north Alabama. He graduated from Danville High School in 2007 and loves to return to the Tennessee Valley any chance he gets. He moved back south to Troy, Alabama after high school, where he graduated from Troy University in 2011 with a B.S. in Broadcast Journalism. He interned in Huntsville at WAAY-TV before joining 41NBC. His passion is sports, and his favorite teams are the Auburn Tigers and Troy Trojans. On the weekends you can catch Tucker watching college football on Saturdays and NASCAR on Sundays! He's proud to call middle Georgia home for now and could always use a story idea from you, so don't hesitate to get in touch with him!