April 7, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com The Purple Hurricanes needed only two offensive frames Tuesday night at Richard Bell Field to defeat the visiting Southeast Whitfield Raiders 18-1 in three innings.  Cartersville scored six runs in the first and a dozen in the second inning for the Region 7-AAAA victory.  Nate Russell pitched the first two scoreless innings for the Canes and struck out five. Brayden Channell pitched the final inning and yielded one run on on

April 7, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com The Cass Colonels secured a 4-2 victory in the opening game of a three-game series against Woodland on Tuesday evening at the Wildcats' home field. The game was dominated by pitching, as both teams' lineups were limited to just two hits each. Cass took advantage of three walks to score three runs in the top of the third inning, but Woodland answered with two runs in the bottom of the frame after also drawing three walks.  Th

April 7, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Georgia Highlands College baseball opened a four-game, home-and-home, conference series with the Gordon State Highlanders on Tuesday at Cdr. Robert Bentley Baseball Field in Cartersville with a 9-4 win. The Chargers took a 3-1 lead in the bottom of the second inning and never trailed from that point forward, outhitting Gordon State thirteen to five. GHC led 5-3 through five innings and took command with a four-run sixth. Dav

April 6, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Mason Barnett made his first two pitching starts in the 2026 season with the Las Vegas Aviators. This week's report includes the opening of Major League Baseball and Minor League Baseball, plus reports on local athletes in college softball, baseball, tennis, beach volleyball, and track and field. MLB / MiLB MASON BARNETT — Las Vegas Aviators (5th-yr. pro; Triple-A affiliate Sacramento Athletics; Auburn; Cartersville HS) … ma

April 4, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com The Georgia Highlands bats exploded for 36 hits and 33 runs on Saturday to win both games of a home conference doubleheader with the South Georgia State Hawks. The Chargers, who have built a five-game lead in the conference standings, won the first game 20-2 and took the second game 13-3. In the first game, thirteen of the Chargers' hits were extra-base hits, including seven home runs. In Game 2, GHC contributed seven additi