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July 20, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com The Boston Red Sox carried a 9-game winning streak into the All-Star Break and kept their winning streak alive with a four-game sweep of division-leading Tampa Bay Rays this past weekend, as they continue their push for an American League playoff spot. Cartersville High product Anthony Seigler has started in 12 games during Boston's streak. Elsewhere, two other local players were part of their clubs' roster moves. Mason Barnett, who has shifted between the MLB Athletics and Triple-A, was optioned back to the Las Vegas Aviators. Logan Martin returned to the Double-A Richmond Flying Squirrels after a rehab assignment with the Arizona Complex League Giants. MLB / MiLB MASON BARNETT — Las Vegas Aviators (MLB Athletics Triple-A affiliate; 5th-year pro; Auburn; Cartersville HS) … the right-hand pitcher was optioned back to the Triple-A Las Vegas Aviators on July 15 and made a three-inning start with no decision last Saturday in an eventual 8-1 win at the Round Rock Express. Barnett retired nine of the ten batters he faced (allowed one hit) and fanned one. The 25-year-old had two saves for the MLB Athletics last month, but he also had given up nine runs in six innings since July started, taking his ERA from 1.17 to 4.64. The Aviators began the week with a 13-8 record in the second-half standings, leading the Pacific Coast League West. Las Vegas has already clinched a playoff berth by winning the first half of the division race. LOGAN MARTIN — Richmond Flying Squirrels (San Francisco Giants Double-A affiliate; 4th-year pro; Kentucky; Cartersville HS) … was reactivated to the Squirrels’ roster last Friday from the injured list and a rehab assignment with the Arizona Complex Giants. He entered in the third inning with two outs and made a 2-1/3 inning scoreless relief appearance last Sunday in a 10-5 home loss to the Erie SeaWolves. Martin allowed one hit and two walks with one strikeout, facing eight batters. Although the 25-year-old has faced some injury issues this season, he is 5-0 with one save in 16 appearances this season, covering 42 innings. He has 45 strikeouts and a 3.00 ERA. Richmond (11-9 second half, 54-34 overall) has already secured a post-season playoff berth by winning the first half standings of the Southwest Division. The Flying Squirrels host the Hartford Yard Goats for a six-game series this week through Sunday. ANTHONY SEIGLER — Boston Red Sox (MLB; 9th-year pro; Cartersville HS) … in three home games against the Tampa Bay Rays this past weekend, he went 3-for-12, including one walk, one double, and one RBI as the Red Sox extended their winning streak to 13 games. Since his call-up from Triple-A Worcester in late June, the 27-year-old second baseman is batting .256 in 86 official at-bats with two homers, seven RBI, and two stolen bases. Boston (50-48) started the week in third place in the American League East, trailing the Rays by six games and the Yankees by 1-1/2. The Red Sox started the week holding the final Wild Card playoff spot in the American League. INDEPENDENT PRO BASEBALL MICAH EARWOOD — Sussex County Miners (Frontier League; 1st year pro; Southeastern University; Cartersville HS) … entered in relief in the seventh inning last Friday and worked the final four outs of a 3-1 loss at the Brockton Rox. The right-hand pitcher allowed one earned run on three hits and struck out two, receiving no decision. Sussex County began the week with a 28-30 record and in third place in the East Division. The Miners host the Quebec Capitales for three games and the New York Boulders for three games on Tuesday through Sunday.

July 19, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Cartersville Little League 12U baseball lost 2-1 to Smyrna on Sunday, ending their run at the Georgia Little League state tournament in Bogart. It marked a second straight one-run loss for Cartersville, who also fell 5-4 in extra innings on Saturday to Franklin County. Smyrna scored single runs in the first two innings to lead 2-0. Cartersville scored in the top of the fourth on an RBI single by Sam Evans, but couldn't close the gap. Parker Candela led the team with two hits. Jaxon Tardy and Nolan Murphy also contributed with singles. Tardy (4.1 IP, 2R, 1ER, 3H, 3BB, 4K) and Gray Womack (0.2 IP, 0R, 0H) pitched for Cartersville.

July 18, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com The Cartersville Little League 12U baseball team lost its first game at the double-elimination Georgia state tournament in Bogart on Saturday, falling 5-4 to Franklin County in extra innings. Franklin County led 2-0 entering the third inning when Cartersville 12U struck for three runs on four hits to take a 3-2 advantage. Franklin County knotted the score again in the bottom of the third with a single run, and the game remained that way until extra innings. Cartersville 12U scored in the top of the seventh for a 4-3 lead, but Franklin County tied it again in the bottom of the inning. After Cartersville was retired in order in the top of the eighth, Franklin County got a one-out single, moved the baserunner into scoring position on a strikeout and defensive indifference, and scored the walk-off run on a two-out single into centerfield. Four pitchers were utilized by Cartersville 12U in the loss. Jaxon Tardy (1.1 IP, 0R, 0H, 0BB, 4K), Sam Evans (2.1 IP, 3R, 2ER, 3H, 2BB), Josh Villarreal (3.1 IP, 2R, 0ER, 2H, 3BB, 3K), and Gray Womack (0.2 IP, 0R, 2H, 2K) worked from the mound for the locals. Everett Sutton had three hits for Cartersville 12U. Evan Blankenberger and Evans each produced two hits. Villarreal (triple, two RBI), Womack (double), and James Williams provided one hit each. Tardy added one RBI. The loss sent Cartersville 12U to the elimination bracket in the seven-team state tournament, where they will next play Smyrna on Sunday at 3 p.m. Smyrna lost 6-4 to Columbus-American on Saturday.

July 18, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com CARTERSVILLE LITTLE LEAGUE 10U EARNS STATE RUNNER-UP FINISH Cartersville Little League 10U extended the state tournament championship round to a final, winner-take-all game on Friday night in Athens, but lost to Columbus-American 6-0 and finished as state runner-up. Columbus-American pitching limited Cartersville 10U to only three hits in the final game — singles by Jack Burris, Jett Nichols, and Lucas Penland. Cartersville 10U finished the state tournament with a 4-2 record and wins over Hart County (10-6), Peachtree City (10-0), Smyrna (8-0), and Columbus-American (4-2). Both losses (4-1 and 6-0) were to Columbus-American. To reach the championship round, Cartersville 10U broke open a 1-0 game on Wednesday with seven runs in the fifth inning to defeat Smyrna 8-0. Penland tossed a six-inning, complete-game shutout to collect the pitching victory. He scattered seven hits and one walk with two strikeouts. Lincoln Ezell (double, two RBI), Cort Wolff (RBI), and Penland (RBI) had hits in the win. Nichols drove in one run with a sacrifice fly. In Thursday’s win over Columbus-American in the championship round, Cartersville 10U scored four runs in the first inning. Pitchers Brantley Tilley and Burris then combined for six strikeouts on the mound and limited Columbus-American to only two runs on five hits and four walks. Burris had two hits, including one double. Nichols contributed one double and two RBI. Wolff had the other Cartersville base hit. CARTERSVILLE 11U THIRD AT STATE TOURNEY Cartersville Little League 11U finished third at the Georgia Little League state tournament following a 6-4 loss to Smyrna on Thursday night in Toccoa. Cartersville 11U finished the double-elimination tournament with a 2-2 mark. The locals had wins over Franklin County (12-0) and Columbus-Northern (3-2), before falling to Peachtree City (1-0) and Smyrna (6-4). Tripp Walker was the top hitter for Cartersville 11U in their final two state tournament games with three hits. Brayden Taylor and Jonah Holder each had two hits and one RBI. Wheeler Arthur had two hits, and Brantley Brossett contributed a double and two RBI. Walker pitched 4-1/3 innings and had one strikeout in the final two games. Will Moore struck out two in three innings of work. Fin Rogan and Taylor each struck out two in short mound appearances.

July 16, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com The Bartow County Little League 14U team was eliminated at the Georgia Junior Little League state tournament on Thursday afternoon and finished 2-2 in the event. Both Bartow 14U losses were to Hart County (5-4 and 13-3), but the local team had wins over East Marietta (5-3) and Washington Wilkes (17-4) in the elimination bracket on Wednesday. Hart County faced Oconee County on Thursday night, with the survivor needing two wins over unbeaten Vine Ingle in Friday's championship round. Mason Benitez led the Bartow 14U offense with six hits in the state tournament, including two RBI. Logan Johnson followed with five hits, including two doubles and four RBI. Sam Wallin (double, four RBI) and Jaxon Stanfield (two RBI) each finished the tournament with four hits. Knox Gunter (RBI) and Brantley Collum contributed three hits. Easton Allison produced two hits and two RBI. Cole Coker (RBI), Tyler Moon (RBI), and Isaiah Flores each added one hit. On the mound, Wallin had 10 strikeouts in 6-1/3 innings. Coker totaled five strikeouts in 6-1/3 innings. Gunter fanned eight in 4-1/3 innings of work. Collum recorded five strikeouts across 2-1/3 innings. Benitez and Flores each struck out four in 3-1/3 innings.

July 14, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Warner Robins American 4, Cartersville 10U 1 Cartersville Little League 10U suffered its first loss at the double-elimination state tournament Tuesday night in Athens. Cartersville 10U led 1-0 through two innings, but Warner Robins-American tied the game in the top of the third inning and grabbed the lead for good in the fourth with three more runs and a 4-1 win. Wyatt Clayton (4 IP, 4R, 2ER, 2H, 2BB, 5K) made the pitching start for Cartersville 10U and was tagged with the loss. Brantley Tilley (1.2 IP, 0R, 1H, 1BB, 1K) and Marshall Pressley (0.1 IP) also pitched for the locals. Lucas Penland (RBI), Bode Mathis, Tilley (double), and Lincoln Ezell each had one hit for Cartersville 10U. Cartersville 10U slipped to the loser’s bracket on Wednesday at 8 p.m. and will play an elimination game against the Martinez-Evans vs. Smyrna winner. Matinez-Evans and Smyrna are scheduled for Wednesday at 6 p.m. The survivor on Wednesday will advance to the championship round and must defeat Warner Robins American twice on Thursday. Peachtree City 1, Cartersville 11U 0 Cartersville Little League 11U dropped a 1-0 nailbiter Tuesday night to Peachtree City for their first loss at the double-elimination state tournament in Toccoa. Cartersville 11U pitchers Tripp Walker (4.1 IP, 1ER, 4H, 3BB, 1K) and Fin Rogan (0.2 IP, 0R, 0H, 2K) made strong appearances on the mound, but Peachtree City pushed across the game’s only run in the bottom of the fourth inning with back-to-back singles and a passed ball. Wheeler Arthur, Brayden Taylor, and Walker each had one hit for Cartersville 11U in the loss. Cartersville 11U moves to an elimination game on Thursday at 6 p.m. against the winner of the Columbus-Northern vs. Smyrna matchup from Wednesday night. The winner of Thursday's game will move on to the championship round against Peachtree City on Friday at 6 p.m.

July 13, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com MLB / MiLB MASON BARNETT — MLB Athletics (5th-year pro; Auburn; Cartersville HS) … the 25-year-old right-hand pitcher made two relief appearances last week in the Athletics’ losses at the Detroit Tigers and the Chicago White Sox. Barnett walked two at Detroit, but did not allow a run or a hit. In Chicago, he yielded three earned runs on three hits and one walk. At the All-Star break, he has a 1-0 record with two saves out of the Athletics’ bullpen. In 13 appearances, Barnett has a 4.64 ERA and 21 strikeouts in 21-1/3 innings. The Athletics (41-55) are in fourth place in the American League West, trailing the Texas Rangers by eight games. They are 6-1/2 games out of a Wild Card playoff berth. The A’s will be in Sacramento this weekend for a three-game series against the Washington Nationals. LOGAN MARTIN — Richmond Flying Squirrels (San Francisco Giants Double-A affiliate; 4th-year pro; Kentucky; Cartersville HS) … made two relief appearances on July 6 and last Friday, and picked up two pitching wins in his rehab assignment with the Arizona Complex Giants. He totaled 3-1/3 innings in the two outings and allowed one earned run on three hits with no walks. The 24-year-old struck out five. Martin, who is 3-0 with a 3.41 ERA at Double-A Richmond, has spent several weeks on the injured list and was sent to the Arizona Complex on June 27 for his current rehab assignment. ANTHONY SEIGLER — Boston Red Sox (MLB; 9th-year pro; Cartersville HS) … started all six games this week for the Red Sox and went 3-for-22, including two walks and three RBI. One of his hits was a two-run homer last Friday against the New York Mets at Citi Field. Since being recalled in late June from Triple-A Worcester, Seigler has a .257 batting average, including two homers and six RBI in 74 official at-bats. Boston (46-48) entered the All-Star break on a nine-game winning streak and in third place in the American League East. The Red Sox trail the Tampa Bay Rays by 10 games in the division, but are only 1/2 game behind the Seattle Mariners and the Minnesota Twins in the American League Wild Card race. Boston returns to action this weekend, hosting the Rays on Friday through Sunday at Fenway Park. INDEPENDENT PRO BASEBALL MICAH EARWOOD — Sussex County Miners (Frontier League; 1st year pro; Southeastern University; Cartersville HS) … entered in the sixth inning last Thursday for a 1-2/3 innings relief appearance at the Lake Erie Crushers, and allowed one earned run on two hits and one walk during a Miners’ 5-4 loss. Earwood is 0-1 with a 7.15 ERA in 11-1/3 innings at the All-Star break. He has 13 strikeouts and has faced 56 batters. Sussex County (28-27) trails the New York Boulders by 4-1/2 games in the Atlantic East Division. The Miners return to action this weekend with a three-game series at the Brockton Rox. COHEN WILBANKS — Evansville Otters (Frontier League; 2nd year pro; Georgia Gwinnett College; Cartersville HS) … saw action as the Otters’ catcher in three games last week and went 1-for-7 at the plate, including one walk and one run scored. Evansville went 2-4 for the week. Wilbanks has a .220 batting average, including one home run and six RBI in 74 plate appearances. The Otters are 33-22 at the All-Star break and in second place in the Midwest Central Division. Evansville returns to action this weekend with a three-game home series with the Windy City ThunderBolts. PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS BOO WEEKLEY — 29-year pro; Cartersville Country Club member; Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College; Jay, Florida resident — carded rounds of 68-67-70-66 (9-under par) to finish runner-up to Zach Johnson at the Kaulig Companies Championship last weekend at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio. Weekley, who trains regularly with teaching professional Scott Hamilton at the Cartersville Country Club, has climbed to fourth place in the current Charles Schwab Cup rankings for PGA Tour Champions through 15 events. He won the Insperity Invitational earlier this season, three shots ahead of Ernie Els. A 2008 Ryder Cup team member, Weekley has made 13 of 15 cuts in 2026 and has two runner-up finishes. His season includes four Top Tens and nine Top 25 finishes. The 52-year-old won three times on the PGA Tour, including the 2007 and 2008 Verizon Heritage and the 2013 Colonial Invitational.

July 12, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com The Cartersville Little League 10U and 11U baseball teams both won their first two games in the Georgia Little League state tournament this past weekend. In other age divisions, Bartow County Little League 14U slipped to the elimination bracket, and Bartow County Little League 16U was eliminated Cartersville Little League 10U starts strong at state tourney Cartersville Little League 10U went 2-0 in the first two games of the eight-team, double-elimination state tournament on Saturday and Sunday in Athens. Cartersville 10U defeated Hart County 10-6 on Saturday and blanked Peachtree City on Sunday, 11-0. With the victories, Cartersville 10U advanced to play Sunday’s Columbus-American vs. Martinez Evans winner on Tuesday night at 6:30 p.m. and secured a top-three finish. Tuesday night’s winner will advance to the championship round with no losses. Cartersville 10U utilized four pitchers in their opening win, including Brantley Tilley (two strikeouts), Beckett Philliber, Wyatt Clayton, and Lucas Penland. Clayton and Penland combined for a shutout in the win over Peachtree City. Clayton recorded five strikeouts in 4-2/3 innings across the first two tournament games. Penland had three strikeouts in 3-1/3 innings. Clayton paced the Cartersville 10U offense in the first two state tournament games with five hits and three RBI. Jack Burris contributed four hits, including one double and two RBI. Lincoln Ezell (four RBI), Penland (three RBI), and Philliber had two hits. Tilley (triple, three RBI), Marshall Pressley (RBI), Jett Nichols (RBI), Bode Mathis (double), and Lambo Geldhauser each added one hit. Cartersville Little League 11U opens state tourney with two wins Cartersville Little League 11U blanked Franklin County 12-0 and edged Columbus-Northern 3-2 in walk-off fashion on Saturday and Sunday in the first two rounds of the seven-team, double-elimination state tournament in Toccoa. Cartersville 11U advanced to face Peachtree City 11U on Tuesday night at 6 p.m., with the winner advancing to Thursday’s championship round without a loss. Tuesday night’s loser will slip to an elimination game on Wednesday night. Pitchers Camaro Geldhauser and Brayden Taylor combined for a two-hit, shutout against Franklin County. Geldhauser fanned nine. Wheeler Arthur (1 IP, 2K), Tripp Walker (1.2 IP, 1K), Will Porter (3 IP, 4K), and Fin Rogan (0.1 IP) shared pitching duties in the win over Columbus-Northern. Jaxon Martin had three hits, including one double, for Cartersville 11U in the first two games of the state tournament. Geldhauser (three RBI) and Porter (double, two RBI) each contributed two hits. Walker (double, three RBI), Caleb Cox (double, three RBI), Arthur (RBI), Will Moore, and Jonah Holder each added one hit. Rogan and Taylor each produced one RBI. Bartow County Little League 14U falls in state tourney opener Bartow County Little League 14U led Hart County 4-0 in the middle of the fifth inning on Saturday afternoon in the first round of the state tournament, but Hart rallied for three runs in the fifth and two in the sixth to edge Bartow, 5-4. The loss dropped Bartow 14U to an elimination game on Monday night against East Marietta. Sam Wallin (4.2 IP, 2R, 1ER, 1H, 2BB, 9K) suffered the pitching loss for Bartow despite a strong start. Knox Gunter (1.1 IP, 1R, 0ER, 0H, 5K) and Tyler Moon (0.0 IP, 2ER, 1H, 1BB) pitched in relief. Wallin (double, two RBI), Logan Johnson (double, RBI), and Gunter had Bartow’s only base hits. The seven-team, double-elimination state tournament for Junior League baseball continues at Vine Ingle Little League in Macon through Thursday night. Bartow County 16U drops two of three at Georgia Senior Little League state tourney Host Bartow County 16U won its first-round game at the state tournament against Oconee County on Saturday, but was eliminated Saturday night and Sunday after losses to Hart County and Athens at Manning Mill Park. Bartow 16U defeated Oconee County 25-19, lost 9-4 to Hart County, and fell 12-11 to Athens. In three state tournament games for Bartow 16U, Tyler Parker had five hits, including three homers, one double, and seven RBI. Nicholas Robinson also had five hits, including one double and six RBI. Jackson Watts (double, sac fly, four RBI) and Landon Farmer (double) contributed four hits. Kasey Jacobs had three hits, including one homer and four RBI. Noah Rogers (triple, two RBI), Hunter Dudley (triple, RBI), and Wyatt Garlin (RBI) produced two hits. Matthew Zander (home run, two RBI) and Reed Davis each added one hit. Jace Radford had one RBI. Dudley had two strikeouts in six innings of pitching. Zander struck out six in three frames, Watts fanned three in 3-1/3 innings, and Robinson struck out two in 3-2/3 innings.

July 12, 2026 Staff reports / BartowSportsZone.com The Cartersville Twisters Gym boys Level 4 team capped a strong season by repeating as Georgia Level 4 Team State Champions, successfully defending the title they won a year ago. The championship squad of Rainey Cope, Channing Englert, Kit Leighly, and Nolan Menerey earned back-to-back state crowns under coaches Sasha Stetsenko and Andrei Kouznetsov, continuing the Twisters' tradition as one of Georgia's premier youth gymnastics programs. The Twisters' success extended beyond the team competition. At the Georgia Level 4 State Championships, Englert, Leighly, and Menerey swept the top three spots in the all-around standings, finishing as the No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3 Level 4 gymnasts in the state. Englert also enjoyed success beyond the state level, tying for second place in the all-around among all Level 4 competitors in the Southeast Region. The program's depth was further recognized when Gabe Moody joined Leighly and Englert in qualifying for the Georgia State Elite Camp, an honor reserved for many of the state's top young gymnasts and an opportunity to train alongside Georgia's best emerging talent. The Twisters wrapped up their season by competing in a Team Finals event featuring many of the top teams from across the Southeast. Although the meet was separate from the official state and regional championship competitions, Cartersville finished second overall behind Alabama in a spirited season-ending showcase. With a second consecutive state championship, multiple individual state leaders, regional recognition, and three gymnasts earning invitations to the State Elite Camp, the Cartersville Twisters Boys Level 4 team completed one of the program's most successful seasons in recent memory.

July 11, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Cartersville Little League 13U went 1-2 at the three-team Georgia Little League Intermediate State Tournament on Friday and Saturday at Peachtree City to finish runner-up to host Peachtree City. Cartersville 13U dropped its tournament opener to Peachtree City 16-6 on Friday, defeated Vine Ingle on Saturday 12-10, and lost to Peachtree City in the championship round 20-7. Emory Harris led the Cartersville 13U offense during the tournament with seven hits, including two doubles and three RBI. Sa’vion Hamilton followed with six hits, including two doubles and two RBI. Grayson Dean had five hits, including one home run, one double, and two RBI. Jimmy Fair produced three hits. Jack Turner (three RBI), Jordan Cooley (two RBI), Carter Harris (two RBI), and Gavin Ham (triple, RBI) each contributed two hits. Aiden Solomon (double, RBI) and Link Crump each added one hit. Ham (4-1/3 innings) and Turner (3-1/3 innings) each recorded five strikeouts in their pitching outings for Cartersville 13U during the tournament. Hamilton pitched three innings, and Aiden Solomon had four strikeouts in 2-2/3 innings of work on the mound.

July 11, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Bartow County Little League’s 12U softball team finished as state runner-up on Saturday, and the Bartow County 10U team was eliminated on Friday afternoon at their respective Georgia Little League State tournaments in Warner Robins. Bartow 12U finished 2-2 in the double-elimination tournament with both losses coming to Warner Robins American — the 2026 state champions. Bartow 12U had tournament wins over Columbus-American (11-1) in the first round and over Oconee County, 4-3, in an elimination game this past Friday. Both losses to Warner Robins American (4-3 and 4-2) were narrow defeats. Remington Sewell pitched all six innings for Bartow 12U in their elimination game victory over Oconee County. She struck out eleven and allowed three earned runs on three hits and two walks to collect the win. Bartow 12U trailed 3-1, but struck for three runs in the top of the sixth inning to secure the win. Aubree Huskins (RBI), Jacie Duke, and Kaley Nichols had hits for the locals. Sewell contributed one RBI. In the championship round on Saturday, Bartow 12U led 2-1 before Warner Robins American scored three runs in the bottom of the fifth to escape with the 4-2 victory. Sewell pitched all five innings for Bartow 12U in the finals. She fanned two, yielding three earned runs on two hits and four walks. Nichols (RBI), Duke (double), and Payton Tidwell each had two hits for Bartow 12U on Saturday. Abbie Robinson added one hit, and Whitley Aldredge contributed one RBI. Bartow 10U finished 1-2 at its state tournament and was eliminated by Elbert County on Friday, 5-4. Bartow 10U rallied for four runs in the fifth inning to tie the game at 4-4, but Elbert County pushed across the game-winning run in the bottom of the inning. Addy Jo Reynolds struck out seven, allowing five earned runs on five hits and seven walks for Bartow 10U. Paris Taylor had two hits. Charleigh Aviles, Kya Phillips, and Reynolds each had one hit and one RBI. Ella Kate Graham added one RBI.

July 8, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com The Bartow County Little League 10U softball team picked up a crucial elimination-game victory Wednesday night at the Georgia Little League Softball State Tournament, while the 12U squad suffered a tough walk-off loss. Bartow 10U defeated West Point 13-5 in five innings to stay alive in the losers’ bracket. Bartow 12U dropped a 4-3 heartbreaker to host Warner Robins American and slid into the loser’s bracket. BARTOW 10U COLLECTS STATE TOURNEY VICTORY West Point jumped out to a 2-0 lead after the first inning and led 2-1 through two. Bartow’s offense then erupted, scoring six runs in the third inning and three more in the fourth to build a commanding 10-2 advantage. West Point closed the gap to 10-5 in the top of the fifth, but Bartow answered with three runs in the bottom half to end the game via the run-rule. Addy Jo Reynolds earned the pitching victory, striking out eight batters. Averie Farmer paced the offense with two hits and two RBI. Reynolds added one hit and one RBI, while Kendall Haygood chipped in one hit. Kimsey Tow, Rowan Pittman, Kya Phillips, Maria Reyes, and Layla Brown each drove in one run. The win sends Bartow 10U into another elimination contest on Thursday night at 6 p.m. against Elbert County 10U. Bartow will need to win four straight elimination games to claim the state title. The tournament continues through Friday night, with an “if needed" game scheduled for Saturday morning. BARTOW 12U SUFFERS STATE TOURNEY LOSS Bartow 12U held a 2-1 lead through two innings and fought back to tie the score at 3-3 in the fourth. However, Warner Robins American rallied in the bottom of the sixth, using a walk and two singles with one out to secure a 4-3 walk-off victory. Remington Sewell started in the circle and pitched five strong innings (3R, 0ER, 3H, 2BB, 6K). Aubree Huskins took the loss in relief (0.1 IP, 1ER, 1H, 1BB). Offensively, Abbie Robinson led with two hits. Sewell, Payton Tidwell, Whitley Aldredge, and River Bunch each recorded one hit, while Lily Wilson drove in one run. The loss puts Bartow 12U into an elimination game on Thursday night at 6:30 p.m. against either Columbus-American or Oconee County. The survivor of that matchup will need two victories over Warner Robins American in the final round to win the state championship. The championship round begins Friday night at 8 p.m., with a possible second game on Saturday at 1:30 p.m.