July 6, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Several local products continue to make their mark across professional baseball, from the major leagues to the minor leagues and the independent ranks. Cartersville High School alumni once again headline the group, with three former Hurricanes currently on MLB or MiLB rosters and two more competing in the Frontier League. Here's a look at how each performed during the past week and where their teams stand as the first half of July winds down ahead of the All-Star break. Left to right: Mason Barnett, Logan Martin, Anthony Seigler, Micah Earwood, and Cohen Wilbanks MLB / MiLB MASON BARNETT — MLB Athletics (5th-year pro; Auburn; Cartersville HS) … made a pair of two-inning appearances, and received no decisions last Friday and Sunday as the Athletics hosted the Miami Marlins. On Friday, in a 12-5 loss, he allowed four earned runs on three hits (two home runs) and two walks with two strikeouts. In Sunday’s 9-8 loss, the right-hander yielded two more home runs and one other hit with no walks and no strikeouts. Barnett is 1-0 with two saves in 11 MLB appearances this season. He has 21 strikeouts in 19-1/3 innings and has a 3.72 ERA. The Athletics, who dropped five of six games last week, began this week in fourth place in the American League West with a 41-49 record. They trail first-place Seattle by 5-1/2 games. The A’s are on the road in the final week before the All-Star break. They have three games at the Detroit Tigers and a weekend series at the Chicago White Sox. LOGAN MARTIN — Richmond Flying Squirrels (San Francisco Giants Double-A affiliate; 4th-year pro; Kentucky; Cartersville HS) … made his second and third rehab appearances last week with the Arizona Complex Rookie-level Giants. He had five strikeouts and one walk in four shutout frames. The 24-year-old right-hander has dealt with an undisclosed injury this season with the Double-A Flying Squirrels and was sent to Arizona on June 27 for rehabilitation. He is 3-0 in 2026 with Richmond in six starts and 12 total appearances covering just over 34 innings. He has 36 strikeouts and a 3.41 ERA. Meanwhile, the Squirrels won the first half of the Eastern League’s Southwest Division to secure a postseason berth. Richmond began the week 50-29 overall, including 7-4 in the second-half standings. ANTHONY SEIGLER — Boston Red Sox (MLB; 9th-year pro; Cartersville HS) … made four starts last week — two at home against the Washington Nationals and two at the Los Angeles Angels. The 27-year-old second baseman was 3-for-16 at the plate, including two doubles, two walks, four runs scored, and one stolen base. Seigler has a .308 batting average in 52 official at-bats this season with Boston, including one home run and three RBI. The Red Sox went 4-2 last week and began this week with a 40-48 record, 12-1/2 games behind the American League East-leading Tampa Bay Rays. Boston plays three games at the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday through Thursday, and plays three at the New York Mets this weekend prior to the All-Star break. INDEPENDENT PRO BASEBALL MICAH EARWOOD — Sussex County Miners (Frontier League; 1st year pro; Southeastern University; Cartersville HS) … made three relief appearances last week with no decisions as the Miners finished a 4-2 week. The right-hand pitcher yielded five earned runs on one hit and three walks on June 30 in a 12-4 home loss to the New York Boulders, but bounced back with two scoreless appearances against the Ottawa Titans last Friday and Sunday. He recorded two strikeouts on Friday during a one-inning stint and a 5-2 loss. Earwood then allowed one hit, but retired two outs in the eighth inning of a 4-2 victory on Sunday. He has 12 strikeouts in 9-2/3 innings with a 7.45 ERA. Sussex County began the week with a 23-25 record and in third place in the Atlantic East Division. The Miners are on the road for games at the Lake Erie Crushers on Tuesday through Thursday and the Evansville Otters this weekend. COHEN WILBANKS — Evansville Otters (Frontier League; 2nd year pro; Georgia Gwinnett College; Cartersville HS) … the Otters’ catcher saw action in two losses last week — an 8-5 loss at the Joliet Slammers and a 23-10 home loss to the Washington Wild Things. Wilbanks was 4-for-8 at the plate, including one double, one walk, three runs scored, and one RBI. For the season, he has a .231 batting average with one home run and six RBI in 66 plate appearances. Evansville went 4-2 last week and began this week with a 31-18 record. The Otters are in second place in the Midwest Central Division, trailing Washington by two games. They play three games at the Gateway Grizzlies on Tuesday through Thursday and host the Sussex County Miners for three games this weekend.

June 29, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com MLB / MiLB MASON BARNETT — MLB Athletics (5th-year pro; Auburn; Cartersville HS) … made three relief appearances for the Athletics last week, seeing action on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. He allowed one earned run on one hit and two walks with no decision, working in the sixth and seventh innings at the San Francisco Giants on June 23. Last Thursday in San Francisco, he earned a one-inning save (his second of the season), allowing no base runners in a scoreless ninth inning with one strikeout. Last Saturday, Barnett retired the final two outs of the eighth inning, but the Athletics fell 5-2 at the Los Angeles Angels. He has now made nine MLB appearances this season, covering 15-1/3 innings. The 25-year-old has 19 strikeouts and a 1.17 ERA. The Athletics began this week with a 40-44 record and will host the Dodgers and the Marlins. LOGAN MARTIN — Richmond Flying Squirrels (San Francisco Giants Double-A affiliate; 4th-year pro; Kentucky; Cartersville HS) … was assigned to the Arizona Complex League Giants last Saturday for a rehab assignment, where he threw one scoreless inning in Mesa against the rookie-level Cubs. Martin is 2-0 in Double-A this season with a 3.99 ERA. Richmond (48-26 overall) won the Eastern League Northeast Division’s first half and entered this week with a 5-1 mark in the second half schedule. Anthony Seigler watches his first career home run clear the Green Monster in the second inning of the Red Sox's 4-1 win over the New York Yankees last Saturday. ANTHONY SEIGLER — Boston Red Sox (MLB; 9th-year pro; Cartersville HS) … was recalled to the MLB Red Sox on June 20 and has made 10-straight starts for Boston, which has gone 7-3 during the stretch. Seigler, playing second base, has gone 12-for-33 (.364) in his return, including three doubles, three walks, six runs scored, three RBI, one stolen base, and hit his first career home run last Saturday at home against the New York Yankees. Boston began this week with a 36-46 record, trailing first-place Tampa Bay by 12-1/2 games in the American League East. The Red Sox host the Washington Nationals to begin the week before a weekend series at the Los Angeles Angels. INDEPENDENT PRO BASEBALL MICAH EARWOOD — Sussex County Miners (Frontier League; 1st year pro; Southeastern University; Cartersville HS) … made three relief appearances last week with no decisions. The right-hand pitcher worked two scoreless innings on June 23 in a 19-1 home loss to the Schaumburg Boomers. Last Friday, he worked a scoreless eighth inning in a 4-3 loss at the Trois-Rivieres Aigles. This past Sunday, Earwood allowed three earned runs on three hits and two walks, but the Miners won 12-10 at Trois-Rivieres. He has now pitched eight innings as a professional and has nine strikeouts with a 3.38 ERA. Sussex County began this week with a 19-24 record and in third place in the Frontier League’s Atlantic East Division. COHEN WILBANKS — Evansville Otters (Frontier League; 2nd year pro; Georgia Gwinnett College; Cartersville HS) … hit his first home run of the season, a grand slam, last Friday as the Otters won 10-7 at the Florence Y’alls. The catcher also went 2-for-5 with a double on Sunday in a 16-9 victory at Florence. For the season, Wilbanks has a .182 batting average in 57 plate appearances with 11 walks and five RBI. Evansville began the week with a 27-16 record and in second place in the Frontier League’s Midwest Central Division.

June 30, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Bodie Brumlow was a co-medalist at the UGA Golf Course qualifier for the USGA Junior Amateur Championship. / Photo: Georgia State Golf Association. Cartersville High rising senior Bodie Brumlow punched his ticket to the U.S.G.A. Junior Amateur Championship on Tuesday by earning co-medalist honors at the University of Georgia Golf Course qualifier. Brumlow, Ves Butler of Athens, and Daichi Hayashi of Malaysia earned medalist honors with 4-under-par 67s on the 7,258-yard par-71 layout. Three other players — Paxton Lane of Arkansas, Brooks Urquhart of Columbus, and Nicholas Canitaro of Milton — each finished 3-under par (68) to also qualify from the 132-player field in Athens. The U.S. Junior Championship will be held next month at Saucon Valley Country Club, near Allentown and Bethlehem in Pennsylvania. Thirty-six holes of stroke play will take place on July 20-21 for 64 spots, followed by four rounds of match play continuing July 22-25.

June 30, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Cartersville Little League 12U won the Georgia District 1 championship on Tuesday night at Hamilton Crossing Park, defeating Bartow County Little League 12U, 3-2. The Cartersville roster includes: Evan Blankenberger, Hudson Bonner, Parker Candela, Sam Evans, Grayson Moss, Nolan Murphy, Owen Stephens, Everett Sutton, Jaxon Tardy, Josh Villarreal, James Williams, and Gray Womack. Manager: Patrick Murphy. Coaches: Bryan Villarreal and Stephen Womack. Cartersville Little League 12U completed an undefeated run through the Georgia District 1 Tournament on Tuesday night at Hamilton Crossing Park, defeating Bartow County Little League 12U 3-2 in the championship round. Cartersville, which went 3-0 in the tournament, also beat Cedartown (15-0) and Bartow County (13-3) to reach the championship round. Bartow eliminated Cedartown on Monday night, 18-0. Cartersville 12U took a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the third inning on Tuesday, but Bartow 12U battled back to tie the game 2-2 with single runs in the fourth and sixth. In the bottom of the sixth, Cartersville’s Jaxon Tardy reached on a one-out single and, following a strikeout, stole second base. An error on the play allowed Tardy to score for a walk-off 3-2 victory and the District 1 title. Josh Villarreal picked up the pitching win for Cartersville 12U by recording five strikeouts over the final 2-2/3 innings. Tardy made the pitching start, allowing one unearned run in the first 3-1/3 innings. Tardy walked five and fanned five. Gatlin Townsend suffered the pitching loss for Bartow 12U, allowing one unearned run in the fifth and sixth innings on one hit and one walk. He struck out two. Luke Holden made the pitching start for Bartow, allowing two unearned runs on four hits and three walks. Holden fanned six in his 4-2/3 innings of work on the mound. Tardy led the Cartersville 12U offense with two hits and one RBI. James Williams (RBI), Gray Womack, and Villarreal added one hit each. Kellan Rpgers (RBI), Camden Forsyth (RBI), and McClain Cook had base hits for Bartow 12U. Cartersville 12U, the defending state champions, advanced to the 2026 Georgia Little League State Tournament for the fourth straight year. The state tournament will begin on Saturday, July 18, in Watkinsville.

June 29, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Bartow County Little League 12U pitcher Cooper Adcock tossed a three-inning no-hitter Monday night at Hamilton Crossing Park to blank Cedartown 12U 18-0 and advance Bartow to the Georgia District 1 championship round on Tuesday against Cartersville. Adcock issued three walks and struck out three in the victory. Bartow 12U scored nine runs in the top of the first inning, added three in the second, and closed out the game with six runs in the third while pounding out 17 hits. Gatlin Townsend led the offense with three hits, including one triple, one double, and three RBI. Luke Holden (home run, double, four RBI), Camden Forsyth (three RBI), Cole Baker (two RBI), Adcock (RBI), and Kellan Rogers each produced two hits. Jake Nida (double, three RBI), McClain Cook (RBI), Max Cochran, and Cash Miller each added one hit. The championship round begins Tuesday at 6 p.m. at Hamilton Crossing Park. Cartersville, which defeated Bartow 13-3 in their first tournament meeting on Sunday, will need one win to claim the District 1 title. Bartow must defeat Cartersville twice on Tuesday.

June 29, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com The Cartersville Little League 12U baseball team is one win away from claiming another Georgia District 1 championship following wins on Saturday and Sunday at Hamilton Crossing Park. Cartersville 12U blanked Cedartown Little League 15-0 on Saturday and defeated Bartow County Little League 13-3 on Sunday to reach the District 1 championship round. Bartow County 12U and Cedartown 12U are set for an elimination game on Monday night at 6 p.m. at Hamilton Crossing Park. The winner will need two victories against Cartersville to win the District 1 title. The championship round is scheduled for Tuesday, starting at 6 p.m. The 12U District 1 champion earns one of seven spots in the 2026 Georgia Little League State Tournament, July 18-23 at the Bogart Sports Complex in Oconee County. Cartersville 12U pitchers Gray Womack and James Williams each recorded three strikeouts and combined for a three-inning, one-hitter and shutout against Cedartown. Jaxon Tardy and Sam Evans paced the Cartersville offense with three hits apiece. Tardy doubled twice and had four RBI. Evans’ hits included one double and two RBI. Evan Blankenberger (double, RBI) and Womack (RBI) contributed two hits. Nolan Murphy (two RBI), Williams (RBI), Josh Villarreal, and Owen Stephens each added one hit. Hudson Bonner had one RBI. In the Cartersville 12U’s Sunday win, Villarreal pitched 3-1/3 shutout innings of relief to earn the pitching win. He allowed only one walk and struck out seven batters. Tardy started on the mound and recorded three strikeouts. Evans finished the game by closing out the final five outs. Everett Sutton (two RBI), Womack (home run, two RBI), and Villarreal paced the Cartersville offense with three hits each. Evans had two doubles and one RBI. Bonner (sac fly, three RBI), Murphy (RBI), Tardy (double, RBI), Grayson Moss, and Blankenberger each added one hit. Stephens added one RBI. Gatlin Townsend (two RBI), McClain Cook, Kellan Rogers, and Cash Miller each had one hit for Bartow County 12U in their loss. Cole Baker added one RBI. Lukas Holden recorded five strikeouts and allowed just one unearned run in two innings on the mound.

June 25, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com The Cartersville Little League Baseball 13U Intermediate team won a best-of-three series with Rockmart Intermediate this past Monday through Wednesday to win the Georgia District 1 championship and advance to the state tournament. Cartersville 13U won 18-9 on Monday, lost 8-5 on Tuesday, but won the decisive third game of the series 7-3 on Wednesday. Grayson Dean led the Cartersville 13U bats in the series with seven hits that included three home runs, one double, one sacrifice fly, and eight RBI. Gavin Ham (home run, double, three RBI), Tate Warlick (double, three RBI), and Carter Harris (two RBI) each produced four hits. Emory Harris (two RBI) and Jimmy Fair contributed two hits. Sa’vion Hamilton (home run, two RBI), Jack Turner (two RBI), Link Crump (RBI), and Aiden Solomon added one hit. Jordan Cooley drove in three runs. Turner pitched seven innings in the series and recorded seven strikeouts. Ham had seven strikeouts in 4-1/3 innings on the mound. Warlick fanned six in four innings of work. Dean struck out nine in 3-1/3 innings, and Solomon had four strikeouts in 1-2/3 innings. Turner, Warlick, Solomon, and Hamilton each had one scoreless appearance in the series. With their victory, Cartersville Little League 13U Intermediate advanced to the Georgia Little League State Tournament that begins July 10 in Peachtree City. The Cartersville Little League 13U team includes: Jordan Cooley, Link Crump, Grayson Dean, Jimmy Fair, Gavin Ham, Sa’vion Hamilton, Carter Harris, Emory Harris, Aiden Solomon, Jack Turner, and Tate Warlick. Manager: Wes Crump. Coaches: Adam Turner, Ryan Dean, and Bryan Warlick. CARTERSVILLE 12U BASEBALL FALLS AT GRPA STATE TOURNEY The 12U baseball team representing the Cartersville Recreation Department at the GRPA State Tournament in Statesboro dropped two straight games on Tuesday and Wednesday at the double-elimination event. Cartersville, the District 5 champions, lost to Moultrie-Colquitt County 8-2 on Tuesday night and then fell 6-3 to host Bulloch County on Wednesday morning. Tyson Botts and Hudson Summey each produced three hits for Cartersville 12U in the tournament. Henry Baxter (RBI) contributed two hits. Raden Sullins (home run, three RBI), Parson Adams (double, RBI), Cale Effler, Brennan Simmer, and Noah Taylor each added one hit.

June 25, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com The Cartersville 10U softball team and the Bartow County 12U softball team each placed third in their respective state tournaments this past Tuesday through Thursday at the Georgia Recreation and Parks Association championships at Edwards Park in Dalton. Cartersville 10U started the five-team, double-elimination tournament on Tuesday with a 15-9 win over Carroll County, but was eliminated after losing the next two games. Cartersville 10U lost and was no-hit by the eventual state champions, Effingham County, 15-0, on Wednesday, and then fell 8-5 to the state runner-up Jefferson on Thursday. Maggie Adams led the Cartersville 10U offense with three hits across the three tournament games, including a triple, a double, and three RBI. Adams also pitched seven innings and recorded six strikeouts. Lollie Jarrett (two RBI), Breannah Shipp (triple, RBI), Caroline Pate, and Mae Taylor each added one hit. Aria Cashion produced one RBI. Reagan Mahan struck out five in 1-2/3 innings in the circle, and Taylor fanned three in 1-1/3 innings. The Cartersville 10U roster also included Mia Castleberry, Jo Lynne Collins, Emerson Daniel, Lillian Greenway, and Phoenix Taylor. The Bartow County 12U softball team went 3-2 this past Tuesday through Thursday to place third in the eight-team, double-elimination GRPA state tournament at Edwards Park in Dalton. Bartow 12U achieved victories over Dawson County (12-0), South Bryan County (6-4), and Moultrie-Colquitt County (5-1), but lost twice to eventual state runner-up Emmanuel County by scores of 7-1 and 6-2. Vidalia won four straight games to win the state title. Mckynlee Gunter (double, four RBI) and Cayden Sexton (RBI) each totaled six hits across Bartow’s five games in the state tournament. Emma Kuykendall (triple, double) and Caroline Owen (home run, two triples, three RBI) followed with four hits each. Annaleigh Altizer (double, RBI) and Ellie Hardman (RBI) finished the tournament with three hits. Harper Fox (home run, four RBI) and Armauni Palacios (double, RBI) contributed two hits. Gracie Moon (two RBI), Emma Corbin, and Saydie Ray each added one hit. Emilyn Sexton had one RBI. Owen recorded 31 strikeouts and pitched 15 innings in the tournament. She had two scoreless outings and a third appearance with only one earned run allowed. Kuykendall fanned three across six innings of work in the circle.

June 22, 2026 Staff Bodie Brumlow shot 15-under par and finished co-runner-up at the prestigious Dogwood Invitational in Atlanta. / Photo: TheDogwood, Instagram Cartersville amateur golfer Bodie Brumlow added to his growing resume of golf accomplishments this past weekend by finishing as a co-runner-up at The Dogwood Invitational held at par-72, 6,833-yard Druid Hills Golf Club in Atlanta. The elite world rankings event was won by Carter Loflin, who recently completed his senior season at the University of Georgia and finished runner-up at the GSGA State Amateur Championship. Loflin ran away with a 10-shot victory at 25-under par with rounds of 67-65-65-66. Brumlow (70-68-66-69, 15-under par), a UGA commit and rising senior at Cartersville High School, tied for second with Nateeshvar Anatha Ganesh of Loyola Marymount University. Brody Tidwell, also of Cartersville and a rising senior transferring to Appalachian State from Georgia State, tied for ninth place (72-67-71-66) at 12-under par. Past champions at The Dogwood have included future PGA Tour stars Webb Simpson, Hudson Swafford, Brian Harman, and more. Other former participants have included Dustin Johnson, Justin Thomas, Matt Kuchar, Brooks Koepka, and Patton Kizzire. CARTERSVILLE COUNTRY CLUB GOLFERS SHINE AT BILLY MAC INVITATIONAL Andrew Lutjens / Photo courtesy Coosa Country Club Several amateur golfers representing Cartersville Country Club performed well this past weekend at the 2026 Billy “Mac” McWilliams Invitational hosted by Coosa Country Club in Rome. Andrew Lutjens, a rising sophomore at Georgia College, won the tournament with an 8-under-par total, including a final round 65 on Sunday. He finished four shots ahead of fellow Cartersville resident R.B. Clyburn (71-69), who was at 4-under par. Other CCC players in the championship race included Jake Wehunt (73-70), who tied for sixth, and Tevis Upton (74-72), who tied for 10th. Dave Coleman / Photo courtesy Coosa Country Club Dave Coleman from Cartersville won the Senior Division championship (77-70) by two shots over Mike Nance (73-76), a member at Barnsley Resort, and six shots ahead of Calhoun’s Hal Lamb (74-79). Chris Hall of Kennesaw shot rounds of 70 and 67 for a 7-under-par total to win the Super Senior Championship by four shots over Tom Murphy (70-71) of Athens. Charles Wilson of Cartersville, who won the North Georgia Invitational Super Senior at Dalton Country Club on May 30-31, shot 71-73 at Coosa to place third.

June 22, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com MLB / MiLB Mason Barnett MASON BARNETT — MLB Athletics (5th-year pro; Auburn; Cartersville HS) … pitched the eighth inning, allowing no runs on one hit and one walk with one strikeout, as the Athletics won 5-0 at home against the Los Angeles Angels last Thursday. Since returning to the MLB club on June 2, the 25-year-old is 1-0 in six appearances covering 12-2/3 innings. He has one save, 15 strikeouts, and a 0.71 ERA. The Athletics started this week with a 38-40 record and in second place in the American League West, trailing the Seattle Mariners by 1-1/2 games. The A’s visit the San Francisco Giants and the Angels from Tuesday through Sunday. LOGAN MARTIN — Richmond Flying Squirrels (San Francisco Giants Double-A affiliate; 4th-year pro; Kentucky; Cartersville HS) … remains on the injured list for the Squirrels and has not pitched since May 29. With three weeks remaining in the first-half schedule, Martin has appeared in nine games, covering just over 29 innings this season. He is 2-0 with a 3.99 ERA. Richmond (43-25) holds a 7-game lead over the Erie SeaWolves in the Eastern League Southwest Division as this week began. The Flying Squirrels host the Akron RubberDucks in a six-game series this Tuesday through Sunday. Anthony Seigler ANTHONY SEIGLER — Boston Red Sox (MLB; 9th-year pro; Cartersville HS) … was recalled to the MLB Red Sox this past Saturday after playing four games earlier in the week at Triple-A Worcester. The 27-year-old started games on Saturday and Sunday for Boston in their series at the Seattle Mariners. Seigler was 1-for-8 at the plate from the leadoff spot and scored one run as the Red Sox won 5-1 on Saturday, but dropped a 3-1 decision on Sunday. In four games for the WooSox earlier in the week, the second baseman was 7-for-18, including one double, one walk, and one RBI. Boston entered the week with a 31-44 record and at the bottom of the American League East standings. They play three games in Denver with the Colorado Rockies on Monday through Wednesday, before returning to Fenway Park to host the division-leading New York Yankees on Thursday through Sunday. INDEPENDENT PRO BASEBALL Micah Earwood MICAH EARWOOD — Sussex County Miners (Frontier League; 1st year pro; Southeastern University; Cartersville HS) … signed a contract June 16 with the Miners. The right-hand pitcher has appeared in two games and has allowed no earned runs and only one hit in four innings, facing 15 batters. He has issued three walks and recorded five strikeouts. Sussex County began this week with a 17-20 record and in third place behind the New York Boulders and the New Jersey Jackals in the Atlantic East Division. The Miners host the Schaumburg Boomers for three games this week and play three at the Trois-Rivieres Aigles. The Frontier League is the highest-profile independent professional baseball league in North America and is an official MLB Partner League. It is not part of the traditional MLB farm system (AAA, AA, High-A, etc.), but MLB recognizes and works with the league. Players in the Frontier League are not under contract to an MLB organization. Instead, they sign directly with Frontier League clubs. If an MLB team likes what it sees, it can purchase a player's contract and add him to its farm system.

June 21, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com The Cartersville Little League 11U (9-11 year olds) baseball team won the Georgia District 1 championship this past Friday and Saturday at Hicks Park by sweeping a best-of-three series with Bartow County 11U. Cartersville 11U won 11-1 on Friday night and closed out the District series on Saturday with a 5-0 victory. Cartersville pitchers Will Porter and Wheeler Arthur combined for 10 strikeouts and allowed only one hit in Friday’s win. Tripp Walker fanned 10 on Saturday across five innings of work. Fin Rogan struck out the side to complete Saturday’s shutout. Jaxon Martin (triple, double) and Jonah Holder (RBI) had three hits for Cartersville 11U in the series. Will Moore (sac fly, three RBI) and Arthur (RBI) each contributed two hits. Walker (double, sac fly, three RBI), Camaro Geldhauser (double, RBI), Porter (double), Caleb Cox (four RBI), and Brayden Taylor (RBI) each had one hit. Brantley Brossett added one RBI. Ladry Elrod (double) and Jaxon Minnick had Bartow 11Us hits in the series. Cartersville 11U advances to the Georgia Little League 9-11 State Tournament that begins July 11 at Toccoa Little League. The Cartersville Little League 11U roster includes: Wheeler Arthur, Brantley Brossett, Caleb Cox, Camaro Geldhauser, Jonah Holder, Jaxon Martin, Will Moore, Will Porter, Fin Rogan, Hudson Russell, Brayden Taylor, and Tripp Walker. Manager: Blake Arthur. Coaches: Derek Geldhauser and Chad Walker. CARTERSVILLE LITTLE LEAGUE 10U ADVANCES TO STATE TOURNAMENT The Cartersville Little League 10U (8-10 year olds) baseball team won the Georgia District 1 championship this past Friday through Sunday on Rudy York Field at Hicks Park by winning three straight games in the four-team double-elimination tournament. Cartersville 10U dominated in all three victories, winning 23-3 over Cedartown on Friday, 20-2 over Rockmart on Saturday, and topping Bartow County 11-1 in the championship game on Sunday. Beckett Philliber struck out five and did not allow an earned run in three innings on the mound in Cartersville 10Us opening win. Wyatt Clayton worked 2-1/3 innings and had one strikeout without yielding an earned run in the win over Rockmart, and two pitchers — Lucas Penland (three innings) and Brantley Tilley (one inning) — each had one strikeout in the championship game. Clayton (triple, double, seven RBI) led the Cartersville 10U bats in the tournament with six hits. Marshall Pressley (three RBI) followed with four hits. Jack Burris (two RBI) had three hits. Jett Nichols (double, four RBI) and Lambo Geldhauser (two RBI) contributed two hits. Ryan Perez (RBI), Bode Mathis (RBI), and Cort Wolff (RBI) added one hit. Tilley (sac fly, four RBI), Penland (three RBI), and Philliber (RBI) drove in runs. Bartow County 10U went 2-2 in the tournament to finish as runner-up. Bartow lost its opening game to Rockmart 10-9, but defeated Cedartown 6-4 and Rockmart 13-9 in elimination games to reach the championship round against Cartersville. Rhett Adams led the Bartow 10U bats in the tournament with six hits, including one home run and four RBI. Grayson Neighbors (triple, eight RBI) and Gamble Mealer (double) each produced five hits. Benton Owen (two RBI) and Maddox Whittle (two RBI) both had four hits. Everett Neighbors (triple, double) and Jett Thompson contributed three hits. Mason Brookshire (double, three RBI), Asher Hooper (three RBI), and Wyatt Huskins each had two hits, and Chapman Perry added one hit and one RBI. Cartersville 10U advances to the seven-team, double-elimination Georgia Little League 10U State Tournament at Bogart Sports Complex starting July 18, hosted by Oconee County Little League. The Cartersville Little League 10U roster includes: Jack Burris, Wyatt Clayton, Lincoln Ezell, Lambo Geldhauser, Bode Mathis, Jett Nichols, Lucas Penland, Ryan Perez, Marshall Pressley, Beckett Philliber, Brantley Tilley, and Cort Wolff. Manager: Mike Ezell. Coaches: Andy Burris and Trey Wolff.

June 15, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com MLB / MiLB Mason Barnett earned a win and a save last week on the mound for the MLB Athletics. / Photo: AthleticsNation.com MASON BARNETT — MLB Athletics (5th-year pro; Auburn; Cartersville HS) … was recalled to the Athletics on June 2 from the Triple-A Las Vegas Aviators and has now made three appearances, earning one win and one save. The 25-year-old recorded a two-inning save on June 9 in a home win over the Milwaukee Brewers. He followed up with a 1-2/3 innings appearance across the seventh and eighth innings as the A’s beat the visiting Colorado Rockies 6-4 last Friday. Since returning to the MLB club, Barnett has allowed no runs and only two hits, with two walks and 12 strikeouts. The Athletics began this week with a 35-36 record and in second place, one game behind Seattle in the American League West. They have a seven-game homestand this week with the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Los Angeles Angels. LOGAN MARTIN — Richmond Flying Squirrels (San Francisco Giants Double-A affiliate; 4th-year pro; Kentucky; Cartersville HS) … the 24-year-old was placed on the 7-day injured list for Richmond on May 30 and has not pitched since May 29. It is his third trip to the injured list for this season. He has made nine appearances for the Squirrels in 2026. Richmond started this week with a 41-21 record, leading the Eastern League Southwest Division by nine games. The Squirrels have a six-game series at the Chesapeake BaySox from Tuesday through Sunday. ANTHONY SEIGLER — Worcester Woo Sox (Boston Red Sox Triple-A affiliate; 9th-year pro; Cartersville HS) … after making two appearances, including one start at second base for the MLB Boston Red Sox, Seigler was sent back to the Worcester WooSox on June 9. The 26-year-old played in three games last week for Worcester on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. He went 1-for-9 at the plate with two walks, one sacrifice fly, and one RBI. The WooSox began this week in fourth place with a 33-32 record, eight games behind Rochester in the International League East Division. Worcester is scheduled to play six games at the Lehigh Valley IronPigs from Tuesday through Sunday.