The Bartow County Junior Little League (14U) baseball team finished third at the Georgia Junior Little League state tournament following an 11-1 loss to Toccoa Little League Tuesday night in Columbus. Bartow 14U finished 2-2 in the state tournament with wins over East Marietta and Peachtree City in earlier elimination games. The locals' other loss was to Peachtree City in the opening round. Nick Robinson went 2-⅓ innings on the mound and was tagged with the pitching loss. Kason Miller also pitched, working 3-⅔ innings. Connor Corbin had two hits for the locals. Zaylen Cochran, Landon Farmer, and Miller added one hit apiece. Toccoa will play Athens for the Junior League state championship Wednesday night. Athens needs just one win. Toccoa would need to win twice.

The Cartersville Little League 12U baseball team suffered its first loss of the 2023 State Tournament Tuesday night in Cobb County at the hands of Harris County Little League, 11-1. Harris County built a 4-0 lead before Cartersville scored its only run of the night in the bottom of the fourth. Harris County then added four runs in the fifth inning and three more in the sixth on the way to a 10-run decision. Cartersville managed only two hits — one each by Tyler Hickman and Jackson Crawford. Parker Huth drove in the lone Cartersville run. Brock Crawford (4 IP, 4R, 1ER, 2H, 4BB, 4K) was tagged with the pitching loss. Braxton Lemon (0.2 IP, 4ER, 2H, 1BB), William Groce (0.1 IP, 0R, 2H, 1K), and B H (1 IP, 3ER, 1H, 2BB, 1K) also pitched for Cartersville. Cartersville, now 2-1 in the double-elimination tournament, will face the Warner Robins/Smyrna winner (played late Tuesday) Wednesday night at 7 p.m. in an elimination game. Harris County, now 3-0, advances to the championship round needing just one more win to take the state title.

The Bartow County Junior Little League baseball team trailed 11-1 through going into the bottom of the fourth inning Monday night. Still, it rallied for eight runs in the fourth inning and six more in the sixth inning to defeat Peachtree City at the Georgia Junior Little League State Tournament in Columbus. The comeback win for Bartow County avenged a first-round loss last Saturday to PCLL. Landon Farmer pitched 3-⅓ innings with one strikeout to gather the pitching victory. Kasey Jacobs worked the other 3-⅔ on the bump. Zaylen Cochran and Jayce Little were both 2-for-4 at the plate for Bartow. Connor Corbin finished 2-for-5 with a double. Hilton Wade, Nick Robinson, and Clayton Wilkes added one hit each in the victory. Bartow 14U, now 2-1 at the state tournament, plays Toccoa Tuesday night at 5 p.m. in an elimination game with the winner advancing to the championship round against Athens. Athens is unbeaten in the state tournament and needs just one more win in the double-elimination event. The Bartow/Toccoa winner will need to beat Athens twice to win the title, The championship round — including the “if game” — is scheduled for Wednesday evening at Armour Road Park in Columbus.

Bartow County Junior Little League (14U) baseball defeated East Marietta 8-7 Sunday afternoon in Columbus to stay alive at the 2023 Georgia Little League Junior state tournament. Bartow, now 1-1 in the double-elimination tournament, advances to a rematch game with Peachtree City Monday at 5 p.m. Peachtree City beat Bartow 11-5 Saturday in the opening round, then lost to Toccoa Sunday afternoon. In the Bartow 14U win on Sunday, Zaylen Cochran was 2-for-4 at the plate and also picked up the pitching win with a pair of strikeouts in two innings on the mound. Clayton Wilkes was also 2-for-4 at the plate. Connor Corbin recorded eight strikeouts and pitched five innings for the locals. Corbin and Nick Robinson were 1-for-3 on offense. Monday’s Bartow/Peachtree City winner will play the Athens/Toccoa loser Tuesday night in another elimination game.

The Cartersville Little League 12U baseball team won its second straight game to begin the 2023 state tournament Sunday in Cobb County and is one of two unbeaten teams remaining in the tournament. Meanwhile, at the Southeast Regional for Intermediate (50/70) baseball, the Cartersville 13U team was eliminated by Richmond (Virginia) Little League. 2023 Georgia Little League (12U) State Tournament — Brinkley Park, Smyrna Cartersville 8, Peachtree City 3 Cartersville: Brock Crawford three hits including one double, one RBI; Tyler Hickman and Braxton Lemon two hits, one RBI each; William Groce one hit, two RBIs; Noah Leffew one hit, one RBI; Henry Hardy one hit; Jackson Crawford one RBI. Pitching: Tyler Hickman (4.1 IP, 0R, 1H, 5BB, 11K); Parker Huth (1 IP, 0R, 0H 0BB); Noah Leffew (0.2 IP, 3ER, 2H, 2BB) NEXT: Cartersville (2-0 in the double-elimination tournament) advances to Round 3 to play the only other undefeated team — Harris County Little League — Tuesday at 6 p.m. Both teams have guaranteed no worse than a third-place finish. 2023 Intermediate 50/70 Baseball (13U) Southeast Region — Kernersville, North Carolina Virginia 8, Cartersville 3 Cartersville: Caden McMullin one triple, one RBI; Easton Lee and Aiden Turner one hit, one RBI each; River Wade, Cam Kachinsky, Steven Tumlin, and Blake Genrich one hit apiece. Pitching: Blake Genrich (0.1 IP, 6R, 2ER, 3H, 1BB); Cam Kachinsky (3 IP, 0R, 1H, 2BB); Caden McMullin (1.2 IP, 2ER, 0H, 4BB, 1K); River Wade (1 IP, 0R, 0H, 1BB, 1K). Cartersville (Georgia champ) is eliminated following the second loss.

Cartersville Country Club members R.B. Clyburn of Cartersville and Lee Bowman of Marietta made the 36-hole cut at the 102nd Georgia Amateur Championship played this past Thursday through Sunday at Rivermont Golf Club in Johns Creek. University of South Florida’s Jake Peacock of Milton won the championship with rounds of 68-68-71-71—278 (6-under-par). He edged John Daniel Culbreth of Thomasville by one shot and Connor Macmillan of Canton by three. Clyburn tied for 25th place on the 6,955-yard, par-70 layout with rounds of 70-74-72-75— 291. Bowman tied for 47th firing rounds of 71-76-72-79—298. Two other local golfers — Laine Frazier of Adairsville and Chanc Willis of Cartersville — qualified for the 144-player field at the Georgia Amateur but failed to make the 36-hole cut of 8-over-par. The field was narrowed to the low 60 players and ties after 36 holes.

Results involving local teams from Saturday’s action at the Georgia Little League state tournament, the Georgia Junior Little League state tournament, and the Intermediate (50/70) Southeast Regional baseball tournament. 2023 Georgia Little League (12U) State Tournament — Brinkley Park, Smyrna Cartersville 8, Oconee County 3 Cartersville: William Groce three hits, one RBI; Brock Crawford two hits including one double, two RBIs; Tyler Hickman one home run, three RBIs; Mattox Stepp one triple, one RBI; Jackson Crawford one double, one RBI; Dematrius Wynn one double; Braxton Lemon one hit. Brock Crawford (3 IP, 2R, 0ER, 1H, 1BB, 7K); Noah Leffew (2.2 IP, 0R, 2H, 0BB, 2K); William Groce (0.1 IP, 1R, 0ER, 2H, 0BB, 1K). NEXT: Cartersville vs. Peachtree City, Sunday 10 a.m. (2nd round) 2023 Junior State Little League (14U) State Tournament — Armour Road, Columbus Peachtree City 11, Bartow County 5 Bartow: Dakota Keane two hits; Kasey Jacobs one double; Nick Robinson, Jayce Little, D.J. Vigil one hit each. NEXT: Bartow County vs. East Marietta, Sunday 1 p.m. (elimination game) 2023 Intermediate 50/70 Baseball (13U) Southeast Region — Kernersville, North Carolina South Carolina 11, Cartersville 10 (9 innings) Cartersville: Caden McMullin two hits including one double, one RBI; Brant Rutledge two hits; Steven Tumlin one hit, two RBIs; Aiden Turner one double, one RBI; Noah Kearney and Easton Lee one hit, one RBI each; Cam Kachinsky and Brooks Fulton one hit apiece. Luke Thompson (6 IP, 1ER, 7H, 3BB, 7K); Brant Rutledge (1 IP, 4R, 1ER, 3H, 1BB, 3K); Blake Genrich (1 IP, 0R, 1H, 3BB); Colton Dunagan (0.2 IP, 5R, 2ER, 3H, 0BB, 1K). NEXT: Cartersville vs. Virginia, Sunday 9 a.m. (elimination game). With a win Sunday morning, Cartersville plays another elimination game Sunday night at 6 p.m.

A pair of local Little League baseball teams begin state tournament play this weekend while the Cartersville 50/70 Intermediate baseball team begins play at the Southeast Regional. The traditional 12U Little League Baseball Georgia state tournament begins Saturday at Brinkley Park in Smyrna with Cartersville Little League in action as the District 1 champ. In Columbus, Bartow County Junior Little League (14U) is the District 1 champion at the five-team state tournament that opens Saturday morning. Meanwhile in Kernersville, North Carolina, Cartersville Little League (13U) is the Georgia representative at the 50/70 Intermediate Southeast Regional. TOURNAMENT SCHEDULES: 2023 Georgia Little League Baseball (10-12 year olds) Double-elimination All games at Brinkley Park in Smyrna Saturday, July 15 GM 1 — 10am — Peachtree City vs. Martinez-Evans GM 2 — 1230pm — Cartersville vs. Oconee County GM 3 — 3pm — Warner Robins vs. Smyrna GM 4 — 5:30pm — Harris County vs. Franklin County Sunday, July 16 GM 5 — 10am — Winner Gm 1 vs. Winner Gm 2 GM 6 — 12:30pm — Winner Gm 3 vs. Winner Gm 4 GM 7 — 3pm — Loser Gm 1 vs. Loser Gm 2 (elimination game) GM 8 — 5:30pm — Loser Gm 3 vs. Loser Gm 4 (elimination game) Monday, July 17 GM 9 — 6pm — Loser Gm 6 vs. Winner Gm 7 (elimination game) GM 10 — 8pm — Loser Gm 5 vs. Winner Gm 8 (elimination game) Tuesday, July 18 GM 11 — 6pm — Winner Gm 5 vs. Winner Gm 6 GM 12 — 8pm — Winner Gm 9 vs. Winner Gm 10 (elimination game) Wednesday, July 19 GM 13 — 7pm — Loser Gm 11 vs. Winner Gm 12 (elimination game) Thursday, July 20 GM 14 — 7pm — Winner Gm 13 vs. Winner Gm 11 Friday, July 21 GM 15 — 7pm — If needed game 2023 Georgia Junior Little League Baseball (13-14-year olds) Double-elimination All games at 5560 Armour Road / Columbus, GA Saturday, July 15 GM 1 — 10am — Bartow County vs. Peachtree City GM 2 — 10am — Athens vs. East Marietta Sunday, July 16 GM 3 — 1pm — Toccoa vs. Gm 1 winner GM 4 — 1pm — Loser Gm 1 vs. Loser Gm 2 (elimination game) Monday, July 17 GM 5 — 5pm — Winner Gm 2 vs. Winner Gm 3 GM 6 — 5pm — Loser Gm 3 vs. Winner Gm 4 (elimination game) Tuesday, July 18 GM 7 — 5pm — Loser Gm 5 vs. Winner Gm 6 (elimination game) Wednesday, July 19 GM 8 — 5pm — Winner Gm 5 vs. Winner Gm 7 Second Game at 8pm if needed 2023 Intermediate (50/70) Baseball Southeast Regional Tournament Kernersville, North Carolina Saturday, July 15 GM 1 — 9am — Florida vs. Virginia GM 2 — 12noon — South Carolina vs. Tennessee GM 3 — 3pm — North Carolina vs. Gm 1 winner GM 4 — 6pm — Cartersville (GA) vs. Gm 2 winner Sunday, July 16 GM 5 — 9am — Loser Gm 1 vs. Loser Gm 4 (elimination game) GM 6 — 12noon — Loser Gm 2 vs. Loser Gm 3 (elimination game) GM 7 — 3pm — Winner Gm 3 vs. Winner Gm 4 GM 8 — 6pm — Winner Gm 5 vs. Winner Gm 6 (elimination game) Monday, July 17 GM 9 — 10am — Loser Gm 7 vs. Winner Gm 8 (elimination game) GM 10 — 1pm — Championship Game — Gm 7 winner v. Gm 9 winner

Georgia Little League Softball and Baseball state tournament scores through Wednesday, July 12. 2023 Little League Softball (12U in Clayton) Martinez Evans 14, Bartow County 1 Monday: Bartow County 7, Elbert County 2 (elimination game) Tuesday: Warner Robins 16, Bartow Co. 0 (elimination game) Bartow Co. 12U finished 4th 2023 Senior Little League Softball (16U in Clayton) West Point 13, Bartow County 0 Monday: Bartow County 28, Oglethorpe County 18 (elimination game) Tuesday: Athens 20, Bartow County 3 (elimination game) Bartow County 16U finished 4th 2023 Little League 8-10-year-old Baseball (10U in Rockmart) Cartersville 21, Oconee County 0 Cartersville 17, Martinez Evans 0 Tuesday: Smyrna 12, Cartersville 2 Wednesday: Northern (Columbus) 13, Cartersville 7 (elimination game) Cartersville 10U finished 3rd 2023 Little League 9-11-year-old Baseball (11U in Savannah) Cartersville 15, Chatham County 4 Cartersville 10, Franklin County 0 Monday: Northern (Columbus) 12, Cartersville 0 Tuesday: Warner Robins 5, Cartersville 0 (elimination game) Cartersville 11U finished 3rd UP NEXT: ⚾️ 2023 Little League 12U State Tourney begins Saturday at Brinkley Park in Smyrna. Cartersville LL vs. Oconee County LL in the opening round Saturday at 12:30 p.m. ⚾️ 2023 Junior Little League (13-14-year olds) begins Saturday in Columbus Bartow County LL 14U vs. Peachtree City LL at 10 a.m. at Armour Road Park ⚾️ 2023 Intermediate (50/70) Southeast Regional Tournament begins Saturday in Kernersville, North Carolina. Cartersville LL 13U is the Georgia representative with eight states in the regional.

July 10, 2023 Georgia Little League Softball and Baseball state tournament scores from Saturday, July 8 through Monday, July 10. 2023 Little League Softball (12U in Clayton) Martinez Evans 14, Bartow County 1 Monday: Bartow County 7, Elbert County 2 (elimination game) Tuesday 8 p.m.: Bartow County vs. Warner Robins/Pioneer winner (elimination game) 2023 Senior Little League Softball (16U in Clayton) West Point 13, Bartow County 0 Monday: Bartow County 28, Oglethorpe County 18 (elimination game) Tuesday 8 p.m.: Bartow County vs. Athens/Pioneer winner (elimination game) 2023 Little League 8-10-year-old Baseball (10U in Rockmart) Cartersville 21, Oconee County 0 Cartersville 17, Martinez Evans 0 Tuesday 6 p.m. — Cartersville vs. Smyrna 2023 Little League 9-11-year-old Baseball (11U in Savannah) Cartersville 15, Chatham County 4 Cartersville 10, Franklin County 0 Northern (Columbus) 12, Cartersville 0 Tuesday 11 a.m. — Cartersville vs. Warner Robins (elimination game) 2023 Senior Little League Baseball (16U in Toccoa) Oconee County 11, Bartow County 1 Bartow County 8, East Marietta National 5 (elimination game) Toccoa 12, Bartow County 1 (elimination game) Bartow County finished 3rd

July 10, 2023 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com This week's edition of 'Athletes Beyond Bartow' provides an update on the two local Minor League Baseball prospects. MASON BARNETT — Quad Cities River Bandits (KC Royals High A affiliate; 2nd-yr. pro; Auburn; Cartersville HS) … made a start last Wednesday at the Cedar Rapids Kernels and pitched six innings in the Bandits’ 3-2 loss. The right handed hurler was the pitcher of record and gave up three earned runs on five hits with no walks. He did hit one batter and struck out eight. The loss leaves the 22-year-old with a 2-5 record for the season in 13 starts and 64 innings. Barnett has a 3.80 ERA with 76 strikeouts. Quad Cities (37-44 overall) was 2-4 last week in their series at Cedar Rapids. The River Bandits (5-10 in the second half of the Midwest League’s West Division standings) return to action Friday at home beginning a three-game series with the South Bend Cubs. ANTHONY SEIGLER — Somerset Patriots (NY Yankees Double-A affiliate; 6th-yr. pro; Cartersville HS) … has been on the Patriots’ injured list since June 29. For the season, Seigler has a .173 batting average with one homer and 16 RBIs in 133 official at-bats. He has appeared in 41 games utilized as both catcher and designated hitter. The Patriots (47-32 overall) were 1-4 last week in a home series against the Reading Fightin’ Phils. They also had a suspended game this past Sunday with Reading that will be completed on August 15. The score was tied 4-4 in the bottom of the ninth when it was halted. Somerset (5-6 second half; Eastern League Northeast Division) returns to action Friday at the Binghamton Rumble Ponies playing a three-game series through Sunday.

Georgia Little League Softball and Baseball state tournament scores from Saturday, July 8 and Sunday, July 9 for teams representing Bartow County Little League softball and baseball plus Cartersville Little League baseball. 2023 Little League Softball (12U in Clayton) Martinez Evans 14, Bartow County 1 Monday: Bartow County vs. Elbert County (elimination game) 2023 Senior Little League Softball (16U in Clayton) West Point 13, Bartow County 0 Monday: Bartow County vs. Oglethorpe County / Vine-Ingle loser (elimination game) 2023 Little League 8-10-year-old Baseball (10U in Rockmart) Cartersville 21, Oconee County 0 Cartersville 17, Martinez Evans 0 Tuesday: Cartersville vs. Smyrna Blue, 6 p.m. 2023 Little League 9-11-year-old Baseball (11U in Savannah) Cartersville 15, Chatham County 4 Cartersville 10, Franklin County 0 Monday: Cartersville vs. Northern (Columbus), 1 p.m. 2023 Little League Intermediate 50/70 Baseball (13U in Martinez) Cartersville 16, Martinez Evans 1 Cartersville 18, Martinez Evans 0 Cartersville wins best-of-three series 2023 Senior Little League Baseball (16U in Toccoa) Oconee County 11, Bartow County 1 Bartow County 8, East Marietta National 5 (elimination game) Monday: Bartow County vs. Toccoa, 6 p.m. (elimination game)