6/26/2023 Charles Wilson - BartowSportsZone.com Updates on Bartow County's two current Minor League Baseball athletes -- former Cartersville High Hurricanes Mason Barnett and Anthony Seigler -- for the week ending Sunday, April 25. MASON BARNETT — Quad Cities River Bandits (KC Royals High A affiliate; 2nd-yr. pro; Auburn; Cartersville HS) … allowed just one earned run on four hits, a pair of walks, and one hit batsman in a six inning start at home last Tuesday (June 20). The 22-year-old right-handed hurler was tagged with the loss as the River Bandits lost to the Peoria Chiefs, 3-2. Barnett fanned six in the start and faced 24 batters. He has a 2-3 record for the season in 11 starts and 51 innings pitched. The Royals’ third round pick in 2022 has a 4.06 ERA and 64 strikeouts. Quad Cities finished the Midwest League’s first half schedule with a 32-34 mark and finished third in the West Division. The Bandits have started the second half schedule 0-3 and begin a six-game home series Wednesday with the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers. ANTHONY SEIGLER — Somerset Patriots (NY Yankees Double-A affiliate; 6th-yr. pro; Cartersville HS) … made four starts last week for the Patriots in a six-game series with the New Hampshire Fisher Cats. Two of his starts were at DH and two as catcher. The 24-year-old was 1-for-13 at the plate with four walks and one RBI. He scored a pair of runs as Somerset split the six-game set. For the season, the Yankees’ 2018 first round selection is 23-for-133 (.173) with one home run and 16 RBIs. The Patriots (42-26) lead the Eastern League’s Northeast Division by 2-½ games over the Portland Sea Dogs. They have a six-game series starting Wednesday through Monday July 3 at the Bowie BaySox.

June 22, 2023 The Bartow County 8U coach pitch softball team captured the 2023 Georgia Recreation and Parks Association State Championship Thursday by completing a three-game sweep of the competition at the double-elimination tournament at the Sonoraville Recreation Complex in Gordon County. Bartow received a first-round bye before beating Rome 16-0 and Jackson County 7-1 on Wednesday to reach Thursday’s championship round. Bartow 8U then outlasted Jackson County 13-12 Thursday evening to earn their state title rings. Bartow County 8U roster: Audrey Benham, Sariah Daniel, Evie Privett, Dallas Hutcheson, Hallie Bell, Brinley Weaver, Bella Rogers, Madi Foster, Charlotte Crumley, Livi Caverly, Lily Ragsdale, Addi Jo Reynolds. Manager: Aubrey Caverly. Coaches: Austin Reynolds, Travis Hutcheson, and Eric Crumley.

The Bartow County 10-and-under softball (live pitching) team won the Georgia Recreation and Parks Association state championship Thursday by going unbeaten in the double-elimination bracket that began this past Tuesday at Sammy Haggard Park in Madison County. Bartow 10U defeated Jefferson 13-2, Carroll County 22-3, and the host team Madison County 17-0 in the first three rounds to reach the championship needing only one win in the finals. The locals then beat Baldwin County 9-1 to claim the GRPA State Championship. Madison Evans collected three of the four pitching wins for Bartow. Sarah White had the other pitching victory in the circle. Team members include Mia Benitez, Kora Black, Rylee English, Quinn Eppers, Madison Evans, Addalyn Johnson, Emmy King, Caroline Owen, Harper Swancy, Linleigh Wade, Sarah White, and Lillian Wilson. Thomas Johnson is the manager. Assistant coaches include Brad Wilson and Zeke Owen.

6/20/2023 Charles Wilson - BartowSportsZone.com The two local MiLB players continued to toil with their respective teams this past week. Former Cartersville High and Auburn University pitcher Mason Barnett collected his second pitching victory of the season with the Quad Cities River Bandits while former Canes' catcher Anthony Seigler made three starts for the division-leading Somerset Patriots in Class Double-A. MASON BARNETT — Quad Cities River Bandits (KC Royals High A affiliate; 2nd-yr. pro; Auburn; Cartersville HS) … picked up his second pitching win of the season last Wednesday with a 5-⅓ inning start at the Beloit Sky Carp. The Bandits won the game 10-4 as the second-year pro yielded a pair of earned runs on four hits and four walks. Barnett struck out six but he also hit two of the 25 batters he faced in the victory. The Royals’ 2022 third-round selection is now 2-2 on the season in 10 starts (45 innings pitched). The 22-year-old has a 4.40 ERA with 58 strikeouts. Quad Cities was 3-3 last week in their series with Beloit. The River Bandits (31-32, third place in the Midwest League’s Midwest Division) host the Peoria Chiefs in a six-game series this Tuesday through Sunday. ANTHONY SEIGLER — Somerset Patriots (NY Yankees Double-A affiliate; 6th-yr. pro; Cartersville HS) …made two starts at catcher and one start as his team’s designated hitter last week while the Patriots went 5-1 in a home series with the Altoona Curve. Seigler was 1-for-9 at the plate with three walks. He scored three runs. The 2018 first-rounder is now hitting .183 in 120 official at-bats for the season. The 24-year-old has one homer and 15 RBIs with an on-base percentage of .333. Somerset (39-23) is in first place in the Eastern League’s Northeast Division. The Patriots play a six-game home series this week against the New Hampshire Fisher Cats.

The Bartow County Little League Senior team (16-and-under) won the Georgia Little League Baseball District 1 championship Monday by sweeping a best-of-three series with Rockmart, 18-4 and 15-0. The Bartow team roster includes Isaac Burnett, Bryson Chatman, Barrett Fuller, Dutch Hernandez, McCayden Hufstetler, Landon Lamb, Drew Nida, Huddy Parr, Brylan Reynolds, Aiden Richie, John Ryan, and Brody Varner. The Bartow County Little League Senior team advances to the Georgia State Championship Tournament that begins July 8 at Doyle Street Park in Toccoa.

The Bartow County 8-and-under coach pitch softball team won the Georgia Parks and Recreation Association (GRPA) District 5 championship this past Tuesday (June 13) in Gordon County by defeating Rome in the title game, 20-9. The Bartow County team rattled off 25 hits in the championship game with every player in the lineup contributing at least one hit. Evie Privett led Bartow with a 4-for-4 performance, including an inside-the-park home run, two doubles, and five RBIs. Livi Caverly (double, three RBIs), Charlotte Crumley (two RBIs), and Bella Rogers (double) followed with three hits each. Audrey Benham (HR, triple, four RBIs), Addi Jo Reynolds (HR, two RBIs), Hallie Bell (two RBIs), and Lily Ragsdale contributed two hits apiece. Sariah Daniel (RBI), Madi Foster (double), Dallas Hutcheson, and Brinley Weaver added one hit each. Bartow County advances to the GRPA 8U Coach Pitch State Tournament that begins Tuesday (June 20) at the Gordon County Sonoraville Recreation Complex. Bartow’s first game will be Wednesday at 10 a.m. against the Rome/Carroll County winner. The double-elimination state tournament continues through Thursday, June 22. Bartow County 8U roster: Audrey Benham, Sariah Daniel, Evie Privett, Dallas Hutcheson, Hallie Bell, Brinley Weaver, Bella Rogers, Madi Foster, Charlotte Crumley, Livi Caverly, Lily Ragsdale, Addi Jo Reynolds. Manager: Aubrey Caverly. Coaches: Austin Reynolds, Travis Hutcheson, and Eric Crumley.

June 12, 2023 Charles Wilson / Bartow Sports Zone Former Cartersville High standout golfer and current University of Georgia men's team member, Buck Brumlow, made a strong showing at The Dogwood Invitational in Atlanta this past week. His performance highlights this week's edition of 'Athletes Beyond Bartow' which also includes updates on Jason Bohn's PGA Champions Tour rookie season and local MiLB players Mason Barnett and Anthony Seigler. Amateur Golf BUCK BRUMLOW — University of Georgia (Jr., Cartersville HS) … completed rounds of 66-68-73-70 (11-under-par) this past Thursday through Saturday and tied for seventh at the 2023 Dogwood Invitational. He finished 17th in the same event last year. The prestigious amateur tournament featured some of the top collegiate golfers in the country at the 6,947-yard, par-72 Druid Hills Golf Club in Atlanta. Mississippi State University’s Hunter Logan won the tournament with a 20-under-par finish. Brumlow, currently ranked 242nd in the World Amateur Golf Ranking, will likely rise in the new standings to be released later this week. PGA Champions Tour JASON BOHN — PGA Champions Tour; Acworth resident; Cartersville CC member … fired a final round 67 (5-under-par) and climbed 29 spots on the leaderboard to finish T17 at the 54-hole American Family Insurance Championship at University Ridge GC in Madison, Wisconsin earning just under $34,000. Steve Stricker won the senior tour event at 18-under-par. Bohn also had rounds of 73 and 70 to complete the tournament at 6-under-par. He has now played in six Champions Tour events since turning 50 in April and ranks 72nd in the 2023 Charles Schwab Cup standings. Up next on the Champions Tour is the Dicks Sporting Goods Open June 23-25 at En-Joie Golf Club in Endicott, New York. MiLB MASON BARNETT — Quad Cities River Bandits (KC Royals High A affiliate; 2nd-yr. pro; Auburn; Cartersville HS) … the right-hand pitcher made a four-inning start at home last Wednesday and was the pitcher of record in a 12-3 loss to the Fort Wayne TinCaps. Barnett allowed five runs (four earned) on seven hits and two walks. He struck out five. The 22-year-old is now 1-2 in nine starts (39-⅔ innings) with a 4.54 ERA and 52 strikeouts. Quad Cities finished the week with just one win in a six-game series with Fort Wayne. The River Bandits (28-29) slipped to third place in the Midwest League’s West Division and will play a six-game series Tuesday through Sunday at the Beloit Sky Carp. ANTHONY SEIGLER — Somerset Patriots (NY Yankees Double-A affiliate; 6th-yr. pro; Cartersville HS) … saw action in four games last week for the Patriots at the Hartford Yard Goats and went 3-for-17 at the plate with a walk, a double, and a two-run home run. In 34 games this season, the 23-year-old is hitting .189 with 15 RBIs in 111 official at-bats. Somerset (34-22, second place, Eastern League Northeast Division) won five of six games at Hartford last week and will host the Altoona Curve Tuesday through Sunday in a six-game set.

The Bartow County 10U girls' fastpitch softball team won the Georgia Parks and Recreation Association (GRPA) Class A/B District 5 championship earlier this week defeating Calhoun 16-1 in three innings to capture the title. Madison Evans pitched for Bartow and struck out six to collect the victory in the circle. She also paced the offense by going 3-for-3 at the plate with a double, nine RBIs, and added a stolen base. Sarah White was 2-for-2 with a triple, a double, and two RBIs. Mia Benitez finished 1-for-1 with a double and two RBIs while Harper Swancy walked three times and stole three bases. The Bartow 10U girls advance to the Georgia GRPA State Championship Tournament June 20-22 at Sammy Haggard Park in Madison County. The locals will play the District 7 champion on Tuesday, June 20 at 6 p.m. Team members include Mia Benitez, Kora Black, Rylee English, Quinn Eppers, Madison Evans, Addalyn Johnson, Emmy King, Caroline Owen, Harper Swancy, Linleigh Wade, Sarah White, and Lillian Wilson. Thomas Johnson is the manager. Assistant coaches include Brad Wilson and Zeke Owen.

The Cartersville Little League Baseball Rookie League team suffered an opening-round loss last Saturday at the double-elimination Northwest Georgia Sectional tournament in Cobb County. Still, it bounced back to win four straight games in capturing the 2023 Section championship. Georgia Little League Baseball establishes the Rookie League level for seven and eight year olds. Cartersville's first-round loss was 11-4 to Smyrna Blue. The locals reeled off back-to-back wins over Smyrna Blue on Sunday and Monday (10-2 and 13-5) before sweeping Peachtree City 12-2 and 7-2 in the Northwest Section championship round this past Tuesday and Wednesday. The Cartersville Rookie team advances to the Georgia Little League Rookie state tournament June 16-18 at Warner Robins American Little League. The team roster includes Wheeler Arthur, Tyson Botts, Caleb Cox, Will Geldhauser, Jonah Holder, Caswell McFarland, Will Porter, Jayden Rodriguez, Finley Rogan, Jackson Taylor, Josh Villarreal, and Tripp Walker. Bryan Villarreal is the Cartersville manager with assistant coaches Clayton Porter and Blake Arthur.

The Bartow County Parks & Recreation Department will host a youth baseball skills camp June 26-29 at Hamilton Crossing Park. Register online at bartowcountyga.gov .

The Bartow County 14U baseball team won the Georgia Recreation & Park Association District 5 championship Monday night (June 5) at Rollins Park in Dalton. Bartow won the best-of-three district championship series with two straight wins — 5-2 and 6-1. In the opener, Connor Corbin went 3-for-4 at the plate and worked five innings on the mound striking out seven. Kason Miller hit a second inning solo home run to start the Bartow scoring. Zaylen Cochran added a double at the plate and struck out three on the mound in two innings of work. Dakota Keane (double), Clayton Wilkes (two RBIs), D.J. Vigil, and Nick Robinson (RBI) added one hit each for Bartow in the opening victory. In the Game 2 win, Chandler Arnold fanned 15 in his six innings on the mound. Corbin had two hits with one RBI. Cochran had a hit and three RBIs. Kasey Jacobs drove in a pair of runs with one hit and Wilkes also added one hit for Bartow. With their District 5 title, Bartow 14U advances to the GRPA State Championship Tournament in Effingham County June 20-24. Bartow 14U Roster: Chandler Arnold, Trey Blackmon, Zaylen Cochran, Connor Corbin, Austin Hensley, Kasey Jacobs, Dakota Keane, Jayce Little, Kason Miller, Nicholas Robinson, David Vigil, Jr., Hilton Wade, and Clayton Wilkes. Manager: Jamie Jacobs. Coaches: Greg Corbin, Joshua Little, and Blake Robinson. Game information provided to BartowSportsZone.com by the Bartow County Recreation Department.

ATHLETES BEYOND BARTOW Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com June 5, 2023 While the two local Minor League Baseball players from Bartow County continued their efforts this past week, a local collegiate softball player picked up an NCAA National Championship ring and a local golfer collected a check on the PGA Champions Tour. L-R: Sadye Johnson, Jason Bohn, Mason Barnett, Anthony Seigler COLLEGE SOFTBALL SADYE JOHNSON — University of North Georgia (So., Adairsville HS) … although the Nighthawks’ catcher was in a supporting role since mid-April, UNG (64-7) won the NCAA D-II Women’s College World Series and National Championship defeating Grand Valley State (Michigan) for the title last Tuesday and Wednesday in Chattanooga. Johnson finished her sophomore season with a .235 batting average with one double and five RBIs in 17 games played and 17 official at-bats. Defensively, she added a 1.000 fielding percentage in 38 total chances. PGA CHAMPIONS TOUR JASON BOHN — PGA Champions Tour … shot rounds of 74-72-71 — 217 (1-over-par) to place T66 this past weekend at the Principal Charity Classic at Wakonda Club in Des Moines, Iowa. The Acworth resident and member of Cartersville Country Club was a PGA Tour member starting in 2004 and won twice. He won the B.C. Open in 2005 and the Zurich Classic of New Orleans in 2010. He also had a pair of playoff losses during his PGA Tour stint and 10 total runner-up finishes. He placed third four times with 18 Top Fives and 30 Top Ten finishes totaling over $16 million in official tour money. Prior to his PGA Tour career Bohn had two Nationwide Tour wins, two Canadian Tour victories, and won the multi-tour 2006 Callaway Golf Pebble Beach Invitational. A Lewisburg, Pennsylvania native, Bohn turned 50 in April and is now competing on the PGA Tour Champions Tour. He has now played in five events with a best finish of T14 in late April at the Insperity Invitational in Woodlands, Texas. Bohn is scheduled to play in this week’s American Family Insurance Championship Friday through Sunday at University Ridge Golf Course in Verona, Wisconsin. MiLB MASON BARNETT — Quad Cities River Bandits (KC Royals High A affiliate; 2nd-yr. pro; Auburn; Cartersville HS) … made a two-inning start last Wednesday receiving no decision in an eventual 11-7 River Bandits’ win at the Lake County Captains. The 23-year-old allowed three runs (two earned) on two hits and four walks. His outing included four strikeouts facing a dozen batters. The right-hand pitcher is now 1-1 on the season in eight starts (35.2 IP) with a 4.04 ERA and 47 strikeouts. Quad Cities was 3-3 in a series at Lake County last week. The Bandits (27-24) are currently in second place in the Midwest League’s West Division. They trail Cedar Rapids by two games and have a six-game home series Tuesday through Sunday with the Fort Wayne TinCaps. ANTHONY SEIGLER — Somerset Patriots (NY Yankees Double-A affiliate; 6th-yr. pro; Cartersville HS) … started twice at catcher and twice as the Patriots’ DH last week while Somerset went 4-2 in a six-game home series against Portland. The switch hitter hit safely in all four games going 4-for-12 including one double, two walks, and a pair of RBIs. The Yankees’ 2018 first-round selection also stole a base and scored one run during the week. Seigler’s season batting average is now .191 with 13 RBIs in 94 official at-bats. The Patriots (29-21) are in second place in the Eastern League’s Northeast Division. They are 2-½ games behind Portland and play a six-game series Tuesday through Sunday at the Hartford Yard Goats.