Cartersville products Sam Howard (left) in the Detroit Tigers organization and Anthony Seigler in the New York Yankees system continued their MiLB work this past week with their respective clubs. Howard yielded a home run in a one-inning appearance Saturday but received no decision in a Toledo Mud Hens loss. In New York, Seigler hit safely with a double Tuesday night to extend his current six-game hitting streak. SAM HOWARD — Toledo Mud Hens (9th yr. pro; Triple-A Detroit Tigers organization; Georgia Southern; Cartersville HS) … made a one inning appearance Saturday and received no decision in an eventual 9-4 Mud Hens’ home loss to the Columbus Clippers. The 29-year-old entered in the fourth inning with Toledo trailing 1-0 and surrendered a leadoff home run. He also allowed two more hits, but escaped the inning with no further damage. Howard, a third round selection of the Rockies in the 2014 MLB draft, is 0-2 in 19 MiLB appearances this season with Tampa, Indianapolis, and Toledo. He has 22 strikeouts in just over 17 innings pitched and a 3.57 ERA. The Mud Hens (46-46) are currently in fifth place in the 10-team International League West Division race trailing Nashville by 9.5 games. ANTHONY SEIGLER — Hudson Valley Renegades (5th yr. pro; High Class-A New York Yankees organization; Cartersville HS) … extended a current six-game hitting streak Tuesday night with an RBI double as the Renegades beat the visiting Brooklyn Cyclones, 10-2. Combined with appearances last week at Wilmington, the switch-hitting catcher/DH was 4-for-15 with three doubles, two RBIs, a pair of runs scored, and four walks. The 23-year-old has a .265 average this season with seven homers and 31 RBIs. He has also stolen 15 bases and has committed only two errors defensively in 44 games with a .996 fielding percentage. Hudson Valley (49-41 overall) currently holds first place in the South Atlantic League North’s second half standings. Hudson Valley leads Aberdeen by 1.5 games. The Renegades host Brooklyn through Sunday.

Bartow County Little League (12U) baseball had its state tournament run stopped short Thursday night with a 6-5 loss to Dudley Little League at Hicks Park in Cartersville. The loss eliminated Bartow County in the double-elimination tournament and moved Dudley into the championship round against unbeaten Harris County Friday night. The Dudley/Harris County winner will represent Georgia and advance to the Southeast Regional August 4-9 in Warner Robins. Bartow County finished 3-2 in state tournament games and placed third. The locals had wins over Smyrna, Peachtree City, and Athens. The two losses came to the two teams in the finals. Both teams scored three times in the first inning Thursday night with Bartow taking a 5-3 lead in the third inning. Dudley tied the game with two runs in the bottom of the fourth inning and scored the game-winning run in the bottom of the fifth. Bartow pitcher Blaine Groce (5 IP, 6ER, 5H, 4BB, 2K) worked five strong innings in a complete game effort but suffered the tough luck pitching loss. Groce also had two hits on offense including one RBI. Noah Janssen also had two hits for Bartow. Elijah Bryant and Huck Garlin contributed one hit each. Noah Rogers walked twice and drove in a run with a sacrifice fly while Matthew Zander also added one RBI. Little League and GRPA tournament results are provided to Bartow Sports Zone by Cartersville Little League and Bartow County Little League plus the Cartersville and Bartow County Parks and Recreation Departments. The game data is shared by the leagues via GameChanger reports from the respective teams and/or leagues. Results and capsules are sponsored on Bartow Sports Zone by The Benefit Consulting Group of Cartersville and George F. Willis Realty.

Bartow County Junior Little League (14U) completed a perfect 4-0 run through the 2022 Georgia Junior Little League State Tournament Thursday night in Hartwell by blanking Athens in the title game, 17-0. The state title means Bartow County will represent Georgia August 4-9 at the Junior Little League Southeast Regional Tournament in Broadway, Virginia. It was Bartow’s fourth blowout victory in the tournament and all the wins were shortened by mercy rule. The locals had a previous 23-1 win over Athens along with a 15-4 win over Elbert County and a 15-1 win over West Point. In Thursday night’s championship game, Bartow pitcher Isaac Burnett shutout Athens. He scattered four hits, a walk, and one hit batsman while striking out two. Meanwhile, the offense took care of business scoring 13 runs in the first inning. Bartow added three insurance runs in the second inning and one more in the fourth. Harrison Cole paced the Bartow offense with three hits including a pair of doubles. Dutch Hernandez also finished with three hits. Barrett Fuller contributed a pair of hits including one triple. Isaac Burnett, Elisha Moore, and Hudson Parr also had two hits each. Lyle Woody produced a double while Landon Cassidy and Zaylon Cochran added one hit apiece. Little League and GRPA tournament results are provided to Bartow Sports Zone by Cartersville Little League and Bartow County Little League plus the Cartersville and Bartow County Parks and Recreation Departments. The game data is shared by the leagues via GameChanger reports from the respective teams and/or leagues. Results and capsules are sponsored on Bartow Sports Zone by The Benefit Consulting Group of Cartersville and George F. Willis Realty.

Bartow County Little League (12U) baseball survived a second straight elimination game Wednesday night at Hicks Park in Cartersville and advanced to the final three teams of the 2022 Georgia Little League State Tournament. Bartow County, now 3-1 in the double-elimination tournament, defeated Athens Little League 12-4 Wednesday. Playing as the home team, Bartow scored four runs in the bottom of the second inning and added on each frame. The locals added a single run in the third, five in the fourth, and two more in the fifth inning on their way to victory. Athens scored one run in the top of the third and two more in the top of the fourth to get as close as 5-3, but Bartow’s seven runs over its final two offensive frames took control of the game. Meanwhile on the mound, a group of six Bartow pitchers limited the Athens offense. Cade McCorkle (3 IP, 1ER, 2H, 0BB, 4K) worked the first three innings and earned the pitching win. Tate Broom (0.0 IP, 2ER, 3H), Blaine Groce (1 IP, 0R, 0H, 2BB, 1K), Alfredo Romo (1 IP, 1ER, 1H, 1BB, 3K), Noah Rogers (0.2 IP, 3BB, 1K), and Noah Janssen (0.1 IP, 1K). Rogers hit a three run home run in the second inning to get the Bartow offense started. He finished with two hits and a walk, reaching base in all three plate appearances. Huck Garlin and Groce both had two hits each including a double and one RBI apiece. Matthew Zander had a pair of RBIs and one double. Gunner Pullen also doubled and drove in a run. McCorkle added a base hit to round out Bartow’s nine hit attack. Next for Bartow County will be an elimination game Thursday at 6 p.m. on Rudy York Field against Dudley Little League. Dudley (2-1) lost for the first time in the tournament Wednesday, falling to Harris County 2-0. Harris County (3-0) has reached the championship round and will face the Bartow/Dudley winner Friday at 6 p.m. If a second championship game is needed, it will follow at 8 p.m. Friday night. JUNIOR LITTLE LEAGUE STATE TOURNAMENT UPDATE The state championship round opponent for Bartow County Junior Little League (14U) was determined Wednesday night in Hartwell with Athens defeating Elbert County, 13-5. Bartow, currently 3-0 in the double-elimination tournament, defeated Athens Tuesday night 23-1. The locals can claim the state championship with a win Thursday night in a 6 p.m. start. If Athens wins Thursday, a winner-take-all game will be played Friday night -- also at 6 p.m. Little League and GRPA tournament results are provided to Bartow Sports Zone by Cartersville Little League and Bartow County Little League plus the Cartersville and Bartow County Parks and Recreation Departments. The game data is shared by the leagues via GameChanger reports from the respective teams and/or leagues. Results and capsules are sponsored on Bartow Sports Zone by The Benefit Consulting Group of Cartersville and George F. Willis Realty.

Matt Zander of Bartow County Little League (12U) baseball tossed a complete game, one-hitter Tuesday night as the locals shutout Peachtree City Little League in an elimination game, 2-0, at the Georgia Little League State Tournament at Hicks Park in Cartersville. Zander’s near no-hitter was spoiled by an infield single in the sixth inning. The Bartow hurler walked three and struck out four. Bartow County and Peachtree City played 4-1/2 innings of scoreless baseball before the locals scored the game’s only runs in the bottom of the fifth. Noah Rogers walked and moved to second after a strikeout and a groundout. Elijah Bryant, who finished the game with two hits, followed with a two-out double to score Rogers. Bryant later moved to third base on a passed ball and scored on another passed ball for a 2-0 Bartow lead. Blaine Groce had the only other Bartow base hit. It came in the first inning. Bartow County, who has now reached the final four teams remaining, advances to another elimination game Wednesday night at 4 p.m. against Athens. The winner of that game will play the Harris County/Dudley loser at 6 p.m. Wednesday in another elimination game. The championship round will be Thursday night for the final two teams. Remaining Georgia Little League state tournament schedule: Wed. July 20 — 4pm — Athens v. Bartow County (elimination game) Wed. July 20 --- 6pm --- Dudley v. Harris County Thur. July 21 — 6pm — Athens/Bartow winner v. Dudley/Harris County loser (elimination game) Fri July 22 — 6pm — Championship - Thursday night winner v. Dudley/Harris County winner Fri July 22 --- 8pm -- "if necessary game" Little League and GRPA tournament results are provided to Bartow Sports Zone by Cartersville Little League and Bartow County Little League plus the Cartersville and Bartow County Parks and Recreation Departments. The game data is shared by the leagues via GameChanger reports from the respective teams and/or leagues. Results and capsules are sponsored on Bartow Sports Zone by The Benefit Consulting Group of Cartersville and George F. Willis Realty.

Bartow County Junior Little League baseball pounded Athens Tuesday night 23-1 in five innings to advance to the state championship round of the state Junior Little League state tournament in Hartwell. Bartow, now 3-0 in the double-elimination tournament, will have Wednesday night off before playing Thursday night against the survivor of a Wednesday night Elbert County vs. Athens elimination game. Elbert County defeated Hart County 13-8 Tuesday night following Bartow's win over Athens. That leaves Elbert County and Athens to square off in an elimination game Wednesday night with the survivor moving into the championship round against Bartow County on Thursday evening. Bartow claims the state title with a victory on Thursday night, but the Elbert County/Athens survivor will need to beat Bartow both Thursday and Friday nights to win the championship. The Thursday and potential Friday night games are scheduled for 6 p.m. in Hartwell. In Tuesday’s win over Athens, Hudson Parr tossed a five inning complete game. He scattered five hits and three walks while striking out three. The lone Athens run scored in the third inning after the locals had built an 11-0 lead. Bartow scored in each offensive frame including two runs in the first inning, five in the second, four in the third, one in the fourth, and 11 runs in the fifth inning. Barrett Fuller and Elisha Moore paced the Bartow offense with three hits each. Dutch Hernandez, Landon Cassidy, and Parr followed with two hits each. Rylan Spivey, Harrison Cole, Isaac Burnett, Lyle Woody, and Zaylan Cochran added one hit apiece. The Georgia champion will advance to the Southeast Regional Tournament in Broadway, Virginia August 4-9. Remaining Georgia Junior Little League state tournament schedule: Wed. July 20 — 6pm — Athens v. Elbert County (elimination game) Thur. July 21 — 6pm — Championship Game -- Bartow v. Athens/Elbert winner Fri. July 22 — 6pm — “if necessary game” Little League and GRPA tournament results are provided to Bartow Sports Zone by Cartersville Little League and Bartow County Little League plus the Cartersville and Bartow County Parks and Recreation Departments. The game data is shared by the leagues via GameChanger reports from the respective teams and/or leagues. Results and capsules are sponsored on Bartow Sports Zone by The Benefit Consulting Group of Cartersville and George F. Willis Realty.

Cartersville products Anthony Seigler (left) and Sam Howard continue to toil in MiLB action with their respective clubs. Last Friday night, Howard made his first appearance with Toledo since July 1 and earned a hold in a Mud Hens victory. In New York, Seigler appeared in four games for Hudson Valley as the Renegades have surged into first place in the second half standings of the South Atlantic League’s North Division. SAM HOWARD — Toledo Mud Hens (9th yr. pro; Triple-A Detroit Tigers organization; Georgia Southern; Cartersville HS) … made his first appearance since July 1 Friday night and earned a one-inning hold as the Mud Hens won at the St. Paul Saints, 7-3. The southpaw worked a 1-2-3 seventh inning to collect his third hold of the season. In 18 appearances in 2022 with three diffferent MiLB teams — Bradenton, Indianapolis, and Toledo — the 29-year-old has an 0-2 record with a 3.24 ERA. He has 22 strikeouts and 11 walks with a 1.26 WHIP. The Mud Hens (45-43) are 8.5 games behind Nashville in the International League’s West Division. Toledo will host the Columbus Clippers July 22-24 followed by Indianapolis July 26-31. ANTHONY SEIGLER — Hudson Valley Renegades (5th yr. pro; High Class-A New York Yankees organization; Cartersville HS) … in four home games this past week against the Greenville Drive, Seigler was 3-for-14 at the plate including a double. He scored two runs and added one stolen base. Hudson Valley (47-39 overall) is 13-7 in the second half standings and leads Aberdeen by 2.5 games in the South Atlantic League’s North Division. The Renegades are off until Friday, July 22 when they travel to the Wilmington Blue Rocks to begin a three game series.

The Bartow County Junior Little League baseball team (13-14 year olds) won its second round game Sunday afternoon at the double-elimination state tournament in Hartwell, defeating Elbert County 15-4 in five innings. The victory earns Bartow County (2-0) an off day Monday and guarantees the team no worse than third place. The locals will use the off day to prepare for a third round matchup against Athens (2-0) Tuesday night at 6 p.m. Sunday, Bartow struck for three runs in the first inning and three more in the second inning for an early 6-0 lead. The local team added five more runs in the fourth inning and four more in the fifth on their way to victory. All four Elbert County runs were scored in the fifth inning. Isaac Burnett started on the mound for Bartow County and worked into the fourth inning without yielding a run. He scattered two hits and two walks while striking out two. Harrison Cole pitched in relief and also struck out two. Burnett paced the offense with three hits. Landon Cassidy followed with a pair of hits. Elisha Moore and Hudson Parr had doubles. Dutch Hernandez and Cole added one hit apiece. In Sunday’s other Junior Little League state tournament game in Hartwell, Athens defeated Hart County 16-4. Remaining Georgia Junior Little League state tournament schedule: Mon. July 18 — 6pm — East Marietta v. Elbert County (elimination game) Mon. July 18 — 8pm — West Point v Hart County (elimination game) Tue. July 19 — 6pm — Athens v. Bartow County Tue .July 19 — 8pm — Monday’s winners (elimination game) Wed. July 20 — 6pm — Athens/Bartow loser v. Tues. 8pm winner (elimination game) Thur. July 21 — 6pm — Championship Game Thur July 21 — 8pm — “if necessary game” Little League and GRPA tournament results are provided to Bartow Sports Zone by Cartersville Little League and Bartow County Little League plus the Cartersville and Bartow County Parks and Recreation Departments. The game data is shared by the leagues via GameChanger reports from the respective teams and/or leagues. Results and capsules are sponsored on Bartow Sports Zone by The Benefit Consulting Group of Cartersville and George F. Willis Realty.

Bartow County Little League (12U) made a late inning charge but came up a pair of runs short Sunday afternoon in an 8-6 state tournament second round loss to Harris County Little League at Hicks Park in Cartersville. Harris County scored five runs in the top of the first inning and added on three more in the fourth inning for an 8-1 lead. Bartow then rallied for five runs in the bottom of the fifth but could get no closer. Five of Bartow’s six hits in the game came in their fifth inning rally. Huck Garlin (2 RBIs) and Alfredo Romo had doubles. Noah Rogers (RBI), Elijah Bryant, Noah Janssen, and Matt Zander added one hit apiece. Blaine Groce contributed one RBI. Romo (0.0 IP, 3R, 2ER, 0H, 2BB) made the pitching start for Bartow County and suffered the loss. Bryant (5.1 IP, 6ER, 10H, 3BB) entered in the first inning a worked into the sixth. Cade McCorkle (0.2 IP, 0R, 1H) closed out the game for the locals. With the win, Harris County is now one of two remaining unbeaten teams in the double-elimination state tournament. Harris will have Monday night off and will play Dudley Little League Tuesday. The loss drops Bartow County to an elimination game Monday night at 8 p.m. against Peachtree City Little League on Rudy York Field. In other results Sunday, Dudley defeated Martinez-Evans 18-7. Athens eliminated Smyrna 5-4 and Peachtree City eliminated Toccoa, 10-5. Remaining Georgia Little League State Tournament schedule: (all games on Rudy York Field) Mon. July 18 — 6pm — Martinez-Evans v. Athens (elimination game) Mon. July 18 — 8pm — Peachtree City v. Bartow County (elimination game) Tue. July 19 — 6pm — Harris County v. Dudley Tue. July 19 — 8pm — Martinez-Evans/Athens winner v. Peachtree City/Bartow winner (elimination game) Wed. July 20 — 6pm — Harris Co./Dudley loser v. Martinez-Evans/Athens/PTC/Bartow (elimination game) Thur. July 21 — 6pm — Harris/Dudley winner v. Wednesday winner Thur. July 21 — 8pm — “if necessary game” Little League and GRPA tournament results are provided to Bartow Sports Zone by Cartersville Little League and Bartow County Little League plus the Cartersville and Bartow County Parks and Recreation Departments. The game data is shared by the leagues via GameChanger reports from the respective teams and/or leagues. Results and capsules are sponsored on Bartow Sports Zone by The Benefit Consulting Group of Cartersville and George F. Willis Realty.

The Bartow County Junior Little League baseball team (13-14 year olds) won its opening game of the 2022 state tournament Saturday 15-1 over West Point in five innings. The tournament is being hosted by Hart County Little League. Bartow scored twice in the top of the first inning and never trailed. West Point scored an unearned run in the bottom of the first inning, but never got any closer. Bartow County, who scored in every offensive frame, led 6-1 after three innings and took control by scoring seven times in the top of the fourth. Hudson Parr had two hits for the Bartow offense and picked up the pitching win for the locals. Dutch Hernandez and Elisha Moore also contributed two hits each and both took the mound in relief. Isaac Burnett, Zaylen Cochran, and Bryland Reynolds each had a double for the Bartow attack. Lyle Woody and Landon Cassidy added one hit apiece. Bartow County advances to the second round of the six-team, double-elimination tournament and will face Elbert County Junior Little League at 3:30 p.m. Sunday. The tournament is scheduled to continue through Friday with the state champion advancing to the Junior Little League Southeast Regional in Broadway, Virginia August 4-9. Little League and GRPA tournament results are provided to Bartow Sports Zone by Cartersville Little League and Bartow County Little League plus the Cartersville and Bartow County Parks and Recreation Departments. The game data is shared by the leagues via GameChanger reports from the respective teams and/or leagues. Results and capsules are sponsored on Bartow Sports Zone by The Benefit Consulting Group of Cartersville and George F. Willis Realty.

Bartow County Little League (12U) gave up a run in the third inning Saturday morning before scoring three times in the bottom of the fourth for an eventual 3-1 win over Smyrna Little League in the opening round of the 2022 Georgia Little League Baseball State Tournament at Hicks Park in Cartersville. Smyrna scored its unearned run in the third inning on a single, a groundout, and an infield error. After that run gave Smyrna a 1-0 lead, Bartow pitchers Blaine Groce, Grayson Isham, and Matt Zander blanked Smyrna over the final 3-1/3 innings. The trio of hurlers allowed only one hit and two walks. Groce was the starter and completed the first three innings on the mound. He allowed one unearned run on one hit and one walk while striking out six. Isham recorded three strikeouts over the next inning and one-third before Zander retired all five batters he faced — four by strikeout. Bartow’s three runs in the fourth inning scored on a single, two walks, a fielder’s choice, a wild pitch, and a passed ball. Groce, who had one of Bartow’s only two hits in the game, singled to start the Bartow fourth inning. Isham followed with a walk. Zander, who had a second inning single, gounded into a fielder’s choice next in the Bartow fourth. An infield throwing error by Smyrna, however, enabled Groce to score on the play to tie the score at 1-1. Zander moved around to third on a pair of wild pitches during a strikeout before Noah Rogers walked. Noah Janssen was inserted as a special pinch runner for Zander at third base and — after Rogers stole second with two outs — Janssen scored on a wild pitch to put Bartow County ahead 2-1. Rogers moved over to third on that same wild pitch and then scored a pitch later on a passed ball for a 3-1 Bartow County advantage. Bartow advances to the second round Sunday at 2 p.m. against Harris County. Harris County defeated Athens Little League Saturday morning 15-1 in the opening round game for those two teams. Other first round action in the double-elimination tournament saw Dudley Little League outlast Peachtree City 4-1 and Martinez-Evans Little League topped Toccoa Little League, 13-3. Sunday’s schedule: (Hicks Park in Cartersville) 2 p.m. — Rudy York Field — Harris County (1-0) vs. Bartow County (1-0) 2:30 p.m. — JFH Field — Dudley (1-0) vs. Martinez-Evans (1-0) 4:30 p.m. — Athens (0-1) vs. Smyrna (0-1) (elimination game) 5 p.m. — JFH Field — Peachtree City (0-1) vs. Toccoa (0-1) (elimination game) The state tournament continues through Thursday with the winner representing Georgia at the Southeast Regional in Warner Robins August 4-9. Little League and GRPA tournament results are provided to Bartow Sports Zone by Cartersville Little League and Bartow County Little League plus the Cartersville and Bartow County Parks and Recreation Departments. The game data is shared by the leagues via GameChanger reports from the respective teams and/or leagues. Results and capsules are sponsored on Bartow Sports Zone by The Benefit Consulting Group of Cartersville and George F. Willis Realty.

The 2022 Georgia Little League Baseball state tournament begins Saturday with eight different district champion teams participating in the double-elimination bracket that will continue through Thursday, July 21. All games — hosted by Cartersville Little League — will be played on Rudy York Field and Joe Frank Harris Field at Hicks Park located at 51 Clearwater Street in Cartersville. District 1 champ, Bartow County Little League, will be in action Saturday at 10:30 a.m. against Smyrna Little League in the tournament’s opening round. Other teams in the 2022 state tournament include Harris County, Athens, Dudley, Peachtree City, Martinez-Evans, and Toccoa. The tournament champion will represent Georgia and advance to the Little League Baseball Southeast Regional in Warner Robins August 4-9. Little League and GRPA tournament results are provided to Bartow Sports Zone by Cartersville Little League and Bartow County Little League plus the Cartersville and Bartow County Parks and Recreation Departments. The game data is shared by the leagues via GameChanger reports from the respective teams and/or leagues. Results and capsules are sponsored on Bartow Sports Zone by The Benefit Consulting Group of Cartersville and George F. Willis Realty.