Former Cartersville Hurricanes Connor Justus and Sam Howard have already seen action with their respective Major League clubs in spring training action while another former Canes star, Anthony Seigler, continues to be considered one of the highest rated prospects in baseball. At the collegiate level, a trio of local baseball players -- Bailey Campbell (Cass), Tristin Smith (Adairsville), and Tyler Washington (Adairsville) -- helped Young Harris to a 5-1 week, while Elliott Anderson earned his second win of the year for Auburn and former Woodland standouts Mason Robinson and Cauy Williams had productive weeks. In college softball, former Cartersville outfielder Paris Poston played a key role for Columbus State as the Cougars went 5-0 for the week. ABOVE PHOTO: Connor Justus (left) and Sam Howard (right) have already seen action with the Los Angeles Angels and Colorado Rockies, respectively, during MLB Cactus League games this spring. NOTE: The remainder of this week's 'Athletes Beyond Bartow' will be published separately and may be viewed at this LINK. PRO BASEBALL SAM HOWARD — Colorado Rockies (6th yr. pro; LHP; Georgia Southern; Cartersville HS)… the non-roster invitee saw his first mound time last Monday working the fifth inning in the Rockies’ third game of the Spring Training schedule — a 12-5 win over Kansas City. Howard entered with Colorado up 9-3 and gave up an earned run on two hits (including a solo home run to Bubba Starling) and two walks. He struck out one. The Rockies are 2-7 in the Cactus League and have nine games this week including a pair of split-squad contests. CONNOR JUSTUS — L.A. Angels (4th yr. pro; MIF; Georgia Tech; Cartersville HS)… Justus saw his first action of Spring Training 2019 with the MLB club last Monday when he was inserted to play second base during a 4-3 Angels’ win over Milwaukee. He was 0-for-1 but coaxed a walk in a pair of plate appearances. Last Thursday he entered again at second base and went 1-for-2 with a double and scored a run during a 10-6 loss to the Texas Rangers. He was 0-for-1 in a pinch hitting role during an 11-2 win Saturday over the Cincinnati Reds and finished 0-for-2 in a start at shortstop Sunday — a 4-1 win over Oakland. The Angels are 7-3 through their first ten games of Cactus League action with nine games including a pair of split squad contests scheduled this week. ANTHONY SEIGLER — N.Y. Yankees (2nd yr. pro; C; Cartersville HS)… listed as one of the Yankees ten best prospects this past week as Baseball Prospectus, Baseball America, and Keith Law released their farm system rankings for 2019. The Yankees ranked between 12th and 20th overall, depending on the rankings of your choice. Seigler finished the 2018 season with the Rookie League Pulaski Yankees after a promotion from the Gulf Coast League Yankees West. He was the 23rd overall pick in the June 2018 MLB draft and is the first catcher drafted in Round 1 by the Yankees since 2004. During the MLB Winter Meetings, Yankees executive and Director of Scouting Damon Oppenheimer said the switch-hitting backstop projects with power from both sides of the plate and is a “plus” defender. MLB.com has only one Yankees’ prospect ranked ahead of Seigler heading into 2019. In 95 plate appearances in Rookie ball last year, he hit for a .266 average. Seigler will be assigned to his first full season of professional baseball following Spring Training — potentially with the Class A South Atlantic League Charleston River Dogs. COLLEGE SOFTBALL SARAH FOX — Agnes Scott College (Fr., Inf., Cass HS)… played in three of the Scotties’ four games this past week, but was 0-for-5 at the plate. Fox did draw one walk in a 3-0 home loss Friday vs. Greensboro. Agnes Scott (2-8) was 0-4 for the week and is now idle until Wednesday, March 13 when the Scotties travel to Birmingham Southern. SIERRAH GANI — Georgia Highlands CC (So., Inf., Cass HS)… started both of the Chargers’ games at second base Saturday as GHC split a doubleheader at East Georgia State CC. The Chargers won the opener 4-1, but dropped the second game 4-0. Gani, who has a .500 batting average with 18 RBIs through 16 games, was 0-for-5 Saturday with one run scored. Georgia Highlands hosts a pair of conference doubleheaders this week against visiting Gordon State Wednesday and Georgia Military College Saturday. SYDNEY HODORFF — LaGrange College (Sr., C/Inf., Woodland HS)… the Panthers finally got their season started last Wednesday, but failed to score in either game of a doubleheader at Birmingham Southern. Hodorff started at catcher in the opener, but was 0-for-3. LaGrange (0-2) had four more games postponed for weather over the weekend. The Panthers are schedule to play at Piedmont Thursday and host Fontbonne University (MO) Friday. HANNAH KNAPP — Talladega College (Jr., Inf., Adairsville HS)… went 1-for-5 and was hit by a pitch in a pair of starts last Wednesday at Bryan College (TN). The Tornadoes split a doubleheader with the Lions. Talladega had two other games cancelled for weather last week. The Tornadoes (3-7) host Ave Maria University Tuesday and travel to Brenau University Wednesday. PARIS POSTON — Columbus State University (Fr., OF, Cartersville HS)… helped the Cougars extend their current win streak to eight games with a 5-0 week. Poston, a starter in right field hitting .289 for the season, was 6-for-15 with four doubles and one RBI in the five games. She also scored four runs and was hit by a pitch. CSU won at University of Montevallo last Wednesday and then defeated Lynn University, Barry University, King University, and Coker College over the weekend during the CSU Classic at Cougar Field. Columbus State (13-6) entertains Palm Beach Atlantic Tuesday and Nova Southeastern Wednesday before traveling to Lincoln Memorial University Friday. The Cougars will then play four games Saturday and Sunday in the Tusculum University Invitational. HANNAH TODD — Kansas University (So.,, P, Cartersville HS)… entered in the fourth inning Saturday and recorded one out during the Jayhawks’ 8-7 nine-inning loss to Duke at the N.C. State/Duke Invitational. Todd allowed one earned run on two hits. Kansas finished 1-4 in the tournament with other losses to N.C. State, Mississippi State, and Campbell before a win over Charleston Southern. KU (4-14) hosts the Jayhawk Invitational Friday through Sunday where they will face Southeast Missouri twice, Maine twice, and Missouri-Kansas City. TAYLOR WAITS — Brewton-Parker College (Jr., OF, Cartersville HS)… entered as a pinch runner and scored a run in a 12-0 rout of visiting Fort Valley State last Wednesday. She then started in left field in the second game of a doubleheader and was 1-for-2 in a 5-2 win. The wins snapped a six-game losing streak for the Barons. BPC (4-8) hosts USC-Beaufort Wednesday and NAIA 8th-ranked University of Mobile for four games Friday and Saturday. ANNALYN YANTIS — Samford University (Sr., P, Cartersville HS)… started in the circle and was tagged with the loss in a five inning performance against Houston Baptist Friday during the Bulldogs’ Invitational Tournament in Birmingham. Yantis allowed on two earned runs (five runs total) on five hits and a pair of walks. She fanned one in the 6-2 loss. She also tossed four innings in relief during an 8-1 loss to Western Kentucky. Against the Hilltoppers, Yantis allowed two earned runs on six hits and one walk. Samford was 1-4 for the week with a win over Jackson State and losses to Jacksonville State, Houston Baptist, Evansville, and Western Kentucky. The Bulldogs (6-15) play at Troy Wednesday before traveling to the Murray State Racer Invitational Friday through Sunday to face the hosts, Northern Iowa, and Purdue-Fort Wayne. COLLEGE BASEBALL ELLIOTT ANDERSON — Auburn University (Jr., LHP, Cartersville HS)… made his fifth appearance of the season Saturday and picked up his second win of the year as the Tigers beat visiting Cincinnati 9-5. Anderson entered in the fourth inning and did allow his first and only earned run of the season working into eighth inning. He yielded three hits and a walk while striking out six. For the season, the southpaw has a 0.68 ERA with 17 strikeouts in just over 13 innings on the mound. 19th-ranked Auburn (9-2) has home games Tuesday and Wednesday with UT-Martin and will host a three-game weekend series with Texas-San Antonio. BAILEY CAMPBELL — Young Harris College (So., 1B/DH, Cass HS)… made five starts and one pinch hitting appearance last week as the Mountain Lions completed a 5-1 week. YHC swept a home doubleheader with Clark Atlanta last Tuesday, beat visiting Cedarville Thursday, and won two of three games over the weekend at UNC-Pembroke. Campbell was 8-for-19 for the week with a walk, a double, a home run, and five RBIs. He was also hit by a pitch twice. Through 14 games, he has a .396 batting average with a pair of homers and 20 RBIs. The Mountain Lions (11-7, 4-3 Peach Belt Conference) host Carson-Newman Tuesday, Southern Indiana Wednesday, and a three-game PBC series with Augusta University Friday through Sunday. CARRINGTON EVANS — Augusta University (R-So., OF, Cartersville HS)… started three of four games this past week for the Jaguars in left field. He was 1-for-4 with a triple, run scored, and one RBI during a 14-6 win Tuesday at Coker College. Evans then went 0-for-7 in the first two games of a three-game series at Columbus State where Augusta was swept. The Jaguars (8-10, 3-9 Peach Belt Conference) entertain Erskine College Tuesday, Saint Rose University Wednesday, and play a three-game conference series at Young Harris College Friday through Sunday. JOHN REED EVANS — Shorter University (Fr., C/OF, Cartersville HS)… did not have an at-bat, but entered the lineup in left field Saturday during a 13-3 home Gulf South Conference loss to NCAA D-II top-ranked Delta State. The Hawks dropped three of four games during the week with their lone win coming in the second game of Saturday’s doubleheader. Shorter (8-7, 3-5) hosts a doubleheader with Morehouse College Wednesday and a three-game GSC series with Christian Brothers University Saturday and Sunday. LANE GRIFFITH — University of West Georgia (Jr., C, Adairsville HS)… came off the bench to catch and finished 0-for-3 last Wednesday in a 14-inning, 6-3 home loss to North Georgia. It was the Wolves’ only game of the week with their home conference series with University of West Alabama pushed back to Monday and Tuesday. UWG (4-11, 2-4) travels to Cleveland, Mississippi this weekend for a three-game set at No. 1 Delta State University. HUNTER HICE — University of South Caroline-Upstate (Fr., Inf., Adairsville HS)… seeing time as a second baseman, designated hitter, and in a pinch-hitting role, Hice appeared in all four Spartans’ games last week as USCU went 3-1 with a win at Davidson and took two of three at home against Ohio University. Hice was 1-for-6 for the week with a walk and a run scored during the week. The Spartans (5-6) travel to Wofford Tuesday and host a three-game series with Rutgers this weekend. HARRISON OSBORN — Point University (So., RHP, Cartersville HS)… started Saturday in the final game of a home conference series with Union College (KY) and was saddled with the pitching loss as the visiting Bulldogs avoided a series sweep. Osborn allowed seven earned runs on 10 hits and a walk through four innings. He recorded four strikeouts. 22nd-ranked Point (14-5, 2-1 Appalachian Athletic Conference) plays a doubleheader at Talladega College Tuesday and will host a three-game conference series with Montreat College (NC) Friday and Saturday. MASON ROBINSON — Louisiana Tech (R-Sr., OF, Woodland HS)… started in right field for all four of the Bulldogs’ wins last week. He was 1-for-5 with a sacrifice in a 5-3 win last Tuesday at Arkansas-Little Rock and finished 4-for-10 incuding a triple, homer, walk, HBP, three runs scored, and two RBIs in a three game home sweep of Arkansas State. Through 11 starts, Robinson has a .362 batting average with two home runs and eight RBIs. Louisiana Tech (9-2) hosts Northwestern State (LA) Tuesday before hitting the road for a three-game series at University of Arkansas this weekend. TRISTIN SMITH — Young Harris College (R-Sr., Inf., Adairsville HS)… started all six games for the Mountain Lions last week at second base as YHC won five of six. Smith hit safely in five games and was 8-for-24 for the week with a home run and two doubles. He added a walk, was hit by a pitch three times, and had seven RBIs. The Mountain Lions swept a doubleheader with Clark Atlanta, beat Cedarville University, and took two of three at 40th-ranked UNC-Pembroke. Young Harris (11-7, 4-3 Peach Belt Conference) hosts Carson-Newman Tuesday, Southern Indiana Wednesday, and a three-game PBC series with Augusta University this weekend. TYLER WASHINGTON — Young Harris College (Sr., OF, Adairsville HS)… started three games and appeared in five of the Mountain Lions games last week. He completed the week 2-for-12 at the plate with a walk, sacrifice bunt, and two runs scored. YHC was 5-1 for the week and improved to 11-7 overall and 4-3 in the Peach Belt Conference. The Mountain Lions host Carson-Newman, Southern Indiana, and conference foe Augusta University this week. CAUY WILLIAMS — Wallace State-Dothan CC (Fr., RHP, Woodland HS)… entered to pitch the fifth and sixth innings last Tuesday and picked up his first collegiate win in relief during a 6-5 victory at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. Williams allowed one earned run on one hit and one walk and fanned one. He now has three appearances this season with a 3.60 ERA in five innings on the mound. The Governors (11-3) have won four straight and have games this week at home against Grand Rapids CC (MI), at Coastal Alabama-North CC Thursday, and at home against Coastal Alabama-North CC on Saturday.

The Woodland and Cartersville track and field teams competed this past weekend at two separate meets in Woodstock and Rome. Local competitors’ highlights from each meet are listed below. WOODLAND TRACK AND FIELD GIRLS THIRD, BOYS SIXTH AT WOODSTOCK WOLVERINE INVITATIONAL —Woodland girls placed third in the 17-team event —Woodland boys placed sixth of 19 boys teams —McKenna Trapheagen won the 3200 (10:58) and 1600 (5:08) —Carli Clymer placed second in the 1600 (5:15) and was second in the 800 —Tess Cochran placed fifth in the 3200 —Bella Carnes was sixth in the 200 and placed eighth in the 400 —Lady Cats’ 4x400 relay team placed third —Grace Webb won the high jump (5 ft., 4 in.) —Skylar Chappell was third in the discus throw (106 ft., 2 in.) —Brook Cooper placed sixth in pole vault (8 ft., 6 in.) —Jasmine Hill placed eighth in the long jump (14 ft., 8 in.) —Markal Brown won the long jump (21 ft., 2.5 in.); placed third in the 400 (52.22); and placed sixth in the 200 (23.07) —Jimmy Davis won pole vault (14 ft., 7 in.) —Tommy Duke placed third in pole vault (12 ft.) —Nick Bailey was fourth in shot put (42 ft., 9.5 in.) —Aaron Carlson was seventh in discus throw (114 ft., 7 in.) —Dianthony Heathcock was fifth in high jump (5 ft., 8 in.) —Wildcats’ 4x400 relay team and 4x800 team scored —John Shropshire was eighth in the 1600 (4:48) CARTERSVILLE TRACK & FIELD TEAMS PARTICIPATE IN ROME INVITATIONAL —Cartersville girls placed 10th of 12 teams —Cartersville boys were 12th of 13 teams —London Shaw was third in the shot put (35 ft., 9 in.). Shaw was second in the discus throw (98 ft., 7 in.) —Nick Bebko was second in the pole vault (13 ft., 6 in.) —Bill Archer was sixth in the 800 (2:08) and seventh in the 1600 (4:48) —Colin McCann was seventh in the 3200 (10:32) —Harrison Banks was eighth in the 3200 (10:44)

The Cartersville baseball team finished a perfect 3-0 this past weekend at LakePoint to win the inaugural Toyo Tires Battle for Bartow Baseball Classic and the Purple Hurricanes dominated the individual awards as well. Cartersville had five total players named to the All-Tournament Team including the top two individual awards. Canes’ starting pitcher and Auburn commit Mason Barnett blanked Class 7A Kennesaw Mountain for five innings Friday night to receive the tournament’s Most Outstanding Pitcher award. Meanwhile, clean-up hitter Brant Smith hit .571 and produced five RBIs across the three wins to earn the tournament’s Most Outstanding Hitter award. Barnett did not allow a run to Kennesaw Mountain while scattering two hits, two walks, and a hit batsman. He struck out eight in five innings of work. Smith had nine plate appearances in the tournament, but only seven official at-bats. He finished with a home run and three doubles among his four hits. He also coaxed one walk and was hit by a pitch. The Canes’ power hitter scored two runs and drove in five producing a slash line of .571 BA / .667 OBA / 1.429 SLG / 2.096 OPS. The Canes also had infielder Josh Davis, outfielder Preston Welchel, and relief pitcher Gage Morris named to the All-Tournament Team. The remainder of the All-Tournament Team includes: Dalton Bowman and Tyler Gosdin (Cedartown); Brooks Hardie and Jimbo Brown (Bremen); Gage Moses and Wesley Wade (Pepperell); Justin Barnes and Grant Moody (Kennesaw Mountain); Bailey Ward (Woodland); Blaine Ingram (Cass); and Landon Ayers (Adairsville).

The Woodland girls soccer team earned a Region 7-AAAAA victory Friday night at home defeating Hiram, 7-2, and the boys team followed with a 4-2 win over the Hornets. Tiera Feanny scored a pair of first half goals and Maddi Moore added a third for the Lady Cats in the first half as Woodland carried a 3-1 advantage to the intermission. In the second half, Jordan Evans scored two goals for Woodland while Hayley Gilbert and Kiersten Iruegas also found the back of the net as the Lady Cats took a 7-1 lead. Hiram added a second goal with 7:34 remaining for the 7-2 final score. Woodland starting keeper Chloe Ravish had five saves. Sheena Buchanan made three saves after entering midway through the second half. In the boys' game, Orlando Mendoza put Woodland on the scoreboard in the 16th minute. Jose Pineda and Rene Vazquez added first half goals in the 29th and 32nd minutes. Preston Godfrey added the Wildcats' fourth goal in the second half. The Lady Cats (1-4-1, 1-0 Region 7-AAAAA) and Wildcats (1-1-1, 1-0) play at Kell Tuesday and host Cass Friday.

The Adairsville boys soccer team earned a Region 6-AAA win Friday night at Haralson County in their league opener. William Gonzalez scored first for the Tigers, but the host Rebels answered quickly to knot the score at 1-1. A header by William Longmore off an Emanuel Lopez corner kick enabled Adairsville to take a 2-1 lead to the intermission. In the second half, Gonzalez put Adairsville ahead 3-1 when he found the back of the net off an assist from Tigers’ captain Joseph Pacheco. Pacheco then scored a goal of his own with a penalty kick following a foul inside the 18-yard line on Diego Carillo. The Rebels added a late goal in the final minutes for a 4-2 final score. The Lady Tigers were also winners Friday night at Haralson County. The Adairsville girls blanked the Lady Rebels, 4-0, to improve to 3-2 overall and 1-0 in Region 6-AAA. The Adairsville boys (1-3, 1-0) travel to Sonoraville Thursday for another region test at 7 p.m. The girls contest will precede the boys at 5 p.m.

The Cass and Adairsville High track and field teams competed Saturday in the Southeast Whitfield Invitational in Dalton. Led by Ethan Carter’s outstanding day, the Cass boys finished fourth of 14 teams in the event won by Dalton. The Adairsville girls placed eighth of 12 teams. The Adairsville boys were 11th overall and the Cass girls finished 12th. Cass’ Ethan Carter won the 100 meter dash and the 200 meter dash while teammate Stephen Smith (photo below) won the pole vault. Carter ran the 100 in 11.06 and the 200 in 23.05. Smith’s winning height was 14 feet, 7 inches. The Cass 4x100 relay team also finished first in 45.23. That team consisted of Josh Varnum, Malik Grimes, Javen Bridges, and Carter. Carter's other contribution (photo) was a second place finish in the high jump with a mark of 5 feet, 10 and 3/4 inches. The Colonels’ Nathan Grant placed third with a discus throw of 124 feet, 3 inches while Blake Carrington finished fifth in the long jump with a leap of 18 feet, 11 inches. Nakiyah Washington led the Adairsville girls with a pair of second place finishes. Her shot put distance was 32 feet, 3 inches and her runner-up discus throw was 104 feet, 3 inches. The Adairsville 4x100 relay team placed third with a time of 46.36 and the Tigers’ Tre Mitchell was fourth in the 200 meter dash with a 24.19 mark. WOODLAND GIRLS WIN PURPLE HURRICANE INVITATIONAL On Saturday, February 23, the Woodland and Cartersville track and field teams participated in the seven-school Purple Hurricane Invitational at Weinman Stadium. The Woodland girls edged Rome 174-173 to win the girls’ title, while the Woodland boys finished just behind Rome for a runner-up finish. The Cartersville boys were third and the Lady Canes placed fifth. As expected, the Woodland girls distance runners showed strong performances. In the girls 3200, Woodland captured the top three spots with McKenna Trapheagen (11:05), Tess Cochran (11:54), and Rylee Evans (11:58) collecting the podium sweep. The Lady Cats had identical results in the 1600 and 800. Carli Clymer was first in the 1600 meter run in 5:30. Cochran was second in 5:41 and Baylee Evans was a close third at 5:45. Trapheagen won the 800 in 2:24. Clymer was second with a time of 2:29 and Baylee Evans placed third in 2:33. The Woodland girls added a 4x400 relay win with a mark of 4:25. Woodland’s Grace Webb won the high jump with a height of 5 feet, 2 inches; Bella Carnes took second in the 400 with a time of 1:03; and Jasmine Hill was runner-up in the long jump with a leap of 15 feet, 4.5 inches. Jimmy Davis of Woodland won the pole vault with a height of 12 feet, 6 inches. Nick Bebko of Cartersville was next with a vault of 11 feet, 6 inches and Woodland’s Tommy Duke placed third with a height of 11 feet. Cartersville’s London Shaw won the girls shot put with a mark of 37 feet, 7 inches. She was also second in the discus throw with a toss of 109 feet, 11 inches. The Canes’ Bill Archer was second in the 1600 meter run with a time of 4:58. He was also second in the 800 meters in 2:11. Markal Brown of Woodland won the long jump (21 feet) and the 200 meter dash (23:29). He was also second in the 400 meter at 54.35. The Wildcats’ Jaylen Ballard finished second in the 200. Zach Avery had a third place finish in the 400. John Shropshire won the 800 in 2:07, while Aaron Carlson was second in the discus throw with a mark of 114 feet, 5 inches.

A pair of Bartow County Parks and Recreation Department youth basketball teams had successful finishes at their respective Georgia Recreation and Parks Association State Tournaments. The Bartow 10U boys finished as state runner-up at their tournament in Griffin while the Bartow 12U girls placed third at their GRPA state tournament in Dalton. The Bartow 10U boys lost a Friday night preliminary game to eventual state champion College Park 49-28, but then reeled off wins against Walton County and Smyrna to earn a rematch with College Park in Saturday’s finals. The victory over Smyrna was a narrow one. Ja’kez Baldwin and Kyron McClendon led the way for Bartow with 14 and 13 points, respectively. Jayden Metcalf scored 10 points, including a pair of dramatic three-pointers late in the game to give Bartow the lead. Jabari Burleson added nine points and Christian Teasley totaled seven. College Park was too much for the locals in the championship game, taking a 57-27 decision. The Bartow 12U girls defeated South Bryan in the first round of the state tournament Saturday at Edwards Park in Dalton, 38-36, in a back-and-forth struggle. South Bryan led 13-11 after one quarter and held a 26-25 advantage heading into the fourth quarter. The game was tied at the intermission 17-17. Kelsey Gleason kept Bartow close in the first half by scoring 10 of her 11 total points. Taff Bradley scored 12 of her team-high 14 points for Bartow in the second half. Hayley Dillow and Makenzie Harris added six and four points, respectively. Jakya Garnigan had two. Bartow 12U girls’ loss in the state semifinals was 51-15 to Walton County. The locals trailed 25-6 after one quarter and never recovered. Walton extended the lead to 43-11 by halftime. Bradley and Dillow scored four points each for Bartow County. Harris, Garnigan, and Summer Patterson finished with two points each. Gleason added one point. Two other Bartow County girls teams played in state tournaments this past weekend at Edwards Park in Dalton. The Bartow 8U girls and 10U girls both lost a pair of games. Bartow 8U girls fell 14-12 to DeKalb County in a preliminary game on Friday before being edged by Rome 20-19 in the opening round of elimination play Saturday morning. Bartow 10U girls dropped a prelimary game to South Fulton 36-20 Friday night and lost 41-18 to DeKalb County in the opening round Saturday afternoon.

Cartersville baseball was a perfect 3-0 this weekend and defeated Cedartown 9-4 in the championship game as the Purple Hurricanes won the inaugural Toyo Tires Battle for Bartow Baseball Classic at LakePoint. In the finals, the Canes raced to an early 7-0 lead through four innings and held off the Bulldogs to win the championship. Cartersville displayed plenty of power at the plate with Brant Smith and Preston Welchel both hitting home runs. Mason Barnett and J.P. Martin had triples while Cohen Wilbanks and Jackson Norris added doubles for a total of six extra base hits. Davis and Wilbanks had two-hit games. Logan Martin (4.1 IP, 4R, 1ER, 3H, 1BB, 8K) picked up the pitching win for the Hurricanes. Martin (1.2 IP, 0R, 1H, 1BB, 3K) and Ian Inaba (1 IP, 0R, 1H, 0BB, 2K) worked in relief to secure the victory. Cedartown (5-2) finished 2-1 in the tournament and runner-up. Cartersville (7-1) now prepares for the Perfect Game High School Showdown next week where the Canes will play four games. Thursday’s opponent is Bob Jones (AL) at 8:30 p.m. in Hoover, Alabama. The Hurricanes will then play Sumrall (MS) Friday at 3:30 p.m. and a yet-to-be-determined opponent Friday night at 8:30 p.m. Cartersville will also have a single game on Saturday. Final tournament records for this weekend: Cartersville (3-0); Cedartown (2-1); Kennesaw Mountain (2-1); Bremen (2-1); Pepperell (1-2); Woodland (1-2); Cass (1-2); Adairsville (0-3). NOTE: The tournament staff is still awaiting all-tournament selections from coaches and will be announcing the All-Tournament Team information soon. CARTERSVILLE 9, PEPPERELL 3 In Saturday afternoon’s championship semifinal matchup with Pepperell, the Purple Hurricanes led 4-0 early before the Dragons narrowed the lead to 6-3 after four innings. Cartersville then added three runs over the final two innings for their six-run win to advance to the championship game. The Canes belted out 13 hits in the contest with Brant Smith and Jordan Wilkie collecting three each. All three of Smith’s hits were doubles. He added a sacrifice fly and finished with two RBIs. Wilkie also had one RBI. Josh Davis and Ian Inaba had two hits for Cartersville. One of Inaba’s hits was a triple. Cohen Wilbanks, Kolby Adams, and Preston Welchel (RBI) had the other Canes’ hits. J.P. Martin drove in a run with a sac fly. Wilbanks (4 IP, 3ER, 8H, 0BB, 4K) picked up the pitching win. Gage Morris (2 IP, 0R, 0BB, 2K) and Reece Thompson (1 IP, 0R, 0BB, 2K) worked in relief. CASS 11. ADAIRSVILLE 1 Cass utilized an eight-run first inning to build an early lead in their 11-1 win Saturday afternoon over Adairsville in the game for seventh place at the Toyo Tires Battle for Bartow Baseball Classic at LakePoint. Adairsville scored a run in the top of the second to cut the lead to 8-1, but the Colonels added a run in the third and two more in the bottom of the fifth for a 10-run win in five innings. Logan Nelson (5 IP, 1ER, 3H, 0BB, 7K) tossed all five innings for Cass to earn his second straight win on the mound. Sam Melton had three hits including a double and two RBIs to pace the Cass offense. Thomas Botts finished with a double, a sacrifice fly, and four RBIs. Clay Means, Ajami Harmon, and Matt Shook added one hit and one RBI apiece. Hunter Lee had one hit and Karson Kelley added one RBI for the Colonels. Noah Nation was tagged with the pitching loss for Adairsville after not getting through the opening frame. Four other Tigers — Levi Ayers, Peyton Deberry, Noah Simpson, and Logan Hunt also pitched for Adairsville. Kyler Smith had one hit and one RBI for the Tigers. Elijah Padgett and Trace Still added the other Adairsville hits. Adairsville (0-5) hosts a doubleheader with Lakeside-Atlanta next Saturday. Cass (4-4) opens Region 7-AAAAA action Monday at Villa Rica. KENNESAW MOUNTAIN 9, CASS 2 In a consolation semifinal Saturday morning at LakePoint, the Colonels fell to the Mustangs 9-2. Kennesaw Mountain took a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning and made it 9-0 with a six-spot in the bottom of the third. Cass managed single runs in the fourth and sixth innings, but was out-hit 11-3 in the contest. Jayden Smith (2.2 IP, 6R, 4ER, 6H, 1BB, 3K) suffered the pitching loss as the Colonels’ starter on the mound. Trey Scott (0.0 IP, 3ER, 1H, 3BB) and Clay Means (3.1 IP, 0R, 4H, 1K) also pitched for Cass. Blaine Ingram had two hits for the Colonels including a double. Thomas Botts added a hit and Hunter Lee drove in one run. WOODLAND 8, ADAIRSVILLE 6 In a consolation semifinal Saturday morning, the Wildcats topped the Tigers 8-6. Woodland led 2-0 after one inning and 6-2 through four frames, but Adairsville tied the game 6-6 in the top of the fifth. In the bottom of the fifth, the Wildcats scored a pair of deciding runs and kept the Tigers off the scoreboard the rest of the way. Adairsville out-hit Woodland eight to seven, but Woodland converted the runs when needed. Bailey Ward (4 IP, 5R, 4ER, 5H, 4BB, 3K) and Scotty Smith (3 IP, 1ER, 3H, 2K) split the pitching duties for the Wildcats with Smith credited with the pitching win. Jacob Ray (2 IP, 2ER, 3H, 4BB, 2K) was tagged with the pitching loss for Adairsville in relief of starter Elijah Padget (2.1 IP, 6R, 5ER, 4H, 4BB, 2K). Kyler Smith (1.2 IP, 1K) took the mound in the fifth inning to finish up the contest. Landon Ayers had three hits and one RBI for the Tigers. Trace Still had two hits including a double and one RBI. Padgett drove in two runs and had one hit. Levi Blackwell had a double and one RBI and Smith added a hit for Adairsville. Zach Wilson had two hits including a double and two RBIs for Woodland. Koby Stansell (double, 2 RBI), Bailey Ward (RBI), and Peyton Posey (RBI) had the other Wildcats’ hits.ba KENNESAW MOUNTAIN 14, WOODLAND 4 After falling to Cartersville 3-0 Friday night in the opening round of the Toyo Tires Battle for Bartow Baseball Classic, Kennesaw Mountain returned Saturday to defeat Cass and Woodland on the Mustangs’ way to capturing the consolation bracket finals. In the win over Woodland, Kennesaw Mountain scored six times in the bottom of the second inning to take a 6-2 lead. Woodland narrowed the margin to 6-4 in the top of the fourth, but the Mustangs responded with eight unanswered runs over their next three frames to close out the ten-run victory in six innings. Luke Darwiche (4 IP, 4ER, 6H, 1BB, 4K) was the starter and winning pitcher for Kennesaw Mountain. Ben Ammons (4 IP, 7ER, 9H, 3BB, 2K) suffered the pitching loss for the Wildcats. Four other Woodland pitchers were utilized. Jarrett Guest, Grant Moody and Gavin Scaggs paced the Mustangs’ offense, combining for seven hits and five RBIs. Zach Wilson had two hits including a triple and two RBIs for the Wildcats. Toby Queen finished with two hits. Peyton Posey added one hit and one RBI. Koby Stansel contributed a hit and Scotty Smith added one RBI. Kennesaw Mountain finished the tournament 2-1 and improved to 6-2-1 on the season. Woodland (3-3) begins Region 7-AAAAA action Monday with a 5:55 p.m. game at home against Paulding County.

On the opening night of the 2019 Toyo Tires Battle for Bartow Baseball Classic at the LakePoint Sporting Community Friday, only one of the four local teams escaped with a first round win. Cartersville pitchers Mason Barnett and Gage Morris combined to shutout Kennesaw Mountain 3-0, but the other three Bartow County teams — Adairsville, Cass, and Woodland — all came up short. Woodland was edged by Cedartown 2-1. Adairsville fell to Bremen 8-4 and Cass lost to Pepperell, 5-1. All eight teams will play two more games on Saturday. Cass will face Kennesaw Mountain in a consolation semifinal at 10 a.m. Woodland and Adairsville willl square off in the other 10 a.m. consolation semifinal. At 12:15 p.m., the championship semifinals will feature Cartersville against Pepperell while Bremen will play Cedartown. The consolation semifinal losers will play at 3 p.m. and the championship semifinal losers will also play for third place at 3 p.m. The 5:30 p.m. games will be the fifth place game between the consolation semifinal winners and of course the championship game between the two championship bracket semifinal winners. In Cartersville’s win Friday night, Barnett started on the bump and went five shutout innings. He allowed only two hits and a pair of walks while fanning eight. Morris entered in the sixth inning and finished off the shutout allowing only one hit with no walks. Morris recorded two strikeouts. Playing as the home team, Cartersville scored a single run in the bottom of the second on a solo home run by J.P. Martin and added their two other tallies in the bottom of the fifth with only one hit. Two hit batsmen and a single by Josh Davis made the score 2-0 and a bases loaded walk by Brant Smith forced home the Canes’ final run. Preston Welchel had Cartersville’s only other hit in the game. It came in the fourth inning. The win improved the Canes’ season record to 4-1. Kennesaw Mountain slips to 4-2-1. CEDARTOWN 2, WOODLAND 1 Peyton Posey and Phoenix Cramer combined to limit Cedartown to only two runs on six hits, but Dalton Bowman and Carson Shelton only allowed a single run to the Wildcats as the Bulldogs edged Woodland 2-1. Griffin Elder doubled and tripled to lead Cedartown at the plate. He also drove in one of the Bulldogs’ runs. Jerry Simmons had two hits including a triple. Bowman homered in the fourth for the other Cedartown run. Toby Queen had two of Woodland’s four hits. Koby Stansell and Fisher Davis had the other Wildcats’ hits. Posey gave Woodland a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the second with a sacrifice fly that scored Scotty Smith. Cedartown improved to 4-1 and plays Bremen in the semifinals Saturday at 12:15 p.m. Woodland (2-3) plays a consolation semifinal Saturday morning at 10 a.m. against Adairsville. PEPPERELL 5, CASS 1 Cass held a 1-0 lead early Friday night, but Pepperell scored five unanswered runs from the third inning forward to beat the Colonels 5-1 in both teams’ opening game of the Toyo Tires Battle for Bartow Baseball Classic. Mason Fincher and Dakota Corntassel kept the Colonels’ bats silenced for the most part. The two Dragons’ pitchers scattered five hits and two walks and struck out nine. Blaine Ingram (4.2 IP, 3R, 2ER, 4H, 6BB, 6K) suffered the pitching loss for Cass. Matt Shook (2.1 IP, 2R, 1ER, 4H, 1BB, 2K) took the mound in relief for the Colonels. Chase Gresham had two hits and one RBI for Pepperell. Wesley Wade had a hit and one RBI. Five other Dragons added one hit each. Ingram was 3-for-3 at the plate for Cass including a triple. Matt Shook and Hunter Lee had the other Colonels’ hits. Thomas Botts drove in the Cass run with a sacrifice fly in the second inning. Pepperell improved to 1-3 on the young season and will play Cartersville in one of the championship semifinal games Saturday at 12:15 p.m. at LakePoint. Cass (3-3) plays a consolation semifinal against Kennesaw Mountain Saturday morning at 10 a.m. BREMEN 8, ADAIRSVILLE 4 Bremen scored five runs in the top of the sixth to break open a 1-1 contest on their way to an 8-4 victory in both teams’ opening game of the Toyo Tires Battle for Bartow Baseball Classic at LakePoint. The Tigers took a 1-0 lead in the first inning and it stayed that way until Bremen posted a single run in the fourth to knot the score 1-1. The Blue Devils sixth inning rally was aided by five walks from Adairsville pitchers, a balk, and an error. Bremen had only one hit in the inning. Bremen added two more runs in the top of the seventh to take an 8-1 advantage and then held off Adairsville who was actually able to send a potential game-tying run to the plate in the bottom of the seventh. Blue Devils’ starter Griffin Cook went three innings on the mound to earn credit for the pitching win. Ben Barrow and Brant Ivey worked in relief. Adairsville utilized four pitchers with Braden Powell (1.2 IP, 4ER, 2H, 4BB, 2K) taking the loss in relief of starter Levi Blackwell (3.1 IP, 1R, 0ER, 4H, 2BB, 2K). Landon Ayers (0.0 IP, 1R, 0ER, 2BB) and B.J. Roper (1.1 IP, 2R, 0ER, 1K) also pitched for the Tigers. Brooks Hardie and Carson Cook combined for four hits and three RBI to pace the Bremen offense. Six different Tigers had one hit each with Trace Still and Ayers combining to drive in three runs. Bremen (6-2) plays Cedartown Saturday in one of the two championship bracket semifinals at 12:15 p.m. Adairsville (0-3) squares off with Woodland in a consolation semifinal Saturday morning at 10 a.m. Saturday's updated bracket:

The Adairsville Tigers lost an 18-10 non-region decision at Cedartown Wednesday night. Cedartown grabbed a 12-0 lead through the first three innings and held on for the Bulldogs’ eight-run win. Adairsville scored ten runs over the final four innings, but Cedartown added on six runs of their own across that stretch. Dalton Bowman paced Cedartown with three hits including a double and one RBI. Five other Bulldogs added one hit. Corben Cuzzort and Tyler Gosdin finished with a pair of RBIs each. Cuzzort (3 IP, 0R, 1H, 3BB, 1K) was credited with the pitching win for Cedartown. Four other Bulldogs took the mound with Gosdin (2 IP, 1ER, 2H, 1BB, 2K) closing out the final two frames. Adairsville’s Noah Nation started on the mound and was tagged with the pitching loss. Four other Tigers pitched. Levi Blackwell had three hits, two RBIs, and a stolen base for the Tigers. Kyler Smith had two hits including a double and two RBIs. B.J. Roper also had two hits and one RBI. Trace Still (RBI), Landon Ayers (RBI), and Evan Henry added on hit each for Adairsville. Cedartown improved to 3-1 with their win. Adairsville (0-2) will take on Bremen Friday at 7:15 p.m. in the Tigers’ opening game of the Toyo Tires Battle for Bartow Baseball Classic at LakePoint.

Host South Paulding blanked the Woodland baseball team Wednesday night, 10-0 in five innings. The Spartans jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the first inning and added runs in each of the next four frames to end the contest early. Meanwhile, a pair of South Paulding pitchers — Tyler Clayton (4 IP, 0R, 1H, 4BB, 3K) and William Antunez (1 IP, 0R, 0H, 1BB, 1K) — limited the Wildcats to only one hit in the five innings. It was a first inning single by Koby Stansel. South Paulding (7-1) pounded out a dozen hits in the contest. Landon Powell had three hits including a double and three RBIs. Mitchell Brown, Bret Adkins (RBI), Brenden Matthews (RBI), and Parker Wooten added two hits apiece for the Spartans. Woodland (2-2) will take on Cedartown Friday in the Wildcats’ opener of the Toyo Tires Battle for Bartow Baseball Classic at LakePoint.

Cartersville baseball cruised to a 15-2 non-region win Wednesday at Sprayberry. The Canes had all 22 players see action and pounded out a dozen hits as they picked up their fourth win of the season. Cartersville also utilized five different arms on the mound with starter Logan Martin (3 IP, 0R, 1H, 2BB, 4K) getting credit for the win. Hayden Davidson (1.1 IP, 2R, 1ER, 2H, 1BB), Gage Morris (0.2 IP, 0R, 1H, 1K), Ian Inaba (1 IP, 0R, 2K), and J.P. Martin (1 IP, 3K) saw mound time for the Canes. Cam Wilson, who allowed six earned runs in the first four innings took the loss for the Yellow Jackets as they slipped to 3-4 on the season. Cohen Wilbanks and Jordan Wilkie paced Cartersville at the plate. Wilbanks had three hits and six RBIs. Wilkie contributed three hits and one RBI. Brant Smith had two hits including a double and two RBIs. Josh Davis homered with two RBIs. Preston Welchel (double, RBI), Carter Owen (RBI), and Ian Inaba added one hit each. Cartersville (4-1) will face Kennesaw Mountain Friday at 5 p.m. in their opening game of the inaugural Toyo Tires Battle for Bartow Baseball Classic at LakePoint.