Georgia Little League baseball state championship tournaments began Saturday for three different local teams. Cartersville Little League 10U and 11U teams won their tournament openers, while the Bartow County Senior Little League (16U) team lost a first round game. CARTERSVILLE 11U 8, ATHENS 4 The Cartersville Little League 11U baseball all-stars scored four runs in the bottom of the first inning and three more in the fourth on their way to an opening round 8-4 victory over Athens Little League 11U Saturday night in the Georgia state tournament at Rudy York Field in Atco. Maddox Frazier was 2-for-3 with a pair of doubles, three RBI, and a pair of runs scored to pace the Cartersville offense. On the mound, a trio of Cartersville pitchers fanned ten and limited Athens to only two hits. Davis Waddell (4 IP, 2R, 0ER, 1H, 3BB, 7K) picked up the pitching win with four innings of relief work without allowing an earned run. Waddell took the mound in the third inning and closed out the game. Logan Shrewsbury (1 IP, 1ER, 0H, 4BB, 1K) started on the bump for Cartersville and Brodie McWhorter (1 IP, 1ER, 1H, 2BB, 2K) worked in middle relief. Logan Woody and Cameron Cochran finished with one hit and one RBI each for Cartersville. Shrewsbury doubled in the fourth inning and walked twice to score two runs. Cam Williams added a hit and scored a run. Thomas Peters, Casen Cochran, and Andrew Lutjens also crossed the plate for the locals. Cartersville 11U advances to the second round Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. at Rudy York Field and will play Warner Robins American Little League 11U. Warner Robins defeated Toccoa in the first round Saturday, 13-3. Georgia Little League 11U State Tournament schedule: Sat. July 7 — Smyrna Blue 10, Peachtree City National 2 Sat. July 7 — Warner Robins American 13, Toccoa 3 Sat. July 7 — Cartersville 8, Athens 4 GM 4 — Sun. July 8 — 12 noon — Northern-Columbus vs. Smyrna Blue GM 5 — Sun. July 8 — 2 pm — Warner Robins American vs. Cartersville GM 6 — Sun. July 8 — 4 pm — Toccoa vs. Athens (elimination game) GM 7 — Mon. July 9 — 6 pm — Peachtree City National vs. Game 5 loser (elimination game) GM 8 — Mon. July 9 — 8 pm — Game 6 loser vs. Game 4 loser (elimination game) GM 9 — Tue. July 10 — 6 pm — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner GM 10 — Tue. July 10 — 8 pm — Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner (elimination game) GM 11 — Wed. July 11 — 7 pm — Game 9 loser vs. Game 10 winner (elimination game) GM 12 — Thr. July 12 — 7 pm — Game 9 winner vs. Game 11 winner (championship round) GM 13 — Fri., July 13 — 7 pm — Game 12 winner vs. Game 12 loser (if necessary) The Georgia champion advances to the Tournament of State Champions that begins July 27 in Greenville, NC. CARTERSVILLE 10U 5, TOCCOA 0 The Cartersville Little League 10U baseball team won its opener at the Georgia Little League State Tournament Saturday in Dudley, GA with a 5-0 blanking of Toccoa Little League 10U. Logan Buchanan and Isaiah Martin combined to scatter five hits and keep Toccoa off the scoreboard. Buchanan (4.2 IP, 0R, 2H, 3BB, 4K) picked up the pitching victory in his 52 pitch effort. Martin(1.1 IP, 0R, 3H, 0BB) needed only a dozen pitches to retire the final four outs for Cartersville. Cartersville took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning when Asa Mitcham scored on a passed ball. Carter Rice was hit by a pitch to get the inning started. Mitcham grounded into a fielder’s choice and advanced to third base on a single by Buchanan. The locals added two more runs in the third inning. Lyle Woody and Rice walked in the inning. Griffin Woodall and Buchanan added singles in the frame as Cartersville also took advantage of an error on the Toccoa shortstop to plate their runs. Cartersville’s final two runs scored in the top of the sixth on five consecutive singles by Woodall, Woody, Rice, Mitcham, Buchanan. Cartersville banged out a dozen hits overall led by Buchanan’s 4-for-4 performance. Woodall was also a perfect 3-for-3 and scored a run. Rice finished 2-for-2 with a walk, one RBI, and two runs scored. Brayden Channell, Mitcham, and Woody had the other Cartersville base hits. Cartersville 10U advances to face Martinez-Evans 10U Monday afternoon at 5 p.m. Georgia Little League 10U State Tournament schedule: Sat. July 7 — Smyrna Blue 11, Chatham County 1 Sat. July 7 — Cartersville 5, Toccoa 0 Sat. July 7 — Martinez-Evans 16, Peachtree City 0 GM 4 — Sun. July 8 — 1 pm — Northern-Columbus vs. Oconee County (susp. from Sat. night) GM 5 — Sun. July 8 — 3 pm — Warner Robins vs. Smyrna Blue GM 6 — Sun. July 8 — 5:30 pm — Chatham County vs. Toccoa (elimination game) GM 7 — Mon. July 9 — 12 noon — Game 5 loser vs. Game 4 loser (elimination game) GM 8 — Mon. July 9 — 2:30 pm — Peachtree City vs. Game 6 loser (elimination game) GM 9 — Mon. July 9 — 5 pm — Cartersville vs. Martinez-Evans GM 10 — Mon. July 9 — 7:30 pm — Game 5 winner vs. Game 4 winner GM 11 — Tue. July 10 — 6 pm — Game 7 winner vs. Game 9 loser (elimination game) GM 12 — Tue. July 10 — 8 pm — Game 10 loser vs. Game 8 winner (elimination game) GM 13 — Wed. July 11 — 6 pm — Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner GM 14 — Wed. July 11 — 8 pm — Game 12 winner vs. Game 11 winner (elimination game) GM 15 — Thr. July 12 — 6 pm — Game 13 loser vs. Game 14 winner (elimination game) GM 16 — Fri. July 13 — 6 pm — Game 13 winner vs. Game 15 winner (championship round) GM 17 — Sat. July 14 — 11 am — Game 16 winner vs. Game 16 loser (if necessary) Georgia winner advances to the Tournament of State Champions that begins July 20 in Greenville, NC. BARTOW SENIOR LITTLE LEAGUE DROPS STATE TOURNEY OPENER In other Georgia Little League State Tournament action Saturday involving local teams, Bartow County Little League 16U lost its first round game to Martinez-Evans 16U, 15-3, at the Senior Little League State Tournament at Harris County High School in Hamilton, GA. Martinez-Evans took a 4-1 lead after one inning and led 5-2 through the first four frames. A three-run fifth inning and a seven-run seventh inning bolstered the Martinez-Evans lead to 15-2. Bartow County added a final run in the seventh inning for a 15-3 final score. Wade Conduff, Joseph Richards, and Tyler Strickland were all 2-for-3 at the plate for Bartow. Conduff stole four bases in the game and scored twice. Strickland added a walk and scored the other Bartow run. Trevor Montgomery reach base three times with a triple, hit-by-pitch, and a walk. Both Conduff and Richards also reached base after being hit by a pitch. Defensively, Conduff threw out a pair of would-be-base stealers to limit some of the Martinez-Evans running game. Montgomery also added an outfield assist on a play at the plate. Bartow County utilized three pitchers in their loss. Brandon Pittman, Richards, and Strickland took the mound with Richards covering 5 and one-third innings in middle relief. Bartow County 16U slips to the loser’s bracket to face the loser of Sunday afternoon’s game between Northern-Columbus and the District 10 champion in an elimination game. Bartow’s game is slated for 5:45 p.m. Monday afternoon again at Harris County High School. Georgia Senior Little League (16U) State Tournament schedule: Martinez-Evans 15, Bartow County 3 Northern-Columbus 11, Hart County 1 GM 3 — Sun. July 8 — 11 am — District 2 winner vs. Martinez-Evans GM 4 — Sun. July 8 — 1:30 pm — District 10 winner vs. Northern-Columbus GM 5 — Mon. July 9 — 5:45 pm — Bartow County vs. GM 4 loser (elimination game) GM 6 — Mon. July 9 — 8:15 pm — Hart County vs. GM 3 loser (elimination game) GM 7 — Tue. July 10 — 5:45 pm — GM 3 winner vs. GM 4 winner GM 8 — Tue. July 10 — 8:15 pm — GM 5 winner vs. GM 6 winner GM 9 — Wed. July 11 — 6 pm — GM 7 loser vs. GM 8 winner (elimination game) GM 10 — Thr. July 12 — 6 pm — GM 7 winner vs. GM 9 winner (championship round) GM 11 — Fr. July 13 — 6 pm — GM 10 winner vs. GM 10 loser (if necessary) Georgia winner advances to Southeast Region Tournament that begins July 20 in Safety Harbor, FL. Results for Bartow County Little League and Cartersville Little League provided by the respective leagues and Georgia Little League Baseball and Softball. Bartow County Recreation Department and Cartersville Recreation Department baseball and softball teams participating in Georgia Recreation and Parks Association are reported to Bartow Sports Zone by the respective recreation departments and presented on Bartow Sports Zone by Play It Again Sports at 410 Cherokee Place in Cartersville.

Georgia Little League baseball state championship tournaments begin Saturday for three different local teams. Cartersville Little League will host the 11U (9-11 year olds) state tournament at Rudy York Field in Atco and the Cartersville 10U team (8-10 year olds) will play in Dudley, GA. Bartow County Little League baseball will also be represented. The Bartow County Senior Little League team (13-16 year olds) will play at Harris County High School in Hamilton, GA Cartersville Little League 10U baseball begins play in the 2018 Georgia state tournament Saturday at Dudley Little League just west of Dublin, GA. Cartersville plays Toccoa Little League in the first round Saturday at 12:30 p.m. 10U Georgia Little League Tournament schedule: GM 1 — Sat. July 7 — 10 am — Smyrna Blue vs. Chatham County GM 2 — Sat. July 7 — 12:30 pm — Toccoa vs. Cartersville GM 3 — Sat. July 7 — 3 pm — Peachtree City vs. District 6 champion GM 4 — Sat. July 7 — 5:30 pm — Northern-Columbus vs. Oconee County GM 5 — Sun. July 8 — 2 pm — Warner Robins vs. Game 1 winner GM 6 — Sun. July 8 — 4:30 pm — Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser GM 7 — Mon. July 9 — 12 noon — Game 5 loser vs. Game 4 loser GM 8 — Mon. July 9 — 2:30 pm — Game 3 loser vs. Game 6 loser GM 9 — Mon. July 9 — 5 pm — Game 2 winner vs. Game 3 winner GM 10 — Mon. July 9 — 7:30 pm — Game 5 winner vs. Game 4 winner GM 11 — Tue. July 10 — 6 pm — Game 7 winner vs. Game 9 loser GM 12 — Tue. July 10 — 8 pm — Game 10 loser vs. Game 8 winner GM 13 — Wed. July 11 — 6 pm — Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner GM 14 — Wed. July 11 — 8 pm — Game 12 winner vs. Game 11 winner GM 15 — Thr. July 12 — 6 pm — Game 13 loser vs. Game 14 winner GM 16 — Fri. July 13 — 6 pm — Game 13 winner vs. Game 15 winner GM 17 — Sat. July 14 — 11 am — Game 16 winner vs. Game 16 loser (if necessary) Georgia winner advances to the Tournament of State Champions that begins July 20 in Greenville, NC. Cartersville Little League 10U: Logan Buchanan, Will Camp, Brayden Channell, Peyton Emery, Isaiah Martin, Asa Mitcham, Matthew Morris, Carter Rice, Griffin Woodall, Kamdyn Woods, Lyle Woody. Manager: Ty Mitcham. Coaches: Jeff Osborn, Jonty Rice. Cartersville Little League 11U baseball will host and begin play in the Georgia state tournament Saturday at Rudy York Field in Atco. Cartersville opens the first round Saturday at 4 p.m. against Athens Little League. 11U Georgia Little League Tournament schedule: GM 1 — Sat. July 7 — 12 noon — Smyrna vs. Peachtree City National GM 2 — Sat. July 7 — 2 pm — Warner Robins American vs. Toccoa GM 3 — Sat. July 7 — 4 pm — Athens vs. Cartersville GM 5 — Sun. July 8 — 12 noon — Northern-Columbus vs. Game 1 winner GM 6 — Sun. July 8 — 2 pm — Game 2 winner vs. Game 3 winner GM 7 — Mon. July 9 — 6 pm — Game 1 loser vs. Game 5 loser GM 8 — Mon. July 9 — 8 pm — Game 6 loser vs. Game 4 loser GM 9 — Tue. July 10 — 6 pm — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner GM 10 — Tue. July 10 — 8 pm — Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner GM 11 — Wed. July 11 — 7 pm — Game 9 loser vs. Game 10 winner GM 12 — Thr. July 12 — 7 pm — Game 9 winner vs. Game 11 winner GM 13 — Fri., July 13 — 7 pm — Game 12 winner vs. Game 12 loser (if necessary) The Cartersville 11U roster includes: Julian Cline, Casen Cochran, Cameron Cochran, Maddox Frazier, Andrew Lutjens, Brodie McWhorter, Thomas Peters, Logan Shrewsbury, Davis Waddell, Cameron Williams, and Logan Woody. Manager: Lee Daniel. Coach: Luke Daniel. Bartow County Senior Little League (16U) begins play in the 2018 Georgia state tournament this Saturday at Harris County High School in Hamilton, GA. Bartow County plays the District 6 champion Saturday at 11 a.m. Georgia Senior Little League State Tournament schedule: GM 1 — Sat. July 7 — 11 am — Bartow County vs. District 6 champion GM 2 — Sat. July 7 — 1:30 pm — Hart County vs. Northern-Columbus GM 3 — Sun. July 8 — 11 am — District 2 champion vs. GM 1 winner GM 4 — Sun. July 8 — 1:30 pm — District 10 champion vs. GM 2 winner GM 5 — Mon. July 9 — 5:45 pm — GM 1 loser vs. GM 4 loser GM 6 — Mon. July 9 — 8:15 pm — GM 2 loser vs. GM 3 loser GM 7 — Tue. July 10 — 5:45 pm — GM 3 winner vs. GM 4 winner GM 8 — Tue. July 10 — 8:15 pm — GM 5 winner vs. GM 6 winner GM 9 — Wed. July 11 — 6 pm — GM 7 loser vs. GM 8 winner GM 10 — Thr. July 12 — 6 pm — GM 7 winner vs. GM 9 winner GM 11 — Fr. July 13 — 6 pm — GM 10 winner vs. GM 10 loser (if necessary) Georgia winner advances to Southeast Region Tournament that begins July 20 in Safety Harbor, FL. Bartow Senior Little League roster: Wade Conduff, Bryce Richardson, Mason Brown, Hunter Blackmon, Austin Phillips, TJ Grimes, Brandon Pittman, Tyler Sheriff, Tyler Strickland, Trevor Montgomery, Evan Henry. Manager: Bucky Conduff. Coaches: Joseph Richardson, Austin Phillips. Results for Bartow County Recreation Department and Cartersville Recreation Department baseball and softball teams participating in Georgia Recreation and Parks Association are reported to Bartow Sports Zone by the respective recreation departments and presented on Bartow Sports Zone by Play It Again Sports at 410 Cherokee Place in Cartersville.

Bartow County Little League softball will host four different age group state championship tournaments that begin Saturday morning and continue through next Wednesday. Bartow County Little League will have teams in the 10U (8-10 year old) and 12U (10-12 year old) divisions at Hamilton Crossing Park. The local facility will also play host to the Georgia Little League softball state tournaments for Junior (14U) and Senior (16U) softball. Oglethorpe County and Columbus American will play a best-of-three series Saturday through Monday for the state Junior League softball title with the winner advancing to the Southeast Region Tournament starting July 19 in Salisbury, NC. Columbus Northern, Vine Ingle, and West Point will play a double-elimination tournament Saturday through Monday for the Georgia Senior League championship. The winner of that state tournament will also advance to Salisbury, NC for the Southeast Region starting July 19. Bartow County Little League 10U softball will host and begin play in the Georgia state tournament that begins Saturday at Hamilton Crossing Park. Bartow 10U will play its first game Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. against the winner of Saturday’s game between West Point Little League and Northern Little League of Columbus. Georgia Little League 10U State Softball Tournament schedule: GM 1 — Sat. July 7 — 10 am — West Point vs. Northern-Columbus GM 2 — Sat. July 7 — 12 noon — Oconee County vs. Toccoa GM 3 — Sun. July 8 — 2 pm — Bartow County vs. Game 1 winner GM 4 — Sun. July 8 — 4 pm — Game 2 winner vs. Vine Ingle GM 5 — Mon. July 9 — 10 am — Game 1 loser vs. Game 4 loser GM 6 — Mon. July 9 — 12 noon — Game 2 loser vs. Game 3 loser GM 7 — Mon. July 9 — 2 pm — Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner GM 8 — Mon. July 9 — 4 pm — Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner GM 9 — Tue. July 10 — 10 am — Game 7 loser vs. Game 8 winner GM 10 — Tue. July 10 — 12 noon — Game 7 winner vs. Game 9 winner GM 11 — Wed. July 11 — 10 am — Game 10 winner vs. Game 10 loser (if necessary) Bartow 10U softball roster: Carley Aspenwell, Lakiaya Banks, Cayce Brown, Haley Collum, Nakayla Evans, Harley Hannah, Elizabeth Hartsfield, Jocelyn Hazelwood, Kyndell Hembree, Alivia Joslin, Brie Patterson, Kamryn Smith, Harlee Thomason, Savannah Viktora The Georgia winner advances to the Tournament of State Champions that begins July 20 in Clarksville, TN. ​ Bartow County Little League 12U softball will host and begin play in the Georgia state tournament that begins Saturday at Hamilton Crossing Park. Bartow 12U will play Oconee County Little League in the opening round Saturday at 12 noon. Georgia Little League 12U State Softball Tournament schedule: GM 1 — Sat. July 7 — 10 am — West Point vs. Harris County GM 2 — Sat. July 7 — 12 noon — Oconee County vs. Bartow County GM 3 — Sun. July 8 — 2 pm — Hart County vs. Game 1 winner GM 4 — Sun. July 8 — 4 pm — Dudley vs. Game 2 winner GM 5 — Mon. July 9 — 10 am — Game 1 loser vs. Game 4 loser GM 6 — Mon. July 9 — 12 noon — Game 2 loser vs. Game 3 loser GM 7 — Mon. July 9 — 2 pm — Game 3 winner vs Game 4 winner GM 8 — Mon. July 9 — 4 pm — Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner GM 9 — Tue. July 10 — 10 am — Game 7 loser vs. Game 8 winner GM 10 — Tue. July 10 — 12 noon — Game 7 winner vs. Game 9 winner GM 11 — Wed. July 11 — 10 am — Game 10 winner vs. Game 10 loser (if necessary) Bartow County 12U roster: Kelsey Gleason, Kylie Perine, Jordan Clay, Hayley Dillow, Chacy Gosselin, Heather Gilbert, Chelsea Bates, Taff Bradley, Grace Childers, Madison Abernathy, Harley Owens, Savannah Mayfield. The Georgia winner advances to the Southeast Region Tournament that begins July 26 in Warner Robins, GA. Results for Bartow County Recreation Department and Cartersville Recreation Department baseball and softball teams participating in Georgia Recreation and Parks Association are reported to Bartow Sports Zone by the respective recreation departments and presented on Bartow Sports Zone by Play It Again Sports at 410 Cherokee Place in Cartersville.

The Bartow County Parks & Recreation Department 10U baseball team captured the Georgia Recreation and Parks Association District 5 championship Monday night in Calhoun with a 4-1 victory over host Calhoun. Calhoun took a 1-0 lead in the first inning and held that advantage until Bartow struck for four runs in the bottom of the fifth inning. Rush Faulk, Drew Nida, and Noah Janssen all walked to load the bases in Bartow’s fifth. Graham Coheley followed with a base hit. Luke Hight then walked and Jaden Daise added another key hit in the decisive inning. Drazen Jones closed out the sixth inning on the mound for Bartow by striking out the side to secure the three-run victory and the championship. Bartow was 4-0 in winning the District title with victories over Gordon County, Calhoun, Rome, and Calhoun again in the finals. Bartow 10U advances to the GRPA State Tournament that begins Tuesday, July 10 at the Bill Reynolds Sports Complex in Bainbridge. Bartow will square off against District 4 winner Clayton County in the first round. The double-elimination event continues through Friday, July 13. Other teams represented at the GRPA State Tournament include host Bainbridge, Dublin-Laurens, Burke County, South Bryan, East Point, and Worth County. Bartow 10U roster: Drew Nida, Jaden Daise, Kaiden Coker, Evan Hardin, Drazen Jones, Landon Lamb, Mateo Faulk, Noah Janssen, Graham Coheley, Luke Hight. Results for Bartow County Recreation Department and Cartersville Recreation Department baseball and softball teams participating in Georgia Recreation and Parks Association are reported to Bartow Sports Zone by the respective recreation departments and presented on Bartow Sports Zone by Play It Again Sports at 410 Cherokee Place in Cartersville.

The Cartersville Parks and Recreation Department’s 12U baseball team won the Georgia Recreation and Parks Association District 5 Major Division championship Monday night in Rome by defeating Gordon County 12-11. The win for Cartersville was their fourth straight in the tournament after losing their opening game in the double-elimination event last Tuesday. In Monday night’s winner-take-all championship game, Cartersville took a 9-2 lead into the fourth inning, but Gordon County outscored the locals 8-1 in the next two frames to send the game into extra innings. The California tie-breaker rule was utilized in the extra frame where each inning begins with a runner placed at second base. Gordon County scored a run in the top of the seventh to take an 11-10 lead, but Cartersville answered with a pair of runs in the bottom of the inning for a walk-off title victory. Lee Camp, Adam Cornwell, and Luke Altizer all had key singles for Cartersville in the decisive frame. Brett Goode (3 IP, 1ER, 2H, 3BB, 3K) picked up the pitching win for Cartersville by working the final three innings. Hunter Shirley (1.2 IP, 7R, 3ER, 3H, 3BB, 1K) and Cornwell (2.1 IP, 2R, 0ER, 1H, 1BB, 5K) also pitched for the locals. Cartersville out hit Gordon County 15 to six in the contest as five different players had a multi-hit game. Altizer paced Cartersville with three hits including a double and the walk-off RBI in the seventh. Drew Perry had a pair of hits that included a double and three RBI. Camp and Cornwell had two hits and two RBI each. Charlie Crum also added two hits and one RBI. Davis Wilkey contributed a hit and two RBI. Eli Jones, Collin Genrich, and Trevor Harris collected one hit apiece. Cartersville was also productive on the base paths swiping 11 bases. Harris had three stolen bases. Cornwell and Camp had two each. Crum, Altizer, Perry, and Jones all swiped one base each. Following their opening round 5-3 loss to Calhoun last Tuesday, Cartersville battled back through the double-elimination tournament’s losers’ bracket to win four straight games. Cartersville defeated Rome, Calhoun, and Gordon County twice to capture the title. The GRPA 12U Major State Tournament begins Tuesday, July 10 at E.B. Hamilton Complex in Tifton. Cartersville will play East Point in the opening round. The double-elimination tournament will continue through Friday, July 13. Other teams in the state tournament include Grady County, Clayton County Braves, Savannah, Tift County, and Clayton County Pirates. Cartersville roster: Luke Altizer, Lee Camp, Adam Cornwell, Charlie Crum, Collin Genrich, Brett Good, Trevor Harris, Eli Jones, Drew Perry, Davis Wilkey. Manager: Ben Genrich. Coaches: Chance Altizer, Blake Wilkey. Results for Bartow County Recreation Department and Cartersville Recreation Department baseball and softball teams participating in Georgia Recreation and Parks Association are reported to Bartow Sports Zone by the respective recreation departments and presented on Bartow Sports Zone by Play It Again Sports at 410 Cherokee Place in Cartersville.

The Bartow County 12U softball all stars finished runner-up in the GRPA District 5 Tournament hosted by Rome/Floyd County Parks and Recreation. After falling to Murray County on Saturday, Bartow needed to win against Whitfield County to ensure a rematch. Bartow benefited from several walks by Whitfield pitchers en route to a commanding 14-1 victory, in three innings. Chelsea Bates got the win in the circle for Bartow allowing one run on three hits, walking one, and recording four strikeouts. Bates, Chacy Gosselin, and Kelsey Gleason had hits for Bartow. In the rematch with Murray, Bartow jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the top of the first, but could not push anymore runs across. Murray scored in every frame and defeated Bartow 11-3 in five innings. Bates took the loss in the circle, allowing eleven runs on seven hits with six walks, and striking out five. Hayley Dillow led Bartow at the plate with two hits, Bates, Heather Gilbert, Gosselin, Gleason, and Savannah Mayfield each recored one hit. Bartow now turns its attention to Little league Softball Tournament play beginning this Saturday at Hamilton Crossing Park. Results for Bartow County Recreation Department and Cartersville Recreation Department baseball and softball teams participating in Georgia Recreation and Parks Association are reported to Bartow Sports Zone by the respective recreation departments and presented on Bartow Sports Zone by Play It Again Sports at 410 Cherokee Place in Cartersville.

As the calendar rolls into the month of July, the three former Cartersville High School baseball players in minor league baseball continue their summer work. Pitcher Sam Howard made his twelfth start of the year for Albuquerque this past week. Connor Justus continued a six-game hitting streak, and Anthony Seigler made his fifth professional start in the Gulf Coast League. SAM HOWARD — Albuquerque Isotopes (5th yr. pro; LHP; Triple-A Pacific Coast League; Colorado Rockies organization; Georgia Southern; Cartersville HS)… the southpaw made his twelfth start of the year for Albuquerque last Friday and was tagged with the loss after going six innings and facing 27 batters. He left the game with the Isotopes trailing 4-2 in an eventual 4-3 loss to the Sacramento River Cats. All four runs off Howard were earned off seven hits, a walk, and one hit batsman. Two of the hits were solo home runs with the wind blowing out at Isotopes Park. Howard fanned five. He is now 3-5 for the season with a 5.53 ERA and 57 innings pitched. He has 44 strikeouts and 25 walks. Albuquerque (41-41) is in third place in the PCL Pacific Southern Division trailing co-division leaders El Paso and Salt Lake by 2 and 1/2 games. The Isotopes complete a five-game series in El Paso Monday and Tuesday against the Padres’ affiliate before hosting Mariners’ affiliate Tacoma for five straight nights starting Wednesday. CONNOR JUSTUS — Inland Empire 66ers (3rd yr. pro; MIF; Adv. Class A California League; L.A. Angels organization; Georgia Tech; Cartersville HS)… has hit safely in six straight games and has hits in seven of nine games since his return to the 66ers from Double-A Mobile. The stretch with Inland Empire also includes a pair of two-hit games where he has gone 9-for-35 (.257) with two doubles, two walks, three RBI, four runs, and a pair of stolen bases. Defensively, the middle infielder has 42 games at shortstop and 22 at second base this season with both Mobile and Inland Empire. He has a .950 fielding percentage in 260 total chances across 447 innings. Only 11 games into the California League’s second half, the 66ers are 4-7 and five games behind Rancho Cucamonga in the South Division. Inland Empire completes a series at Rancho Cucamonga Monday and Tuesday nights prior to hosting Stockton for five straight evenings beginning Wednesday. ANTHONY SEIGLER — GCL Yankees West (1st yr. pro; C; Rookie Gulf Coast League; NY Yankees organization; Cartersville HS)… has started five of his team’s first eight games and has been slotted in the two-hole of the batting order in each of his last four starts. The rookie first round selection is 5-for-15 with three walks, a double, one RBI, and four runs scored. Behind the dish in 35 innings, Seigler has thrown out one of four stolen base attempts and has not committed an error although he has been charged with three passed balls. Yankees West (5-3) trails Tigers West by one-half game in the GCL Northwest Division and has games this week against Tigers East, Phillies West, Tigers West, Pirates, Blue Jays, and Phillies East. The 18-team Rookie League plays a 60-game schedule in major league spring training facilities throughout Florida. Yankees West plays home games at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa.

Updated results and schedules for local recreation all-star teams participating in District 5 tournaments of the Georgia Recreation and Parks Association. Game scores reported through Saturday's games (June 30). Each GRPA District 5 tournament is double-elimination. Note: Individual performances reported to Bartow Sports Zone by the respective recreation departments and will be updated as reports are received. 8U Coach Pitch Softball at Westside Park - Whitfield Co. Gordon Co. 13, Bartow County 1 Skia Woods, Kaymia Arrants, and Emilee Brinson one hit each for Bartow. Bartow County 8, Whitfield County 3 Summerville 8, Bartow County 7 (Bartow eliminated) 10U Machine Pitch Softball at Westside Park - Whitfield Co. Bartow County 10, Summerville 9 Abby Dekoker and Lydia Johnson both 2-for-3 for Bartow. Whitfield County 19, Bartow County 2 Olivia Woods 2-for-2 for Bartow. Bartow County 13, Summerville 0 Whitfield County 15, Bartow County 7 Whitfield County wins tournament. Bartow County runner-up. 12U Softball at Alto Park - Rome Bartow County 11, Dalton 2 Bartow County 13, Paulding County 6 Murray County 6, Bartow County 5 Bartow plays Whitfield County Monday at 6 p.m. in an elimination game. Winner to championship round vs. Murray County. 8U Coach Pitch Baseball at Westside Park - Whitfield Co. Cartersville 13, Bartow County 7’s 8 Cartersville 11, Calhoun-Bone 4 Bartow White 21, Whitfield County 13 Bartow Blue 18, Gordon County 16 Mitchell Raughton three hits. Bryce Patterson, Trevor Lanham, Kasey Jacobs, and Evan Goff two hits each for Bartow. Calhoun 15, Bartow Blue 0 Bryce Patterson and Dallas Walker one hit each for Bartow. Calhoun-Bone 7, Bartow Blue 6 (Bartow Blue eliminated) Gordon County 20, Bartow County 7’s 5 Demetrius Wynn and Tucker Durham one hit each for Bartow. (Bartow 7’s eliminated) Bartow White 17, Cartersville 2 Isaiah Craig 3-for-3 with two doubles; Bryson Weaver 3-for-3 with two doubles and one triple; Hank Barfield 2-for-3 with a double; Dawson Warner 2-for-3 with one double; Austin Hensley and Huck Garlin 2-for-3 for Bartow Calhoun 1, Bartow White 0 Calhoun-Bone 13, Bartow White 6 (Bartow White eliminated, finished 3rd) 10U Baseball at Calhoun Park Bartow County 2, Gordon County 0 Bartow County 10, Calhoun 6 Kaiden Coker 2-for-2 with one walk; Jaden Daise one double; Landon Lamb 1-for-1 with two walks for Bartow. Bartow County 13, Rome 1 Cedartown 10, Cartersville 6 Cartersville 7, Lafayette 0 Calhoun 18, Cartersville 2 (Cartersville eliminated) Bartow County is in the championship round and needs one win for the District title in the double-elimination tournament. Rome plays Calhoun Monday night at 6 p.m. in an elimination game. Bartow plays the winner at 8 p.m. If an additional game is needed, it is scheduled for Tuesday night at 6 p.m. 12U Traditional Baseball at Rollins Park - Dalton Whitfield County 10, Bartow County 4 Bartow County 12, Rockmart 6 Bartow County 10, Dalton 7 Whitfield County 14, Bartow County 13 Whitfield County wins District title. Bartow is runner-up. 12U Major Baseball at Alto Park - Rome Calhoun 5, Cartersville 3 Cartersville 13, Rome 1 Adam Cornwell, Charlie Crum, and Hunter Shirley three hits each. Collin Genrich two hits including one double, three RBI. Davis Wilkey two hits, two RBI. Combined one-hitter by Cornwell, Genrich, Shirley, and Brett Goode. Cartersville pitchers combined for eight strikeouts. Cartersville 9, Calhoun 1 Charlie Crum three hits, two RBI. Adam Cornwell two hits, two RBI. Luke Altizer two hits including one double. Cornwell (4 IP, 1R, 0ER, 1H, 1BB, 7K). Collin Genrich (1 IP, 0R, 0H, 2BB, 3K). Cartersville 9, Gordon County 0 Luke Altizer two hits including a grand slam home run. Hunter Shirley two hits, one RBI. Collin Genrich two hits. Genrich (4.1 IP, 0R, 1H, 1BB, 4K). Brett Goode (0.2 IP, 0R, 0H, 1BB, 1K). Cartersville plays a winner-take-all championship game against Gordon County Monday night at 6 p.m. Results for Bartow County Recreation Department and Cartersville Recreation Department baseball and softball teams participating in Georgia Recreation and Parks Association are reported to Bartow Sports Zone by the respective recreation departments and presented on Bartow Sports Zone by Play It Again Sports at 410 Cherokee Place in Cartersville.

The largest of the Perfect Game USA summer tournaments began Friday at 51 locations in and around the metro area with the start of the 17U World Wood Bat Association National Championship (2019 Grads). The tournament, which includes 392 teams, continues through Friday July 6. The teams are divided into 49 pools of eight teams each. All teams will play the seven teams in their pool with only the pool champions advancing to a single-elimination bracket that begins Wednesday, July 4. The tournament bracket continues on July 5 with the semifinals and championship game on July 6. At least 33 local players are participating on a variety teams entered in the tournament. Games are headquartered on the eight fields of Perfect Game Park at LakePoint in Emerson, with other Bartow County locations in use. Those fields include Richard Bell Field in Atco, Cass High School, Joe Cowan Park in Euharlee, Perry Park on Grassdale Road, and Woodland High School. Local player | School | Travel team

Rain and thunderstorms have altered schedules this week for some local softball and baseball teams. Below are the updated results and schedules for local recreation all-star teams participating in this week's District 5 tournaments of the Georgia Recreation and Parks Association. 8U Coach Pitch Softball at Westside Park - Whitfield Co. Gordon Co. 13, Bartow County 1 (Bartow falls to the losers’ bracket to play the Trion/Whitfield winner Friday at 6 p.m.) 10U Machine Pitch Softball at Westside Park - Whitfield Co. Bartow County vs. Summerville Thursday at 6 p.m. (winner plays Whitfield Co. at 8:15 p.m. Thursday; loser plays Rockmart at 7:15 p.m. Thursday) 12U Softball at Alto Park - Rome Bartow County 1, Dalton 0 (Bartow plays Rome/Paulding Co. winner Thursday at 6:45 p.m.) 8U Coach Pitch Baseball at Westside Park - Whitfield Co. Cartersville 13, Bartow County 7’s 8 Cartersville 11, Calhoun-Bone 4 Bartow White 21, Whitfield County 13 (Cartersville vs. Bartow White Thursday at 6 p.m.) Bartow Blue 18, Gordon County 16 (Bartow Blue vs. Calhoun Thursday at 7:15 p.m.) Gordon County 20, Bartow County 7’s 5 (Bartow 7’s eliminated) 10U Baseball at Calhoun Park Bartow County 2, Gordon County 0 (Bartow plays Calhoun Thursday at 7 p.m.) Cartersville vs. Cedartown Thursday at 6 p.m. (winner plays Lafayette/Rome winner at 7 p.m.; loser plays Lafayette/Rome loser at 8:45 p.m.) 12U Traditional Baseball at Rollins Park - Dalton Whitfield County 10, Bartow County 4 (Bartow plays Dalton/Rockmart loser Thursday at 8:30 p.m.) 12U Major Baseball at Alto Park - Rome Calhoun 5, Cartersville 3 (Cartersville falls to losers’ bracket to play Rome/Gordon Co. loser Thursday at 7:45 p.m.) Results for Bartow County Recreation Department and Cartersville Recreation Department baseball and softball teams participating in Georgia Recreation and Parks Association are reported to Bartow Sports Zone by the respective recreation departments and presented on Bartow Sports Zone by Play It Again Sports at 410 Cherokee Place in Cartersville.

Sean Glaze, a 25-year veteran as a teacher and basketball coach, has been hired as the new Cass High School boys basketball coach. Glaze, who was most recently the head girls basketball coach at Kell High School, arrives at Cass to take over the vacancy created when David Brock resigned to take the boys’ coaching position at Dalton High School. Glaze led the Kell girls to a 46-40 mark over the past three seasons and reached the state playoffs each year. He also previously served as the boys head coach at Woodstock High School. The Cass boys were 17-12 last season and qualified for the Class AAAAA state playoffs before falling in the opening round at Buford. Glaze will have starters Ethan Carter and Justice Hayes returning for the Colonels and will have the opportunity to coach his own son Andrew who will be a sophomore. He is the father of three and has recently moved to nearby Lake Arrowhead. For more, please see Nicholas Sullivan’s story in The Daily Tribune News.

Cartersville Little League 12U captured the Georgia Little League District 1 championship Wednesday night by cruising to a 16-1 victory over Rockmart Little League at Hamilton Crossing Park. Cartersville went unbeaten in three games during the three-team, double-elimination tournament and advances to the Georgia Little League State Tournament that begins July 14 at Smyrna Little League. Following a scoreless first inning Wednesday night, Cartersville scored seven runs in the second, five in the third, and four more times in the top of the fourth inning to close out their win in only four innings. Rockmart scored its only run in the third inning. Miles Owen (4 IP, 1R, 0ER, 3H, 2BB, 10K) pitched all four frames for Cartersville to pick up the win. He needed only 57 pitches (41 for strikes) and fanned ten of the 18 batters he faced. Connor Brasfield put Cartersville on the scoreboard with a leadoff home run in the second. The locals then took advantage of three walks, a pair of singles, a double, and an error to bat around and post six more runs in the frame. Three more singles, a hit batsman, and a walk in the third inning led to five Cartersville runs and they put four hits and a sacrifice fly together in the fourth inning to reach their 16 run total. Four Cartersville hitters had two hits each. Owen had two hits and two RBI. Brasfield had an RBI single to go with his solo home run. Connor Stermer had two hits including a double and one RBI. Turner Abernathy also contributed a pair of hits. Aiden Ray finished with a double and three RBI. Caleb Daniel added two RBI and one hit. Geoffrey Gore had one hit and one RBI. Grant Knight added a hit and Sawyer Wilson drove in one run for Cartersville. Georgia Little League District 1 12U Baseball at Hamilton Crossing Park Saturday, June 23 — Cartersville 7, Bartow County 2 Sunday, June 24 — Cartersville 2, Rockmart 0 Tuesday, June 26 — Rockmart 5, Bartow County 4 (Bartow Co. eliminated) Wednesday, June 27 — Cartersville 16, Rockmart 1 (Rockmart eliminated) Cartersville Little League 12U roster: Turner Abernathy, Connor Brasfield, Caleb Daniel, Easton Elrod, Geoffrey Gore, Landon Heath, Grant Knight, Miles Owen, Trenton Payne, Aiden Ray, Gavin Shrewsbury, Connor Stermer, and Sawyer Wilson. Manager: Richard Daniel. Coaches: Carl Abernathy, Joe Owen. Bartow County Little League and Cartersville Little League game results are provided to BartowSportsZone.com by the two leagues and are sponsored on Bartow Sports Zone by Play It Again Sports at 410 Cherokee Place in Cartersville.