The Purple Hurricanes’ pitching trio of Curtis Wilkes, Cohen Wilbanks, and Anthony Seigler combined for a three-hit shutout Tuesday night as Cartersville defeated Troy (OH) at Richard Bell Field, 2-0. Each of the Canes’ hurlers yielded one hit in the contest. Wilkes started and walked two with three strikeouts in the first three innings. Wilbanks also went three frames with one walk and fanned three. Seigler closed out the final inning with one strikeout. Cartersville’s offense loaded the bases four times in the game and left the bases jammed three different times, but the pitching kept the visiting Trojans off the scoreboard. Senior Josh Mayo drove home the Canes’ first run in the second inning with a one-out RBI single, but Troy pitcher Derek McDonagh was able to work out of the jam with only one run scoring. Garrett Shelton had a one-out hit in the inning and scored the Cartersville run. John Reed Evans also had a base hit in the frame. After the Hurricanes loaded the bases in the fourth on two walks and a hit batsman, the offense sputtered again and failed to push a run across. In the fifth inning with the bases loaded, LaDarius Winburn drove in the game’s only other run with a sacrifice fly that scored Josh Davis. Davis had singled to start the inning and advanced to third following a base hit by Jake Gooch and Devin Warner’s hit by a pitch. Up 2-0, Cartersville loaded the bases again in the bottom of the sixth on three walks yet failed to score. In all, the Canes left 11 runners on base in their six innings of offense. McDonagh suffered the pitching loss for Troy despite working out of several jams. He went five innings, allowed two earned runs on five hits and a walk, and fanned six. It was only the third game of the year and the first loss for the visiting team from Ohio. Troy slipped to a 2-1 record. Cartersville (19-5, 7-0 Region 5-AAAA) won its ninth straight game and will play out of region again Thursday evening in Marietta at Lassiter.

Athletes Beyond Bartow update for the week ending Sunday, April 1 for locals contributing to their collegiate programs in golf, softball, tennis, and track and field. Note: The baseball update for the week was published in a separate article. Nicholas Sullivan of The Daily Tribune News contributed to this report. GOLF Maggie Ashmore (Augusta Sr., Kingston resident) — Ashmore finished in a tie for 16th in the Hennsler Financial Intercollegiate hosted by Kennesaw State last week. During the three-round event, Ashmore shot 74, 75 and 75 to finish at 8-over 224. Augusta placed fourth out of 11 teams. SOFTBALL Sierrah Gani (Georgia Highlands CC Fr., Cass) — Gani went 2-for-4, including a double, with a walk in a doubleheader split with East Georgia State College last Monday. Stats weren't available for the Chargers' other four games during the week — all of which were losses. Cassidy Howren (Reinhardt Sr., Adairsville) — Howren was 1-for-5 with that lone hit being a double in a doubleheader sweep of Truett-McConnell. Stats weren't available for Reinhardt's DH sweep of Anderson on Saturday. Sydney Hodorff (LaGrange Jr., Woodland) — Hodorff had a stellar day in a doubleheader split with Agnes Scott on Thursday. She went 4-for-5 with a double, a walk and an RBI across the two games. Kailah Rain (Embry-Riddle Sr., Cartersville) — Rain went 1-for-3 with a hit-by-pitch, a run scored and two stolen bases in the first game of a three-game sweep at the hands of Palm Beach Atlantic. All three defeats were by one run with the final two being 1-0 losses, during which Rain went a combined 0-for-7. Hannah Todd (North Carolina Fr., Cartersville) — Todd started UNC's series finale against Virginia on Saturday but was lifted before recording a single out. After being handed a 2-0 lead, Todd allowed two walks sandwiched around a single to open the bottom of the first. All three runners eventually came in to score after Todd departed, saddling her with the loss in the eventual 10-5 defeat. Annalyn Yantis (Samford Jr., Cartersville) — Yantis started two games in Samford's three-game set with Chattanooga, winning one and losing the other. Her victory came in the opening game of the series. She pitched all five innings of the 15-2 victory. allowing a pair of first-inning runs and nothing else, while totaling three of each walks, hits and strikeouts. Yantis then started the series finale, allowing seven runs (three earned) on six hits and one walk with two strikeouts. TENNIS Peyton Gollhofer (Ball State Jr., Cartersville resident) — For the third time in as many MAC tennis matchups, Gollhofer dropped her singles match but emerged victorious alongside Victoria Sec in doubles action. This time around, the split happened Friday in a tough 4-3 loss to Eastern Michigan that dropped Ball State to 0-3 in the conference. Gollhofer's singles match ended 6-2, 6-2 while the doubles match wound up 6-4. TRACK AND FIELD Spencer Fields (Rhodes College Jr., Kingston resident) — Fields put together a phenomenal performance in the 5,000-meter run Saturday at the Washington University Invitational. His time of 14:35.72 broke his personal record by 18 seconds while also earning him third in the event. It's the sixth fastest time overall in Division III in the 5k this season, according to TFRRS.

After succumbing to a no-hitter by Villa Rica pitcher Logan Smallwood last Friday night on the road, the Woodland offense responded Monday night at home with a 15-hit performance and a 12-6 win to split the two-game region series. Woodland took a 4-0 lead in the first inning only to have Villa Rica narrow the margin to 4-3 in the top of the third. Woodland then scored three more times to take a 7-3 lead in the bottom of the third. Villa Rica scored two more runs in the top of the fourth to pull with two runs, but Woodland scored five runs over their next two frames to put the game out of reach. Tyler Dilcher (3 IP, 5R, 2ER, 5H, 1BB) was credited with the pitching victory for Woodland in relief of starter Ben Ammons (2.2 IP, 1ER, 4H, 1BB). Seth McGill (1.1 IP, 0R, 0H, 1BB, 1K) closed out the final four outs. Bailey Ward went 4-for-4 with a double for Woodland with two RBI. Marco Haro doubled and homered in a three-hit performance that drove in five runs. Chris Mills (2 RBI) and Jordan Lee (double, RBI) both finished with two hits. Dylan Webb (2 RBI), Bryce Evans, Toby Queen, and Garrett Cornett had the remaining Woodland hits. The win keeps Woodland on pace for one of the final state playoff berths in Region 7-AAAAA. They are now 11-11 overall and 4-4 in region action with eight region games remaining. Woodland is tied for fourth with East Paulding. With their loss, Villa Rica slipped to 10-11 overall and 3-5 in the region. Woodland opens a two-game region series with Paulding County Wednesday in Dallas and will host the Patriots Friday. Both games are scheduled for a 5:55 p.m. first pitch. ROME 4, CASS 3 The Cass baseball team’s playoff chances have taken a tough hit over the past eleven days as the Colonels have dropped five straight region games and six total following a 4-3 loss Monday night at Rome. At 9-14 overall and now 3-7 in Region 7-AAAA, Cass finds its back to the wall with only six region games remaining. The Colonels started well Monday night, taking a 3-0 lead in the top of the first inning. That lead -- behind a strong pitching start by Evan Hinton -- held until the host Wolves struck for four runs in the bottom of the fifth for a 4-3 lead. That was enough for Rome pitcher Braden Hyde who tossed six-straight shutout frames after the opening three-run inning to complete the Wolves' win. Hyde scattered eight hits and a walk while striking out four in the game. Chandler Bridges had two hits including a double and two RBI to help lead the Wolves. Sevie Andrews also had two hits and two RBI. Xavier Roberts-Donaldson, Alden Astin, and Knox Kadum (double) had one hit apiece. Steven Spell finished with two hits including a double for Cass. Clay Means (double, 2 RBI), Hinton (double), Bryson Markley, Gavin Young, Hinton (RBI), Nathan Smith, and Logan Nelson added one hit for the Colonels. Rome (11-8, 6-2) continues to hold second place in the Region 7-AAAAA standings behind first place Carrollton. Cass travels to Kell Wednesday and will host the Longhorns Friday. Both games are scheduled for 5:55 p.m.

The college baseball update for local athletes for the week ending Sunday, April 1. NOTE: The minor league seasons for Sam Howard (Albuquerque Isotopes, AAA Pacific Coast League) and Connor Justus (Mobile Bay Bears, AA Southern League) begin this week. Updates for other college spring sports and those athletes will be published separately on BSZ again this week. COLLEGE BASEBALL BRANDON ALLEN — Georgia Highlands CC (Fr., OF, Woodland HS)… in a pair of starts as DH, Allen was 2-for-7 with a sac fly and two RBI last week. The Chargers were 2-1 for the week with wins over ABAC and Gordon State at home. The loss was at West Georgia Tech. GHC (24-11, 10-6) plays four games this week against South Georgia State with Tuesday’s game in Douglas and games Friday and Saturday at LakePoint. ELLIOTT ANDERSON — Auburn University (Soph., LHP, Cartersville HS)… faced only one batter and issued a walk this past week in a relief appearance against rival Alabama, but the 13th-ranked Tigers won the game 5-2 Tuesday in Montgomery. Auburn went 2-2 for the week winning one of three conference games at home against Missouri. The Tigers (22-7, 4-5) host Alabama A&M Tuesday and play a three-game SEC series at 5th-ranked Arkansas Friday through Sunday. BAILEY CAMPBELL — Young Harris College (Fr., 1B/DH, Cass HS)… drove in a run with a sacrifice fly Saturday at Georgia Southwestern and drew a walk in his only at bat last Tuesday against Emmanuel College. The Mountain Lions won both games and were 2-2 for the week. YHC (19-14, 12-9) plays road games at Anderson University Monday and at Emmanuel College Tuesday. The Mountain Lions then make the short trip to Dahlonega Friday through Sunday to play Peach Belt Conference rival University of North Georgia. BRANDON ETHERIDGE — Limestone College (Sr., OF, Cass HS)… went 3-for-13 with a walk in four losses last week. The Saints lost at home to Wingate and dropped all three games of a Conference Carolinas series at King University (TN). Limestone (14-19, 6-9) plays at Wingate Tuesday and hosts a three-game conference series with Southern Wesleyan Friday and Saturday. CODY JOHNSON — Georgia Highlands CC (Fr., RHP, Cass HS)… made an eighth inning appearance last Monday in a 9-7 win at LakePoint over Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. Johnson allowed four runs (three earned) two hits including a home run with three walks. The Chargers went 2-1 in conference games last week and improved to 24-11 overall and 10-6 in the GCAA. They play Tuesday at South Georgia State and will host the Hawks Friday and Saturday to complete the four-game conference series. SEAN McDERMOTT — Mercer University (Jr., 1B/DH, Adairsville HS)… went 2-for-4 with two RBI in a 13-4 win over Florida A&M last Tuesday, but was hitless in a three-game series at East Tennessee State University. The Bears swept ETSU Wednesday through Friday. Mercer (23-6, 5-1 Southern Conference) play at Savannah State Tuesday, at Georgia Southern Wednesday, and host Furman for a three-game conference series Friday through Sunday. HARRISON OSBORN — Point University (Fr., RHP, Cartersville HS)… worked the fifth inning last Friday of a 17-4 Appalachian Athletic Conference loss at Reinhardt. Osborn allowed two earned runs on four hits. The Skyhawks (20-13, 10-5) who won one of three games at Reinhardt, play at Talladega College Tuesday afternoon at travel to 9th-ranked Bryan College for a three-game conference series Friday and Saturday. TRISTIN SMITH — Young Harris College (Jr., Inf., Adairsville HS)… went 2-for-17 with a double, two walks, and two RBI last week in four starts at second base. Smith also scored a pair of runs. Young Harris won three of four games including two of three Peach Belt Conference games at Georgia Southwestern. The Mountain Lions (19-14, 12-9) play five road games this week including non-conference single games at Anderson University (SC) and Emmanuel College before the short trip to University of North Georgia for three conference games Friday through Sunday. TYLER WASHINGTON — Young Harris College (Sr., OF, Adairsville HS)… continued to watch his batting average rise as he went 5-for-13 in four games this past week. Included with his hits was a double, two walks, and two stolen bases. YHC (19-14, 12-9) plays at Anderson University (SC) Monday, at Emmanuel College Tuesday, and at University of North Georgia Friday through Sunday.

The Cass baseball team lost a non-region game Saturday at Class AA 2nd-ranked Rockmart 11-3. The Colonels struck first with two runs in the top of the first inning, but the host Yellow Jackets answered with a pair of matching runs in the bottom of the inning and led 7-2 by the end of the third. Cass narrowed the margin to 7-3 in the fifth, but Rockmart put the game away with a four-run sixth inning. Ty Floyd led the Rockmart offense with three doubles and four RBI. Four Jackets’ pitchers limited Cass to only three runs on six hits and a walk. Blaine Ingram (3 IP, 7R, 4ER, 7H, 3BB, 3K) suffered the pitching loss for Cass. Parker Hardin (3 IP, 4R, 2ER, 3H, 1BB, 2K) worked the final three frames on the mound for the Colonels. Steven Spell had a double and one RBI for Cass. Austin Baker drove in a run with a hit as did Logan Nelson. Ingram, Gavin Young, and Bryson Markley had the other Cass base hits. Rockmart improved to 12-5 with their win. Cass (9-13, 3-6) returns to Region 7-AAAAA action Monday at Rome at 5:55 p.m.

The Cartersville Purple Hurricanes remain the second ranked baseball team in Class AAAA following Sunday’s release of the Georgia Dugout Club rankings and the Adairsville Tigers enter the Class AAA poll ranked No. 10. Georgia Dugout Preview Magazine Baseball polls for the week ending March 31, 2018. CLASS 7A Mill Creek (17-3) North Gwinnett (16-5) Parkview (17-4) HIllgrove (17-4) Woodstock (18-4) South Forsyth (15-4) Brookwood (15-6) Walton (14-7) Colquitt County (14-6) Lowndes (15-6) Considered: Peachtree Ridge (17-4), North Paulding (12-7), Mountain View (14-6), Newnan (16-6), Lassiter (13-9), Grayson (14-10), Kennesaw Mountain (13-8) CLASS 6A Pope (18-4) Glynn Academy (18-2) Lee County (14-5) Allatoona (17-4) River Ridge (15-4) Winder-Barrow (11-8) Houston County (15-5) Heritage-Conyers (16-6) Alexander (16-6) Brunswick (14-8) Considered: South Paulding (16-7), Gainesville (13-6), Valdosta (16-5), Northgate (15-6), Harrison (12-9), Effingham County (13-8), Richmond Hill (13-6), Greenbrier (14-7), Tucker (13-7), Mundy's Mill (14-5), Lanier (14-7), Creekside (11-8) CLASS 5A Wayne County (17-3) Loganville (14-6) Carrollton (16-3) Ola (16-3) Buford (12-8) Veterans (17-6) Starr’s Mill (15-7) Decatur (16-5) Jones County (15-6) Harris County (15-9) Considered: Locust Grove (15-7), Union Grove (14-6), Arabia Mountain (13-5), Flowery Branch (11-11), Walnut Grove (11-9), McIntosh (14-7), Ware County (10-10), North Springs (11-9), Whitewater (9-9), Kell (11-11) CLASS 4A Blessed Trinity (20-1) Cartersville (18-5) Heritage-Catoosa (13-5) Troup (15-5) Woodward Academy (14-3) Columbus (15-4) Jefferson (12-6) North Oconee (12-6-1) West Laurens (13-5) Mary Persons (16-5) Considered: Stephens County (17-4), Eastside (16-4), Madison County (10-9), St. Pius X (15-6), West Hall (14-4), Burke County (12-3), Perry (11-7), Northside-Columbus (9-7) CLASS 3A Ringgold (17-4) Jackson (18-0) North Hall (14-3) Appling County (15-5) Cook (18-5) Pike County (13-5) Lovett (11-6) Morgan County (12-7) Bremen (14-5) Adairsville (13-6) Considered: East Hall (10-8), Calhoun (12-6), Fannin County (10-10), Redan (12-8), Pace Academy (14-6), Greater Atlanta Christian (12-7), Westminster (7-8), Southeast Bulloch (9-5), Rutland (10-5), Jenkins (10-6-1), Lakeview Fort Oglethorpe (12-6) CLASS 2A Thomasville (18-4) Rockmart (12-5) Callaway (15-4) Westside-Augusta (19-4) Jeff Davis (13-8) Dodge County (15-4) Social Circle (13-5) Vidalia (12-9) Elbert County (14-6) Bacon County (11-11) Considered: Harlem (15-7), Benedictine (15-6), Berrien (10-8), Bleckley County (7-9), Washington County (11-9), Fitzgerald (9-9) CLASS A-PUBLIC Gordon Lee (16-3) Charlton County (15-4) Irwin County (15-3) Schley County (12-2) Taylor County (11-3) Telfair County (11-7) Bowdon (15-6) Trion (8-6) ECI (11-7) Johnson County (14-4) Considered: Clinch County (13-7), Commerce (11-10), GMC (12-8), Washington-Wilkes (13-7), Miller County (9-6), Seminole County (11-7), Pelham (9-6), Baconton Charter (9-4), Wilcox County (9-7) CLASS A PRIVATE Tattnall Square (19-3) Savannah Christian (17-2) Mount Paran Christian (16-1) Aquinas (18-1) Brookstone (17-2) First Presbyterian Day (16-4) Wesleyan (13-2) Calvary Davy (16-2) Mount Vernon Presbyterian (11-1) Stratford (13-6) Considered: Holy Innocents' (11-7-1), North Cobb Christian (12-5), Kings Ridge Christian (12-6), George Walton (12-8), Athens Academy (11-4), Strong Rock Christian (16-5), Hebron Christian (9-10), Providence Christian (13-8), Savannah Country Day (12-7), Walker (8-11), Fellowship Christian (13-6), Prince Avenue Christian (11-7), Pinecrest Academy (11-11-1)

Drew Wilson tossed a nine inning complete game gem Friday night for Georgia Highlands College as the Chargers defeated visiting Gordon State at LakePoint in Emerson, 6-1. Jerrmond Williams hit a two-out solo home run over the right field wall for Gordon State in the top of the first inning to give the Highlanders a 1-0 lead, but Wilson scattered four more hits the rest of the night in an impressive outing. Wilson, a sophomore who played at Sonoraville High School, struck out ten, walked three, and threw first pitch strikes to 24 of the 35 batters he faced as he improved to 3-3 with his third complete game. Georgia Highlands took the lead for good in the third inning scoring two runs on only one hit. Zach Miller singled, reached second on an outfield error, and — after Parker Orr was hit by a pitch to load the bases — Bryson Horne was plunked with bases loaded to drive home Miller. Willis Kemp scored two pitches later on a wild pitch and GHC led 2-1. The Chargers added one run in the fourth on a solo shot by Austin Foster and three more in the seventh on their way to a five run conference victory. Skylar McPhee was the only Charger with two hits. He also drove in a run. Dane Bullock had two of the Highlanders’ five hits. The loss drops Gordon to 19-16 on the year and 5-6 in conference play. Georgia Highlands (24-11, 10-6) returns to Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association conference play Tuesday at South Georgia CC at 3 p.m. The Chargers will then host South Georgia for the final three games of the series with a single game Friday night at LakePoint and a doubleheader Saturday afternoon. With a dozen regular season conference games remaining, Georgia Highlands is currently in third place in the GCAA standings behind East Georgia CC and South Georgia CC.

Cass goalkeeper Brianna Bullock made two crucial saves in Friday’s shootout to lift the Lady Colonels to a 3-1 victory over Kell on penalty kicks. The Region 7-AAAAA victory closes out the region slate for Cass with a sixth consecutive win and avenges PK losses to the Lady Longhorns each of the past two seasons. Kell scored the only goal of the first half just past the mid-point of the opening 40 minutes. The Lady Colonels responded in the second half on a goal by Morgan Delarm. She was able to score off a cross from Logan Vermaas and the two teams finished regulation tied 1-1. After the two teams went scoreless through the two, five-minute overtimes, the game was decided on penalty kicks. Logan Vermaas, Emily Tracy, and Lupita Pineda found the back of the net on their PKs and Bullock made the stops necessary as the Lady Colonels won in dramatic fashion. Cass, 8-7 overall, finished Region 7-AAAAA play with a 6-2 record after opening losses to Carrollton and Rome. The six-game region win streak locks the Lady Colonels into the No. 3 seed in the Class 5A state tournament that begins April 24. The Lady Colonels have four more non-region games before the playoffs begin. Cass will host Darlington April 11, travel to North Springs April 13, and host Calhoun (April 17) and Heritage-Catoosa (April 19). KELL BOYS 5, CASS 4 The Cass boys soccer team was edged at home Friday night by visiting Kell, 5-4, in a Region 7-AAAAA match. Cass led 1-0 about midway through the first half on a Carlos Perez goal off an Anthony Robledo cross, but Kell responded approximately six minutes later to knot the game at 1-1 at halftime. In the second half, Kell scored four unanswered goals to take a 5-1 lead and ultimately deny a Colonels’ comeback. Cass did threaten however. The Colonels scored three goals in a seven-minute span to give themselves a chance, but ultimately came up one goal short. Felipe Albarran, Robledo, and Perez scored the second half goals for Cass. Cass (7-8, 5-3) returns to the pitch April 13 at North Springs.

Cartersville won its eighth straight game and improved to 7-0 in Region 5-AAAA with a 7-3 win Friday night at Richard Bell Field over Sandy Creek. The Canes led 3-0 through three innings only to have the visiting Patriots stir up three runs to knot the game 3-3 in the fourth. Cartersville added two runs in the fifth and two more in the sixth to secure the win. Gage Morris (4 IP, 0R, 1H, 1BB, 5K) came in to relieve starter Kolby Adams (3 IP, 3ER, 4H, 2BB, 5K) to lock down the victory. Connor Housely (5.2 IP, 7R, 6ER, 8H, 3BB, 6K) suffered the pitching loss for Sandy Creek. John Marant and Aaron Hackett led the Patriots at the plate with two hits each. Mason Barnett had two hits, including a double and one RBI for the Hurricanes. Jake Gooch and Ian Inaba also finished with two hits and one RBI each. Jordan Wilkie drove in a run with one hit and Josh Davis contributed a double. The Canes also took advantage of the Patriots on the base paths by stealing six bases in the game. Wilkie swiped two bags while Barnett, Davis, Preston Welchel, and LaDarius Winburn added one each. The loss keeps Sandy Creek (7-11, 1-7) at the bottom of the region standings. Cartersville (18-5, 7-0) steps out of region action next week to host Troy (OH) Tuesday at 5 p.m. and travel to Lassiter Thursday at 5 p.m. ADAIRSVILLE 6, LAKEVIEW-FT. OGLETHORPE 3 The Adairsville Tigers took over sole possession of third place in Region 6-AAA Friday night with a 6-3 win at Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe. The Tigers hold a one-game lead over LFO and Calhoun following the first complete rotation through the region schedule. Adairsville took a 3-0 lead through the first four innings and extended their advantage to 6-1 in the sixth inning on a three-run homer by Hunter Hice. LFO, who out hit Adairsville seven to five, scored a single run in the seventh but Adairsville reliever Levi Blackwell got out of the inning. Kyler Pelfrey (6 IP, 1ER, 5H, 2BB, 11K) went six complete innings to pick up the pitching win. Blackwell (1 IP, 1ER, 2H) pitched the seventh for the Tigers. Five different Adairsville players finished with one hit each including Noah Dutton (double), Pelfrey (double), Hice (HR), Garrett Mishoe, and Trace Still. Hice also added a sac fly RBI. The loss drops LFO to 12-6 overall and 5-4 in Region 6-AAA. Adairsville (13-6, 6-3) travels to top-ranked and region-leading Ringgold Tuesday for a 5:55 p.m. start and will host North Murray Thursday at 5:55 p.m. VILLA RICA 1, WOODLAND 0 Kenny Jinks tossed a complete-game two-hitter Friday night with a walk and four strikeouts, but was saddled with a tough-luck loss as Woodland fell at Villa Rica, 1-0. Logan Smallwood of Villa Rica was even better on the mound. The senior tossed a complete-game no-hitter and issued only one walk while striking out seven. Noah Best (double) and Smallwood had the only hits in the game. Parker Wells drove in the game’s only run with a fourth inning groundout after a walk, an error, and Smallwood’s base hit. Villa Rica evened their overall record at 10-10 and improved to 3-4 in region play. Woodland (10-12, 3-4) will host Villa Rica in a rematch Monday at 5:55 p.m. ROME 10, CASS 8 Cass fell behind early Friday night to visiting Rome and never recovered in a 10-8 Region 7-AAAAA loss at the Cass Athletic Complex. The Wolves scored five runs in the top of the first inning and the Colonels tried to chase them down the remainder of the evening. Cass narrowed Rome’s lead to 5-3 in the second inning, trailed 7-4 after three innings, and got within two runs twice more but could not overcome the Wolves’ fast start. Rome used three pitchers with Kade Garrard picking up the win in middle relief. The Wolves tallied 14 hits led by Alden Astin’s three hits and Kade Garrard’s three hits and three RBI. Xavier Roberts-Donaldson, Chandler Bridges, and Braden Hyde each contributed two hits and one RBI. Steven Spell had two hits including a double and one RBI for the Colonels. Evan Hinton and Gavin Young both added two hits. Nathan Smith had a double and one RBI. Matt Shook had one hit, a sac fly, and three RBI. Clay Means finished with one hit and one RBI with a sac fly while Logan Nelson added a hit. Austin Baker drove in a Cass run with a sacrifice fly. Rome moved to 10-8 overall and continued to hold down second place in Region 7-AAAAA with a 5-2 mark. Cass (9-12, 3-6) lost its fourth straight game, all in region action. The Colonels travel to Rockmart Saturday at 1 p.m. and visit Rome Monday at 5:55 p.m.

The Bartow County Little League and the Cartersville Little League baseball (Major League) capsules for Cartersville LL games played March 23-28 and for BCLL games played March 24 and 27. Bartow County Little League (major) Standings (Games played through March 27) Giants . . . . . . . . . 2-0-0 A’s . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-0-0 Rangers . . . . . . . .1-0-1 Twins . . . . . . . . . . 1-1-0 Orioles . . . . . . . . . 1-1-0 Braves . . . . . . . . . 0-0-2 Cubs . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1-1 Mets . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1-0 Tigers . . . . . . . . . . 0-1-0 Cardinals . . . . . . . 0-2-0 Cartersville Little League (major) Standings (Games played through March 28) Indians . . . . . . . . 7-1 Braves . . . . . . . . 7-1 Tigers . . . . . . . . . 5-3 Dodgers . . . . . . . 4-4 Phillies . . . . . . . . 3-5 Colts . . . . . . . . . . 3-5 Crackers . . . . . . . 2-6 Padres . . . . . . . . 1-7 BARTOW COUNTY LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL (majors) SATURDAY, MARCH 24​​ ORIOLES 9, CARDINALS 8 Orioles: Brayden Davis and Camden Haloszka (double) one hit, two RBI; Luke Evans, Talan Nix (double), Christopher Romo one hit, one RBI each. Romo (5.1 IP, 8R, 6ER, 6H, 6BB, 8K). Cards: Luke Hollis three hits, one RBI; Reece Aalexander triple, two RBI; River Durocher double, two RBI; Connor Jenkins solo HR. Sahaj Patel (5 IP, 9R, 4ER, 5H, 9BB, 6K) A’s 9, CUBS 6​​ A’s: Jett Johnson two hits including a triple, two RBI; Dawson Craig two hits including a double, RBI; Landon O’Neal double, two RBI. Craig (3 IP, 2ER, 3H, 1BB, 8K); O’Neal (3 IP, 4R, 1ER, 4H, 1BB, 4K). Cubs: Colton Tucker two hits including a double, two RBI; Ethan Lowery two hits. Mason Mize one hit, one RBI; Eddie Boggs and Clausen O’Banion one double each; Dillon Sanford one RBI. Gareth Kincannon (2.1 IP, 7R, 5ER, 4H, 6BB, 4K); DJ Brookshire (1 IP, 1ER, 0H, 2BB, 3K); Tucker (1 IP, 1ER, 2H, 0BB, 1K). RANGERS 1, BRAVES 1 (tie) Braves: Israel Contreras two hits, one RBI. Mason Williams (6 IP, 1R, 0ER, 1H, 1BB, 14K). Rangers: Harrison Cole one hit. Cole (6 IP, 1R, 0ER, 2H, 3BB, 16K). TWINS 4, METS 3 Twins: Jackson Nelson and Jace Nolan one hit each. Nelson (3.1 IP, 3R, 2ER, 3H, 2BB, 8K); Cadyn Wade (2.2 IP, 0R, 0H, 1BB, 7K). Mets: Christopher Burns, Jordan Durham (double) one hit, one RBI each; Thomas Simmons one hit. Dylan Sellers (2 IP, 2R, 1ER, 1H, 3BB, 3K); Joseph McGrew (1.1 IP, 2ER, 0H, 4BB, 3K); David Kelley (1.2 IP, 0R, 1H, 0BB, 5K). GIANTS 8, TIGERS 3 Giants: Hudson Parr, Jake Clowers, Cooper Stone, Kadin West one RBI each. West (2 IP, 1R, 0ER, 2H, 6K); Clowers (4 IP, 2ER, 2H, 1BB, 6K). Tigers: Carson Gray two hits, one RBI; Tre Winters one hit, one RBI; Hadyn Hawkins one hit. Hawkins (2 IP, 6R, 4ER, 0H, 7BB, 3K); Gray (2 IP, 1R, 0ER, 0H, 4BB, 1K). TUESDAY, MARCH 27 GIANTS 6, CARDINALS 4 Giants: Cooper Stone one RBI. No pitching stats available. Cardinals: Connor Jenkins solo HR; Sahaj Patel one hit. No pitching stats available. CUBS 9, BRAVES 9 (tie) Cubs: Colton Tucker two hits, two RBI; Gareth Kincannon two hits, one RBI; Clausen O’Banion two hits; Eddie Boggs one hit, three RBI; Jonathan Torrence one hit, one RBI. Tucker (3 IP, 3R, 0ER, 2H, 2BB, 6K). Braves: Joshua McBroom two hits including a double, two RBI; Prince Higgins two hits; Mason Wilson double, RBI; Brayden Vickery one hit, one RBI. Caleb Freeman (5.1 IP, 8R, 6ER, 8H, 2BB, 5K) RANGERS 10, ORIOLES 2 Rangers: Harrison Cole and Brayden Shiflett one double, one RBI each; Malachi Linley (RBI), Kaiden Pirkle, and Aiden Ritchie one hit each; Righley Worthington one RBI. No pitching stats available. Orioles: Kamarion Profit triple, RBI; David Jinks one hit, one RBI; Camden Haloszka double. No pitching stats available. A’s 2, TWINS 1 A’s: Dawson Craig, Jett Johnson one hit each. Ben Abernathy one RBI. Robert Mitchell (5 IP, 1R, 0ER, 2H, 4BB, 10K); Craig (1 IP, 0R, 1H, 3K). Twins: Jackson Nelson double; William Warnock, Jace Nolan one hit each. Warnock (2.2 IP, 1ER, 1H, 1BB, 5K); Cadyn Wade (3.1 IP, 2R, 0ER, 1H, 0BB, 8K). CARTERSVILLE LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL (majors) FRIDAY, MARCH 23 DODGERS 12, PADRES 2 Dodgers: Peyton Bowen three hits including a double, two RBI; Justin Peace two hits, one RBI; Ayden Ray double, HR; Peyton Emery hit, two RBI. Isaiah Martin (4.2 IP, 2ER, 7H, 2BB, 5K). Padres: Elijah O’Dell, Collin Genrich, Logan Buchanan, Eli Jones, Will Camp, JP Gooch, Bryson Chatman one hit each. Geoffrey Gore (3 IP, 1ER, 3H, 0BB, 5K) INDIANS 11, COLTS 1 Indians: Andrew Lutjens two hits including a double, two RBI. Gavin Shrewsberry HR, two RBI. Dawson Bishop (4 IP, 1ER, 5H, 1BB, 4K). Colts: Trevor Harris, Turner Abernathy, Grant Knight, Cade Horn, Luke Altizer one hit each. BRAVES 6, TIGERS 4 Braves: Caleb Daniel four hits including double, triple, one RBI. Sydney Seigler, Charlie Crum one hit, two RBI each. Daniel (5.1 IP, 4R, 2ER, 7H, 0BB, 12K) Tigers: Casen Cochran, Trenton Payne, Cameron Cochran, Cam Williams, Dawson Sutton (2 RBI), Matthew Morris, Lyle Woody, Conner Brasfield one hit each. Hudson Lusk (2.0 IP, 1ER, 3H, 1BB) TUESDAY, MARCH 27 PHILLIES 2, PADRES 1 Phils: Griffin Woodall, Justin Hillburn, Sawyer Wilson one hit each; Bear McWhorter one RBI. Wilson (5.2 IP, 1ER, 1H, 3BB, 6K) Padres: Julian Cline one hit. Logan Buchanan (4 IP, 2R, 1ER, 2H, 1BB, 6K); Lee Camp (2 IP, 0R, 1H, 1BB, 3K). TIGERS 12, COLTS 2 Tigers: Trenton three hits, one RBI; Casen Cochran and Cam Williams two hits, three RBI each. Connor Brasfield (5 IP, 2R, 0ER, 1H, 3BB, 9K) Colts: Grant Knight double, two RBI. Brett Good (3.2 IP, 7R, 4ER, 6H, 3BB, 7K). BRAVES 8, DODGERS 2 Braves: Thomas Peters two hits including a double, two RBI; Kamdyn Woods triple, RBI; Brenden Bryant one hit, one RBI; Caleb Daniel one hit, one RBI. Miles Owen and Sydney Seigler one hit each. Owen (5 IP, 2ER, 1H, 3BB, 13K) Dodgers: Landen Heath HR, two RBI. Noah Herring (1.1 IP, 0R, 0H, 2BB, 1K). INDIANS 9, CRACKERS 2 Indians: Drew Perry three hits including a double and a triple, three RBI; Andrew Lutjens two hits, one RBI; Lucas Henry and Jackson Harwell two hits each. Gavin Shrewsberry (3 IP, 2ER, 2H, 1BB, 8K); Logan Shrewsberry (1 IP, 1BB, 3K); Dawson Bishop and Drew Perry one scoreless inning each. Crackers: Jaiven Johnson, Jackson Graves, Boston Pittman, Braden Mulkey, Amanda Davison (double) had one hit each. Johnson stole three bases. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28 TIGERS 6, CRACKERS 5 Tigers: Casen Cochran three hits, one RBI; Cameron Williams one hit two RBI. Trenton Payne (6 IP, 5R, 2ER, 6H, 1BB, 5K). Crackers: Connor Stermer and Jackson Graves (RBI) two hits each. Stermer (5 IP, 4R, 3ER, 3H, 5BB, 7K). BRAVES 14, PHILLIES 3 Braves: Charlie Crum three hits, five RBI; Miles Owen double, HR, four RBI; Caleb Daniel two hits, one RBI. Daniel (4 IP, 3R, 2ER, 3H, 4BB, 9K). Phils: Sawyer Wilson (RBI), Ethan Brown, and Nic Wright one hit each. COLTS 4, DODGERS 3 Colts: Turner Abernathy two hits including a triple, one RBI; Grant Knight two hits, one RBI. Knight (4.1 IP, 3R, 2ER, 3H, 4BB, 10K); Hunter Shirley (1.2 IP, 0R, 0H, 1BB, 2K). Dodgers: Landon Heath and Carter Rice one hit, one RBI; Justin Peace triple. Ayden Ray (4.1 IP, 1R, 0ER, 2H, 1BB, 12K). INDIANS 13, PADRES 3 Indians: Maddox Frazier three hits including a double, three RBI; Logan Shrewsberry two hits, two RBI; Gavin Shrewsberry HR, two RBI; Lucas Henry and Jackson Harwell one double, two RBI each. Andrew Lutjens (3.2 IP, 2R, 0ER, 5H, 3BB, 2K); Frazier (1.1 IP, 0R, 0H, 2K). Padres: Eli Jones two hits; Julian Cline one hit, one RBI; Lee Camp and Cooper Graves one hit each. Geoffrey Gore (3 IP, 6R, 3ER, 4H, 4BB, 1K). ​NOTE: Pitching data not provided for BCLL games. Games not completed or not posted on the respective leagues' GameChanger sites are not included, but will be added to future posts when made available. 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The Woodland track and field teams swept the 2018 Bartow County Track & Field Championship titles Wednesday at Cartersville High School. The Woodland girls scored 120 points followed by Cartersville (58 points), Cass (45 points), and Adairsville with 15 points. In the boys meet, Woodland scored 119.5 points to finish ahead of Cass (57.5 points), Cartersville (50 points) and Adairsville with 21 points. 2018 Bartow County Track & Field Championship event results:

The Cass High School girls soccer team locked up a state playoff berth Wednesday night with a 6-0 blanking of Hiram. The Cass boys also had their way Wednesday in a 9-2 victory over the visiting Hornets. Logan Vermaas had a hat trick of goals for the Lady Colonels and assisted Jaden Musacchio on the game’s first score with a corner kick. Lupita Pineda and Maddie Shook added goals for Cass. Briana Ochoa, Morgan Delarm, and Hannah Johnson each had one assist. Senior Brianna Bullock and freshman Yecenia Hernandez split time in goal to record the shutout. The Lady Colonels (6-7, 5-2) play their final Region 7-AAAAA game at home Friday against Kell and will have non-region games with Darlington, North Springs, Calhoun, and Heritage-Catoosa following Spring Break. (Photo courtesy TCPicsOnline.com) CASS BOYS 9, HIRAM 2 The Colonels rolled to an easy Region 7-AAAAA victory Wednesday night at home with a 9-2 victory over Hiram. Cass, now 5-2 in region action, closes out the region slate at home Friday against Kell. Top scorer Anthony Robledo scored four goals, Carolos Perez scored twice, while Kaleb Speights, Moises Pajarito, and Julio Medina each added one goal each. Julio Medina assisted on three of the Colonels’ scores. Slomi Orozco finished with two assists. Carlos Perez, Javier Duarte, and Robledo added one assist each. Cass keeper Isai Romero picked up the victory in net while recording 16 saves. Following the Kell match and Spring Break, the Colonels have non-region games remaining at North Springs and at home against Calhoun and Heritage-Catoosa.