The Cartersville Little League 11U all star team outlasted Smyrna Little League, 17-9, in a high-scoring, shootout Sunday afternoon at the Georgia Little League 11U State Tournament in Columbus. With both teams facing elimination in the double-elimination event, Cartersville and Smyrna traded runs for two and a half innings before Cartersville took control with an eight-run outburst in the bottom of the third. There were 24 hits in the contest, including nine extra base hits as fans were treated to an offensive battle in the early going. It was Cartersville’s relief pitching and consistent defense, however, that settled in over the final three innings as the locals advanced. Smyrna took a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning, but Cartersville answered with four runs in the bottom of the first. Collin Fletcher doubled home Cartersville’s initial run and later scored himself after a ground ball single to centerfield by Tyler Shelton. Harrison Childers drove home Drake Carver with a groundout. Carver had reachd base earlier in the inning with a single. Shelton crossed the plate for Cartersville’s fourth run of the frame, scoring on a wild pitch, and giving the Canes a 4-2 lead. Smyrna regained a 5-4 lead in the top of the second, but Cartersville responded with five runs in the bottom of the inning. Three walks collected by Carver, Shelton, and Paul Gamble plus hits by Chris Roper, Fletcher, Childers, and Trip Bradley gave Cartersville a 9-4 lead after two innings. Smyrna narrowed the lead to 9-7 in the top of the third, but Cartersville scored eight times in the bottom of the inning to take command. Carver had two hits in Cartersville’s big inning. Fletcher, Kace Adams, and Roper also had hits, but it was a grand slam home run by Hunter Kelly that struck the biggest blow. The Canes also took advantage of three Smyrna errors in the inning to build a 17-8 lead. Smyrna added a single run in the top of the fourth to make the score 17-9, but that would end the scoring as Cartersville’s Gamble and Carver combined to shutout Smyrna in the fifth and sixth innings. The Canes utilized three pitchers in the victory. A.J. Christina (1.1 IP, 4ER, 4H, 2BB, 1K) was the Cartersville starting pitcher. Gamble (4 IP, 3ER, 6H, 2BB, 3K) and Carver (0.2 IP, 0R, 0H, 1BB, 1K) worked in relief. Fletcher (2 RBI) and Carver (RBI) finished with three hits each. Roper and Bradley (RBI) followed with two hits apiece. Kelly had four RBI with his grand slam. Adams, Childers (3 RBI), and Shelton (RBI) had the other Cartersville hits. With the victory, Cartersville 11U advances to another elimination game Monday night. They will play West Point Little League at 6pm. All games in the Georgia Little League 11U State Tournament are being played at Sally Little League in Columbus. The tournament continues through Friday, July 15.

Adairsville High School rising junior, Loren Harris, tossed a five inning, no-hitter Sunday afternoon to lead the Bartow County Senior Little League softball team into the state championship round of the Georgia state tournament with an 11-1 victory over West Point Little League. Harris struck out 10 batters and walked four to record the no hitter. She needed 97 pitches and threw first pitch strikes to 12 of the 19 batters she faced. After Bartow took a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning, West Point got on the scoreboard with their only tally without benefit of a hit. A pair of walks and two groundouts led to the run. Bartow County added three runs in each of the next two innings and two more in the fourth inning for the 11-1 final score. RBI singles by Morgan Deboard and Sarah Fox, plus a passed ball accounted for Bartow’s three run first inning. RBI singles by Sierrah Gani and DeBoard, plus an RBI double by Fox in the second inning pushed the Bartow County lead to 6-1. In the third, Bartow added three more runs on RBI singles by Taylor Queen, Gani, and Deboard. Bartow then took advantage of a pair of errors by West Point and an RBI single by Alexia Najarro to get on the scoreboard again in the fourth inning. Madison Harrison also drove in a run for the locals with a groundout as Bartow pushed their lead to an 11-1 advantage. Deboard finished with three hits, three RBI, and scored twice to lead the Bartow offense. Gani also had three hits with two RBI and two runs scored. Fox had two hits including a double and two RBI. Najarro added two hits with one RBI and scored twice. Queen drove in a run with one hit and also scored a run. Along with her performance in the pitching circle, Harris added one hit. Hope Elrod and Makenzi McIntyre had one hit each and both scored a run. Havyn Isaac also scored a run for Bartow. Bartow County stole six bases in the contest. Fox and Deboard snagged a pair. Gani and Najarro had the other stolen bases. West Point falls into the loser’s bracket of the double-elimination tournament and Bartow moves into the championship round. West Point will play Northern of Columbus in an elimination game Monday night at 6pm. The winner will advance to a rematch with Bartow County on Tuesday at 6pm. If needed, a second title game will be played at 8pm Tuesday. Northern eliminated Madison County Sunday evening 13-8. The West Point/Northern-Columbus survivor will need two wins over Bartow County Tuesday night to win the state title. Bartow only needs one win Tuesday to secure the state championship. The Georgia Senior Little League champion will advance to the Senior Little League Southeast Regional Tournament July 22-24 in Salisbury, NC to compete with the state champions from Florida, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia.

The Cartersville Little League 10U baseball all-stars opened the Georgia State Little League 8-10 Tournament in Marietta Saturday with an impressive 18-6 victory over Northern (Columbus) Little League Blue. The 8-10 age group state tournament is being hosted by East Marietta Little League. Northern Blue scored four runs in the top of the first, but Cartersville responded with four runs of their own in the bottom of the frame to tie the game, 4-4. After Northern added another run in the top of the second to regain the lead, 5-4, Cartersville rallied for five runs in the second inning and nine more runs in the third inning to end the game in only four innings by mercy, run-rule. Connor Brasfield had three hits, including a pair of doubles, and five RBI to lead the Cartersville offensive charge. Ayden Ray also finished with five RBI with four coming on a grand slam home run in the third inning. Hayden James finished with three hits that included a double and one RBI. Caleb Daniel, Miles Owen, Gavin Shrewsbury, and Joseph Womack added one hit each for Cartersville. James, Daniel, Owen, Shrewsbury, and Brasfield combined to score 15 of Cartersville’s 18 runs. Cartersville used three pitchers in the victory. Owen (2.2 IP, 5ER, 7H, 3BB, 2K), Womack (0.0 IP, 0R, 1H, 1BB), and Daniel (1.1 IP, 1R, 0ER, 2H, 0BB) each took the mound for Cartersville. Cartersville plays its next game in the double-elimination tournament on Monday at 8pm. They will face the winner of Sunday’s game between Belvedere Little League and Oconee County Little League. Belvedere, winner of District 3, received an opening round bye. District 10 winner, Oconee County, defeated Habersham County 9-1 on Saturday. The 8-10 Georgia State Little League Championship continues through Saturday, July 16 at East Marietta Little League. Cartersville 10U Roster Easton Elrod, Nicholas Hruby, Joseph Womack, Gavin Shrewsbury, Connor Brasfield, Hayden James, Turner Abernathy, Miles Owen, Ayden Ray, Caleb Daniel, Charlie Rothschild, Coby Barrett. Manager: Richard Daniel. Coaches: J.J. James, Joe Owen --------------- Cartersville Little League 11U team falls in state tourney opener The Cartersville Little League 10-11 year old all-star team fell 5-0 to Northern Little League of Columbus in their State Tournament opener Saturday at Sally Little League in Columbus. Northern scored two runs in the third and fourth innings to take a 4-0 lead and added a single run in the sixth inning for the 5-0 final score. Cartersville matched Northern with six hits, but Northern pitching and defense kept the locals off the scoreboard. Trip Bradley led Cartersville with two hits. Drake Carver, Harrison Childers, Thomas Norris, and Kace Adams added one hit each for Cartersville. Cartersville utilized three pitchers in the loss. Tyler Shelton (1.2 IP, 0R, 0H, 5BB, 3K), Childers (3 IP, 4ER, 5H, 1BB, 2K), and Carver (1.1 IP, 0ER, 1H, 0BB) each took the mound. With the loss, Cartersville slips to the loser’s bracket of the double-elimination tournament and will play an elimination game Sunday at 1pm against Smyrna. Cartersville 9-11 Little League Roster: Collin Fletcher, Paul Gamble, Trip Bradley, Harrison Childers, Thoas Norris, Hunter Kelly, Tyler Shelton, Drake Carver, Martavius Cochran, A.J. Christina, Kace Adams, Chris Roper, and Isaac Seigler. Manager: Jeremy Carver. Coaches: Stan Bradley and Bill Kelly.

The 13U 9 Stars Saints captured the Grand Slam Baseball World Series Saturday in Panama City, FL. The Saints were undefeated (6-0) in the tournament and concluded their 2016 season with a 48-13-1 overall record that included seven tournament championships on the year. 9 Stars had World Series victories over the Port Allen Titans, 5-2, and the Mountain View Bears Gold, 6-2, in pool play to enter the championship bracket with a first round bye and the number one seed. In the double-elimination bracket, the Saints blanked the Panama City Beach Bashers, 10-0, and edged Nelson Baseball School 13U, 2-1, to reach the semifinals. 9 Stars reached the finals with an 11-6 win over LBA Naturals 13U Blue and defeated Halo-Black, 8-7, in the championship game. Front row (L-R): Gavin Geros, Bryse Ingle, Cole Godfrey, Dante Morton, Chase Gresham, Bryson Trammell. Back row (L-R): Head Coach Greg Bal, Hunter Payne, Jonathon Vigoa, Hayden Holsomback, Tre Williams, Phoenix Cramer, Matt Shook, President of 9 Stars Baseball Bayo Bal, and Assistant Coach Brian Davis.

The Bartow County Senior Little League softball team rallied for seven runs in the fourth inning Saturday afternoon on their way to an 8-4, come-from-behind victory over Northern Little League of Columbus. It was both teams’ first round game of Georgia State Senior Little League Tournament being played at Hamilton Crossing Park in Cassville. Northern struck for three runs in the top of the third inning to grab an early 3-0 advantage, but Bartow answered one inning later with their seven run outburst. Bartow added another run in the fifth inning to make the score 8-3 and Northern added a late run in the final frame to account for the 8-4 final score. Morgan Deboard and Hope Elrod had two hits each to lead Bartow at the plate. They each scored one run. Makenzi McIntyre drove home a pair of runs with a fourth inning single and also scored a run. Taylor Queen drove home one run with a sacrifice fly, added a base hit, and scored a run. Maggie Collum and Alexia Najarro had the other Bartow County hits. They both scored one run as did Madison Harrison and Emily Collum. Bartow stole five bases in the contest. Elrod swiped two bags. Najarro, Deboard, and Emily Collum had the other stolen bases. Alexis Sibold led Northern with three hits and one RBI. Maggie Mock added a hit and a pair of RBI. The Bartow defense did not commit an error, while Northern totaled five miscues. Hope Elrod picked up the pitching victory for Bartow County. With the opening round win, Bartow advances to a second round game against West Point Little League Sunday at 3pm at Hamilton Crossing Park. West Point blanked Madison County Saturday afternoon, 16-0. Northern and Madison County will play an elimination game in the four team, double-elimination bracket Sunday evening at 5pm. The Georgia State Senior Little League softball tournament continues through Tuesday. All games are being played on Field 5 at Hamilton Crossing Park.

Since this week’s PGA Tour event, The Greenbrier Classic, scheduled for July 7-10, has been cancelled due to the recent flooding near the West Virginia resort, it is a nice time to catch up on the recent results and tour standings for all the players connected with Cartersville Country Club’s Scott Hamilton Golf Academy. The PGA Tour picks back up next week with players headed to two different events. The British Open at Royal Troon Golf Club in Ayrshire, Scotland will get worldwide attention July 14-17, but many PGA Tour journeymen will be competing at the Barbasol Championship held at Grand National Golf Club of the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail in Auburn/Opelika, AL. That event is also July 14-17. Meanwhile, the WEB.com Tour is playing the LECOM Health Challenge this weekend at Findley Lake, NY and the PGA Senior Champions Tour is in Endicott, NY for the Dick’s Sporting Goods Open July 8-10. Scott Hamilton, the long-time Director of Golf at Cartersville Country Club, serves as a swing coach and advisor for several golfers on multiple professional tours, including the PGA Tour, LPGA Tour, PGA Senior Champions Tour, WEB.com Tour, European Tour, and the PGA Tour LatinoAmerica. In the table below, Hamilton’s current players and former players are listed along with their current ranking in their respective tours. Each player’s most recent results are also included. Bartow Sports Zone tracks the professional golfers on multiple tours affiliated with Cartersville Country Club's Scott Hamilton Golf Academy. Scott Hamilton (photo below) is the long time Director of Golf at Cartersville Country Club and is teacher/advisor/instructor to many prominent golf professionals.

There is plenty of excitement in the air as Little League district championship teams from across the state open play this weekend and the two local Little League programs will be well represented. Various Georgia Little League softball and baseball age groups begin play Saturday in Columbus, Marietta, and right here in Bartow County. The 2016 Georgia Little League state tournament for 9-10 year olds opens play Saturday at East Marietta Little League and Sewell Park in Marietta. District 1 champ, Cartersville Little League, will take on Northern Little League at 1pm on Field 1. Northern is the District 8 champion from Columbus. Other opening round matchups Saturday in the 9-10 year old division include Smyrna Little League against Peachtree City American Little League; Habersham County Little League takes on Oconee County Little League; and Chatham County Little League plays Washington Wilkes Little League. Belvedere Little League and Warner Robins American Little League drew opening round byes in the double-elimination format tournament that continues through July 16. Cartersville Little League will also represent District 1 in the Georgia 10-11 year old state Little League tournament. The 10-11 year old tournament begins Saturday at Sally Little League in Columbus and will continue through Friday, July 15. Cartersville’s 10-11 year old team is scheduled to play Northern Little League of Columbus, Saturday at 11am in the state tournament opener for both teams. Two other first round games Saturday include Dudley Little League against Hart County Little League and Smyrna Little League against Athens Little League. The seventh team in the field, West Point Little League, received an opening round bye in the double-elimination tournament and will play its first game on Sunday. Bartow County Little League and Hamilton Crossing Park in Cassville will host a pair of Georgia Little League softball state tournaments that also begin Saturday. The 8-10 year old softball state tournament does not feature a local team, but will run Saturday through Wednesday at Hamilton Crossing Park. District champions West Point Little League, Western Little League, Pioneer Little League, Elbert County Little League, and the District 7 champions to be determined will battle on Field 8 at Hamilton Crossing for a state title. The 8-10 year old tournament will conclude Wednesday, July 13. In addition at the Bartow County site, four 15-16 year old teams will battle for the 2016 Georgia State Senior Little League championship on Field 5. The host team, Bartow County Little League, faces Northern Little League of Columbus on Saturday at 3pm. That game will be preceded by a matchup between West Point Little League and Madison County Little League. The double-elimination tournament continues through Tuesday, July 12. The Bartow County Senior Little League softball team roster includes: Sara Fox, Taylor Queen, Hope Elrod, Sierrah Gani, Loren Harris, Madison Harrison, Alexia Najarro, Makenzi McIntyre, Morgan Deboard, Maggie Collum, Sarah Moore, Emily Collum, and Haven Isaac. Other age groups will begin their state tournaments later this month. The 11-12 year old softball state tournament begins July 16 and will also be hosted by Bartow County Little League at Hamilton Crossing Park. Bartow County will represent District 1 in the state tournament. The 11-12 year old baseball state tournament begins play July 23 at Peachtree City Little League. Cartersville Little League will be the District 1 representative. They will face Warner Robins in the first game of the tournament on Saturday, July 23 at 11am. The Cartersville 11-12 A-team consists of Elliott Eastin, Blake Sutton, Drew Rothschild, Jimbo Gaines, Banks Wilson, Colin Eaton, Jake Lawson, Ernie Cortes, Phillip Schiltz, and Jacob Evans. The manager is Freddie Eaton and coaches include Darren Wilson, Jarrett Eastin, and Austin Phillips. The 11-12 year old Cartersville B-team won the Georgia Recreation and Parks Association District 5 championship June 28. They completed the double-elimination tournament with a perfect 4-0 mark. Cartersville defeated Harlson County by a score of 12-8 in the opening round and took care of Calhoun 10-3 in round 2. A 9-4 win over Milford advanced the locals to the championship game where Cartersville once again topped Calhoun, 4-3. The GRPA district title earned Cartersville a spot in the GRPA state tournament in Savannah, July 12-16. The Cartersville 11-12 year old B-all-star team includes Jack Chatman, Hunter Cochran, Jonah Cooper, Noah Ford, Gunner Millsap, JaKiyon Porter, Jackson Rutledge, Evan Sanders, Kaden Stephenson, Brody Tidwell, Giles Turner and Tanner Wall. They are coached by Jamie Cooper, Stephen Chatman, Adam Turner and Kevin Stephenson.

Bartow Sports Zone is excited to announce it has reached an agreement with WBHF Radio, AM1450 and 100.3FM, to provide expanded local sports coverage through the Bartow Sports Zone web site, live high school sports coverage, and a continuation of the weekly, sports-talk radio program. While there are still some details to be completed, WBHF Radio and Bartow Sports Zone will be combining forces to broadcast two live, local high school football games each week during the 2016 season. WBHF Radio will continue to broadcast the Cartersville High School games over its air waves at AM1450 and 100.3FM. Meanwhile, Bartow Sports Zone will provide live coverage of a Bartow County Game of the Week featuring Adairsville, Cass, or Woodland. The second live broadcast will be available through an online/internet broadcast that can be accessed with any internet or mobile device connection. A link for each county Game of the Week will be available on both the Bartow Sports Zone and WBHF web sites. Plans also include live "look-ins" from reporters located at other games involving local teams. WBHF in Cartersville has consistently been recognized for broadcast excellence by the Georgia Association of Broadcasters for local news coverage, local sports, and community service. The WBHF sports team was awarded the 2014 and 2016 GABBY for “Best Play-by-Play” for their coverage of high school football and baseball. On football Friday nights, WBHF already provides local and live coverage from 5:45pm until midnight. All games are broadcast on the radio, available via smart phone or computer, and on Comcast channel 23. Bartow Sports Zone will now enhance that local coverage by giving fans a second live game with complete play-by-play coverage from kickoff to the final whistle. Through its weekly radio program and regular online updates on bartowsportszone.com, BSZ brings even greater in-depth coverage to the Cartersville and Bartow County community. More information and a complete schedule of games to be broadcast will be announced soon and will available on the 'Broadcast' page of this site and on WBHF's web site, wbhfradio.org. For advertising opportunities and information regarding available sponsorship packages, please contact Charles Wilson (770-547-9341) at Bartow Sports Zone. You may also reach Matt Santini (770-607-8170) or Lee Burger (404-386-2237) at WBHF.

MiLB players with local ties to Cartersville and Bartow County: Grant DeBruin — Hagerstown Suns — Class A, South Atlantic League — MLB Parent Club, Washington Nationals (Adairsville HS) The former University of Alabama-Huntsville standout has hit safely in three straight games and is 11-for-35 in his last 10 games dating back to June 24. After spending time in extended spring training, DeBruin now has a .222 batting average in 26 games and 90 at bats this season for Potomac (Advanced Class A) and Hagerstown. He has four doubles, two home runs, and eight RBI to go with 12 walks. The first baseman has been hitting in the third spot or cleanup in recent games for the Suns. Dalton Geekie — Rome Braves — Class A, South Atlantic League — MLB Parent Club, Atlanta Braves (Georgia Highlands College) Geekie has a 2-3 record with a 5.25 ERA in 23 appearances in 2016. He has one save in 36 innings of work and opponents have a .226 batting average against him. The most recent appearance for the former GHC Charger was June 30 in a 5-4 loss at the Lexington Legends. He pitched two innings and allowed a run on two hits with one walk. Sam Howard — Harford Yard Goats — Double-A, Eastern League — MLB Parent Club, Colorado Rockies (Cartersville HS) Howard fell to 0-4 on the year at the Double-A level following a 6-2 loss at the Portland (ME) Sea Dogs on July 1. He went 5 and 2/3 innings in the start and allowed six earned runs on 10 hits and three walks. He struck out two. The former Georgia Southern University lefty is now 4-7 on year after starting the season 4-3 with the Advanced Class A, Modesto Nuts of the California League. He has a 3.22 ERA in 16 starts and 92 and 1/3 innings. Opponents have a .235 batting average against him. Connor Justus — Orem Owlz — Rookie level, Pioneer League — MLB Parent Club, Los Angeles Angels (Cartersville HS) The former Georgia Tech shortstop now has a .286 batting average at the professional level after 12 games and 42 at bats. Justus has scored 5 runs, has 12 hits (3 doubles), nine RBI and has coaxed nine walks. Has a five-game hitting streak June 30-July 3. Donavan Tate — Rancho Cucamonga Quakes — Advanced Class A — California League — MLB Parent Club, Los Angeles Dodgers (Cartersville HS) Tate has now played in eight games after coming off the disable list to start the season. He has a .179 batting average in 28 at bats with a home run and three RBI. In his most recent appearance, he was 1-for-4 with one RBI. Tate batted in the number five spot in the order and played right field in a home win over Stockton. To check on these local players any time, use the 'Athletes Beyond Bartow' page of this web site to locate active links to each players statistics, schedules, results, and other team information.

Lindsay Scifers and Troy Hickom paced local participants at the 2016 Peachtree Road Race. The Independence Day tradition in Atlanta drew almost 57,000 participants Monday, almost reaching the record of near 60,000 in 2011. The annual July 4, 10-kilometer run was held Monday in Atlanta from Peachtree Road at Lenox Square Mall in Buckhead through midtown Atlanta and finished at Piedmont Park. Woodland High School runner, Lindsay Scifers (photo) led local female finishers with a time of 44:14. The rising high school junior placed 89th among all female runners and was 17th in the 15-19 year old division. Troy Hickom, who competes for Clayton State University and ran for Cartersville High School, led local male runners with a 142nd place finish in 37:09. Hicks a rising collegiate senior for the Lakers, placed 35th in the men's 20-24 age division. Editors Note: Final finishing positions and some times have changed throughout the day as results have been processed by race officials. All efforts were made to identify accuracy and local participants. Please send corrections or omissions to bartowsportszone@comcast.net or use the 'Contact' link on this web site. We will gladly make corrections as needed. FEMALE RUNNERS The top age group finishers for runners with local registrations: (best local finish in each age group plus any additional Top 100 finishes in age group) Overall top local finishers: (time/age group/position in age group) 89th female, Lindsay Scifers, Kingston, GA (44:14, F15-19, 17th) 254th female, Victoria Hickom, Cartersville, GA (47:08, F20-24, 25th) 473rd female, Melinda Martin, Cartersville, GA (49:44, F50-54, 24th) Madison Philpott, Cartersville, GA (1:01:11, F10-14, 86th) Stacey Fillmon, Cartersville, GA (55:37, F25-29, 241st) Melissa Porter, Cartersville, GA (55:54, F30-34, 265th) April Fillmon, Cartersville, GA (52:33, F35-39, 129th) Jeanine Mele, Cartersville, GA (52:34, F40-44, 85th) Kathy Davis, Cartersville, GA (53:58, F55-59, 37th) Lari Johnson, Cartersville, GA (58:36, F55-59, 85th) Susie Lackey, Cartersville, GA (1:16:10, F60-64, 261st) Faith Miller, White, GA (1:45:01, F65-69, 392nd) Marilynn Devine, Cartersville, GA (1:42:20, F70-74, 106th) MALE RUNNERS The top age group finishers for runners with local registrations: (best local finish in each age group plus any additional Top 100 finishes in age group) Overall top local finishers: (time/age group/position in age group) 142nd male, Troy Hickom (photo), Cartersville, GA (37:09, M20-24, 35th) 205th male, Lawson Crowe, Cartersville, GA (38:13, M20-24, 47th) 319th male, David Matherne, Cartersville, GA (39:55, M50-54, 10th) 369th male, Masato Kan, Cartersville, GA (40:31, M30-34, 36th) 389th male, Matt Nichols, Kingston, GA (40:40, M30-34, 42nd) 393rd male, Jonathan Holloway, Cartersville, GA (40:43, M15-19, 101st) 752nd male, Lee Maxwell, Kingston, GA, (43:47, M40-44, 76th) Other local age group top finishers. (time/age group/position in age group) Matt Nichols, Kingston, GA, (40:40, M30-34, 42nd) Will Potts, Emerson, GA, (45:39, M25-29, 137th) Jim Rose, Cartersville, GA, (50:32, M35-39, 333rd) Stanton Bedwell, Cartersville, GA (52:34, M10-14, 88th) Martin Laurich, Cartersville, GA (55:30, M45-49, 539th) Andy Womack, Cartersville, GA (57:03, M55-59, 320th) William Bailey, Cartersville, GA (57:42, M60-64, 132nd) William Devine, Cartersville, GA (1:04:26, M70-74, 45th) Complete and sortable race results are available at this LINK.

If you thought the summer travel baseball schedule was winding down, you might be mistaken. There is plenty of baseball action in progress and even more coming to LakePoint Sporting Community in Emerson and dozens of satellite fields in the area during the month of July. Currently, Perfect Game USA and LakePoint are hosting the 17U World Wood Bat Association National Championship. The nationally recognized event is likely the most scouted tournament in the country, with hundreds of college and MLB scouts watching almost 400 teams from 31 different states. The tournament utilizes the eight sports turf fields at LakePoint as its anchor site, but also includes games played at 35 other sites all across Metro and Northwest Georgia between July 1 and July 8. Several other major events, including the WWBA National Championships for 14U and 18U teams were played at LakePoint in late June. In fact, the 18U title game featured a pair of Cartersville High School players in opposite dugouts as the East Cobb Astros and Auburn-bound Elliott Anderson squared off against Devin Warner and the East Cobb Yankees. The Astros took the championship game in a battle of teams from the same powerhouse program. Roadrunner Baseball of Alpharetta defeated the Houston (TX) Banditos for the 14U National WWBA title. Events in the coming weeks at LakePoint include: 16U WWBA National Championships — July 8-15 15U WWBA National Championships — July 15-22 13U, 15U, and 17U PG Evoshield Classic — July 22-26 13U Perfect Game World Series — July 26-29 16U Perfect Game World Series — July 26-30 14U, 16U, and 18U PG Evoshield Classic — July 26-30 14U, 15U Perfect Game World Series — July 27-30 More than 70 local players from Bartow County have been regular participants in Perfect Game events this summer at LakePoint and have included: 13U Cole Deems, Cartersville, 643 DP Cougars Sterling Chandler Tromza, Cartersville, 643 DP Cougars Sterling Phoenix Cramer, Woodland, 9 Star Saints Gavin Geros, Cartersville, 9 Star Saints Hunter Payne, Cartersville, 9 Star Saints Matt Shook, Cass, 9 Star Saints Micah Earwood, Cartersville, Acworth Warriors (Cloud) Michael Brumlow, Cartersville, Acworth Warriors (Rhadans) 14U Josh Davis, Cartersville, Georgia Jackets Marco Haro, Excel, Acworth Warriors Josh Stringer, Cartersville, Acworth Warriors Tee Webb, Cartersville, Georgia Jackets National / Team Clutch Preston Welchel, Cartersville, Georgia Jackets National Dallas Adams, Cartersville, Shaw Park Bandits Teegan Morris, Cartersville, Shaw Park Bandits Carter Owen, Cartersville, East Cobb Braves 14U 15U Gage Morris, Cartersville, 643 DP Tigers Bishop Mason Watson, Cartersville, East Cobb Astros 15U Thomas Murphy, Cartersville, East Cobb Braves Brant Smith, Cartersville, East Cobb Colt 45s 15U Noah Davis, Cartersville, East Cobb Steel 15U Alan Thacker, Cartersville, East Cobb Steel 15U Trace Still, Excel, ECB Black Knights 15U Blane Belisario, Excel, Georgia Bombers 15U Ian Inaba, Cartersville, West Cobb A's (GPA) Bryson Markley, Cass, NBS 15U Blue Steven Spell, Cass, 15U Titans. 16U Grayson Bagwell, Woodland, 643 DP Baseball Mang Hunter Reaid, Woodland, 643 DP Cougars Sterling Kyler Pelfrey, Adairsville, 9 Star Saints LaDarius Winburn, Cartersville, 9 Star Saints Levi Pickle, Cartersville, Acworth Blue Warriors 16U Kolby Adams, Cartersville, Doubleday Dodgers Levi Ayers, Cartersville, East Cobb Black Knights Hunter Hice, Adairsville, Georgia Bombers 16U Nathan Smith, Cass, Nelson Baseball School Red Trenton Harrison, Woodland, Team RBI Garrett Pope, Woodland, Team RBI Mason Barnett, Cartersville, 643 DP Tigers Bishop Zachary Woods, Woodland, Orange Crush Baseball Jacob Norris, Cartersville, Orange Crush Baseball Curtis Wilkes, Cartersville, East Cobb Dodgers 16U Tyler Dilcher, Woodland, Team Clutch Chase Horn, Cartersville, Team Clutch Christopher Mills, Woodland, Team Clutch Cody Parramore, Woodland, Team Clutch Michael Ward, Woodland, Team Clutch Dylan Webb, Woodland, Team Clutch Jake Gooch, Cartersville, Nelson Baseball School Khase Willis, Cartersville, Titans Baseball 16U Anthony Seigler, Cartersville, Evoshield Canes 17U Joseph Cuomo, Excel, Atec Orange, ECB Black Knights 17U Tommy Peed, Woodland, Atec Orange Sam Seaman, Adairsville, Doubleday Dodgers Taylor Whitley, Adairsville, Doubleday Dodgers Jacob Frye, Woodland, East Cobb Astros 16U J.P. Martin, Cartersville, East Cobb Astros 16U Brandon Allen, Woodland, ECB Pride 17U Cauy Williams, Woodland, ECB Pride 17U Noah Ludy, Woodland, GBSA Rays 17U Noah Daniel, Cartersville, East Cobb Colt 45's 17’s Hunter James, Cartersville, East Cobb Colt 45's 17's Joshua Mayo, Cartersville, Express Austin Lunde, Cartersville, Team GA 17U Elite Bailey Campbell, Cass, Nelson Baseball School 17s Cody Johnson, Cass, Nelson Baseball School 17s John Reed Evans, Cartersville, Titans Baseball 17U Emmanuel Jones, Woodland, Titans Baseball 17U 18U Elliott Anderson, Cartersville, East Cobb Astros Spencer Dickey, Cartersville, East Cobb Nationals Harrison Osborn, Cartersville, Fierce Baseball Jake Collum, Cass, Doubleday Dodgers 18U Grant Robinson, Woodland, Doubleday Dodgers 18U Devin Warner, Cartersville, East Cobb Yankees

The Cartersville Little League 9/10 all-star team won the 2016 District 1 championship and earned a spot in the Georgia state tournament. Cartersville is scheduled to open the Georgia Little League state tournament against District 8 winner, Northern Little League, at 1pm on Saturday, July 9. The 9/10 state tournament will be hosted by East Marietta Little League July 9-16. The tournament field will consist of seven district champions.