District 5 GRPA youth baseball tourneys begin Monday for eight local teams
Eight local recreation department baseball all-star teams begin Georgia Parks & Recreation Association District 5 tournament play this week in four different divisions.
GRPA District 5
8U Coach Pitch Baseball
Westside Park - Whitfield County
Bartow County Parks & Recreation Department has three teams entered in the 8U district coach pitch tournament. Cartersville Parks & Recreation Department has one team in the event. Bartow 7-year-olds and Cartersville begin tournament play against one another Monday night at 6:15 p.m. on Field 4. Bartow White plays host Whitfield County at 6:15 p.m. on Field 1. Bartow Blue plays Gordon County in an opening round game Monday at 8:15 p.m. on Field 1. Calhoun and Rome are also in the double-elimination tournament that continues through Friday. An ‘if needed’ game would occur Monday, July 2.
Bartow Blue: Tate Broom, Alfredo Romo, Bryce Patterson, Corbin Dotson, Evan Goff, Mitchell Raughton, Tucker Duncan, Kasey Jacobs, Nicholas Robinson, Trevor Lanham, Dallas Walker, Caiden Cline.
Bartow White: Dawson Warner, Bryson Weaver, Easton Mullinax, Brenlee Smith, Darren Cole, Jace Radford, Hank Barfield, Wyatt Garlin, Cooper Rampley, Isaiah Craig, Austin Hensley, Benjamin Wilson.
Bartow 7’s: Jerrell Gibson, Houston Walden, Dametrius Wynn, A.J. Ecker, Xavier Leonard, Benjamin Frederick, Brayden Ford, Cole Williams, Tyler Hickman, Tucker Pelfrey, Mason Dobbs, Jaxton Huskins.
Cartersville: Ramsey Dunn, Treyson Groves, Landen Mitchell, Corbin Mullinax, Asher Phillips, Will Phillips, Dawson Ray, Emory Weaver, Cai Williams, Maddox Wilson, Parker Wilson. Manager: Andrew Wilson. Coaches: Taylor Wilson, Justin Ray.
GRPA District 5
10U Baseball
Calhoun Park
Cartersville Parks & Recreation Department and Bartow County Parks & Recreation Department have teams in this 10U (Live Arm) tournament. Cartersville opens the tournament Monday night at 8:00 p.m. against Cedartown. Bartow County plays Gordon County in the opening round Monday night at 6:00 p.m. Other teams in the double-elimination tournament include host Calhoun, Whitfield County, Lafayette, and Rome. The tournament continues through Thursday night with an ‘if needed’ game possible on Friday night.
Cartersville: Gavin Baxter, Caden Benson, Jacob Childers, Hayden Freeland, Trenton Harris, Braylon Hill, Griffin McGill, Zeke Price, Sam Sabaka, Sydney Seigler, Miley Jo Williams. Manager: Chris Benson. Coaches: Britt Baxter, Britt McGill
Bartow: Drew Nida, Jaden Daise, Kaiden Coker, Evan Hardin, Drazen Jones, Landon Lamb, Mateo Faulk, Noah Janssen, Graham Coheley, Luke Hight.
GRPA District 5
12U Baseball (Traditional)
Rollins Park - Dalton
Bartow County Parks & Recreation Department has a team in this four-team, double-elimination tournament. Played in the GRPA traditional format with baserunners required to stay on base until a pitch reaches home plate, Bartow begins play Monday night at 6:30 p.m. against Whitfield County. Dalton and Rockmart are the other two teams in the tournament which continues through Thursday night with an ‘if needed’ game scheduled for Friday night.
Bartow: Clausen O’Banion, Reece Alexander, Joshua Bishop, Joseph McGrew, Jonathan Torrence, Connor Jenkins, DJ Brookshire, Benjamin Abernathy, Caleb Freeman, Brayden Davis, Hadyn Hawkins, Kamarion Profit, Gareth Kincannon.
GRPA District 5
12U Baseball (Major)
Alto Park - Rome
Cartersville Parks & Recreation Department has a team in this four-team, double-elimination tournament. Played in the GRPA major format with baserunners allowed to take leads off base and steal at any time, Cartersville meets Calhoun in the first round Monday night at 6:00 p.m. Gordon County and host Rome are the other teams in the tournament that continues through Thursday night.
Cartersville: 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.
