Bartow County Senior Little League advances, Cartersville Little League 10U drops game
Bartow County Senior Little League (16U) built an 11-2 lead through five innings Monday night and then held off a late charge by Oconee County to survive an elimination game 11-9 at the Georgia Senior Little League State Tournament in Hamilton.
Tyler Strickland paced Bartow County with a 2-for-4 performance at the plate. He also stole two bases and scored twice.
Seven more Bartow players contributed one hit each including Bryce Richards, Brandon Pittman, Trevor Montgomery, TJ Grimes, Mason Brown, Hunter Blackmon, and Austin Phillips.
Wade Conduff walked three times, stole a base, and scored a run. Pittman coaxed a pair of walks and scored twice. Montgomery scored a run, was hit by a pitch, and drew a base on balls. Brown collected a walk and Grimes scored a run.
Bartow utilized six different pitchers in the win. Conduff started on the bump before moving to catcher. Pittman and Strickland both recorded a pair of strikeouts and logged two innings each. Montgomery and Evan Henry worked late inning relief before Blackmon closed out the game.
Conduff was also credited with a strong performance behind the plate. He cut down five base runners including four steal attempts and a pick off of a runner at third base.
Bartow County (1-1) advances to play Hart County (1-1) in the double-elimination tournament Tuesday night at 8:15 p.m. at Harris County High School in Hamilton.
Georgia Senior Little League (16U) State Tournament schedule:
Sat. July 7 -- Martinez-Evans 15, Bartow County 3
Sat. July 7 -- Northern-Columbus 11, Hart County 1 Sun. July 8 -- Martinez-Evans 12, East Marietta 2
Sun. July 8 — Northern-Columbus 22, Oconee County 6
Mon. July 9 — Bartow County 11, Oconee County 9 (Oconee eliminated)
Mon. July 9 — Hart County 27, East Marietta 14 (East Marietta eliminated)
GM 7 — Tue. July 10 — Martinez-Evans vs. Northern-Columbus
GM 8 — Tue. July 10 — Bartow County vs. Hart County (elimination game)
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.
CARTERSVILLE LITTLE LEAGUE 10U DROPS DECISION TO MARTINEZ EVANS
Cartersville Little League 10U baseball lost 8-3 to Martinez Evans Monday night to slip into the loser’s bracket of the double-elimination Georgia Little League 10U State Tournament in Dudley, GA
Martinez Evans took a 4-0 lead in the second inning and led 5-1 after three frames.
Cartersville 10U narrowed the margin to 6-3 with two runs in the fifth inning, but that would be as close as the locals would get.
Will Camp started on the mound for Cartersville and suffered the pitching loss. Matthew Morris and Kamdyn Woods also pitched in relief.
Lyle Woody led Cartersville at the plate with a pair of singles. Asa Mitcham, Logan Buchanan, and Griffin Woodall each added one hit apiece. Woods reached on an error and scored a run in the fifth inning. Brayden Channell walked and scored in the third.
Cartersville (1-1) plays Smyrna Blue (1-1) Tuesday night at 6 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
Sun. July 8 — Northern-Columbus 13, Oconee County 3
Sun. July 8 — Warner Robins 7, Smyrna Blue 2
Sun. July 8 — Toccoa 6, Chatham County 2 (Chatham eliminated)
Mon. July 9 — Smyrna Blue 14, Oconee County 13 (Oconee eliminated)
Mon. July 9 — Toccoa 18, Peachtree City 3 (Peachtree City eliminated) Mon. July 9 — Martinez-Evans 8, Cartersville 3
Mon. July 9 — Northern-Columbus 4, Warner Robins American 3
GM 11 — Tue. July 10 — 6 pm — Smyrna Blue vs. Cartersville (elimination game)
GM 12 — Tue. July 10 — 8 pm — Warner Robins American vs. Toccoa (elimination game)
GM 13 — Wed. July 11 — 6 pm — Martinez-Evans vs. Northern-Columbus
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.
Cartersville Little League 11U continues action in the Georgia Little League 11U baseball tournament Tuesday night. 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 Sun. July 8 — Northern-Columbus 5, Smyrna Blue 4 Sun. July 8 — Cartersville 7, Warner Robins American 5 Sun. July 8 — Athens 4, Toccoa 3 (Toccoa eliminated) Mon. July 9 — Warner Robins American 4, Peachtree City National 0 (PCN eliminated) Mon. July 9 — Athens vs. Smyrna Blue 11, Athens 3 (Athens eliminated) GM 9 — Tue. July 10 — 6 pm — Northern-Columbus vs. Cartersville GM 10 — Tue. July 10 — 8 pm — Warner Robins American 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.
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