Athletes Beyond Bartow: Seigler and local college baseball and softball players have a successful week

May 4, 2026

Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com

L-R: Anthony Seigler, Ansley Hight, Luke Miller (23), and Sawyer Wilson

Cartersville High product Anthony Seigler had a strong week of performances as the Worcester Red Sox faced the Rochester Red Wings last week in the MiLB Triple-A International League. Meanwhile, at the college level, former Hurricanes Sawyer Wilson and Luke Miller stepped up for the Columbus State Cougars in the Peach Belt Conference baseball tournament, and Cass softball product Ansley Hight was named an All-Tournament selection for Reinhardt at the Appalachian Athletic Conference tournament.

MiLB

MASON BARNETT — Las Vegas Aviators (MLB Athletics Triple-A affiliate; 5th-year pro; Auburn; Cartersville HS) … made a 3-2/3 innings start last Friday, allowing five earned runs on six hits and one walk. He struck out five and received no decision in an eventual 11-7 Aviators win at the Tacoma Rainiers. Barnett is 2-0 in five starts covering 23-1/3 innings this season for Las Vegas. He has 26 strikeouts and a 3.86 ERA. The Aviators began the week with a 17-13 record. Vegas hosts a six-game series against the St. Paul Saints this week.

LOGAN MARTIN — Richmond Flying Squirrels (San Francisco Giants Double-A affiliate; 4th-year pro; Kentucky; Cartersville HS) … picked up his first pitching win of the season with a 4-1/3 innings relief appearance this past Saturday at the Altoona Curve. Martin allowed no runs on one hit and three walks while striking out four in a 7-2 victory. The first-place Flying Squirrels began the week with a 20-6 record, and lead Harrisburg by four games in the Eastern League’s Southwest Division.

ANTHONY SEIGLER — Worcester Red Sox (Boston Red Sox Triple-A affiliate; 9th-year pro; Cartersville HS) … went 7-for-13 in four games last week at the Rochester Red Wings. Seigler had two doubles, one triple, four walks, two stolen bases, and four RBI, raising his batting average to .273. Worcester (18-14) begins the week in third place in the International League’s East Division, hosting the Scranton/Wilkes-Barr RailRiders in a six-game series.

PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS

JASON BOHN — 34-year pro; Acworth resident; Cartersville CC; Alabama … carded rounds of 73-72-74-73—292 (4-over par) and tied for 59th this past weekend at the Regions Tradition held at Greystone Golf & Country Club in Birmingham, Alabama. Stewart Cink (18-under par) won the tournament, three shots ahead of Scott Hend and five ahead of Colin Montgomerie. The next event on the PGA Tour Champions is the Insperity Invitational in Woodlands, Texas, this weekend.

TRACK AND FIELD

DANIELLE THAYER — Augusta University (Jr., Woodland HS) … finished sixth (11:49.11) in the 3000-meter steeplechase and was 15th (18:58.64) in the 5000-meter run at the Peach Belt Conference Championships this past weekend in Daytona Beach, Florida.

SOFTBALL

ANSLEY HIGHT — Reinhardt University (Jr., Cass HS) … in six games at the Appalachian Athletic Conference Tournament, Hight, who was selected to the All-Tournament Team, went 10-for-30 at the plate as the Eagles finished 4-2 and runner-up to Truett-McConnell. She had three doubles, three walks, and three RBI. Reinhardt (27-11, 19-7) awaits the at-large selections by the NAIA National Committee to learn their postseason fate.

ALYSSA JARRETT — Piedmont University (Jr., Adairsville HS) … went 2-for-9 with one sacrifice hit and one RBI in four starts at the Collegiate Conference of the South conference tournament last week. The Lions went 2-2 with wins over Covenant College and LaGrange College. Piedmont’s losses were to runner-up Huntingdon College (AL) and tournament winner Belhaven University (MS). Jarrett appeared in 29 games and made 26 starts. The catcher batted .175 with a .232 on-base percentage. The Lions finished 26-16 this season. 

ERYN LEE — Reinhardt University (Sr., Cass HS) … made three starts at the Appalachian Athletic Conference Tournament in Kingsport, Tennessee. She was 0-for-7 at the plate. The Eagles (27-11, 19-7) went 4-2 at the tournament and await selections by the NAIA National Committee to see if their postseason will continue. The selection show is on Wednesday at 6 p.m.

RACHAEL LEE — Valdosta State University (Sr., Cass HS) … in two home wins over Union University (TN) last Friday, Lee went 3-for-6, including one double, two walks, one run scored, and one RBI. The Blazers (24-24, 16-16 Gulf South Conference) face the University of West Alabama on Wednesday afternoon to open play in the double-elimination conference tournament in Oxford, Alabama.

AVA PERKINS — Lander University (Jr., Cartersville HS) … made two starts at Columbus State University as the Bearkats split two games and went 1-for-5 at the plate, including a two-RBI single, a bases-loaded walk, one hit by pitch, and scored one run. Lander also lost one other game in the series. Up next for the Bearkats is the conference tournament in Dahlonega on Friday through Sunday.

ALEXIS WOODS — Tennessee State University (Jr., Cass HS) … went 5-for-7, including two walks, one stolen base, and scored two runs in three losses last weekend at Eastern Illinois University. Woods hit for a .319 average in 39 games and 113 official at-bats during the 2026 season. The Tigers’ year ends with a 2-38 record.

BASEBALL

CURT BONNER — LaGrange College (Sr., Cartersville HS) … went 2-for-14 and scored one run as the Panthers went 1-2 and were eliminated at the Collegiate Conference of the South Championship Tournament in Pearl, Mississippi, last week. Bonner hit .353 this season in 39 games and 153 official at-bats. He hit one home run and had 51 RBI with a .469 on-base percentage. He also stole 12 bases. LaGrange was 20-19.

CALEB DANIEL — Georgia Tech (So., Cartersville HS) … in two home starts against Xavier, Daniel went 1-for-8 with a double. The third-ranked Yellow Jackets (39-8, 19-5 Atlantic Coast Conference) went 2-1 in the series with the Musketeers. Tech hosts Duke this Friday through Sunday in a three-game ACC series.

COLIN EATON — East Tennessee State University (Sr., Cartersville HS) …made a fifth-inning appearance and retired two outs in a 10-7 home win April 28 over UNC Asheville. He gave up two unearned runs on one hit and one walk with one strikeout and received no decision. The Buccaneers (29-16, 9-6 Southern Conference) also won two of three at UConn over the weekend. ETSU hosts Radford University on Tuesday evening and plays a three-game conference series at Wofford University on Friday through Sunday.

JACKSON HARWELL — Wallace State CC-Dothan (Fr., Cartersville HS) … made a one-inning scoreless relief appearance and retired the side in order on April 24 in a 19-0 home win over Wallace CC-Selma. Wallace-Dothan lost two straight at the Region 22, Division II NJCAA Tournament and finished the season with a 29-27 record.

DAVID JINKS — Bethany College (So., Excel Christian Academy) … made a scoreless two-inning relief appearance last Friday in a Bison 11-1 home loss to Washington & Jefferson College (PA). Jinks allowed one hit, issued one walk, and hit two batters in the sixth and seventh innings. Bethany (25-15, 14-8 Presidents’ Athletic Conference) will play Allegheny College (PA) on Wednesday night to begin action in the conference tournament.

RYAN JOHNSON — University of Illinois (Fr., Cartersville HS) … faced four batters, but did not record an out in a home sixth-inning relief appearance on April 28 against Roosevelt University (IL). Johnson was charged with four runs (three earned) on one hit, one walk, and one hit batter. He received no decision in the Illini’s 11-7 win. Illinois also dropped two of three games at Iowa over the weekend. The Illini (23-23, 10-14 Big Ten Conference) host Bradley University on Tuesday and Northwestern University for three games on Friday through Sunday.

AIDAN LARKIN — Georgia Highlands College (Fr., Cartersville HS) … went 7-for-14, including one homer, one triple, one double, two walks, seven runs scored, and seven RBI as the Chargers split a doubleheader at South Georgia State and won at Gordon State College last week. Larkin’s batting average through 55 regular-season games is .444 with 16 home runs and 67 RBI. The Chargers (43-12, 23-5) are the top-seeded team in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association Tournament, which begins Tuesday at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College in Tifton.

HUNTER LOVETT — Oglethorpe University (Fr., Cass HS) … made two relief appearances totaling 3-1/3 innings last week as the Stormy Petrels beat Emory University and lost to Sewanee-University of the South in Brookhaven. Lovett allowed one earned run on six hits and one walk. Oglethorpe (21-19, 11-10 Southern Athletic Association) faces Centre College (KY) in the opening round of the conference tournament on Thursday at AdventHealth Stadium in Rome.

LUKE MILLER — Columbus State University (So., Cartersville HS) … went 8-for-19, including a sixth-inning grand slam at Lander University on Sunday night in a PBC tournament elimination game that gave the Cougars a 6-2 lead in an eventual 8-2 victory. The win sent CSU (30-21) to a winner-take-all game at Lander on Monday to determine which team plays the University of North Georgia in a best-of-three conference championship series starting on Thursday in Dahlonega. Miller’s tournament plate appearances also included one triple, one double, one walk, three runs scored, one stolen base, and five RBI. 

AYDEN RAY — USC Lancaster (So., Woodland HS) … went 0-for-2, but drove in a run with a sacrifice fly in a 13-3 loss to Gaston College last Friday in the NJCAA Region 10 tournament at Lexington, South Carolina. The Lancers went 1-2 in the tournament with a win over USC Salkehatchie but a second loss to USC Union. Ray hit .359 in 128 official at-bats across 42 game appearances. He hit eight home runs and had 46 RBI. USC Lancaster finished 24-28.

DREW ROTHSCHILD — Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (Sr., Cartersville HS) … went 3-for-11 in four starts at the Southern State Athletic Conference Tournament in Jackson, Tennessee. The Stallions defeated Brewton-Parker (GA), the University of Mobile (AL), and Faulkner University (AL) before losing to Loyola University (LA) in the finals on Saturday. Rothschild walked five times and drove in two runs in the tournament. The Stallions (39-15) secured a berth in the NAIA National Tournament by reaching the conference tournament finals. The Opening Round tournament assignment will be released on Wednesday.

HANK SMITH — University of West Georgia (R-Jr., Cartersville HS) … went 1-for-4 and scored one run in two appearances last week — at the University of Tennessee and at home against Queens University of Charlotte. The Wolves (13-35, 10-14 Atlantic Sun Conference) lost at Tennessee and dropped two of three games with Queens. UWG visits Florida Gulf Coast University for three games on Friday through Sunday.

DAVIS WILLIAMS — University of West Georgia (R-Jr., Cartersville HS) … made a 2-2/3 innings start last Friday with no decision in an eventual 14-9 home win over Queens University of Charlotte (NC). Williams allowed one earned run on two hits, one walk, and two hit batters. The Wolves (13-35, 10-14 Atlantic Sun Conference) travel to Florida Gulf Coast University in Fort Myers, Florida, for a three-game series on Friday through Sunday.

SAWYER WILSON — Columbus State University (So., Cartersville HS) … made a six-inning start and picked up a Peach Belt Conference Tournament win last Friday over USC Aiken. Wilson allowed four earned runs on four hits and two walks with two strikeouts. The Cougars won 12-7 and were 3-1 in Pool 2 of the PBC Tournament, entering a winner-take-all game at Lander. The winner will advance to the PBC Championship Series against the University of North Georgia beginning on Thursday.