Bartow County 8U coach pitch softball team wins 2023 GRPA state title

June 22, 2023

The Bartow County 8U coach pitch softball team captured the 2023 Georgia Recreation and Parks Association State Championship Thursday by completing a three-game sweep of the competition at the double-elimination tournament at the Sonoraville Recreation Complex in Gordon County.

Bartow received a first-round bye before beating Rome 16-0 and Jackson County 7-1 on Wednesday to reach Thursday’s championship round.

Bartow 8U then outlasted Jackson County 13-12 Thursday evening to earn their state title rings.

Bartow County 8U roster: Audrey Benham, Sariah Daniel, Evie Privett, Dallas Hutcheson, Hallie Bell, Brinley Weaver, Bella Rogers, Madi Foster, Charlotte Crumley, Livi Caverly, Lily Ragsdale, Addi Jo Reynolds. Manager: Aubrey Caverly. Coaches: Austin Reynolds, Travis Hutcheson, and Eric Crumley.