Canes and Wildcats complete three-game sweeps of region foes

April 3, 2026

Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com

The Purple Hurricanes completed a doubleheader sweep of visiting Cedartown Friday night and culminated a three-game series sweep of the Bulldogs. Cartersville won 10-4 and 8-7 Friday night, after winning at Cedartown on Tuesday 4-1.

Canes’ pitchers Nolan Elrod (3 IP, 3ER, 3H, 2BB) and Brayden Logan (4 IP, 1R, 0ER, 2H, 2BB, 2K) combined on the mound in Friday’s first game. In Game 2, reliever Wyatt Earwood (4 IP, 2ER, 5H, 1BB, 2K) induced a bases-loaded, game-ending double play to end a late threat by the Bulldogs. Logan Buchanan (2 IP, 3R, 1ER, 4H, 2BB), Tyler Hickman (0.2 IP, 2R, 1ER, 0H, 1BB, 2K), and J.B. Nichols (0.0 IP, 0R, 0H, 2BB) also pitched for the Canes in the second game.

Harris Turner (home run, two doubles, four RBI) and Clint Hosea (home run, double, three RBI) paced the Hurricanes’ bats in Friday’s doubleheader. Elrod (three RBI) finished the night with three hits. David Vargas (triple, double, two RBI), Cole Crawford (two doubles, RBI), and Cooper Reynolds (two RBI) each contributed two hits. Brayden Logan (RBI) and Parker Lively (triple) added one hit.

Cedartown slipped to 11-9 overall and 9-6 in Region 7-4A.

Cartersville (17-7, 15-0) hosts Southeast Whitfield on Tuesday at 5:55 p.m. to open a three-game series with the Raiders. Southeast will host a doubleheader on Friday in Dalton.

WILDCATS COMPLETE SWEEP OF HIRAM

The Woodland Wildcats completed a three-game series sweep of the Hiram Hornets by winning both games of a Friday doubleheader on the Hornets' home field. Woodland won 11-0 and 13-5 on Friday evening after winning at home this past Tuesday, 9-2.

Grant Tidwell (5 IP, 0R, 2H, 1BB, 3K) was the winning pitcher for Woodland in Friday’s first game, tossing a five-inning, two-hitter. Reliever Blake Forstie (1.2 IP, 2ER, 2H, 3BB, 3K) collected the pitching win for the Wildcats in the second game. Starter Clayton Wilkes (3 IP, 3R, 2ER, 5H, 1BB, 4K), Logan Smith (1.1 IP, 0R, 1H, 1K), and Tucker James (1 IP, 0R, 0H, 2K) also pitched in Friday’s nightcap.

Preston Sorrells led the Wildcats offense with five hits, including two triples, one double, and one RBI in the doubleheader. Sammy Ray (double, five RBI), Alfredo Romo (three RBI), Jonathan Ryan (RBI), and Tommy Risner (RBI) each contributed three hits. Tidwell (sac fly, five RBI), Steven Tumlin (two RBI), and James each produced two hits. Smith (double, two RBI) and Jacob Tatum (double) added one hit each.

Friday’s losses dropped the Hornets to 9-16 overall and 2-13 in Region 7-4A.

Woodland (11-12, 5-9) begins a Spring Break series with Cass on Tuesday at home at 5:30 p.m. The series will conclude on Thursday with a doubleheader at Cass.

ALLATOONA PITCHING DOMINATES COLONELS

The Cass Colonels were shut out in both games and swept by identical 10-0 final scores in a Friday doubleheader at Allatoona. The Buccaneers also won the series opener last Tuesday, 12-0.

Allatoona pitcher Cooper Slayton struck out 10 and limited the Colonels to only two hits in the first game on Friday. JT Tow tossed a five-inning shutout in the second game, scattering four hits and two walks while fanning seven.

Dustin Wallin (5.1 IP, 10R, 5ER, 15H, 1BB, 3K), Noah Rogers (2.2 IP, 9R, 7ER, 5H, 2BB, 4K), and Easton Lee (1.2IP, 1R, 0ER, 3H, 2K) pitched for Cass in the doubleheader.

Kasey Jacobs had two of the Colonels’ six hits in Friday’s doubleheader. Maddox Koontz, Landon Lamb, Zach Stiles, and Dawson Warner each added one hit.

Allatoona improved to 16-9 overall and 10-5 in Region 7-4A.

Cass (7-17, 4-11) will look to bounce back at Woodland on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. The Colonels will host the Wildcats for a doubleheader on Thursday.

RINGGOLD OUTLASTS ADAIRSVILLE IN BATTLE OF TIGERS

The Adairsville Tigers lost an 11-inning pitchers’ duel Friday in a non-region battle at home against the Ringgold Tigers.  The two teams battled through the regulation seven innings tied 1-1, but Ringgold pulled out the victory by winning the eleventh inning two runs to one for a 3-2 victory.

Ringgold pitchers Cy Garrison (4 IP, 1ER, 4H, 1BB, 3K) and Will Sexton (7 IP, 1ER, 1H, 1BB, 5K) limited Adairsville to two earned runs on six hits and two walks. The duo combined for eight strikeouts.

Adairsville utilized five pitchers, including starter Hudson Parr (2 IP, 0R, 0H, 1BB, 2K) and relievers McCayden Hufstetler (2 IP, 1ER, 2H, 2BB, 2K), Kaden Coker (2 IP, 0R, 1H, 2K), Evan Hardin (1 IP, 0R, 0H, 1K), and Tyler Parker (4 IP, 2ER, 6H, 1BB, 3K).

Parr contributed three hits, including one triple, for the Adairsville offense. Westin Barfield (double), Evan Hardin, and Hayden Miller (sac fly, RBI) each added one hit. Brody Varner drove in one run.

Ringgold improved to 10-14 with the victory.

Adairsville (16-7, 8-4) returns to Region 7-3A play on Tuesday at LaFayette. The Tigers will host the second game of their series on Thursday, and the Ramblers will host Game 3 on Friday. All three games are scheduled for first pitch at 5:30 p.m.