Canes cruise as Russell and Tanner combine for a perfect game; Tigers gain road win in extra innings

March 20, 2026

Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com

Georgia Southern University signee Nate Russell combined with Cohen Tanner on Thursday for a five-inning perfect game on the mound at Hiram.

Cartersville hurlers Nate Russell and Cohen Tanner combined for eight strikeouts and a five-inning, perfect game, no-hitter on Thursday evening as the Canes cruised to a 10-0 home victory over Hiram at Richard Bell Field.

Russell needed only 34 pitches to dispose of the nine batters he faced. Tanner needed only 23 pitches to retire all six batters he faced.

Meanwhile, the Hurricanes compiled eleven hits, scoring two runs in the first, six in the third, and two more in the fifth to close out the contest.

Nolan Elrod (two RBI), David Vargas (RBI), James Manring (RBI), and Brayden Logan (two doubles, sac fly, RBI) paced the Canes’ bats with two hits each. Cole Crawford (double, sac fly, RBI), Tyler Hickman (RBI), and Gianni Gandy (RBI) each contributed one hit. Clint Hosea and Cooper Reynolds added one RBI apiece.

Cartersville (9-7, 7-0 Region 7-AAAA) travels to Hiram (7-8, 2-5) for a doubleheader on Friday at 5 p.m. 

ADAIRSVILLE 4, RIDGELAND 2 (8 innings)

The Adairsville Tigers rallied for two runs in the seventh to send Thursday’s game at Ridgeland into extra innings, then scored twice in the top of the eighth to win in a Region 7-AAA thriller.

The host Panthers grabbed a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first and added a run in the sixth to carry a 2-0 advantage into the final frame, but Adairsville tied the game on a two-run line drive single by Hayden Miller that pushed across Colton Sanford and Hudson Parr.

In the extra frame, Matthew Cook delivered a two-run single into left field, scoring Tyler Parker and Hunter Dudley.

Parr (5.1 IP, 2ER, 6H, 3BB, 6K) made the Tigers’ pitching start and kept them in the game, working into the sixth inning on the mound. Parker (2.2 IP, 0R, 2H, 3K) picked up the pitching victory in relief.

Cook (two RBI) led the Adairsville charge with two hits. Miller (two RBI) and Harrison Cole had the only other hits for the Tigers.

Adairsville (14-4, 6-2) will host Ridgeland (5-8, 0-5) for the third and final game in their series on Friday at 5:30 p.m.