Cartersville Little League 12U collects first round win at state tournament

Results involving local teams from Saturday’s action at the Georgia Little League state tournament, the Georgia Junior Little League state tournament, and the Intermediate (50/70) Southeast Regional baseball tournament.

2023 Georgia Little League (12U)

State Tournament — Brinkley Park, Smyrna

Cartersville 8, Oconee County 3

Cartersville: William Groce three hits, one RBI; Brock Crawford two hits including one double, two RBIs; Tyler Hickman one home run, three RBIs; Mattox Stepp one triple, one RBI; Jackson Crawford one double, one RBI; Dematrius Wynn one double; Braxton Lemon one hit.

Brock Crawford (3 IP, 2R, 0ER, 1H, 1BB, 7K); Noah Leffew (2.2 IP, 0R, 2H, 0BB, 2K); William Groce (0.1 IP, 1R, 0ER, 2H, 0BB, 1K).

NEXT: Cartersville vs. Peachtree City, Sunday 10 a.m. (2nd round)

2023 Junior State Little League (14U)

State Tournament — Armour Road, Columbus

Peachtree City 11, Bartow County 5

Bartow: Dakota Keane two hits; Kasey Jacobs one double; Nick Robinson, Jayce Little, D.J. Vigil one hit each.

NEXT: Bartow County vs. East Marietta, Sunday 1 p.m. (elimination game)

2023 Intermediate 50/70 Baseball (13U) Southeast Region — Kernersville, North Carolina

South Carolina 11, Cartersville 10 (9 innings)

Cartersville: Caden McMullin two hits including one double, one RBI; Brant Rutledge two hits; Steven Tumlin one hit, two RBIs; Aiden Turner one double, one RBI; Noah Kearney and Easton Lee one hit, one RBI each; Cam Kachinsky and Brooks Fulton one hit apiece.

Luke Thompson (6 IP, 1ER, 7H, 3BB, 7K); Brant Rutledge (1 IP, 4R, 1ER, 3H, 1BB, 3K); Blake Genrich (1 IP, 0R, 1H, 3BB); Colton Dunagan (0.2 IP, 5R, 2ER, 3H, 0BB, 1K).

NEXT: Cartersville vs. Virginia, Sunday 9 a.m. (elimination game). With a win Sunday morning, Cartersville plays another elimination game Sunday night at 6 p.m.