Cartersville Little League opens 2021 season

The 2021 Cartersville Little League Major baseball season got underway Saturday with the league's annual Opening Day Ceremonies and a four game slate. The Padres, Colts, Tigers, and Phillies each began the 2021 season with a victory. The league also recognized many of its volunteers and celebrated the opening of their new covered hitting practice facility.

PADRES 11, CLEVELAND 8

PADRES: Parker Huth two hits, one RBI; Joy Ryan one triple, three RBIs; Max O’Bryant one hit, one RBI; Jackson Vaughn one hit; Corbin Mullinax one RBI. Pitching: Max O’Bryant (2 IP, 2R, 1ER, 3H); Parker Huth (0.2 IP, 6R, 0ER, 3H, 1BB, 2K); David Vargas (3.1 IP, 0R, 1H, 4K).

CLEVELAND: Deion Winters two hits including a home run, three RBIs; Emory Weaver, two hits including a double, one RBI; Blake Lutjens, Tyler Hickman, and Brooks Fulton one hit each. Pitching: Ramsey Dunn (3 IP, 3R, 0ER, 1H, 6K); Dawson Ray (2 IP, 8R, 7ER, 4H, 4BB, 4K).

COLTS 6, CRACKERS 1

COLTS: Garrett Hewlett two hits including a double, one RBI; Payton Paul two hits, one RBI; Clint Hosea one hit, two RBIs; Brant Rutledge and Noah Cagle one hit each. Pitching: Clint Hosea (6 IP, 1ER, 1H, 1BB, 16K).

CRACKERS: Dallen Fuqua one hit, one RBI. Pitching: Dallen Fuqua (2 IP, 5R, 3ER, 5H, 2BB, 5K); Carter Callan (3 IP, 0R, 1H, 1BB, 6K); Jermaine Foster (0.2 IP, 1ER, 1H, 3BB); Mason Davis (0.1 IP, 0R, 0H).

TIGERS 6, BRAVES 2

TIGERS: Zachary Stiles two hits including a triple, one RBI; Dixon Lindsey two hits including a double, one RBI; Cooper Reynolds two hits including a double; Aiden Turner one hit; Will Phillips one hit. Pitching: Zachary Stiles (4.2 IP, 2R, 1ER, 2H, 4BB, 11K); Cooper Reynolds (1.1 IP, 0R, 0H, 1BB, 3K).

BRAVES: Zack Parker one hit, one RBI; Devon Beavers one hit. Pitching: Hunter McMillan (2 IP, 5ER, 5H, 2BB, 3K); Zack Parker (2 IP, 0R, 1H, 4K); Devon Beavers (2 IP, 1ER, 3H, 5K).

PHILLIES 10, DODGERS 2

PHILLIES: Cash Priest one triple, one double, one RBI; Matthew Cook two hits, one RBI; Colt Priest two hits including one triple; Blake Forstie one hit, one RBI; Declan Asay one hit; Luke Thompson one hit; Caiden Cline one hit; Jayden Winston one triple; Noah Leffew one RBI. Pitching: Luke Thompson (4 IP, 0R, 4H, 8K); Cash Priest (2 IP, 2ER, 2H, 1BB, 1K).

DODGERS: Braden Slocumb three hits including a double, one RBI; Noah Kearney one hit, one RBI; Blake Genrich one hit; Jace Radford one hit. PItching: Brody Jones (3 IP, 3R, 2ER, 5H, 1BB, 7K); Jace Radford (0.2 IP, 6R, 5ER, 5H, 1BB); Blake Genrich (0.1 IP, 1K); Noah Kearney (1 IP, 1ER, 1H, 1BB, 1K).

Cartersville Little League Baseball and Bartow County Little League Baseball and Softball updates are presented on Bartow Sports Zone by CiCi's -- Beyond Pizza! in the Cherokee Place shopping center in Cartersville. Information for game reports is provided by each league.