Rain alters Georgia LL 12U District 1 schedule; Bartow 10U opens GRPA state tourney Tuesday night

The recent rainy weather has created multiple changes in the Georgia District 1 Little League 12U schedule. The tournament was originally scheduled to begin this past Saturday at Dean Field in Rockmart, but the rains that have plagued the northwest portion of Georgia caused tournament officials to move that Saturday game to Hamilton Crossing Park's sports turf field on Sunday. Cartersville 12U routed Rockmart in that game 16-1. The next game in the double-elimination event -- between Cartersville and Bartow County 12U -- was scheduled for Monday night back in Rockmart, but rains made the playing conditions unfavorable again and the game was postponed.

According to Georgia District 1 Administrator Brenton Baggett, the Cartersville vs. Bartow game will now be played Tuesday night at the Hamilton Crossing Park field at 8 p.m. The winner will advance to the District 1 championship round needing only one more win to win the tournament. Tuesday night's loser falls to the loser's bracket to play Rockmart with that winner needing two wins in the championship round.

In other action, the Bartow County 10U GRPA baseball team begins play tonight at the Georgia Recreation and Parks Association state tournament in Bainbridge. Bartow 10U, who won the District Five championship to qualify, is schedule to play District Three champ Crisp County Tuesday night at 6:30 p.m. The other four teams at the six-team state tournament include host Bainbridge, District 2 champ Pooler, District 3 champ Grady County, and District 7 champ Habersham County.