July 18, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com The Cartersville Little League 12U baseball team lost its first game at the double-elimination Georgia state tournament in Bogart on Saturday, falling 5-4 to Franklin County in extra innings. Franklin County led 2-0 entering the third inning when Cartersville 12U struck for three runs on four hits to take a 3-2 advantage. Franklin County knotted the score again in the bottom of the third with a single run, and the game remai

July 18, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com CARTERSVILLE LITTLE LEAGUE 10U EARNS STATE RUNNER-UP FINISH Cartersville Little League 10U extended the state tournament championship round to a final, winner-take-all game on Friday night in Athens, but lost to Columbus-American 6-0 and finished as state runner-up. Columbus-American pitching limited Cartersville 10U to only three hits in the final game — singles by Jack Burris, Jett Nichols, and Lucas Penland. Cartersville

July 16, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com The Bartow County Little League 14U team was eliminated at the Georgia Junior Little League state tournament on Thursday afternoon and finished 2-2 in the event. Both Bartow 14U losses were to Hart County (5-4 and 13-3), but the local team had wins over East Marietta (5-3) and Washington Wilkes (17-4) in the elimination bracket on Wednesday. Hart County faced Oconee County on Thursday night, with the survivor needing two win

July 14, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com Warner Robins American 4, Cartersville 10U 1 Cartersville Little League 10U suffered its first loss at the double-elimination state tournament Tuesday night in Athens. Cartersville 10U led 1-0 through two innings, but Warner Robins-American tied the game in the top of the third inning and grabbed the lead for good in the fourth with three more runs and a 4-1 win. Wyatt Clayton (4 IP, 4R, 2ER, 2H, 2BB, 5K) made the pitching

July 13, 2026 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com MLB / MiLB MASON BARNETT — MLB Athletics (5th-year pro; Auburn; Cartersville HS) … the 25-year-old right-hand pitcher made two relief appearances last week in the Athletics’ losses at the Detroit Tigers and the Chicago White Sox. Barnett walked two at Detroit, but did not allow a run or a hit. In Chicago, he yielded three earned runs on three hits and one walk. At the All-Star break, he has a 1-0 record with two saves out of