Cartersville Little League playoffs down to final four
Cartersville Little League (major) baseball has reached the final four of its 2018 league playoffs.
Two teams -- the Braves and the Indians -- remain undefeated in the double-elimination format and will square off on Monday. The winner will be assured a spot in the championship round while the loser will be sent to the losers' bracket. Two other teams -- the Colts and Dodgers -- will also play Monday in an elimination game. The tournament continues through at least Wednesday and would wrap up on Thursday if a second championship game is needed.
CARTERSVILLE LITTLE LEAGUE (major)
PLAYOFFS (Double-elimination tournament)
Tuesday, May 15
TIGERS 3, PADRES 2
Tigers: Connor Brasfield two hits including a triple; Trenton Payne two hits including one triple; Casen Cochran one hit, one RBI; Logan Woody and Lyle Woody one hit apiece. Brasfield (6 IP, 2R, 0ER, 2H, 2BB, 9K).
Padres: Collin Genrich two hits including one double, two RBI; Geoffrey Gore one hit. Gore (3.1 IP, 2ER, 4H, 3BB, 7K); Logan Buchanan (2.2 IP, 1ER, 3H, 0BB, 3K)
COLTS 10, PHILLIES 0
No game report provided.
Wednesday, May 16
BRAVES 9, DODGERS 2
Braves: Miles Owen three hits including one double, three RBI; Caleb Daniel one triple, two RBI; Thomas Peters one hit, two RBI; Kamdyn Woods one double; Brenden Bryant and Sydney Seigler one RBI each. Seigler (4.1 IP, 4R, 3ER, 10H, 1BB, 5K); Owen (1.2 IP, 0R, 0H, 0BB, 6K).
Dodgers: Ayden Ray three hits including one home run. Stephen Rowser two hits, one RBI; Landon Heath two hits; Isaiah Martin one double; Carter Rice one hit. Justin Peace (2.2 IP, 5R, 4ER, 2H, 6BB, 7K); Isaiah Martin (2.1 IP, 4R, 3ER, 4H, 3BB, 2K).
INDIANS 13, CRACKERS 12
Indians: Maverick Madonna three hits including one triple, three RBI; Dawson Bishop three hits including one home run, two RBI; Gavin Shrewsberry two doubles; Andrew Lutjens two hits, one RBI; Cooper Adams, Lucas Henry, Jackson Harwell one hit each; Owen Dunn one RBI. Maddox Frazier (4 IP, 2ER, 3H, 3BB, 6K); Harwell (0.1 IP, 6ER, 2H, 3BB, 1K); Lutjens (0.2 IP, 4ER, 6H); Shrewsberry (1 IP, 0R, 3K).
Crackers: Connor Stermer three hits including two doubles, two RBI; Jackson Graves two hits including one double, two RBI; Adam Cornwell two hits, one RBI; Boston Pittman one hit, two RBI; Jackson Montgomery one double, two RBI; Easton Elrod one hit, one RBI; Cohen Payne one hit; Amanda Davison one RBI. Payne (3 IP, 8ER, 9H, 2BB, 3K); Pittman (2 IP, 4R, 3ER, 4H, 3BB); Cornwell (1 IP, 1ER, 2H, 0BB, 1K).
Thursday, May 17
DODGERS 12, TIGERS 11
Dodgers: Stephen Rowser three hits including two doubles, three RBI; Peyton Emery two hits including one double, four RBI; Peyton Bowen two hits including one double, three RBI; Ayden Ray two hits including one home run, one RBI; Landon Heath two hits; Carter Rice two hits including one double, two RBI; Brelace Williams and Justin Peace one hit each. Peyton Bowen (3.2 IP, 8ER, 5H, 5BB, 7K); Noah Herring (2.1 IP, 3ER, 2H, 3BB).
Tigers: Connor Brasfield two hits including one double, two RBI; Cam Williams two hits, one RBI; Trenton Payne and Cameron Cochran one hit, two RBI each; Logan Woody one RBI. Casen Cochran (3 IP, 6R, 3ER, 6H, 1BB, 5K); Hudson Lusk (0.2 IP, 5R, 4ER, 3H, 2BB); Logan Woody (2.1 IP, 1R, 0ER, 3H, 1BB, 1K).
COLTS 7, CRACKERS 1
Colts: Grant Knight three hits; Davis Wilkey two hits, one RBI; Turner Abernathy two hits; Luke Altizer one double, three RBI; Brett Good one hit. Knight (4.2 IP, 1ER, 2H, 3BB, 8K); Wilkey (1.1 IP, 0R, 0H, 0BB).
Crackers: Easton Elrod and Adam Cornwell one hit each. Cornwell (4.2 IP, 6R, 5ER, 7H, 1BB, 4K); Elrod (1.1 IP, 1R, 0ER, 2H, 0BB, 2K).
REMAINING PLAYOFF SCHEDULE:
Monday, May 21 — GM 11 — 5:45 — RY — Braves (13-6) vs. Indians (16-3)
Monday, May 21 — GM 12 — 5:45 — JFH — Colts (9-11) vs. Dodgers (12-8) (elimination game)
Tuesday, May 22 — GM 13 — 6:00 — RY — GM 11 loser vs. GM 12 winner (elimination game)
Wednesday, May 23 — GM 14 — 6:00 — RY — GM 11 winner vs. GM 13 winner
Thursday, May 24 — GM 15 (if needed) — 6:00 — RY — GM 11 winner vs GM 13 winner
NOTE: Pitching data not provided for all BCLL games. Games not completed or not posted on the respective leagues' GameChanger sites are not included, but will be added to future posts when made available.
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