Bartow Junior LL reaches state finals; Cartersville LL falls at state tourney
Bartow County Junior Little League won a third consecutive elimination game Wednesday night, defeating Vine Ingle Junior Little League 11-2, to reach the championship round of the Georgia Junior Little League state tournament at East Athens Little League.
PHOTO: Bartow County Junior Little League (14U) pauses for a photo following Tuesday night's victory in Athens.
Bartow, now 3-1 in the double-elimination tournament, will need two wins over Elbert County Junior Little League (2-0) Thursday night to capture the state championship.
Bartow took an early lead Tuesday night, scoring all eleven runs in the first four frames. Bartow out hit Vine Ingle fifteen to seven.
Patrick Shelley and Brice Craig both had three hit games for Bartow and drove in one run apiece. Brandon Carroll (2 RBI), Charlie Ray (3 RBI), and Wade Dooley contributed two hits each. Colton Wilson (2 RBI) and Eli Agnew both doubled. Harrison Benton had a hit and Devin Pryor reached base twice after being hit by pitches.
Carroll worked the first six innings on the mound for Bartow to pick up the pitching victory. He gave way to Wade Dooley in the seventh.
Georgia Junior Little League State Tournament schedule/results:
Double-elimination at East Athens Little League
Sat. July 14 — West Point 5, Bartow County 1
Sat. July 14 — Athens 16, Northern-Columbus 12
Sun. July 15 — Vine Ingle 12, West Point 6
Sun. July 15 — Elbert County 11, Athens 0
Mon. July 16 — Bartow County 10, Athens 4 (Athens eliminated)
Mon. July 16 — West Point 17, Northern-Columbus 1 (Northern eliminated)
Tue. July 17 — Elbert Co. 17, Vine Ingle 1
Tue. July 17 — Bartow County 7, West Point 4 (West Point eliminated)
Wed. July 18 — Bartow County 11, Vine Ingle 2 (Vine Ingle eliminated)
GM 10 — Thr. July 19 — 6 pm — Elbert Co. vs. Winner Gm 9 (championship round)
GM 11 — Thr. July 19 — 8 pm — Winner Gm 10 vs. Loser Gm 10 (if needed)
Georgia champion advances to the Junior Little League Baseball Southeast Regional that begins August 2 in Fort Myers, FL
CARTERSVILLE LL 12U FALLS TO SMYRNA AT STATE TOURNEY
Cartersville Little League 12U was eliminated from the Georgia Little League state tournament Wednesday night with a 5-2 loss to host Smyrna Little League in Cobb County.
Cartersville got a pair of solo home runs from Miles Owen for their two runs. Owen, who finished the night 3-for-3, homered to left field in the first inning and smacked an opposite field shot in the top of the fifth inning.
Smyrna took a 3-1 lead in the bottom of the third inning and after Owen’s second home run narrowed the margin to 3-2, Smyrna scored a pair of insurance runs in the bottom of the fifth inning.
Owen (4 IP, 5ER, 5H, 4BB, 5K) started on the mound and was tagged with the pitching loss. Gavin Shrewsbury (1 IP, 0R, 0H, 1K) recorded the final three outs for Cartersville.
Connor Brasfield contributed a double for the Cartersville offense. Turner Abernathy and Caleb Daniel added base hits.
Smyrna advances to play Warner Robins Thursday night in another elimination game.
Cartersville completed the state tournament with a 2-2 mark and finished 5-2 in the post-season. The 12U Cartersville team went 3-0 to win the District 1 tournament and qualify for state.
Little League Baseball (12U) Georgia state tournament schedule/results:
Double-elimination. All games at Smyrna Little League
Sat. July 14 — Warner Robins 14, Chatham County 0
Sat. July 14 — Athens 14, Hart County 2
Sat. July 14 — Northern-Columbus 10, Elbert County 0
Sat. July 14 — Peachtree City 11, Cartersville 3
Sun. July 15 — Smyrna 9, Warner Robins 3
Sun. July 15 — Athens 19, Belvedere 0
Sun. July 15 — Elbert Co. 9 Hart Co. 6 (Hart eliminated)
Sun. July 15 — Cartersville 19, Chatham Co. 0 (Chatham eliminated)
Mon. July 16 — Warner Robins 13, Elbert Co. 3 (Elbert eliminated)
Tue. July 17 — Cartersville 18, Belvedere 8 (Belvedere eliminated)
Tue. July 17 — Northern-Columbus 1, Smyrna 0
Tue. July 17 — Athens vs. Peachtree City 18, Athens 2
Wed. July 18 — Smyrna 5, Cartersville 2 (Cartersville eliminated)
Wed. July 18 — Warner Robins 26, Athens 5 (Athens eliminated)
GM 15 — Thr. July 19 — 6pm — Northern-Columbus vs. Peachtree City
GM 16 — Thr. July 19 — 8:30pm — Smyrna vs. Warner Robins (elimination game)
GM 17 — Fri. July 20 — 7pm — Loser Gm 15 vs. Winner Gm 16 (elimination game)
GM 18 — Sat. July 21 — 9am — Winner Gm 15 vs. Winner Gm 17 (championship round)
GM 19 — Sun. July 22 — 10am — Winner Gm 18 vs. Loser Gm 18 (if needed)
The Georgia champion advances to the 2018 Little League Baseball Southeastern Regional Tournament at Little League Southeast Park in Warner Robins, GA August 3-8.
Results for Bartow County Little League and Cartersville Little League provided by the respective leagues and Georgia Little League Baseball and Softball. Bartow County Recreation Department and Cartersville Recreation Department baseball and softball teams participating in Georgia Recreation and Parks Association are reported to Bartow Sports Zone by the respective recreation departments and presented on Bartow Sports Zone by Play It Again Sports at 410 Cherokee Place in Cartersville.
