Canes shutout in semifinal game

Cartersville baseball was shutout by Blessed Trinity Friday night in a championship semifinal of the Blue Bracket at the 2019 Perfect Game High School Showdown in Hoover, Alabama. Titans’ junior starting right-hand pitcher Trey Baker (6 IP, 0R, 2H, 2BB, 4K) and reliever Dom Marcoccio (1 IP, 0R, 0H, 0BB) kept the Hurricanes off the scoreboard and sent Cartersville to a third place consolation game Saturday morning.

Canes’ pitcher and Lee University signee, Cohen Wilbanks (5.1 IP, 2ER, 6H, 3BB, 9K) suffered the pitching loss despite a consistent outing. Gage Morris (0.2 IP, 0R, 0H, 0BB) finished up the sixth inning in relief for Cartersville. Josh Davis and J.P. Martin managed the only Cartersville base hits. Michael Mitchler had two hits for Blessed Trinity. Baker and University of Alabama commit C.J. Abrams drove in one run each for the Titans. Cartersville -- currently ranked No. 1 in Class AAAA by the Georgia Dugout Club -- and Blessed Trinity, ranked No. 2 in Class AAAA, have now split a pair of head-to-head games this season. The Hurricanes won the first meeting at LakePoint on February 23, 8-2.

Blessed Trinity (11-2) will now face IMG Academy (FL) for the Blue Bracket championship Saturday. Cartersville (9-2) will play Hoover (AL) in the third place game at 11:30 a.m. (CT). IMG blanked Hoover Friday night, 17-0.