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Cartersville junior pitcher Sawyer Wilson needed just 71 pitches Saturday afternoon at Richard Bell Field as he tossed a two-hit, five-inning shutout to defeat the Adairsville Tigers., 10-0.,

The Hurricanes' win completed a two-game sweep of Adairsville following Friday night’s 13-6 extra-inning win at Adairsville.

Saturday, Wilson faced just four over the minimum. He walked two and struck out eight.

The Canes’ offense posted three runs in the bottom of the first inning and added four more in the second to take control of the contest early.

Two hits, a pair of walks, two Tigers errors, and a sacrifice fly produced the first frame runs for Cartersville.

Another error, two walks, and three more hits created the Canes’ second inning runs.

The Cartersville lead held at 7-0 until the bottom of the fifth when the Purple Hurricanes scored three more runs to trigger the mercy rule at 10-0. Three hits, an error, and a sacrifice fly delivered the fifth inning runs for Cartersville.

Luke Miller had two hits including a triple and one RBI at the top of the Cartersville lineup. Isaac McNair-Seigler had a double and three RBIs. Ryan Johnson also doubled. Miles Owen, Charlie Rothschild (RBI), Trip Bradley, and Harrison Childers (RBI) added one hit apiece for the Canes.

Adairsville starting pitcher Jack Nelson (1.1 IP, 7R, 5ER, 4H, 4BB, 2K) suffered the pitching loss. Peyton Bowen (2.2 IP, 0R, 2H, 1BB) and Harrison Cole (0.1 IP, 3R, 2ER, 3H) also pitched for the Tigers.

Jarrett Scott and Bowen (double) had the two Adairsville hits.

Adairsville (6-5) returns to action next Saturday at home against Heritage-Conyers.

Cartersville (8-2) begins a three-game, Region 7-5A series with Calhoun at home Tuesday at 5:55 p.m. The two teams will play Thursday at Calhoun and Friday back at Richard Bell Field.