Canes complete sweep of Woodland; Colonels sweep Southeast Whitfield

March 28, 2025

Cartersville and Cass completed three-game region series sweeps on Friday night, while Adairsville lost the third game of the Tigers’ region series with Heritage-Catoosa.

GAME 1: CARTERSVILLE 7, WOODLAND 0

GAME 2: CARTERSVILLE 15, WOODLAND 0

Andrew Purdy had six hits and four RBI in Friday's doubleheader sweep of Woodland.

The Purple Hurricanes’ pitching staff was dominant Friday night as Cartersville hurlers limited the Woodland Wildcats to no runs and only three hits in a Region 7-AAAA doubleheader.

Cartersville completed a three-game series sweep of Woodland, winning 13-3 on Tuesday, plus 7-0 and 15-0 on Friday.

Nate Russell (4 IP, 0R, 2H, 3BB, 8K) and Brady Kerlin (3 IP, 0R, 0H, 1BB, 2K) combined to shut out the Wildcats in the opening game on Friday. 

Avery Shiflett (3 IP, 0R, 0H, 0BB, 4K), Davis Waddell (1 IP, 0R, 1H, 0BB, 1K), and Maddox Frazier (1 IP, 3K) combined to strike out seven of 17 Woodland batters in Game 3 of the series.

Alabama commit Andrew Purdy paced the Hurricanes’ offense in the doubleheader with six hits and four RBI. Thomas Peters (home run, double, five RBI) and Cole Crawford (double, two RBI) followed with four hits. Triston McKibben (double, three RBI) contributed three hits, and Cameron Cochran (two RBI) had two hits on the night.

Logan Buchanan (two RBI), David Vargas (RBI), Asa Mitcham (double, RBI), Nolan Elroad (double), Julez Pratt, Brayden Logan, Casen Cochran, and Gavin Renegar added one hit. Clint Hosea drove in one run.

Preston Sorrells, Conner Lujan, Zaylen Cochran, and Sammy Ray had one hit for Woodland. 

Lucas Baker (2.1 IP, 6R, 5ER, 8H, 1BB, 2K), Christian Duran (4.2 IP, 1ER, 7H, 0BB, 1K), Austin Daves (1.1 IP, 8R, 4ER, 5H, 1BB, 2K), Kallen Reynolds (0.1 IP, 3R, 0ER, 1H, 2BB, 1K), Steven Tumlin (1.1 IP, 2ER, 2H, 0BB), and Alfredo Romo (2 IP, 2ER, 2H, 3BB, 2K) made pitching appearances for the Wildcats on Friday.

The losses dropped Woodland to 10-10 overall and 4-8 in Region 7-AAAA. The Wildcats begin a three-game region series at Hiram on Tuesday. Woodland will host a doubleheader with the Hornets on Friday.

Cartersville (14-7, 10-2) has now won nine straight. The Canes host the first game of a three-game region series with Cedartown on Tuesday. The series will continue with a doubleheader in Polk County on Friday.

GAME 1: CASS 17, SOUTHEAST WHITFIELD 2

GAME 2: CASS 14, SOUTHEAST WHITFIELD 4

Nic Wright had five hits, three RBI, and stole ten bases in Friday's doubleheader sweep of Southeast Whitfield.

The Cass Colonels cruised to a home doubleheader sweep of Southeast Whitfield Friday night and completed a three-game series sweep of the Raiders.

The Colonels outhit Southeast twenty-two to six and took advantage of eight errors and eleven walks. Cass also stole twenty-four bases in the two games.

Jake Johnson (3 IP, 2ER, 3H, 1BB, 1K) was the winning pitcher for Cass in the opening game. Nic Wright (2.2 IP, 0R, 1H, 3K) collected the pitching win in Game 2. 

Jay Sheldon (4 IP, 2ER, 1H, 4BB, 5K) closed out the first game and started Game 2 on the mound. Chase Tatum (0.1 IP, 2ER, 1H, 2BB, 1K) also pitched in the nightcap.

Wright led the Colonels' offense with five hits in the doubleheader and three RBI. He also stole 10 bases. Trenton Elario followed with four hits, including one double and five RBI. 

Tatum had three doubles and five RBI. Zach Stiles finished the two games with three hits, including one triple, one double, and four RBI.

Hunter Lovett (double, two RBI) and Sheldon (two RBI) had two hits on the night. Dustin Wallin (two RBI), Dawson Warner, and Johnson (double) added one hit.

Landon Lamb swiped eight bases. Lovett had four steals, and Joey Kane stole two bases.

The losses dropped Southeast Whitfield to 4-17 overall and 1-11 in Region 7-AAAA. The Raiders have lost nine straight and 13 of their last 14.

Cass (10-10, 5-7) starts a three-game series at region-leading Allatoona on Tuesday at 5:55 p.m. The Colonels will host a doubleheader with the 6th-ranked Buccaneers on Friday.

HERITAGE 4, ADAIRSVILLE 3

Ethan Long

For the second night in a row, Adairsville and Heritage-Catoosa went to extra innings, but on Friday night, the Generals came out on top and walked off with a 4-3 victory.

The two teams went to an extra inning tied 2-2.

Adairsville scored two runs in the top of the fourth on back-to-back RBI doubles by Jarrett Scott and Jack Nelson.

Heritage tied the score with two runs in the bottom of the sixth on three singles and a groundout.

Scott smacked a solo homer in the top of the eighth that gave the Tigers a 3-2 advantage, but the Generals won the game with a walk and back-to-back, two-out RBI singles in the bottom of the inning.

Hudson Parr (6 IP, 2R, 1ER, 6H, 1BB, 5K) made the pitching start for Adairsville, but Scott (1.2 IP, 2ER, 2H, 1BB, 3K) was tagged with the pitching loss in relief.

Ethan Long, Scott (two RBI), and Nelson (RBI) had two hits for the Tigers. Braxton Ryan, Isaac Burnett, and Kaiden Coker added one hit.

The Generals improved to 13-7 overall and 7-2 in Region 7-AAA by salvaging the series' final game.

Adairsville (12-7, 7-5) begins a three-game region series with LaFayette on Tuesday at home at 5:30 p.m.