No. 1-ranked Canes finish off record-setting regular season with region sweep

Cartersville pitchers Logan Shrewsbury and Sawyer Wilson combined for eleven strikeouts and a two-hit shutout Tuesday night in a 14-0 win at Hiram to close out the Hurricanes’ regular season.

The win for the Canes completed a 15-game sweep of their 2023 Region 7-5A opponents and set a new regular season win record for the Cartersville program with 27 wins.

The victory also marks the first time the Canes have gone undefeated in region play since 2013.

Eighteen different Cartersville players saw action in the five-inning shutout. The Purple Hurricanes scored single runs in the first and third innings followed by three runs in the fourth and nine runs in the fifth.

Cameron Cochran was the only Cartersville player with two hits including one double. Charlie Rothschild had a double and three RBIs. Hunter Kelly doubled in one run and Shrewsbury hit a solo home run.

Miles Owen, Trip Bradley, Caleb Daniel (RBI), Tristan McKibben, Julez Pratt, and Hayden James (two RBIs) added one hit apiece. Luke Miller (sac fly) and Maddox Frazier (sac fly) added two RBIs each.

Hiram’s season ends with a 4-22 record. The Hornets were winless in Region 7-5A.

Cartersville (27-2, 15-0) will be the No. 1-seed from Region 7-5A and will host a best-of-three first-round state playoff series beginning next Monday against Jefferson (18-8) — the No. 4-seed from Region 8-5A. The series will begin with a doubleheader on Monday (time TBA) with a third game on Tuesday if needed.

The Dragons defeated the Purple Hurricanes for the Class 4A state title in 2018.