Canes sweep Cedartown; Wildcats sweep Hiram

April 4, 2025

Cartersville and Woodland completed Region 7-AAAA series sweeps with doubleheader wins on Friday.

GAME 1: CARTERSVILLE 11, CEDARTOWN 5

GAME 2: CARTERSVILLE 8, CEDARTOWN 2

The Hurricanes trailed 5-1 after two innings in the opening game of Friday’s doubleheader at Cedartown, but chipped into the lead with two runs in the third inning and pulled away with eight runs over the final three to win 11-5.

Nate Russell collected the pitching win with a six-inning start. The right-hander allowed five runs (three earned) on seven hits and one walk while striking out eight. Logan Shrewsbury pitched a scoreless seventh inning with one strikeout.

Cole Crawford (solo home run, double), Julez Pratt (RBI), and David Vargas (two RBI) led the Cartersville offense with two hits. Brayden Logan (home run, two RBI), Nolan Elrod (two RBI), Thomas Peters (double, RBI), Tristan McKibben (solo home run), and Andrew Purdy added one hit. Cameron Cochran drove in a run with a sacrifice fly.

Cartersville completed the three-game series sweep with an 8-2 win in the nightcap.

Avery Shiflett (5 IP, 2ER, 5H, 2BB, 5K) and Maddox Frazier (2 IP, 0R, 2H, 0BB, 4K) shared the pitching duties in the Canes’ win.

Andrew Purdy led the Cartersville offense with four hits, including one double and one RBI. McKibben followed with two hits. Peters (RBI), Crawford (double, RBI), Vargas, and Pratt added one hit. Cochran contributed one RBI with a sacrifice fly.

With Friday’s losses, Cedartown fell to 11-13 overall and 8-7 in Region 7-AAAA.

Cartersville (17-7, 13-2) begins a three-game series with Southeast Whitfield on Tuesday in Dalton. The Canes will host a doubleheader on Friday, April 11.

GAME 1: WOODLAND 9, HIRAM 8

GAME 2: WOODLAND 15, HIRAM 0

After trailing 7-0 through three and one-half innings, the host Wildcats scored nine runs over the final four innings to edge visiting Hiram in the first game of a doubleheader Friday night.

Preston Sorrells drove home the game-winning, walk-off run with a one-out single in the bottom of the seventh.

Tucker James picked up the pitching victory with five innings of relief. He allowed just one, unearned run on one hit and two walks. James struck out five. Lucas Baker (0.0 IP, 4R, 2ER, 3H) started on the mound, and Christian Duran (2 IP, 3ER, 3H, 1BB, 4K) pitched in relief for the Wildcats.

Sorrells (double, two RBI) and Alfredo Romo (RBI) had two hits for the Woodland offense. Conner Lujan (triple, three RBI), Jonathan Ryan (RBI), Grant Tidwell (RBI), and Tommy Risner added one hit.

In Game 2, Woodland scored 10 runs in the bottom of the first inning en route to a 15-0 win in four innings.

Austin Daves pitched all four innings for the Wildcats, earning a shutout on two hits and one walk with seven strikeouts.

Woodland took advantage of eleven walks issued by Hornets pitchers and needed only six hits.

Lujan had two hits and one RBI. Risner (two RBI), Baker (triple, four RBI), Ryan (RBI), and Sorrells added one hit. Kallen Reynolds, Ben Turcotte, Sammy Ray, Tidwell, and Romo produced one RBI.

Woodland's two wins resulted in a three-game sweep in the series. Hiram dropped to 7-17 overall and 2-13 in Region 7-AAAA. Woodland (13-10, 7-8) opens a series at Cass on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m.

GAME 1: ALLATOONA 3, CASS 2

GAME 2: ALLATOONA 6, CASS 1

The sixth-ranked Buccaneers scored three runs on only two hits in the third inning of the first game Friday at Cass, and Buccaneers’ pitchers Jacob Jenkins and Cruz Paul limited the Colonels’ bats enough for a 3-2 win.

Hunter Lovett hit a two-run homer for Cass in the fifth inning, but the Colonels got no closer.

Jacob Johnson (3 IP, 3R, 2ER, 2H, 2BB, 3K) and Dustin Wallin (4 IP, 0R, 0H, 0BB, 3K) pitched for Cass in the opening game.

Nic Wright had two hits for the Colonels. Chase Tatum and Trenton Elario had the other Cass base hits.

In Game 2 on Friday, Cass led 1-0 until Allatoona posted six runs on two walks and six hits in the sixth inning for a 6-1 victory.

The Buccaneers' win completed a three-game sweep of the Colonels.

Cass used four pitchers in Game 2, including starter Jay Sheldon (3.2 IP, 0R, 2H, 4BB, 3K). Wright (1.1 IP, 6ER, 7H, 1BB, 1K), Landon Lamb (1 IP, 0R, 1BB), and Tatum (1 IP, 0R, 2K) took the mound in relief.

Elario (RBI) and Zach Stiles had the only Cass hits in the second game.

Allatoona improved to 21-3 overall and 14-1 in Region 7-AAAA.

Cass (10-13, 5-10) hosts Woodland on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. to begin a three-game region series.