Colonels win baseball opener; Tigers fall to Pepperell
February 11, 2025
The Cass Colonels and Adairsville Tigers opened their 2025 baseball slates on Monday. Cass began with a road win at Sprayberry, but Adairsville lost to visiting Pepperell.
CASS 13, SPRAYBERRY 7
The Cass Colonels plated one run or more in six of seven innings Monday night and opened the 2025 baseball season with a 13-7 victory at Sprayberry in Marietta.
Cass led 8-0 in the middle of the fourth inning and added on five more runs over the final three frames.
Nic Wright (double, two RBI), Landon Lamb (RBI), Dustin Wallin (RBI), and Trenton Elario (RBI) had two hits for the Colonels’ offense. Hunter Lovett (triple, two RBI), Chase Tatum, and A Castaneda added one hit.
Cass stole nine bases in the game, led by Tatum, Wallin, and Zach Stiles, with two each.
Lovett started on the mound and allowed two earned runs on four hits with no walks. He struck out eight Yellow Jackets. Tatum (1 IP, 3R, 1ER, 2H, 2BB, 1K) and Wallin (2 IP, 2ER, 3H, 2K) pitched the final three innings.
Cass (1-0) hosts Adairsville on Thursday at 5:30 p.m. and will visit Adairsville on Friday.
PEPPERELL 9, ADAIRSVILLE 2
The Adairsville Tigers were tied 1-1 in the early innings Monday night but ultimately lost to visiting Pepperell, 9-2, in their season opener.
The Dragons carried a 4-1 advantage into the fifth inning and pulled away by scoring five times over the final two frames.
Pepperell outhit Adairsville fourteen to four.
Kaiden Coker (1.1 IP, 3ER, 4H, 2K) was tagged with the pitching loss in relief of starter Hudson Parr (2.2 IP, 1ER, 4H, 4BB, 4K). Jack Nelson (1.1 IP, 3ER, 3H, 1BB, 2K), Jarrett Scott (0.2 IP, 1H, 1K), and Tyler Parker (1 IP, 2ER, 2H, 1BB, 1K) also pitched for the Tigers.
Ethan Long (RBI), Peyton Bowen, Isaac Burnett, and Brody Varner had one hit each for Adairsville, and Long added two stolen bases. Coker stole a base.
Adairsville (0-1) is scheduled for a home-and-home, two-game series with Cass on Thursday and Friday. The Tigers visit the Colonels on Thursday for a 5:30 p.m. first pitch.
