Friday's baseball roundup: Purple Hurricanes and Tigers complete series sweeps
March 21, 2025
The Cartersville Hurricanes and Adairsville Tigers completed three-game region sweeps on Friday while Cass and Woodland were swept by their region opponents.
GAME 1: CARTERSVILLE 4, HIRAM 0
GAME 2: CARTERSVILLE 14, HIRAM 0
Nate Russell struck out 15 batters and tossed a seven-inning, no-hitter Friday to blank the Hiram Hornets in the first game of a doubleheader at Richard Bell Field, 4-0.
Russell walked three but faced only two over the minimum. Catcher Julez Pratt caught a baserunner trying to steal in the third inning to eliminate one of the baserunners.
The Purple Hurricanes' win was the 200th victory in the head coaching career of Kyle Tucker.
Cartersville managed only three hits — two by David Vargas and one by Andrew Purdy.
In the second game the Hurricanes took advantage of a walk, three hit batsmen, and six base hits to post a 9-0 first-inning lead en route to a 14-0 blanking of the Hornets.
Avery Shiflett (4 IP, 0R, 2H, 0BB, 8K) and Davis Waddell (1 IP, 3K) combined on the mound to strike out 11 of 19 Hiram batters.
Tristan McKibben (two RBI), Cole Crawford (RBI), and Brayden Logan (double, two RBI) had two hits for the Canes. Vargas (two RBI), Casen Cochran (two RBI), Purdy (double, RBI), and Ben Cagle (double, RBI) added one hit.
The losses dropped Hiram to 7-11 overall and 2-7 in Region 7-AAAA.
Cartersville (11-7, 7-2) has a three-game region series with Woodland next week. Tuesday’s first game will be at Richard Bell Field at 5:55 p.m. Woodland will host a doubleheader on Friday starting at 5 p.m.
ADAIRSVILLE 7, RIDGELAND 0
The Adairsville Tigers completed a three-game region series sweep at Ridgeland on Friday with a 7-0 win in Rossville.
The Tigers scored three runs in the top of the third inning, two in the fourth, and single runs in the fifth and seventh frames.
Hudson Parr (5 IP, 0R, 4H, 4BB, 5K) made the pitching start for Adairsville and picked up the win. Kaiden Coker (1 IP, 2K) and Jarrett Scott (1 IP, 3K) each faced the minimum in the sixth and seventh innings.
Isaac Burnett had two hits. Scott (three RBI), Jack Nelson (double, two RBI), Parr (RBI), Coker, Harrison Cole, and Payton Bowen added one hit for the Tigers.
Adairsville (10-6, 5-4) plays a three-game series with Heritage-Catoosa next week. The Generals host games on Tuesday and Friday. The Tigers will host on Thursday. All three games are scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m.
GAME 1: CEDARTOWN 4, CASS 1
GAME 2: CEDARTOWN 12, CASS 0
Cedartown scored three runs in the second inning and added a run in the fourth to build a 4-0 lead, then held on to defeat Cass in the first game of Friday’s doubleheader 4-1.
Trenton Elario doubled to lead off the Colonels’ fifth inning and Zach Stiles drove him home with a double for the only Cass run of the night.
Hunter Lovett (6 IP, 4R, 1ER, 8H, 1BB, 3K) went the entire way on the mound for the Colonels and was charged with the opening game pitching loss.
Nic Wright had two hits for Cass. Jacob Johnson and Dawson Warner added one hit.
In the second game, the Bulldogs broke open a 2-0 game with six runs in the third inning and four more in the fourth to close out the Colonels in five innings.
Elario had two hits for Cass. Lovett and Wright added one hit.
Jacob Johnson (2.1 IP, 8R, 5ER, 6H, 2BB, 2K) was the starting pitcher for the Colonels and suffered the loss. Chase Tatum (1.2 IP, 4ER, 3H, 3BB, 2K) retired the final five outs.
Cedartown improved to 8-10 overall and 5-4 in Region 7-AAAA.
Cass (7-10, 2-7) will play a three-game series with Southeast Whitfield next week. The Colonels travel to the Raiders’ home field on Tuesday for a 5:30 p.m. start and will host a doubleheader on Friday with first pitch slated for 5 p.m.
GAME 1: DALTON 12, WOODLAND 1
GAME 2: DALTON 6, WOODLAND 2
The host Catamounts scored seven runs in the bottom of the first inning and cruised to a 12-1 win in the opening game of a region doubleheader with Woodland on Friday at Dalton.
Woodland used three singles and a walk to post a run in the top of the first inning. In the bottom of the first, Dalton took advantage of an error, a hit batsman, three walks, and three hits to go up 7-1 after one frame.
Charles Chappelle homered in the second inning for Dalton and Cain Woods hit a two-run homer in the sixth to end the game.
The Wildcats utilized three pitchers in the loss including Zaylen Cochran (0.2 IP, 6R, 0ER, 1H, 3BB, 1K), Christian Duran (1 IP, 2ER, 4H), and Tucker James (3.2 IP, 4ER, 4H, 4BB, 3K).
Preston Sorrells, Alfredo Romo, and Ben Turcotte had two hits for Woodland. Lucas Baker drove in the Wildcats’ first inning run with a single. Jonathan Ryan added one hit.
In Game 2, Dalton scored two runs in the bottom of the first inning and made it 3-0 in the bottom of the fifth. All three of the early runs by the Catamounts were unearned with the Wildcats committing errors in those frames.
Woodland took advantage of a Dalton error in the top of the sixth when Conner Lujan drove in a run with a sacrifice fly and Baker doubled home another run to narrow the Wildcats’ deficit to 3-2. Dalton answered, however, with three runs in the bottom of the sixth to close out the Catamounts’ victory.
Jake Clowers (4 IP, 2R, 0ER, 4H, 4BB, 6K) was tagged with the pitching loss, but did not allow an earned run. Baker (1 IP, 1R, 0ER, 2H, 1K) and Grant Tidwell (1 IP, 3R, 1ER, 4H, 1K) pitched in relief.
Baker (double, RBI), Lujan (RBI), Turcotte, and Ryan added one hit.
With their series sweep, Dalton improved to 15-3 overall and 7-2 in Region 7-AAAA.
Woodland (10-7, 4-5) plays a three-game series with Cartersville next week. The Canes will host on Tuesday at 5:55 p.m. The Wildcats will host a doubleheader on Friday starting at 5 p.m.
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