GHSA

Second Round Pairings

Class 6A

Glynn Academy (R2/3) at Houston County (R1/1), Thursday, 5 p.m.

Northside (R1/3) at South Effingham (R2/1)

Class 5A

Northside-Columbus (R2/4) at Jones County (R4/3)

Class 4A

Troup County (R2/2) at West Laurens (R4/1)

Class 3A

Upson-Lee (R3/3) at Pierce County (R1/1)

Class AA

Cook (R1/2) at Bleckley County (R3/1), Thursday, 3 p.m.

Jasper County/Monticello (R3/2) at Berrien (R1/1)

Class A Public

Marion County (R5/2) at ACE (R7/1)

GMC (R7/2) at Schley County (R5/1)

Class A Private
North Cobb Christian (R3/5) at Mount de Sales, No. 2 seed, bye

Christian Heritage (R3/3) at Stratford, No. 6 seed

Tattnall (R1/3) at Wesleyan, No. 6 seed

First Round (complete)

Class 6A
Westlake (R4/4) at Houston County (R1/1) 16, Westlake 0; Houston County 20, Westlake 1; Houston County advances

          The Bears were up 16-0 after two in the three-inning opener, a Ally Fleming striking out six of the nine batters she faced. Kendall Huelsman had two hits, Averi Martin three RBI and two runs and Jocelyn Ross two RBI in the opener. It was 20-1 after two in the three-inning nightcap, the Bears needing only eight hits, thanks to four errors and 16 walks. Martin had three hits and three runs, Abbie Havard two hits and two RBI, and Makayla Krepps two RBI.

Northside (R1/3) 12, Lakeside-DeKalb (R4/2) 0; Northside 12, Lakeside; Northside advances

          The Eagles scored in every inning in the opener, a five-inning game. Madelyne Lee had three hits and three runs, and Kyle Ussery drove in four runs on three hits. Celena Luna fanned 11 in the two-hitter. A 10-run third ended it in the top of the fourth. Northside needed only four hits, thanks to 11 walks. Lee and Ussery had two RBI.

 

Class 5A
Ola (R4/2) 7, Veterans (R1/3) 0; Ola 7, Veterans 2; Veterans eliminated

Jones County (R4/3) 4, Coffee (R1/2) 1; Coffee 8, Jones County 0; Jones County 7, Coffee 1; Jones County advances

 

Class 4A
West Laurens (R4/1) 15, Dougherty (R1/4) 0; West Laurens 19, Dougherty 0; West Laurens advances

Cairo (R1/3) 11, Rutland, (R4/2) 6; Rutland 4, Cairo 1; Cairo 2, Rutland 1; Rutland eliminated

          Rutland’s Taylor Stewart and Amber Summerday had quality pitching numbers – six strikeouts, one walk, and five hits – but Cairo made the most of what they got on offense and kept the Rutland bats in check. Rutland pulled within 2-1 in the bottom of the fifth, and then left runners on second and third in the bottom of the seventh, two of the eight the Hurricanes stranded. Keely Bryant had two of Rutland’s seven hits.

          (Monday) Cairo led 3-2 after one, and the Hurricanes barged ahead with four in the third only for the Syrupmakers to double that in the fourth. Kinleigh King had three RBI and Kaitlyn Greene scored twice, Rutland stranding seven runners. Rutland’s three in the fourth won the second-game pitchers dual. King had two of Rutland’s six hits, and Amber Summerday went four in relief – two hits, six strikeouts, no walks – for the win.

Thomas County Central (R1/2) 8, Perry (R4/3); Perry 4, Thomas County Central 0; Thomas County Central 8, Perry 0; Perry eliminated

          The Panthers struggled with the bat and glove, with five errors and being held to two hits. Half of TCC’s runs were unearned as it matched the score of the first-game win Monday.

          (Monday) TCC had three straight two-run innings to start in the opener, and was aided by a rough three-error game from Perry. Reagan Stella bounced back to give Perry a shutout win, thanks in part to three TCC errors. Carsen Garner had three hits from the eighth spot, and AliRae Dykes scored twice for the Panthers, who took a 2-0 lead after one.

Class 3A
Upson-Lee (R2/3) 8, Liberty County (R3/2) 0; Upson-Lee 16­­, Liberty County 0

Class AA
Bleckley County (R3/1) 12, Bacon County (R2/4) 10 (9); Bleckley County 10, Bacon County 0; Bleckley County advances

          Darci Dillard drilled a walkoff two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth in the opener. Trinity Glover belted a grand slam and a two-run homer. Bleckley County’s 6-2 lead after two became a 9-8 deficit after fifth, the Royals tying it in the sixth on Clara Rickerson’s RBI single. The teams exchanged runs in the eighth, and Bacon County stranded a one-out single in the top of the ninth. Keel walked to open the bottom half, and Dillard greeted a pitching change after a pitch with the walkoff. Rickerson had three hits, and Riley Haley got the win with final-inning relief. Rebecca Bowling and Addisyn Keel had three hits each, Bowling six RBI, to back the five-hit pitching of Haley in the nightcap.

Jasper County/Monticello (R3/2) 14, Toombs County (R2/3) 2; JC/M 6, Toombs County 2; Jasper County/Monticello advances

Jeff Davis (R2/2) 5, Dodge County (R3/3) 2; Dodge County 7, Jeff Davis 6; Jeff Davis 5, Dodge County 2; Dodge County eliminated

Vidalia (R2/1) 11, Lamar County (R3/4) 3; Vidalia 11, Lamar County 3; Lamar County eliminated

Cook County (R1/2) 8, Putnam County (R4/3) 3; Cook 18, Putnam County 1; Putnam County eliminated

 

Class A Public
ACE (R7/1) 9, Bowdon (R6/4) 4; ACE 4, Bowdon 2; ACE advances

Hawkinsville (R4/4) at Baconton (R1/1) 6, Hawkinsville (R4/4) 3; Baconton 6, Hawkinsville 5; Hawkinsville eliminated

          Baconton’s five-run fifth won the opener, despite two-hit games from Makayla Edwards, Sam Lancaster, and Gracie Collins, and two RBI from Katelyn Newman. Five Baconton runs were unearned, thanks to three errors. The Red Devils almost bounced back in the nightcap, turning in a huge four-run rally – keyed by a two-run double from Jenni Murkerson - in the bottom of the seventh to tie it. Baconton got a two-out triple in the eighth and then a single to left, and the Red Devils stranded a one-out single in the bottom half. Edwards and Murkeson had three hits each, Savannah Dokey and Keeli Newman two each.

 

Social Circle (R8/2) 8, Taylor County (R5/3) 1; Social Circle 13, Taylor County 5; Taylor County eliminated

          Gracie James had two hits and RBI for Taylor County in the opener. The Vikings took a 3-1 first-inning lead that Social Circle countered with runs in the next four innings, helped by five Viking errors and six unearned runs. Ginny Deloach went 4 for 4 with two RBI for Taylor County, wich got three hits from Calli Duncan and two from Caroline Albritton.

Mt. Zion-Carroll (R6/3) 8, GMC (R7/2) 0; GMC 12, Mt. Zion 4

Trion (R6/2) 7, Crawford County (R7/3) 2; Trion 8, Crawford County 4; Crawford County eliminated

          The Eagles took a 4-0 lead in the first, but Trion took care of that with six in the fifth, adding insurance in the seventh. The Eagles had four errors that led to six unearned runs, and walked seven batters. Rylie Youngblood and Bailey Carreker had two hits each for the Eagles, Carreker with a homer.

Class A Private
Mount de Sales, No. 2 seed, bye

Stratford, No. 6 seed, bye

Tattnall (R1/3) 16, Galloway (R3/6) 1; Tattnall 15, Galloway 0; Tattnall advances

          The opener lasted 2.5 innings, thanks to two-hit games from Kaitlyn Hallman, Kaci Paul, Lindsey Paul, Martha Kate Gillis, and Olivia Bridger, and three RBI from Hallman and Paul, plus two from Grace Hiller, Caroline Patterson, and Gillis. The nightcap took all of four innings, with Galloway going hitless against Isabelle Pecorilli. Ana Land had two hits and Hailey Daughtry four RBI, three on a third-inning homer.

FPD (R1/5) at Holy Innocents (R3/4) 5, FPD (R1/5) 0; Holy Innocent 15, FPD 0; FPD eliminated