Sports
East Marietta Advances to Title Game
East Marietta, Milford All-Stars square off at 2 p.m. Sunday at Sewell Park for District 2 12-year-old championship.
The East Marietta National All-Stars gave up a run in the top of the first inning but scored four in the bottom half and never looked back, beating Murphey Candler Gold 17-7 after the run-rule stopped the game Saturday after the fourth inning.
Jack Hardin started the early game on the mound for East Marietta and finished it at the plate with a 3-run home run in the bottom of the fourth inning to put his team into the championship game of the 12-year-old District 2 Little League Tournament.
The second game of the afternoon on Field 3 pitted Murphey Candler Blue against Smyrna. The Murphey Candler team jumped out to an early 1-run lead and never looked back, beating Smyrna 7-1.
Shota Barbeau blasted a solo shot in the second inning to get the bats heated up for Murphy Candler, who scored in all but one of the seven innings played.
Sunday's championship game will be played at 2 p.m. and will feature East Marietta against Milford. The winner will head to the 12 and Under Georgia Little League Championship in Cartersville starting on July 23.
Two Murphey Candler teams faced off on Field 1 at the Northwest Georgia 9-Year-Old Classic Little League Baseball Tournament Saturday. The Murphey Candler Blue team won, 5-4, over the Murphey Candler Gold team to solidify a spot in Sunday's championship.
In the second game, Rockmart continued its winning ways, taking care of East Marietta, 7-4, and punching its ticket to the championship.
Rockmart and Murphey Candler Blue will play at 2 p.m. on Sunday for the tournament trophy.