Region play has started for most local baseball teams and the results have been mixed.

Whitewater (5-3, 1-0 region) took on McIntosh (6-3, 0-1) on Monday night and won 7-3. Justin Carpenter went the distance for the Wildcats and a large part of the offense came from homeruns from Heine Rivera’s three run shot and a two run home run from Travis Dingler. Coach Frank Dixon stated that pitching and great team defense made the difference in the win.

“Ryan Johnson and Josh Henley played great and there was just a fantastic display of defense by our second baseman Josh Petty,” Dixon said. He also praised Carpenter’s performance, stating his belief that it was one of his best games.

The Chiefs entered the game on a two game winning streak. They defeated Eagle’s Landing 14-2 on Thursday. Brent Hardy was the winning pitcher and Aaron Brutcher pitched three innings. Eric Weiss had a homerun, Andrew Austin hit a grand slam and Jonathan Smith, Cameron Rich and Ben Barter all hit well in the win.
Whitewater will host East Coweta Friday at 6 p.m. McIntosh plays at Woodward Academy (7-1, 1-0 region) today at 5:30 p.m. and will play at Creekside (4-3, 1-0 region) on Friday at 5 p.m.

Starr’s Mill’s Panthers (0-6, 0-2 region) are still winless after losing to Woodward Academy 9-8 on Monday evening. The Panthers had four homeruns in the loss, two from Brian Fletcher, one from Trent Freeman and one from Michael Jeans. Starr’s Mill made several errors in the bottom of the sixth that broke a tie and Woodward held on for the win in the seventh.
The Panthers host Creekside today at 5:30 p.m. and will play at Banneker (0-3, 0-1 region) on Friday at 5:30 p.m.

Fayette County (2-6) beat Jonesboro 2-1 last Friday and lost to East Coweta 14-10 on Monday evening. The Tigers will play at Banneker today at 5:30 p.m. and will host Northgate (8-0, 2-0 region) on Friday.

Landmark Christian (2-2) got a 9-6 win over Lakeview, Ft. Oglethorpe on Saturday. Tanner Bryant was the winning pitcher and Trey Strickland got the save. Strickland also went 3-for-4 with two homeruns and a double. Luke Griffith was 3-for-3. The War Eagles hosted Bremen last night and will play at St. Francis at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.

Our Lady of Mercy lost to Eagle’s Landing Christian Academy 10-0 last Friday. The Bobcats hosted Mt. Pisgah last night after the paper went to press and wll play at Mt. Paran on Friday at 4 p.m.

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