Rockmart (5-1) will enter their game against undefeated Darlington (5-0) having shutout their previous opponent. It was Rockmart’s first shutout of the season.
In their last contest, the Yellow Jackets blanked Model 5-0. Darlington also won their last game by a shutout, beating Cartersville 9-0.
“On the mound we have been led by a pair of seventh graders in Avery Wilkes and Avery Allen,” Rockmart head coach Archie Scott said. “Both have had strong outings.”
Scott also noted that Jake Brown, Cal Fuller, Brady Smith, Tyler Hembree and Nick Tomlin have spent time on the mound this season as well.
Offensively, Morgan Sims, Cam Jones, Dawson Sanders and Wilkes are all batting over .500 for the Yellow Jackets.
“We have four games remaining before tournament action starts and we are in position to obtain a good seed for the tournament,” Scott said.
Scott knows that Friday’s game against Darlington will go a long way in determining what seed the Yellow Jackets get.
“We will be facing a tough Darlington team on Friday at 7 p.m. at North Floyd Park,” Scott said.
Members of the varsity middle school Rockmart team this season are Avery Allen, Avery Wilkes, Truett Bowman, Will Sanders, Michael Gay, Jake Brown, Cal Fuller, Tyler Hembree, Anthony Robinson, Morgan Sims, Cam Jones, Dawson Sanders, Nick Tomlin and Brady Smith.
The Rockmart Middle School junior varsity team has a 4-1-1 record this season, having won their last two games.
“Our JV team has been led offensively by Dylan Bailey, Jonathan Suppes, Griffin Pace and Ashton Kellogg,” Scott said. “We’ve had strong pitching performances from Bailey, Suppes and Pace as well.”
Members of the junior varsity middle school team are Logan Holliday, Logan Shelton, Logan Burge, Noah Hughes, Jonathan Suppes, Dylan Bailey, Isaac Moore, Sam Sanders, Griffin Pace, Jac Culver, Carson Jackson Brown, Carson Jonathan Brown, Ashton Kellogg, and Tyler Agan.
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