Northern 9, Cartersville 0

(7/22) Northern Little League’s 11-12 all-stars opened state tournament pool play today with a 9-0 victory over Cartersville (District1). Kyle Carter powered the offense with 3 homeruns and 4 RBI. Cody Walker (2-for-3) also hit a homerun for Northern. Other offensive leaders for Northern included J. T. Phillips (2-for-2) and Brady Hamilton (2-for-4). Phillips pitched 3 innings of one-hit ball to pick up the win.

Northern continues pool play Sunday with a noon game against Belvedere (District 3). The top two teams from each pool will meet this Thursday in the semi-final round with the championship game scheduled for Friday at 6:00 PM.