The local

high school baseball teams are wrapping up their regular

season this week, jockeying for the best possible seed in

the region playoffs, which begin on Monday.

Sandy Creek

faced Morrow on Monday and won by a score of 9-5. The

Patriots got a big offensive boost from catcher Rusty

Bennett. Bennett hit two two-run homeruns in the victory

and has generated a lot of offense for the Patriots this

season. At 6-4 in the region, the Patriots are guaranteed

a slot in the region playoffs but will have to wait for

Friday results to see if a tiebreaker game is necessary

for seeding.

Starr's

Mill is heading to the region playoffs as well. The

Panthers beat the Mt. Zion, Jonesboro Bulldogs, 12-0 on

Monday. Pitcher Joe Mahfood pitched all five innings and

struck out 8 batters. Allen Beall had a two-run homerun

and Curtis Sebastian went 4-4, with one double and two

triples. The Panthers record is 7-3 and they are tied for

second in the region.

McIntosh is

tied for second in their region. The Chiefs defeated

Lovejoy by a score of 7-5 on Monday. Mike Switzer pitched

well for McIntosh, while Jim O'Shea and Jason Kemmerer

each produced 2 RBIs. The Chiefs will play at Fayette

County tonight at 7 p.m., after a special ceremony

honoring Cecil Travis and the late Coach Jimmie Allen.

The ceremony is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m.

Fayette

County lost to the top ranked team in the region,

Stockbridge, which is also one of the top programs in the

state on Monday. The Tigers had a 3-0 lead early but lost

to Stockbridge by a score of 8-3. It was the seventh loss

in a row for the Tigers, who have lost eight of their

last nine games. They will obviously be up for their

final game of the season against their rivals, the

McIntosh Chiefs.