Most of the

baseball talk these days concerns John Rocker or Sammy

Sosa, but on a smaller, and infinitely purer level, local

little league baseball has been terrific.

Last

weekend our local high school teams competed in the

Southside Shootout at McIntosh High School. Fayette Gold

(Fayette County High School's varsity) took second place

in the tournament, losing their only match of the weekend

to Shaw (the tournament champions and a formidable 4-AAAA

opponent this past spring). The Tigers got wins over the

Mavericks (McIntosh's varsity), East Coweta and Mount

Zion.

The final

tournament of the season began yesterday for these teams,

but division play in the pony league and the American

Amateur Baseball Congress are just starting up.

The Newnan

11-12 year olds faced Powder Springs earlier this week

and won by a score of 10-1. Newnan built up a 3-0 lead

before Powder Springs recorded an out against them. Wes

Moore and Chris Bonner each had six hits as Newnan built

up an 8-0 lead by the top of the third inning. Oliver

Turner and Stephen Pierce performed well on the mound for

Newnan. Turner gave up four hits, while striking out five

batters, while Pierce gave up two hits and struck out

three Powder Springs players.

If you have

scores to call in from any of the league play going on,

call 770-719-1880 ext. 209, or email to the address at

the top of the article.