The local high

school baseball teams kicked off their baseball seasons on Monday. Fayette

County and McIntosh started the 2003 season with victories, while Starr's

Mill and Our Lady of Mercy found themselves on the losing end.

McIntosh defeated

Griffin 13-6. Griffin put three runs on the board in the top of the first

inning, but McIntosh answered with three runs of their own in the bottom

of the inning and more runs in each of the next four innings, including

five in the fifth. John King was the winning pitcher for the Chiefs, giving

up five hits and four walks, while striking out seven. Tim Battle pitched

the fifth and sixth innings and struck out two batters, while Drew Grant

pitched the seventh and also struck out two batters.

Battle and

Grant also did well offensively. Battle went three for four with three

RBIs, a two run homerun and two stolen bases. Grant was five for five

with four singles and a three run homerun. Ryan Schwartz went two for

four with three RBIs and Dustin Hirschfeld went two for three with two

RBIs. The Chiefs outhit the Bears 16-6. McIntosh will host Landmark this

afternoon at 5:30 p.m. and will travel to Sandy Creek on Friday for a

7 p.m. game.

Starr's Mill

lost to Banneker 4-3. The Panthers gave up two runs early due to an errant

throw from home plate to third and a wild pitch. Bobby Clark drove in

a run for the Panthers with a double and Danny Hartpence crossed the plate

on an errant Banneker throw. Starr's Mill enjoyed a 3-2 lead but gave

up two runs in the sixth inning and lost their season opener. Starr's

Mill will play at Spalding today at 5:30 p.m. and will host Creekside

at 7 p.m. on Friday.

Fayette County

High School hosted Creekside on Monday and won 7-0. The Tigers will have

a busy rest of the week as they will take on Windsor Forest in Douglas,

ga. at 6 p.m. on Thursday before an 8 p.m. match against Glynn Academy

in Brunswick on Friday and a 1 p.m. game against Brunswick in Brunswick

on Saturday.

Our Lady of

Mercy's Bobcats opened the season with a 12-0 loss to Bremen. Our Lady

of Mercy plays at Mt. Paran in Marietta today at 4:15 p.m. and will host

Temple at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.

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