advances to GRPA state tournament

From staff reports

The Spalding County A.O.G. Shooters won the GRPA 4th District Men’s Industrial Equalizer softball tournament on Saturday in LaGrange.

The Shooters defeated Troup County Wal-Mart 16-11 in the championship game to earn a berth in the state GRPA tournament Aug. 4-5 in Gainesville. A.O.G. will play the winner of Dublin No. 2 and the state defending champion Dalton Carpets on Aug. 4 at 12:45 p.m.

In the championship game, Billy Shirah hit a home run, a triple and a single; Ron Byrd hit two doubles and two singles; Blake Higgins and B.J. Addison each had four walks and a single; Scott Smith hit a triple and two singles; and John Rape, Jamie Ogletree, Brett Perkins and Darrell Dotson each hit a pair of singles to lead the team in the win.

Others scores in the GRPA 4th District Men’s Industrial Equalizer softball tournament included:

- Spalding Co. Supreme 17, Emerson Network 10.

- Kleen Tex 11, Spalding Co. Caterpillar 6.

- Diverse Power 24, Spalding Co. A.E.P. 16.

- Spalding Co. Vernay 14, Coweta Co. Yamaha 7.

- Troup Co. Wal Mart 17, Spalding Co. Supreme 14.

- Spalding Co. A.O.G. 15, Diverse Power 14.

- Spalding Co. Vernay 9, LaGrange Grocery 7.

- Spalding Co. Supreme 8, Spalding Co. A.E.P. 3.

- LaGrange Grocery 10, Spalding Co. Caterpillar 3.

- Spalding Co. A.O.G. 20, Spalding Co. Vernay 10.

- Spalding Co. Supreme 15, Coweta Co. Yamaha 0.

- Spalding Co. Supreme 16, Spalding Co. Vernay 12.

- Spalding Co. A.O.G. 14, Troup Co. Wal-Mart 8.

- Spalding Co. Supreme 18, Clayton Co. Pools Pest Control 12.

- Troup Co. Wal-Mart 10, Spalding Co. Supreme 7.