Local squads suffer losses

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Matt Hamilton/The Daily Citizen Dalton All-Star players huddle with their coach Friday night after holding Wrens scoreless in the second inning of their Dixie Majors state baseball tournament game at Edwards Park. However, Wrens went on to defeat Dalton, 5-4, in a first-round game.
Matt Hamilton/The Daily Citizen Whitfield National’s Nathan Johnson connects with a pitch from an Albany International pitcher on Friday in the Dixie Majors state baseball tournament. The Whitfield team suffered an opening 7-2 loss.

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July 16, 2010

From Staff Reports The Daily Citizen The Dalton Daily Citizen Fri Jul 16, 2010, 11:30 PM EDT

It was a tough opening night for three local teams in the Dixie Majors state baseball tournament at Edwards Park.

The Whitfield Nationals, who got a home run from Seth Hutchinson, suffered a 7-2 loss at the hands of Albany International in a Red Bracket game.

Whitfield will play Newton County today at 10 a.m. Newton County lost to Troup County, 3-1.

The Dalton All-Stars were defeated, 5-4, by Wrens on a game-winning two-run home run in the bottom of the sixth inning.

In the other early game, Duluth beat Albany American, 4-1, and will take on Wrens today at noon.

The local disappointment continued into the round of 9 p.m. games when Whitfield American was beaten, 2-0, by Auburn.

The tournament runs through July 23 when the Red Bracket survivor and the winner of the Blue Bracket tangle in a best-of-three series. The first game of that series will be played on July 22 with a doubleheader on July 23, if necessary.