Centennial Tops Marietta in NABL Opener

Austin Hansell struck out 1 in 1
Inning of Work

The Centennial Knights got past the Marietta Knights 10-5 in the NABL opener at Centennial High School in Roswell on Sunday afternoon. Marietta's defense struggled early allowing Centennial to pull out to a 5-0 lead after 1. But Marietta stormed back and tied things up at 5 on JD Rinehimer's big 2 run single to CF in the 2nd. Unfortunately, Centennial's pitching shut Marietta out the rest of the way helping Centennial to pull away for the 10-5 victory.

After a cold, stormy week it was a beautiful day for baseball and Marietta saw many positives to build on. Their outfield defense was strong with  George Krivsky, Jack Rinehimer, Cal Hughes and Isaac Zefo all hauling in deep flyballs. Mason Doyle, Hunter Williamson and Will Nelson each stole a base and Presley Field delivered a line drive single to left field. The Defensive Performance of the Game came from Will Nelson who threw 1 2/3 shutout innings while striking out 2 and giving up no hits.

Hunter Williamson had a nice assist
throwing a batter out from 3B

All in all it was a very good day for the Marietta Knights to get in their first ballgame that prepared them well for next week's USSSA Champs Wear the Rings Tournament in Cartersville.

Knights To Compete in Expanded NABL

The Marietta Knights, a founding member of the North Atlanta Baseball League, look forward to starting the season in the newly expanded league. Following the lead of the NCAA, the NABL had a productive off season growing from its original 8 teams to a robust 15 teams spanning 3 divisions. In the process, the NABL locked up the much sought after Cobb, North Fulton and Forsyth County markets.

The Knights will compete in the Western Division with the Cobb Coyotes, FCA Mt. Paran Patriots, Kennesaw Express and the Shaw Park Thunder. All Western Division teams reside in Cobb County. The Central Division includes the Hopewell Hawks, North Georgia Outlaws, Alpharetta Warriors, Cherokee Reds and the Roswell Black Hornets. The Eastern Division consists of the Centennial Knights, Georgia Warriors, Lanier Lake Monsters, North Forsyth Bandits and the Sharon Springs Spartans.