Box Score Memphis, Tenn. – The Columbia College baseball team was back in action this afternoon when they traveled to Memphis, Tennessee, to take on Christian Brothers (Tenn.) University in the first two games of a three game series. The Cougars split the double header with the Buccaneers and improved to 3-3 on the season.
The Cougars got off to a quick start in the first inning of the game when
Andrew Warner flied out to deep centerfield scoring
Kenny Piper from third base to take a 1-0 lead in the game. However, it was all Buccaneers after that as their bats came alive for eight runs between the second and fifth innings and held a seven run lead going into the sixth. Columbia College answered with two runs in the top of the sixth but it was not enough as Christian Brothers added a couple more runs in the final innings and cruised to an 11-4 victory.
Zach Maskill got the start for Columbia College allowing seven hits and two earned runs in four innings of work. Offensively, the Cougars were led by
Andrew Warner who went 2-3 with two runs scored and two RBI's in the contest.
Columbia College found themselves down early in the second game of the double header as the Buccaneers picked up two quick runs in the first three innings to jump out to an early 2-0 lead. The Cougars responded quickly to the runs from Christian Brothers University and scored six unanswered runs over the next three innings to take a 6-2 lead in the game. The Buccaneers did their best to get back into the contest and scored one run in the bottom of the seventh but it wasn't enough as the Cougars were able to close them out and pick up their third win of the season.
Cody Ebert was the winning pitcher for Columbia as he went five innings allowing just two hits and two earned runs in the game. In addition,
Ward Mershon went 3-3 with an RBI and
Hunter Trowbridge went 2-4 with a run scored to round out the top performers for the Cougars.
The Cougars are back in action tomorrow afternoon for their final game of a three game series against Christian Brothers (Tenn.) University in Memphis, Tennessee. The game is set to start at 1 p.m.
