Columbia, Mo. – Tonight the Columbia College baseball team was back in action when they played host to the Lindenwood University-Belleville (Ill.) Lynx in the AMC Game of the Week. The Cougars, who were receiving votes in the latest poll, were unable to defeat the Lynx in this game as they were beaten by a final score of 2-0. With the loss, Columbia College falls to 24-12 on the season and 14-5 in conference play.

The Cougars struggled to get anything going offensively throughout the contest as they were held to just three hits in the ballgame. The Lynx were able to take advantage of Columbia's struggles at the plate and scored one run in the top of the second and one run in the top of the sixth to take a 2-0 lead into the seventh. The Cougars did all they could to get back into the game, and were able to load the bases in the bottom of the ninth, but ultimately the Lynx closed them out down the final stretch to hand Columbia their second straight loss.

Zach Maskill was on the mound for the Cougars in this one as the lone senior on the team accumulated six strikeouts while only allowing one earned run in nine innings of work. Offensively, Columbia was led by Blade McKee who went 1-2 and Tim Fox who went 1-3 with a double.

The Cougars are back in action tomorrow, April 8^th when they host the Lynx for the final two games of the three game series. The first game of the doubleheader is set to start at 12 p.m. with the second game to follow at Atkins Park.