Game Day Stats
Final Score: Columbia – 10 l Graceland University -5
Season Record: Columbia – 1-0 l Graceland University – 0-1
Location: Joe Becker Stadium | Joplin, Missouri

The Scoring
B3 – (CC) The Cougars scored four runs off of five straight hits. (CC-4, GU-0)
B4 – (CC) Ward Mershon reached on an error and came around to score. (CC-5, GU-0)
B5 – (CC) Hits from Dalton Bealmer and Justin Randle gave way to a fielder's choice from Connor Gage, scoring Bealmer. (CC-6, GU-0)
T6 – (GU) Three hits, including a solo homerun, gave the Yellow Jackets four runs on the board. (CC-6, GU-4)
B6 – (CC) Jarett Newell smashed a double and later came around to score. (CC-7, GU-4)
T8 - (GU) A walk to Bryan Paez proved costly as Graceland tacked on one more. (CC-7, GU-5)
B8 – (CC) An error and three hits, including a two-run homer from junior Kenny Piper, scored three runs for the Cougars (CC-10, GU-5)

Turning Point
Kendrick Delima doubled in the third to plate two and extend Columbia's lead to 4-0.

Individual Leaders
Chris Wall struck out 12 and allowed no hits in 5.0 innings. Prebay had three hits in five at-bats with a double and had three RBI. Piper had two hits in four at-bats with a homerun and three RBI.

Up Next
The Cougars return to Joe Becker Stadium tomorrow to finish their three-game series against Graceland (Iowa) University in a doubleheader starting at 12 p.m.