Game Day Stats
Final Score (Game 1): Columbia – 10 l Graceland University - 9
(Game 2): Columbia – 9 l Graceland University - 3
Season Record: Columbia – 3-0 l Graceland University – 0-3
Location: Joe Becker Stadium | Joplin, Missouri

With the first win of today, the four-year senior class of Bradley Prebay, Ward Mershon, Joshua Miller, Josh Mobley, Justin Randle, Mark Haire, Luke Miller, and Lane Threlkheld, have won 100 games since this program started back in 2017. This also marks win 101 for coach Darren Munns at Columbia College.

The Scoring Game 1
B1 – (CC) The Cougars scored two runs off of four straight hits. (CC-2, GU-0)
T3 – (GU) Two Yellow Jackets made it to home plate on a Cougar misplayed grounder. Graceland scored another run to take the lead. (CC-2, GU-3)
B3 – (CC) Junior Kenny Piper hit a solo-homerun to right field, his second of the season, to tie the game.  (CC-3, GU-3)
B4 – (CC) A passed ball from the Yellow Jackets' catcher gave Columbia the lead back. (CC-4, GU-3)
T5 – (GU) Back-to-back doubles from Graceland followed by a Columbia dropped fly scored two in. (CC-4, GU-5)
T6 - (GU) A dropped popup from the Cougars gave the Yellow Jackets the opportunity to score followed by a double that led Graceland to tack on two more. (CC-4, GU-8)
T7 – (GU) An error and a hit scored a run for Graceland. (CC-4, GU-9)
B7 – (CC) Kendrick Delima hit his first solo-homerun as a Cougar. Five hits from Columbia had four more Cougars make it to home plate. (CC-9, GU-9)
B8 – (CC) Two hits and a sacrifice-fly sent a Cougar to score. (CC-10, GU-9)
 
The Scoring Game 2
B1 – (CC) Two hits and a stolen base led to two runs for the Cougars. (CC-2, GU-0)
T3 – (GU) Graceland responded with two hits of their own to score two in. (CC-2, GU-2)
B3 – (CC) Columbia went on a run with five hits to bring 4 Cougars home. (CC-6, GU-2)
B4 – (CC) Cougars tallied another three hits to score 2 runs and extend their lead. (CC-8, GU-2)
T5 – (GU) A solo homerun by the Yellow Jackets got them on the board in the 5^th. (CC-8, GU-3)
B6 – (CC) Junior Bryce Torricelli homered on the first pitch. (CC-9, GU-3)
 
Turning Point Game 1
Hayden Ludwig hit a sacrifice-fly to right field to score Bealmer for the walk-off win.
 
Turning Point Game 2
An error and unintentional walk assisted in Columbia's four runs in the third to extend their lead to 6-2.

Individual Leaders Game 1
Josiah Imhoff and Pharon Pilgrim struck out a combined six batters and allowed just five hits in  four innings. Delima had three hits in five at-bats with a homerun and had three RBI. Piper had two hits in four at-bats with a homerun and one RBI.
 
Individual Leaders Game 2
Reid Browning struck out seven and only allowed five hits in five innings of work while Mark Haire struck out two batters and only allowed one hit in two innings of play. Ward Mershon had a hit with two RBI and a run scored. Additionally, Piper had one hit and scored three runs.

Up Next
The Cougars return to the field on Friday, February 7 when they travel to Hattiesburg, Mississippi to compete against Ave Maria University at 2 p.m.