Game Day Stats
Final Score: Columbia – 15 l Ave Maria - 5
Season Record: Columbia – 4-0 l Ave Maria – 2-5
Location: Milton Wheeler Field l Hattiesburg, Mississippi
 
The Scoring
T1 – (CC) Four hits and a wild pitch leads to three Cougars scoring early on in the game. (CC-3, AMU -0)
T4 – (CC) Another Ave Maria wild pitch plated a single Columbia run. (CC-4. AMU-0)
T5 – (CC) A hit to left field from Kenny Piper plated two Cougars followed by Kendrick Delima's bomb for a 3-run homer. (CC-9, AMU-0)
T6 – (CC) Columbia tacked on two more to extend their lead. (CC-11, AMU-0)
B6 – (AMU) Gyrenes got the scoring going with five runs off of two hits, including a double. (CC-11, AMU-5)
T7 – (CC) After a stolen base, Wyatt Towe added another run off a hit. (CC-12, AMU-5)
T8 – (CC) Another wild pitch from Gyrenes pitcher and a hit to left field scored two Cougars. (CC-14, AMU-5)
T9 – (CC) A hit from Prebay sent Jake Kindle home to score the final run of the game. (CC-15, AMU-5)
 
Turning Point
Kendrick Delima's bomb in the fifth put the game out of reach.
 
Individual Leaders
Chris Wall got the start on the mound, pitching five innings and only allowing two hits while striking out 10 batters. Jarett Newell led the way for Columbia at the plate, racking up six hits in seven at-bats while scoring two runs and adding an RBI. Both Piper and Delima had three RBI while Dalton Bealmer had two RBI and hit a double.
 
Up Next
The Cougars will be back on Milton Wheeler Field tomorrow, February 8 when they play Ave Maria University at 11 a.m. and then host squad William Carey (Miss.) University at 6 p.m.