Game Day Stats
Final Score (Game 1): Columbia – 0 l Ave Maria - 1
Final Score (Game 2): Columbia – 8 l William Carey - 5
Season Record: Columbia – 5-1
Location:Â Milton Wheeler Field l Hattiesburg, Mississippi
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The Scoring Game 1
T6 (AMU) – Gyrenes had three hits to score for the only run of the game. (CC-0, AMU-1)
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The Scoring Game 2
T1 (CC) – Two hits from Columbia got the Cougars rolling as
Kenny Piper rounded the bases to score. (CC-1, WCU-0)
B2 (WCU) – A double from a William Carey batter got him in scoring position and then a hit to centerfield scored a run. (CC-1, WCU-1)
B3 (WCU) – Two hits and a hit by pitch from the Cougar pitcher brought in three runs. (CC-1, WCU-4)
B5 (WCU) – A double sent a Warrior to home plate. (CC-1, WCU-5)
T6 (CC) – Two hits platted two Cougars to cut the Warriors lead by two. (CC-3, WCU-5)
T7 (CC) – Columbia sent two runners home off a double and a Cougar groundout to tie the game. (CC-5, WCU-5)
T10 (CC) – Three hits and an error sent three Cougars to home plate to claim the win. (CC-8, WCU-5)
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Turning Point Game 1
Ave Maria had a sacrifice bunt followed by two hits to plate a Gyrenes runner in the top of the sixth.
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Turning Point Game 2
In the top of the 10
th,
Duffin Makings scored on William Carey's pitcher's wild throw to give Columbia the advantage. The Cougars secured the win by scoring two on
Kendrick Delima's double.
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Individual Leaders Game 1
Reid Browning got the start on the mound and struck out six batters in 5.1 innings of play.
Kenny Piper and
Hayden Ludwig had a hit apiece in three at bats.
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Individual Leaders Game 2
Lane Threlkeld struck out three batters and did not allow any hits in his 3.1 innings while
Pharon Pilgrim pitched 1.2 innings and struck out four batters.
Kendrick Delima had two hits in five at bats with three RBI and scored a run. Additionally,
Connor Gage had two hits in four at bats with two RBI, and
Dalton Bealmer had two hits in five at bats with an RBI and a run scored.
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Up Next
The Cougars will be back at Joe Becker Stadium in Joplin, Missouri on Saturday, February 15 when they take on Waldorf (Iowa) University with first pitch set for 3:30 p.m. Columbia will then compete against Doane (Neb.) College at 6 p.m. that same night.
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