Game Day Stats
Final Score (Game 1): Columbia –11 l Lyon - 4
Final Score (Game 2): Columbia – 8 l Lyon - 15
Season Record: Columbia – 15-4, 4-1
Location: Atkins Field l Columbia, Missouri
 
The Scoring Game 1
T1 (LC) – The Scots got the game going, scoring two runs. (CC-0, LC-2)
B2 (CC) – The Cougars came alive in this half inning, scoring seven runs off of five hits, including two homeruns. (CC-7, LC-2)
T5 (LC) – Two doubles scored two runs to bring down the Lyon deficit. (CC-7, LC-4)
B5 (CC) – Dalton Bealmer hit a two-run homerun, his eighth homerun on the season. (CC-9, LC-4)
B6 (CC) – Kenny Piper kept up his momentum, adding another two-run homerun. (CC-11, LC-4)
 
The Scoring Game 2
B1 (CC) – Piper was on fire starting the game with another long ball, hitting one out of the park to lead the Cougars in homeruns this season with nine. (CC-1, LC-0)
B3 (CC) – A double from Kendrick Delima drove a Cougar runner in. (CC-2, LC-0)
T4 (LC) – Two hits tallied three total runs for the Scots to take the lead. (CC-2, LC-3)
B4 (CC) – A two-run homerun and a Lyon error scored four runs for Columbia to bring them back on top. (CC-6, LC-3)
T5 (LC) – Back-to-back hits plated a single run, followed by a Cougar error and a sacrifice fly from Lyon that added two more runs to tie the game. (CC-6, LC-6)
T6 (LC) – Three hits, including a triple and two doubles, sent five Scots running to home plate. (CC-7, LC-11)
B7 (CC) – Two hits from Columbia rounded a batter home. (CC-8, LC-11)
T8 (LC) – Three Lyon batters were hit by Cougar pitchers plus two hits tallied four runs for the Scots. (CC-8, LC-15)

Turning Point Game 1
Five hits in the fifth, including Jarett Newell's three-run homerun and Kenny Piper's solo homerun, scored a total of seven runs to give Columbia the win.
 
Turning Point Game 2
The Scots positioned their hits strategically to bring in four runs and increase their lead by seven to hand Columbia its first conference loss. 

Individual Leaders Game 1
Chris Wall had the start on the mound pitching 5.1 innings and struck out a total of 12 batters. Offensively, the Cougars were led by Piper who had two hits in four at-bats while scoring two runs and adding three RBI. Jarett Newell went two-for-four with a run scored and drove in three RBI, and Dalton Bealmer had a hit in two at-bats to score two runs and had 2 RBI.
 
Individual Leaders Game 2
Reid Browning got the start on the mound pitching 4.0 innings and striking out seven batters. Piper led the way again, going two-for-three while scoring two runs and tallying three RBI while Newell had one hit, a run scored, and added two RBI.

Up Next
The Cougars will be back on the diamond tomorrow, Sunday, March 8 to finish their three-game series against the Lyon College Scots in a single 9-inning game starting at noon at Atkins Field.