Kansas City, Mo. – The Columbia College baseball team went 2-0 on Tuesday, defeating Avila (Mo.) and Baker (Kan.). Columbia is now 3-1 on the season.
Game Day Stats
Final Score Game 1: Columbia 5 | Avila 4
Final Score Game 2: Columbia 12 | Baker 10 (8 innings)
Season Record: 3-1
Location: Kansas City, Mo.
The Scoring - Game 1
T1- (AU) Avila got on the board first with an RBI. (CC-0, AU-1)
T2- (AU) The Eagles scored three runs on four hits. (CC-0, AU-3)
B4- (CC) Kole Ficken hit a two-run homerun to left, bringing in
Justin Randle. (CC-2, AU-4)
B5- (CC) Brad Prebay added a solo homer for the Cougars, tying the game. (CC-3, AU-4)
B7- (CC) A pair of hits from the Cougars and two errors from the Eagles allowed
Wyatt Towe and
Kendrick Delima to reach home. (CC-5, AU-4)
The Scoring - Game 2
T1 – (CC) Columbia struck first on a
Brad Prebay homerun (CC-1, BU-0)
T2 – (CC) The Cougars added another run in the second as
Kole Ficken scored on an error. (CC-2, BU-0)
B2 – (BU) Baker scored their first runs of the game on a Blaine Pattin single and stolen base. (CC-2, BU-2)
T3 – (CC) The Cougars received two two-run homers in the third inning –
Kendrick Delima and
Kole Ficken (CC-6, BU-2)
T4 – (CC) Columbia added three more in the fourth,
Dalton Bealmer and
Justin Randle picked up RBI singles and
Dalton Bealmer scored on an error. (CC-9, BU-3)
B4 – (BU) The Wildcats added a single run on a bases loaded walk. (CC-9, BU-3)
B5 – (BU) Baker scored another run on an RBI ground out (CC-9, BU-4)
B6 – (BU) The Wildcats cut into the deficit with another run on a RBI single (CC-9, BU-5)
T7 – (CC) Jarrett Newell hit a sac fly to right field, scoring
Braden Desonia. (CC-10, BU-5)
B7 – (BU) Baker tied the game up with five runs on one hit. (CC-10, BU-10)
T8 – (CC) Dalton Bealmer knocked out a 2-run homerun, giving Columbia the advantage (CC-12, BU-10)
Game 1 Individual Leaders
Conner Darnell got the win for the Cougars pitching one inning, allowing one hit.
Brad Prebay produced three hits and one run for Columbia, while
Kole Ficken hit a two-run homer generating two RBIs.
Game 2 Individual Leaders
Eight players combined for 16 hits for Columbia, lead by
Dalton Bealmer and
Justin Randle with three each. Bealmer added a team-high three RBIs.
Josiah Imhoff got the win going one inning, not allowing a run and striking out two.
Up Next
Columbia will host their first home series of the season on Saturday, February 27 starting at 2:00 p.m. and Sunday, February 28 at 12:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. The Cougars will face York (Neb.) in all three games.
