Batesville, Ark. - The Columbia College baseball team split their first American Midwest Conference (AMC) series of the season against Lyon (Ark.). The Cougars are now 10-3 on the season.
Final Score Game 1: Columbia 6 | Lyon 0 (7 innings)
Final Score Game 2: Columbia 4 | Lyon 12
Season Record: Columbia – 10-3 (1-1 AMC); Lyon – 6-10 (1-1 AMC)
Location: Batesville, Ark.
The Scoring - Game 1
T3 (CC) – The Cougars scored the first run of the game on a Lyon wild pitch. (CC 1, Lyon 0)
T4 (CC) – Columbia added a second run on a Justin Randle solo home run. (CC 2, Lyon 0)
T5 (CC) – Kenny Piper, Riley Poulton, Brad Prebay and Jarett Newell scored runs in the fifth inning for Columbia. (CC 6, Lyon 0)
The Scoring - Game 2
T1 (CC) – Justin Randle doubled, scoring Dalton Bealmer (CC 1, Lyon 0)
B2 (Lyon) – The Scots tied the game on an error (CC 1, Lyon 1)
B3 (Lyon) – Lyon tallied a pair of runs (CC 1, Lyon 3)
B4 (Lyon) – The Scots exploded for four runs, highlighted by a 2-run double (CC 1, Lyon 7)
B5 (Lyon) – Lyon added another run on a wild pitch (CC 1, Lyon 8)
B6 (Lyon) – A sac fly gave the Scots their ninth run (CC 1, Lyon 9)
T7 (CC) – The Cougars plated a pair of runs, one on a wild pitch and the second on an RBI single by Brad Prebay (CC 3, Lyon 9)
B7 (Lyon) – The Scots answered with a solo run in the seventh (CC 3, Lyon 10)
T8 (CC) – Hayden Ludwig scored Columbia's final run of the game on a passed ball (CC 4, Lyon 10)
B8 (Lyon) – An RBI double and wild pitch gave Lyon the 12-4 win. (CC 4, Lyon 12)
Game 1 Turning Point
A Lyon error in the top of the fifth allowed two Cougar runs, giving them the 6-0 win.
Game 2 Turning Point
A four-run fourth inning extended the Lyon lead to 7-1.
Game 1 Individual Leaders
Chris Wall earned the win, tossing a complete-game shutout, giving up just one hit and striking out nine. Dalton Bealmer, Kendrick Delima and Justin Randle recorded RBIs for Columbia, while six different players scored a run.
Game 2 Individual Leaders
Brad Prebay went 4-for-5 at the plate with an RBI, while Justin Randle had a multi-hit game, going 2-for-5.
Up Next
The Cougars and Scots conclude their four-game series with another doubleheader on Sunday at 12:00 and 3:00 p.m.