Columbia, Mo. - The Columbia College baseball team played host to the Grenadiers of IU-Southeast this weekend at Battle High School. At #18 in the pre-season NAIA rankings, IU-Southeast came into the weekend series 0-1 while the Cougars sat at 3-1. 

The Cougars were rolling this weekend as they cruised through the three games to claim three wins and improve to 6-1 overall. They play next on February 19th in Joplin, Mo. against #21 Concordia University and Graceland University. 

Game One Stat Tracker: 
CC def. IU-S, 9-4

• Columbia totaled 15 hits
  • Cayden Nicoletto, Devyn Lopez, and Brayden McGinnis each had a double
  • David Dell hit a triple
  • Braden Desonia and Cayden Nicoletto both had home runs
• Bryce Taylor earned the win on the mound as he finished with eight strikeouts and only two earned runs through five innings
• Riley Poulton collected 11 putouts on defense

Game Two Stat Tracker:
CC def. IU-S, 4-3

• Cayden Nicoletto, Brayden McGinnis, Ian Nolph, Riley Poulton, and Tyler Renn finished with one double each, respectively
• Brayden McGinnis added a home run
• Reece Clapp got the start and struck out four batters through four innings
• Tyler Renn pitched the final inning, striking out two of the three batters he faced
• Riley Poulton and Brayden McGinnis both had seven putouts each

Game Three Stat Tracker:
CC def. IU-S, 11-4

• Columbia totaled 10 hits and 10 RBI's
• Riley Poulton had a double and a home run
• Braden Desonia hit a triple
• Cayden Nicoletto and Brayden McGinnis both had a home run
• Braden Desonia (2), Tom McKenna (1), and David Dell (1) each finish with stolen bases
• Through four innings pitched, Dan Fick finished with six strikeouts and only two earned runs
• Riley Poulton had nine putouts