Columbia, Mo. - The Columbia College Baseball team kicked off their 2023 season with two dominant wins over the College of the Ozarks. 

Records:
Columbia: 2-0
C of O: 0-2

Series Results:
Game 1: Columbia def. CofO, 11-3
Game 2: Columbia def. CofO, 14-4
Game 3: 2/5 at 12:00
Game 4: 2/5 at 2:00

Game 1: Columbia def. College of the Ozarks, 11-3 (7 innings)
The Scoring:

• B1 (CC): Cayden Nicoletto doubled to left field, Tom McKenna scored; Tyler Renn singled to right center, Sutton Hanks scored; Devyn Lopez grounded out, Cayden Nicoletto scored (CC: 3, CofO: 0)
• T2 (CofO): R. Hill homered to left field (CC: 3, CofO: 1)
• B2 (CC): Duffin Makings scored on a wild pitch (CC: 4, CofO: 1)
• B3 (CC): Cayden Nicoletto homered to left center; Tyler Renn homered to left field; Brayden McGinnis homered to left field (CC: 7, CofO: 1)
• B4 (CC): Cayden Nicoletto homered to center field, Myles Jasper scored (CC: 9, CofO: 1)
• B5 (CC): Duffin Makings scored on an error (CC:10, CofO: 1)
• B6 (CC): Danny Ortega scored on an error (CC: 11, CofO: 1)
• T7 (CofO): A Fisher doubled, C. Kauffman scored, Z. Kelley scored (CC: 11, CofO: 3)

Inside the Box:

• Bryce Taylor pitched through six innings, finishing with five strikeouts and only one earned run
• Cayden Nicoletto (1) and Duffin Makings (2) each had doubles
• Cayden Nicoletto (2), Tyler Renn (1), and Brayden McGinnis (1) all had home run

Game 2: Columbia def. College of the Ozarks, 14-4 (7 innings)
The Scoring:

• T1 (CofO): T. Riley doubled, S. Greene scored; C. Johnson homered, T. Riley scored, L. Daniels scored (CC: 0, CofO: 4)
• B1 (CC): Cayden Nicoletto homered, Indy Stanley scored, Braden Desonia scored; Ian Nolph homered, David Dell scored, Tyler Renn scored (CC: 6, CofO: 4)
• B4 (CC): Braden Desonia homered; Indy Stanley homered, Devyn Lopez scored (CC: 9, CofO: 4)
• B5 (CC): Wyatt Towe doubled, Ian Nolph scored; Devyn Lopez singled, Wyatt Towe scored (CC: 11, CofO: 4)
• B6 (CC): Riley Poulton Sac Fly, Sutton Hanks scored; Chase McKague grounded out, Cayden Nicoletto scored; Ian Nolph singled to left center, Tyler Renn scored (CC: 14, CofO: 4)

Inside the Box:

• Reece Clapp pitched through four innings with five strikeouts; Kaleb Richards pitched three innings with three strikeouts and zero earned runs
• Indy Stanley, Cayden Nicoletto, and Wyatt Towe each had a double
• Braden Desonia, Indy Stanley, Cayden Nicoletto, and Ian Nolph each finished with a home run

Up Next:

• Columbia finishes the four game series with College of the Ozarks with another doubleheader tomorrow, February 5th. Game one start time is set for 12:00PM with game two immediately following.