COLUMBIA, Mo. - Closing out the regular season finale, the No. 21-ranked Columbia College baseball team posted two dominant performances today against Crowley's Ridge College (Ark.). The Cougars captured game one, 11-1, while shutting out the Pioneers 20-0 in game two. Columbia outscored Crowley's Ridge 31-1 on the day, while tying a team-high of 19 RBI on the season.
The Cougars improve to 39-7 on the season and sit atop the American Midwest Conference (AMC) standings with a conference record of 31-5.
Columbia heads into the postseason hitting .377 as a team, outscoring opponents 482-185.
After today,
Brayden McGinnis now holds the Columbia College career home run record with 49.
Game One Stat Tracker:
CC def CRC, 11-1
Game Two Stat Tracker:
CC def CRC, 20-0
- The Cougars outhit the Pioneers 17-6
- Brayden McGinnis extended his hitting streak to 14Â games with a pair of home runs, recording his 20th of the season (fifth in the NAIA). McGinnis leads CC with a .510 batting average through 44 games played
- McGinnis went 3-for-4 at the plate, tying his career-high of seven RBI
- Zac Fruend added two home runs on the day, his tenth of the season
- Jack Matousek and Jack Dunn also provided three hits
- Jack Matousek extended his hitting streak to nine games
- Jaden James leads the Cougars in triples this season, accumulating his fifth in today's contest
- Tyler Renn posted back-to-back games with two doubles
- Pitching:
Columbia returns to action for postseason play in the AMC Baseball Tournament at CarShield Field in O'Fallon, Mo. beginning on April 29.
