Baseball Recap: Boise Wins Going Away Against Columbia

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Boise). Everything went their way against the Columbia Wildcats on Tuesday as Boise made off with an 18-4 win. This was payback for the Brave, who suffered a 5-4 loss the last time these two teams met.

Calder Hansen

Runs (Career)

03/18/25 @ Columbia	2
03/13/25 @ Borah	1
03/22/24 vs Burley	1
03/21/24 vs Skyline	1
03/18/24 @ Capital	1

Calder Hansen made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4. Those two runs gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, Alixon Rodriguez -Aponte was incredible, going 3-for-5 with two triples, three runs, and one RBI. That RBI marked the first that he brought in this season. Another player making a difference was Brody Newbery, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.

Boise kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Columbia only managed seven hits.

The victory made it two in a row for Boise and bumps their season record up to 3-1. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 8 runs in those games. As for Columbia, they dropped their record down to 2-3 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.

Coincidentally, Boise and Columbia will both be playing Blackfoot the next time they take the field. Columbia will head out to face Blackfoot at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, while Boise will play them later in the day, at 1:00 p.m.