Baseball Recap: Southern Columbia Area Wins Going Away Against Minersville

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Warrior Run, Southern Columbia Area was happy to have turned things around on Friday. Everything went their way against the Minersville Battlin' Miners as they made off with a 16-6 win. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won five games by ten runs or more so far this season.

Guy Longenberger

Batters Struck Out

04/04/25 vs Minersville	7
03/27/25 vs Central Columbia	3
03/24/25 vs Pine Grove	1
03/21/25 @ Line Mountain	3
03/19/25 @ Columbia Montour Vo-Tech	0
+ 5 more games

Southern Columbia Area got a great performance from Guy Longenberger as he struck out seven batters over 4.1 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits (and not a single walk). That's the most strikeouts Longenberger has posted since back in April of 2024.

At the plate, Brayden Andrews was a standout: he scored two runs while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Kole Myers, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI, one triple, and one run.

Southern Columbia Area was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

Southern Columbia Area is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. The team dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 11.3 runs. As for Minersville, their loss dropped their record down to 5-3.

Coming up, Southern Columbia Area will challenge Bloomsburg at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The Tigers are facing the Panthers at the right time seeing as the Panthers are stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Minersville, they will face off against Shenandoah Valley at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The Battlin' Miners' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Blue Devils have averaged an impressive 8 runs per game this season.