Preview: Columbus Discoverers vs. Bellevue West Thunderbirds
The Columbus Discoverers will head out on the road to square off against the Bellevue West Thunderbirds at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Columbus is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Last Tuesday, Columbus suffered a rough 11-1 defeat at the hands of Skutt Catholic.
Columbus saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Quenton Gustafson, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Grant Zoucha, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with a stolen base.
Even though they lost, Columbus didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Bellevue West put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They put the hurt on Omaha North with a sharp 10-4 victory. Ten seems to be a good number for Bellevue West as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Jayden Kephart tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits over 4.1 innings pitched.
At the plate, Bellevue West let Tanner Hosick and Ty Smolinski loose on the outfield. Hosick scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Smolinski scored two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Nick Glantz, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Columbus' loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Bellevue West, their victory bumped their record up to 5-0.
Columbus came up short against Bellevue West in their previous matchup back in March of 2023, falling 9-5. Thankfully for Columbus, Bryce Woodard (who didn't allow a single earned run over 4.2 innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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