Baseball Recap: Columbus Find Success

It may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Columbus ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They came out on top against the Omaha Central Eagles by a score of 10-7. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Discoverers.

Karsten Killham looked comfortable as he tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He also put up a walk, which was his first of the season.

Quenton Gustafson

Runs (Career)

04/11/25 @ Omaha Central	3
03/20/25 @ Norfolk	2
04/10/25 vs Bellevue East	1
04/03/25 @ Norris	1
03/22/25 vs Seward	1

At the plate, Quenton Gustafson was incredible, getting on base in three of his six plate appearances with three runs, one triple, and one RBI. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Collin Rausch also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.

Columbus picked up their first road victory, bumping their record up to 3-8. As for Omaha Central, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-7.

We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Columbus will face off against rival Lincoln North Star at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. This will be the Discoverers' first chance to prove their worth in the conference. Meanwhile, Omaha Central is set to square off against their familiar foe Westview at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.