Baseball Recap: Columbia Falls Has No Trouble Against Ronan

Wildcats

Margin (Wins)

04/08/25 @ Troy	17
04/07/25 @ Ronan	12
04/22/25 vs Ronan	10
04/15/25 @ Bigfork	6

Columbia Falls won the last time they faced Ronan and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Wildcats put the hurt on the Chiefs with a sharp 13-3 victory. Considering the Wildcats have won four matches by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Nico Young and Treysen Murphy were major factors no matter where they played. On the mound, Young tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Murphy struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. Young has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. At bat, Young went 2-for-3 with one home run, four RBI, and one stolen base, while Murphy went 2-for-4 with three runs. That home run was Young's first of the season.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Brady Matson, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Cooper Ross, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two runs.

Columbia Falls always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .514. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Columbia Falls' win bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Ronan, they now have a losing record of 2-3.

We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Columbia Falls is set to take on their familiar foe Browning at 7:00 p.m. on May 1. Meanwhile, Ronan will face off against rival Bigfork at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.