Baseball Recap: Columbus Discoverers vs. Pius X Thunderbolts
Columbus lost against Pius X back in April of 2021, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Columbus Discoverers wound up on the wrong side of a rough 7-1 walloping at the hands of the Pius X Thunderbolts. Columbus has not had much luck with Pius X recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Columbus saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jarrett Bell, who went 2-for-4 with an RBI. Bell has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On Pius X's side, Kaleb Ledgerwood tossed a big game, striking out eight batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits.
On the hitting side, Pius X got a big performance out of Sam Kassmeier, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Cade Vanis, who went 3-for-4 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
Columbus' defeat dropped their record down to 4-12. As for Pius X, their victory bumped their record up to 4-9.
Columbus will head out on the road to face off against Norfolk at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Pius X, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 7-2 loss vs. Lincoln Southwest on the 10th.
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