Baseball Recap: Bloomsburg Comes Up Short

Bloomsburg extended their losing streak to 13 on Friday, dropping their season record down to 1-13 in the process. They came up short against the Southern Columbia Area Tigers, falling 12-2. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Tigers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 17-1 on April 7th.

Bloomsburg saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Logan Traugh, who went 1-for-2 with one RBI.

As for Southern Columbia Area, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season. The result was nothing new for Southern Columbia Area, who have now won nine matchups by seven runs or more so far this season.

On Southern Columbia Area's side, Caden Hopper was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out 13 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Those 13 strikeouts gave Hopper a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs.

In other batting news, Kole Myers was incredible, going 2-for-4 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. Andrew Novak was another key player, going 2-for-3 with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.

Coming up, Bloomsburg will be playing in front of their home fans against Minersville at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Southern Columbia Area, they are taking a road trip to square off against Mifflinburg at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.