Baseball Recap: Emmett Takes a Loss

Emmett had lost four straight on the road, but on Friday they dropped down to 2-16 to make it five. They lost 16-1 to the Columbia Wildcats. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Wildcats this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 6-3 back in March.

Layden Korell

Stolen Base

04/10/26 @ Columbia	3
04/09/26 vs Nampa	1
04/07/26 vs Caldwell	1
04/03/26 @ Vallivue	1

Layden Korell was cooking despite his team's loss, earning one run and three stolen bases. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last four games he's played.

As for Columbia, their victory ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 5-13. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for they considering their one-run performance the contest before.

On Columbia's side, they got a great performance from Aidan Chatterton as he didn't allow a single hit and allowed only one earned run over five innings pitched. What's more, Chatterton posted four strikeouts, the most he's had since back in March.

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Marcus DeLeon, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with five RBI, three doubles, and two runs. Columbia is 4-1 when DeLeon posts two or more runs, but 1-12 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Corbin Bolander, who went 2-for-3 with three runs and three RBI.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Emmett will face off against Skyview at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Columbia, they will take on Caldwell at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Cougars have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 16.4 runs per game on average), something the Wildcats will no doubt try to take advantage of.