Baseball Game Preview: Columbia Roughnecks vs. Sinton Pirates

For the second straight game, Columbia will face off against Sinton. The Roughnecks will challenge the Pirates at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Columbia is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.

Columbia heads in on the heels of a playoff contest on Thursday. They fell 4-0 to Sinton. The Roughnecks have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

For Sinton's part, not much got past Keldon Kemp, who gave up just four hits and racked up six Ks to keep Columbia off the board. Kemp has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in five consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Kash Wood was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Dylan Arriaga was another key player, going 3-for-4 with two doubles and one stolen base.

Sinton is on a roll lately: they've won 18 of their last 19 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 23-6-1 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Columbia, their loss dropped their record down to 17-13-2.

The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Columbia has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Sinton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.6 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.