Baseball Game Preview: Columbia Hits the Road

By Team Reports May 3, 2024, 6:04am

Baseball Preview: Columbia Blue Devils vs. Chatham Panthers

The Columbia Blue Devils are on the road again on Friday to play the Chatham Panthers at 4:15 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Last Wednesday, Columbia didn't have quite enough to beat Niskayuna and fell 4-2.

Columbia saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Andrew Gabriel, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.

Meanwhile, Chatham was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took an 11-8 hit to the loss column at the hands of Saratoga Central Catholic.

Columbia's defeat dropped their record down to 5-8. As for Chatham, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-3.

Columbia skirted past Chatham 8-6 in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Columbia since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.

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