Baseball Recap: Columbia City Drops Season-High Score on Northfield

Eagles

Team Score (Highest)

05/03/25 @ Northfield	19
04/25/25 vs Manchester	16
04/23/25 vs Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran	15
04/17/25 @ Wawasee	14
04/03/25 @ Plymouth	12

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Columbia City). Everything went their way against the Northfield Norsemen on Saturday as they made off with a 19-3 win. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won six matchups by ten runs or more so far this season.

Colton Schroeder looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits.

At the plate, Logan Frey was a standout: he got on base in four of his six plate appearances with two runs, two doubles, and one RBI. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Lukus Schmitt, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.

Columbia City kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Northfield only managed four hits.

Columbia City's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-4. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.0 runs over those games. As for Northfield, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost nine of their last 11 games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-11 record this season.

Columbia City will head out to challenge DeKalb at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Eagles 3.9, the Barons 2.4) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Northfield, they will welcome Northwestern at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. The Tigers' pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so the Norsemen's hitters will have their work cut out for them.