Baseball Game Preview: South Columbus Hits the Road

By Team Reports May 1, 2024, 3:09am

Baseball Preview: South Columbus Stallions vs. Whiteville Wolfpack

South Columbus is 0-10 against Whiteville since March of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The South Columbus Stallions will head out on the road to square off against the Whiteville Wolfpack at 7:00 p.m. South Columbus is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.

South Columbus is is headed into Thursday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Tuesday. They fell 5-2 to Whiteville.

Rowen Simpson was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off nine hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.

On the hitting side, Walker Sullivan was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.

South Columbus' loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-7. As for Whiteville, the win was the 18th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 18-1.

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