Softball Game Preview: Columbia Roughnecks vs. Bay City Blackcats

Columbia has gone 9-1 against Bay City recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Roughnecks will look to defend their home field against the Blackcats at 7:00 p.m. The timing is sure in Columbia's favor as the squad sits on five straight wins at home while Bay City has been banged up by nine consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.

Columbia's hitters will try to repeat the strong performance they gave on Friday, when they got past El Campo's usually-dominant pitching crew. The Roughnecks put the hurt on the Ricebirds with a sharp 10-2 victory. Considering the Roughnecks have won eight games by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Kimber Moraw spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on five hits and racked up eight Ks. She has been consistent : she hasn't given up a single walk any time she's pitched this season.

Rylea Dent

Home Runs

04/04/25 @ El Campo	2
04/01/25 vs Sweeny	1
03/31/25 @ Brazosport	2

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Rylea Dent, who fired off two home runs and five RBI while going 2-for-4. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one home run the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Gracie Raley, who went 3-for-5 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs.

Dent wasn't the only one making solid contact: Columbia kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as El Campo only managed five hits.

Meanwhile, Bay City lost 13-1 to Needville on Friday.

Columbia has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 12-6-1 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.2 runs over those games. As for Bay City, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-14.

Columbia took their victory against Bay City when the teams last played back in March by a conclusive 11-0 score. Will the Roughnecks repeat their success, or do the Blackcats have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.