Baseball Recap: Columbia Gets the Win

Raiders

Lowest Scoring Games

04/17/25 vs Firelands	3-1
04/12/25 vs Oberlin	4-8
03/29/25 vs Garrett Morgan	7-2

Columbia posted their closest victory since May 20, 2024 on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-1 win over the Firelands Falcons. The three-run effort marked the Raiders' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.

Carter Duley made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and only one walk). Duley was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games he's played.

Duley wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Justin Smith, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base.

Columbia is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Firelands, their defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 4-5.

Looking ahead, Columbia will take on Black River at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. The Raiders' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Pirates have averaged an impressive 8.8 runs per game this season. As for Firelands, they will welcome Perkins at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.