Drew Colon was dynamite on Thursday, pitching seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. As if that's not impressive enough, the pitching appearance was his third in a row with less than one walks allowed. On the season, Colon has been strong no matter where he plays. On the mound, he has an ERA of 1.33 over 58 innings pitched. Meanwhile, at bat he has slashed 0.357/0.541/0.643 with 27 RBI.
Colon's strong effort led Wicksburg over Ariton and he'll get a chance to do so again: the teams have a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Wicksburg will be headed into this one with a pretty big disadvantage in the rankings (they're ranked 60 places lower in Alabama), but they're not letting that get them down. Will they be able to pull off an upset behind Colon? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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