Baseball Game Preview: Columbia City Eagles vs. Wawasee Warriors

The Columbia City Eagles are taking a road trip to take on the Wawasee Warriors at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Columbia City will be strutting in after a win while Wawasee will be coming in after a loss.

Columbia City's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They came out on top against Churubusco by a score of 10-0 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game). Columbia City hasn't had any issues with Churubusco recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.

Kash Uher

Batters Struck Out (Career)

04/16/25 vs Churubusco	6
05/10/24 vs Whitko	5
04/27/24 vs Northfield	2
04/01/25 vs Carroll	1

Kash Uher tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out six over five innings pitched. Those six strikeouts gave him a new career-high.

At the plate, Columbia City got a massive performance out of Carter Wilkinson, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Wilkinson also hit a double, marking his first of the season. Another player making a difference was Grayson Bradberry, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one triple, two RBI, and one run.

Columbia City always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .607. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Churubusco only posted an OBP of .167.

Meanwhile, Wawasee started off well but failed to capitalize on an early lead against Whitko. They took an 11-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Wildcats on Wednesday. Surprisingly, this marked the fourth straight game that the away team has come away the victor.

Finley Miller was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.

Wawasee's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Columbia City, they now have a winning record of 3-2.

Columbia City came up short against Wawasee in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, falling 7-4. Can the Eagles avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.