It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Columbia City ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They walked away with a 6-3 victory over the Warsaw Tigers. Winning may never get old, but Columbia City sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Bethany Haselby spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on five hits and racked up 17 Ks.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Kasey Snyder, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-5.
On Warsaw's side, Kali Ousley was huge no matter where she played even without the win. On the mound, she struck out eight batters over 5.2 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Ousley was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
Ousley wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Nekiana Hamilton, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Warsaw didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Columbia City's win bumped their record up to 7-2. As for Warsaw, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-6.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Columbia City will take on Fort Wayne Bishop Luers at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Warsaw, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Goshen at 5:30 p.m. Warsaw is facing Goshen at the right time seeing as Goshen is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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