Columbus won the last time they faced Florida Christian and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Explorers walked away with a 6-3 win over the Patriots. The victory was just business as usual for the Explorers, who after four games remain undefeated this season.
Columbus got a great performance from Jonny Perez as he pitched 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits.
Alec Cruz
| 02/17/26 vs Florida Christian | 4 |
| 04/30/25 vs West Broward | 2 |
| 04/09/25 vs Edwardsville | 2 |
| 03/27/25 vs West Boca Raton | 2 |
| 03/10/25 vs JC Bermudez Doral | 2 |
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Alec Cruz, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI. Those four hits gave him a new career-high. Evan Paul also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.
Columbus was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .407. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive matchups.
Columbus' record now sits at 4-0. As for Florida Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-3.
Looking ahead, Columbus will host Coral Gables at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Florida Christian, they will head out to take on Archbishop Carroll at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The Bulldogs' pitching crew has only allowed 1.5 runs per game this season, so the Patriots' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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