Baseball Recap: Ten Straight Home Victories for Columbia Central

Golden Eagles

Margin (Wins)

05/12/25 vs Michigan Center	16
04/28/25 vs Vandercook Lake	16
05/02/25 vs East Jackson	15
05/16/25 vs Hanover-Horton	10
05/07/25 @ Homer	10

Columbia Central had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7 runs) and they went ahead and made it six on Friday. Everything went their way against the Hanover-Horton Comets as they made off with a 12-2 victory. Considering the Golden Eagles have won nine matchups by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Conor Rentfrow made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching five innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Rentfrow was even better at the plate, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one home run, three RBI, and two runs.

In other batting news, Tyler Ladd was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one double, and one RBI. Noah Dankert was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two doubles, two RBI, and one run.

Columbia Central always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .594. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hanover-Horton only posted an OBP of .300.

Columbia Central's win was their tenth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-2. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.4 runs over those games. As for Hanover-Horton, the loss snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 17-10 record.

Looking ahead, Columbia Central will welcome Adrian at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Hanover-Horton, they will head out to challenge Western at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.