Gators
| 02/24/25 @ Red Springs | 26 |
| 03/03/25 @ West Bladen | 16 |
| 02/26/25 vs Red Springs | 15 |
| 03/18/25 vs East Bladen | 14 |
| 03/06/25 vs West Bladen | 10 |
East Columbus had to skate by with only a two-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 14-run drubbing they dealt East Bladen on Tuesday. The East Columbus Gators put the hurt on the East Bladen Eagles with a sharp 15-1 victory. The Gators might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matches by six runs or more this season.
Gracie Coyle made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, East Columbus let Mackenzi Clemmons and Jenna King run wild. Clemmons scored three runs while going 3-for-3, while King scored three runs and stole Two bases. while going 2-for-2. That's the most stolen bases King has posted since back in May of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Sara Coleman, who scored two runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
East Columbus always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .586. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as East Bladen only posted an OBP of .278.
East Columbus pushed their record up to 7-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
Coming up, East Columbus will welcome North Brunswick at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. North Brunswick is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.3 runs per game this season. As for East Bladen, they will head out to square off against Ashley at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Ashley has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 10.5 runs per game on average), something East Bladen will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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