Baseball Recap: Columbia's Victory on Friday Extends Winning Streak to Three

Wildcats

Margin (Wins)

03/11/25 @ Forest	14
03/14/25 vs Meridian	12
03/01/25 vs East Marion	12
03/10/25 vs Forest	10
02/15/25 vs Lawrence County	10

Columbia entered their tilt with Meridian on Friday with two consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with three. They blew past Meridian 17-5. Columbia might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by nine runs or more this season.

MT Breland made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-5 with one home run, five RBI, and three runs. Columbia is undefeated when Breland posts two or more runs, but 2-3 otherwise.

In other pitching news, Porter Coon looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over 2.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and not a single walk).

Back at the plate, Columbia let Brayden Thornhill and Greyson Carney run wild. Thornhill scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Carney scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave Carney a new career-high in doubles (two). Collin Haney was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing Two bases. while going 1-for-3.

Columbia's record now sits at 10-3. As for Meridian, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-8.

Columbia has already played their next game, a 16-4 win against Mendenhall on the 14th. As for Meridian, they will venture away from home to face off against Brandon at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Meridian is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.