Baseball Game Preview: Columbia Wildcats vs. Enterprise Yellowjackets

Wildcats

Runs

03/28/25 @ Sumrall	8
03/25/25 vs Sumrall	0
03/22/25 vs North Pike	7
03/21/25 vs Forrest County Agricultural	12
03/18/25 @ Forrest County Agricultural	1
+ 14 more games

The Columbia Wildcats will venture away from home to take on the Enterprise Yellowjackets at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Columbia is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.8 runs per game this season.

Columbia came into this matchup off a tough seven-run loss on Tuesday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Sumrall by a score of 10-8 on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Wildcats have suffered since April 6, 2024.

JP Haddox was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Dillon Rowley, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.

Meanwhile, Enterprise entered their tilt with Salem on Friday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They blew past the Wildcats 12-0.

Ryder Martin made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched. What's more, he gave up only zero earned runs, the fewest he's had since back in February of 2024. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2. He has become a key player for Enterprise: the team is 4-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 5-8 otherwise.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on AJ Raiford, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. He is becoming a predictor of Enterprise's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 5-9 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Jiles Williams, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.

This is the second loss in a row for Columbia and nudges their season record down to 13-6. As for Enterprise, the win got them back to even at 9-9.

Columbia beat Enterprise 11-7 in their previous meeting back in February. The rematch might be a little tougher for Columbia since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.