Nampa is 2-8 against Columbia since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Bulldogs will welcome the Wildcats at 6:30 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Having struggled with seven defeats in a row, Nampa turned things around against Bishop Kelly on Thursday. They were the clear victors by a 12-4 margin over the Knights. The high-scoring effort was just what the Bulldogs needed considering they were shut out in their previous contest.
Jaxon Wade
| 04/10/25 vs Bishop Kelly | 3 |
| 04/07/25 vs Vallivue | 1 |
| 03/25/25 @ Columbia | 1 |
| 03/21/25 vs South Fremont | 1 |
| 03/20/25 vs Sugar-Salem | 1 |
Jaxon Wade made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched 6.2 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits. He has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and one double. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Kai Sena and Bradley Norman did most of the damage at the plate: Sena scored three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Norman scored two runs while going 2-for-4. That's the most runs Norman has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Logan Fernandez, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, while Columbia put up some runs on Friday, the same can't be said for Emmett. The Wildcats blew past the Huskies 9-0. The win continues a trend for the Wildcats in their matchups with the Huskies: they've now won nine in a row.
Like Nampa, Columbia also got a great game from a two-way player: Parker Harrison. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over seven innings pitched. Harrison also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Columbia is 2-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 4-10 otherwise. Harrison was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one double and one RBI.
In other batting news, Gabe Tanner was incredible, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Nampa's victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-6 and their overall record up to 5-10. As for Columbia, their win bumped their record up to 6-11.
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