Bay City is 1-9 against Columbia since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Bay City Blackcats will look to defend their home field against the Columbia Roughnecks at 2:00 p.m. Bay City has given up an average of 7.7 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
Bay City fell victim to Needville and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They came up short against the Bluejays, falling 15-0.
Meanwhile, Columbia had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They walked away with a 5-1 win over the Ricebirds.
Kimber Moraw spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered a run (which was unearned) on three hits and racked up nine Ks. That's the fewest hits she has allowed since back in April of 2024.
At the plate, Rylea Dent and Gracie Raley did most of the damage at the plate: Dent went 1-for-3 with one home run, while Raley went 3-for-4 with two RBI and one double. Those three hits gave Raley a new career-high.
Columbia was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .379. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Columbia's victory bumped their record up to 7-4-1. As for Bay City, their loss dropped their record down to 6-9.
Bay City suffered a grim 11-0 defeat to Columbia when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can Bay City avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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