Baseball Recap: Columbia Drops Highest Score of Season Against Lancaster Mennonite

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Columbia). They never let the Lancaster Mennonite Blazers get on the board and left with a 15-0 win on Wednesday. The Crimson Tide haven't had any issues with the Blazers recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive victory against them.

Cameron McClair was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over four innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five). He was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one triple, one stolen base, and one run.

In other batting news, Columbia got a massive performance out of John Buzzendore, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. Those three runs gave Buzzendore a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Chase Marley, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI.

Columbia kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lancaster Mennonite only managed one hit.

Columbia now has a winning record of 9-8. As for Lancaster Mennonite, they have been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last nine matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-11 record this season.

Columbia will challenge Milton Hershey at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The Spartans have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 10.7 runs per game on average), something the Crimson Tide will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Lancaster Mennonite, they will be playing in front of their home fans against High Point Baptist Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.