Kalama had lost 12 straight on the road dating back to last season, but on Tuesday they dropped their record down to 1-14 to make it 13. They came up short against the Columbia Bruins, falling 15-4. The Chinooks were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Bruins apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in May of 2016.
Drew Schlangen made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went a perfect 3-for-3 with one triple, one stolen base, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Hudson Moon, who went 1-for-2 with one run and one RBI.
As for Columbia, their victory ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-9. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for they considering their two-run performance the match before.
On Columbia's side, Jaden Wang made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over four innings pitched. Wang was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-5 with two runs and one RBI. Those two runs gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Wyatt Stelma and Brody Landgren did most of the damage at the plate: Stelma went 2-for-4 with five RBI, two runs, and one triple, while Landgren went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Those two runs gave Landgren a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Bryce Wang, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
While Kalama had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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