Baseball Recap: Make It Five in a Row for Columbus

Explorers

Margin (Wins)

02/20/25 @ Coral Gables	13
03/06/25 vs Gulliver Prep	10
03/05/25 vs Ferguson	10
02/28/25 @ West Boca Raton	10
02/18/25 @ Palmetto	10

Columbus came tearing into Wednesday's contest with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.3 runs), and they left with even more momentum. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Southwest Eagles a 9-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Explorers, who have now won ten matchups by six runs or more so far this season.

Samuel Alonso tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out six over six innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jose Correa, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in February. Matthew Fernandez was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

Columbus pushed their record up to 17-4 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.2 runs on average over those games. As for Southwest, their loss dropped their record down to 12-7.

Columbus has already played their next game, a 5-2 victory against Varela on the 4th. As for Southwest, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, a 4-2 win against Riverdale on the 4th.