The East Columbus Gators are taking a road trip to square off against the Fairmont Golden Tornadoes at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. East Columbus will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
East Columbus proved they can win big on Wednesday (they won by seven) and on Saturday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged out Purnell Swett 2-1.
Gauge Simmons
| 03/03/25 @ West Bladen | 4 |
| 04/19/25 vs Purnell Swett | 1 |
| 04/01/25 vs Whiteville | 1 |
| 03/25/25 @ South Columbus | 1 |
Gauge Simmons spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up eight Ks. He is becoming a predictor of East Columbus' success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is 7-1 (and 4-5 when he doesn't).
At the plate, East Columbus' win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Landyn Jacobs, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI. That's the most RBI Jacobs has posted since back in March.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Fairmont, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They walked away with an 8-4 victory over Heide Trask on Saturday.
Nehemiah Chavis made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in 11 consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Mynkoda Smith, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double. Kenley Callahan was another key player, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with two runs.
East Columbus' record now sits at 11-6. As for Fairmont, the win got them back to even at 10-10.
East Columbus suffered a grim 14-3 defeat to Fairmont in their previous meeting back in March of 2022. Can the Gators avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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