ALBANY, Ga. - The Columbus State University baseball team defeated Albany State University 8-1 on Wednesday night and starter Ryan Suppa pitched a complete game. The Cougars improve to 22-14 on the season.

Columbus State came out swinging in the top of the first inning, scoring five runs off of five hits. With runners on first and second, Derek Wylie ripped a RBI double to right field, plating Cody Ferguson to put the Cougars on board. Colby Brabston followed up with a RBI ground out to second base, scoring Andrew Rubin.

Win Johns stepped up to the plate and launched a RBI double to plate Wylie, and came home two batters later thanks to a Luke Hasty RBI single to left field. After an Albany State pitching change, Cole Eison hit a sac fly to left to score Kole McGlumphy.

The Golden Rams got one run back in the next half inning, scoring on a balk. The scoreboard had zeros until the sixth inning when Jackson Chizek and Wylie both launched home runs to make it an 8-1 ball game.

Suppa improves to 2-1 on the mound after his impressive appearance. In his complete game, he gave up six hits, one run, one walk and struck out six.

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The Cougars return to Columbus, Ga. for a Peach Belt Conference series against USC Beaufort April 5-7.