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Eric Moore pitching
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6
Columbus St. COLUMBUS 10-12, 2-6 PBC
11
Winner Lander LANDER 18-7, 7-1 PBC
Columbus St. COLUMBUS
10-12, 2-6 PBC
6
Final
11
Lander LANDER
18-7, 7-1 PBC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Columbus St. COLUMBUS 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 11 1
Lander LANDER 1 1 1 1 0 7 0 0 X 11 14 0

W: D. Puccetti (6-0) L: Moore, Eric (1-1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Clayton Barefield

Cougars Baseball Drops 11-6 Loss to Lander

GREENWOOD, S.C. – Columbus State University baseball continued the series at Lander (S.C.) on Saturday afternoon.

The Cougars (10-12, 2-6 PBC) dropped an 11-6 loss to the Bearcats (18-7, 7-1 PBC) to go 0-2 in the series.

Columbus State 6, Lander 11

The hosts held CSU hitless in the first two frames of play while scoring a run in the first and second to lead by two runs. Columbus State responded with a three-run third inning notching three hits. Luke Meszar led with a lead-off single before Andrew Rubin notched an RBI single. Ian King drove in a pair with a two-out base hit up the middle to claim a 3-2 lead. Unfortunately, Lander answered with three hits including an RBI single to recapture the lead.

Lander added another three hits in the bottom of the fourth, leaving two runners stranded after scoring a run off a lead-off triple and an RBI single. After a scoreless fifth inning, the Bearcats blasted the door open with four hits and seven runs, highlighted by a three-run homer to lead 11-3.

Columbus State produced two hits in the seventh and left a total of four runners stranded between the seventh and eighth inning. The Cougars sparked a three-run ninth inning with five hits, but it was not enough to mount a comeback effort.

Quick Hits

  • Lander led 14-11 in hits.
  • Rubin led CSU with three hits, a run, and an RBI.
  • Eric Moore dropped the game for his second loss of the season, tossing for 5.1 innings allowing nine earned runs on 12 hits, four walks, and two strikeouts.
  • Christian Harmon pitched for two-thirds followed by Coates Massey closing out with two innings.

Next Up

  • The Cougars will wrap up the series with a 1 p.m. ET finale on Sunday.
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