COLUMBUS – Redshirt-junior
Nathan Webb tossed a six-inning gem on Tuesday night as the Columbus State baseball team collected an 11-1 win over visiting Auburn University at Montgomery in just seven innings from Burger King Stadium.
Columbus State is now 25-15 overall with a 16-8 record in the PBC, while Auburn Montgomery falls to 11-31 on the year with a 24-3 conference mark.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Webb (3-0) had the best outing of his Columbus State career, allowing just one unearned run on three hits with five strikeouts across six innings in his sixth start of the season.
- Auburn Montgomery struck first with a run in the opening inning before Columbus State took the lead for good with a four-run second inning.
- Junior Jax Yoxtheimer and senior Jackson Chizek each had an RBI single in the inning, while senior Cayden Evans drove in two runs with an RBI double to left center to give CSU a 4-1 lead.
- Columbus State added five more runs to its total in the third, including an RBI single from junior Jacob Smith and a pair of bases-loaded walks issued to Evans and junior Cole Eison.
- In the fourth, Yoxtheimer and fellow junior Corey Berry pulled off a double steal to force a throwing error by the AUM catcher that brought Berry across the plate, while Evans added another RBI single to his night for an 11-1 Cougar advantage.
- Webb gave up just one hit across the fifth and sixth innings before sophomore Bailey Thorne kept AUM scoreless in the seventh to put the run rule into effect.
NOTES
- The win gives Columbus State a sweep of the home-and-home series with Auburn Montgomery, outscoring the Warhawks 29-3 in two games.
- Yoxtheimer was 3-for-4 with three runs, an RBI, and a stolen base, while Evans was a perfect 2-for-2 with a double, two walks, and four RBI in the win.
- Eison was 2-for-3 with a run and an RBI as Berry, Chizek, and senior Michael Cruz scored two runs each.
UP NEXT
Columbus State continues its four-game homestand this weekend when the team hosts Peach Belt foe August University. The first pitch of game one is scheduled to 6:00 p.m. on Friday, April 17 at Ragsdale Field.
