COLUMBUS – The Columbus State baseball team opened its three-game Peach Belt Conference series against Augusta University with a 13-1 run-rule victory on Friday night at Burger King Stadium.
Columbus State is now 26-15 overall with a 17-8 record in the PBC, while Augusta falls to 17-25 on the year with an 11-14 conference mark.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Cougars wasted no time getting on the scoreboard as junior Jax Yoxtheimer hit a lead-off solo home run to right center to put the home team ahead 1-0.
- In the fourth inning, CSU plated four runs on three hits and an Augusta fielding error to build a 5-0 lead. Seniors Jackson Chizek and Bryce Knox each had RBI singles in the inning.
- Columbus State extended its advantage to 10-0 with a five-run fourth inning, drawing five walks in the inning with just one hit and another Augusta fielding error.
- Chizek and Knox each drew a walk with the bases loaded to bring a run home, while fellow senior Michael Cruz scored two more with an RBI single through the left side in the frame.
- Cruz added two more RBI to his total with a run-scoring single in the fifth, and Columbus State scored its final run on an Augusta wild pitch in the sixth.
- Columbus State ace Sawyer Wilson (5-3) held the Jaguars scoreless until a solo home run in the top of the seventh broke up the shutout.
NOTES
- Wilson went the distance for his third complete game of the 2026 season, giving up just one run on eight hits with three strikeouts.
- Yoxtheimer finished the game 3-for-3 with two walks, a double, a home run, an RBI, four runs scored, and two stolen bases to fill the stat sheet.
- Cruz tallied four RBI in his 2-for-4 night at the plate, while Knox was 2-for-3 with two runs and three RBI of his own.
- Chizek also had two RBI and two walks with a stolen base as juniors Corey Berry and Cole Eison each had an RBI for the Cougars.
UP NEXT
Game two of the series between Columbus State and Augusta is scheduled for tomorrow afternoon at 2:00 p.m.
