MONTEVALLO, ALA. – The Columbus State baseball team suffered an 8-5 loss to the University of Montevallo on Tuesday night in non-conference action from Kermit A. Johnson Field at Bob Riesener Stadium.
Columbus State is now 27-17 overall, while Montevallo moves to 24-23 on the year.
HOW IT HAPPENED (GAME ONE)
- The Cougars jumped on the board early with two runs in the first inning thanks to an RBI double from junior Cole Eison.
- Montevallo responded with two runs of their own in the bottom half of the inning to even the score before taking the lead with a run in the second inning of play.
- In the third, the Falcons moved their lead to 5-2 with a three-run home run.
- Columbus State cut the deficit to just one run with a two-run fourth as junior Jacob Smith drove in a run with an RBI double, followed by an RBI single from fellow junior Ethan Crawley. CSU loaded the bases with two out in the inning, but a flyout to left ended the threat.
- A run in the fifth inning followed by two more in the seventh gave Montevallo an 8-4 lead with two innings remaining.
- Senior Bryce Knox led off the eighth inning with a single up the middle and later came around to score on a sac fly from sophomore Luke Miller. The Cougars once again loaded the bases with two out, but couldn't scratch any more runs across the plate.
NOTES
- Knox finished the night 2-for-5 with two runs scored and fellow senior Cayden Evans was also 2-for-5 with a run of his own.
- Eison had two RBI and his eighth double of the season, while Crawley, Miller, and Smith had one RBI each.
- Junior Logan Waldrop was the most effective arm on the mound, allowing just one hit in an inning of relief in his seventh appearance of the year.
UP NEXT
Columbus State wraps up the 2026 regular season with a three-game road series against Georgia Southwestern this weekend in Americus, Georgia.
