Columbia is 8-2 against Bay City since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Columbia Roughnecks will head out on the road to square off against the Bay City Blackcats at 7:00 p.m. Columbia will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.
Columbia put the finishing touches on their tenth blowout victory of the season on Friday. They blew past Sweeny 11-0. Give Columbia's pitching crew some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Kimber Moraw made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Moraw has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Moraw was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Chandi Johnson was a standout: she went 2-for-3 with four RBI, two doubles, and a run. Another player making a difference was Alyssa Lewis, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Bay City had to settle for a 5-4 loss against Iowa Colony on Friday.
Aleya Zuniga was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Delanie Huerta, who scored a run and stole three bases.
Columbia pushed their record up to 16-7 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs per game. As for Bay City, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-16.
Everything went Columbia's way against Bay City when the teams last played back in March as Columbia made off with an 11-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Columbia since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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