Blowfish Lose Sixth Straight
June 17, 2014 - Coastal Plain League (Coastal Plain)
Lexington County Blowfish News Release
FLORENCE, SC - The past week of baseball has not exactly gone as the Columbia Blowfish would like. Mired in a five-game losing streak and in search of their first victory in a week's time, the Blowfish hit the road for another tilt against their 1-20 rival Florence RedWolves.
The Blowfish mustered an early advantage, snatching their first lead against Florence all season. Julian Santos (Bethune-Cookman) reached on a bunt single and stole his way into scoring position.
Trevor Bradley (Francis Marion) followed by dropping a run scoring double just inside the right field line that plated Santos for the game's first run.
The RedWolves countered in the bottom of the 3rd inning with a run scoring single by Joseph Bialkowski of Georgetown that tied the game back up at 1-1 each side.
Florence would wrestle the lead back in the bottom of the 6th inning, as a sacrifice fly plated the go ahead run for the RedWolves, who jumped to a 2-1 lead.
Robbie Baker (Richmond) did all he could for Columbia on the mound as the starting pitcher. Baker went 5 innings, gave up 5 hits and 1 earned run (2 total).
Comeback chances fell by the wayside in the 7th, 8th, and 9th inning for the Blowfish as they dropped their 6th straight game.
Trevor Bradley finished 1 for 2 with a couple of walks and an RBI double.
Columbia returns to Historic Capital City Stadium for back-to-back doubleheaders on Wednesday and Thursday, as they take on Florence in a make up of a rainout and resume a weather suspended game against Forest City on Thursday night.
The Coastal Plain League is the nation's hottest summer collegiate baseball league. Celebrating its 18th season in 2014, the CPL features 14 teams playing in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. The CPL gives college players the chance to refine their skills with the use of wooden bats. Players are housed with local host families for the summer and past experiences have been very positive for both players and hosts. The CPL has had nearly 1,200 alumni drafted and 68 of those - including 2011 AL MVP and Cy Young winner Justin Verlander - make their Major League debut; while another notable alum - Russell Wilson - won Super Bowl XLVIII. For more information on the Coastal Plain League, please visit the league website at www.coastalplain.com and follow us via Twitter @CPLBaseball.
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