Baseball falls in home opener doubleheader to Cougars

MOBILE, Ala. – The Spring Hill College baseball team fell in its home opener doubleheader to No. 4 Columbus State at Sims-Galle Field on Sunday.
 
The Badgers faced the nationally ranked Peach Belt Conference (PBC) member in its home opener. The Cougars took both games 7-0 and 6-5 to clinch the series.
 
The highlight of the day came early in game two for SHC when Cade Simpson extended the lead to 2-0 with a sacrifice RBI to first base. CSU came back and made it a 6-4 game by the sixth inning. Spring Hill fought hard in the seventh, cutting the lead down to a one-run deficit (6-5) on an error by Columbus State. The Cougars prevailed and won the game 6-5, clinching the three-game series.
 
Game Details
Date: Feb. 12
Time: 1 p.m. / 3:45 p.m.
Venue (Location): Sims-Galle Field (Mobile, Ala.)
 
Results
Game 1
Columbus State 7, Spring Hill 0
 
Game 2
Columbus State 6, Spring Hill 5
Records: Columbus State (5-1, 0-0 PBC), Spring Hill (1-2, 0-0 SIAC)
 
Up Next
Spring Hill will finish the series against Columbus State tomorrow at 1 p.m.
 
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