Big inning carries Catfish
Columbus erupts for five runs in seventh inning
Published on: 07/04/08
Michael McCormick's three-run double was the key blow in Columbus' five-run seventh inning, as the Catfish pounded Hickory 10-4 Thursday.
Michael McCormick's three-run double was the key blow in Columbus' five-run seventh inning, as the Catfish pounded Hickory 10-4 Thursday.
Trailing 2-0 entering the bottom of the eighth inning, the Hickory Crawdads benefited from a solo home run, two Columbus errors, a hit batsman, a passed ball and a wild pitch to score three times en route to a 3-2 win over the Catfish Wednesday.
A rocky third inning for Columbus starter Jeremy Hall spelled bad news for the Catfish.
The Columbus Catfish are carrying hot bats to start the second half, and they didn't cool down Sunday night at Golden Park. The Catfish crushed the Rome Braves 11-2.
Gregory Sexton's single drove in Maiko Loyola with the game-winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning as Columbus stayed hot with a 5-4 victory over Rome Saturday at Golden Park.
The Columbus Catfish lost for the first time in the second half of the South Atlantic season, but bounced right back.
The Columbus Catfish continued their second-half winning ways by topping Charleston 6-1 on Wednesday night.
The Columbus Catfish remained unbeaten in the second half of the South Atlantic League season with a 3-2 win over Savannah on Tuesday night at Grayson Stadium.
Nicholas Carr no-hit Columbus for 7 1/3 innings, but it wasn't enough as the Catfish rallied and beat Savannah 3-2 in 10 innings on Monday at Grayson Stadium.
Sunday's Columbus-Charleston games at Golden Park were postponed due to unplayable field conditions.
The Columbus Catfish and Charleston Riverdogs game was suspended by rain with one out in the top of the second inning Saturday night at Golden Park.
Quinn Stewart had a bases-loaded triple as part of a six-run eighth inning as the Columbus Catfish rallied past the Charleston Riverdogs 11-8 on Friday at Golden Park.
The departure of the Columbus Catfish is a done deal.
The departure of the Columbus Catfish is a done deal.
Hagerstown's Bill Rhinehart was 3-for-3 with three RBIs and a run scored, part of an 18-hit attack for the North All-Stars in a 13-4 victory over the South Tuesday in the South Atlantic League All-Star game in Greensboro.
Catfish swim to All-Star Game ------ It seemed like just a handful of years ago, Columbus Catfish pitcher Alex Cobb was the bat boy for the Los Angeles Dodgers during a spring training game.
The Columbus Catfish finished up the first half of South Atlantic League play Sunday afternoon, splitting a doubleheader with the Rome Braves 4-1, 3-0.
Saturday's Columbus Catfish game with the Rome Braves was rained out.
Columbus rallied for two runs in the seventh inning and four more in the eighth to beat Rome 7-6 Friday at Golden Park.
Jacob Eigsti's one-out single in the bottom of the ninth Thursday drove in Richard Pena with the winning run in the Savannah Sand Gnats' 2-1 win over the Columbus Catfish.