By WRBL Staff
Columbus Catfish Media Relations
Columbus, Georgia- The Columbus Catfish snapped a 3-game losing streak with a win over their South Atlantic League rival Rome Braves at Golden Park Wednesday Night. Catfish ace Jason Ragan went 5 strong innings, only allowing 2 runs on 6 hits and improving his record to 4-0 on the season. Additionally, Ragan was helped to the win by the dependable Columbus bullpen; which combined for 4 innings of work while not allowing a single run. Columbus Catfish Media Relations
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Stumble It!The Catfish jumped out front with 2 runs early in the bottom of the first inning; led off by standout centerfielder Emeel Salem who singled to reach first base. After reaching first, Salem did what he does better than anyone else in professional baseball and stole second base; tallying the leadoff hitter’s eighteenth stolen base of the season and putting him in scoring position. Cody Cipriano then grounded out to Rome first baseman Freddie Freeman, advancing Salem to third base. After the three-hole hitter Reid Fronk reached base on a hit-by-pitch, cleanup hitter Greg Sexton drove in the first 2 Catfish runs on an RBI triple.
Columbus added another run in the bottom of the second inning and their fourth run of the ballgame in the latter half of the fifth. Shortstop Omar Luna doubled in the seventh and was driven in 2 batters later on a sacrifice fly off of the bat of designated hitter Cody Cipriano; giving the Catfish all the runs they would need to get over the hump and snap their 3-game skid.
Rome plated their only 2 runs of the game in the fifth on 3 hits; which would be all that they could manage off of the Columbus pitching staff. The final score was 5-2 in favor of the hometown team, as Columbus improved their record to 9-11.
Columbus now hits the road for a quick 4-game road trip to Charleston, South Caroline to play the Charleston RiverDogs. The ‘Fish then return home to play the Asheville Tourists for the first time in the 2008 season.
