Seniors smoke Holdrege in doubleheader

July 04--HOLDREGE -- The Columbus Cornerstone Insurance Group Seniors dominated Sunday's doubleheader at Holdrege, winning 16-6 and 13-1.

Columbus outhit Holdrege 19 to eight over the two games and drew 13 walks. The Seniors committed just three errors compared to five for the home team.

Jared Nitz and Andrew Altstadt led the way offensively in Game 1, recording three hits apiece and scoring five runs combined for Columbus. Each went 3 for 5 at the plate.

Logan Mueller got the win on the mound, striking out five batters and walking four while allowing just one hit over four innings. Aedon Eckhart relieved Mueller in the fifth inning and finished the game with four strikeouts. He allowed two hits and two walks.

Holdrege gained a brief 1-0 lead in the first inning before Columbus took the lead for good with four runs in the third.

Columbus added another run in the sixth inning before tallying 11 in the seventh.

The 16 runs are the most scored by the Seniors this season.

Columbus scored an unconventional 13 runs in Game 2, taking advantage of four batters hit by pitches, five walks, four fielder's choices and an error. The Seniors had seven hits, with Alex Uhlig recording a pair of singles.

He was one of five Columbus players to score two runs. Jacob Morse, Hunter Schilling, Jerod Augustine and Nitz were the others.

Defensively, Columbus committed only one error behind a complete game from Morse on the mound. He allowed five hits and two walks and struck out five batters.

Columbus' scoring came in bunches with four runs crossing home plate in the second inning, three in the third, two in the fourth and four in the fifth to end the game early via mercy rule.

The Seniors are 11-17 on the season.

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