Red-Hot Baseball Charges Into Columbia State

Baseball opens a weekend series with conference rival Columbia State at Dave Hall Field in Columbia, Tenn. on Friday. Friday's game will start at 3:00 ET and Saturday's doubleheader will begin at 1:00 ET.

The Cougars are coming off a 1-1 series with Piedmont College's JV team on Tuesday. The split puts them at 15-11 on the season. They also are fourth in the TCCAA with a 6-4 conference record have won six of their last eight games.

The Chargers sit at 11-19 after winning their series with Southwest Tennessee 2-1 last Friday and Saturday. They sit at 6-6 in the conference, good for sixth in the TCCAA. They are led by Alex Carignan offensively. He is batting .344 with 25 RBI and 4 home runs this year.

After this series, Cleveland State will welcome Piedmont JV to Cougar Field on Monday. Their doubleheader with the Lions will begin at 1:00 ET.

LAST THREE SERIES:

March 26 at Piedmont JV, 1-1

March 22 & 23 vs. Chatt State, 2-1

March 18 at Bryan JV, 2-0

NEXT THREE SERIES:

April 1 vs. Piedmont JV, doubleheader beginning at 1:00 ET

April 5 & 6 vs. Walters State, 4/5 at 2:00 ET, 4/6 doubleheader beginning at 12:00 ET

April 10 at Tusculum JV, doubleheader beginning at 4:00 ET

CLEVELAND TEAM LEADERS:

BA: Tucker Mendenhall, .380

RBI: Rhett Baldwin, 25

HR: Rhett Baldwin, 4

R: Tucker Mendenhall, 23

SB: Tucker Mendenhall, 18 (second in TCCAA)

ERA: Ethan Walls, 4.50 in 30.0 IP

K: Ryan Inches, 54 in 34.1 IP (second in TCCAA)

COLUMBIA TEAM LEADERS:

BA: Alex Carignan, .344

RBI: Alex Carignan, 25

HR: Alex Carignan, 4

R: Justin Carlin, 20

SB: Alex Carignan, 14 (fourth in TCCAA)

ERA: No qualified leaders

K: Brandon Johnson, 31 in 26.2 IP

TCCAA Standings:

1. Walters State, 30-5 overall, 9-1 TCCAA

2. Motlow State, 22-8 overall, 9-1 TCCAA

3. Dyersburg State, 22-9 overall, 8-4 TCCAA

4. Cleveland State, 15-11 overall, 6-4 TCCAA

5. Jackson State, 18-12 overall, 5-5 TCCAA

6. Columbia State, 11-19 overall, 6-6 TCCAA

7. Chattanooga State, 17-10 overall, 3-6 TCCAA

8. Roane State, 7-11 overall, 3-7 TCCAA

9. Volunteer State, 10-18 overall, 2-9 TCCAA

10. Southwest Tennessee, 10-20 overall, 2-0 TCCAA

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