Lower Columbia take 3 of 4 from Roadrunners

ALBANY, OR– The Linn-Benton Baseball team dropped 3 of their 4 games against Lower Columbia College on Saturday Mar. 25 and Sunday Mar. 26. 

The Roadrunners moved to 12-8 on the season. The Red Devils moved to  14-10 on the season. 

The 4 game series featured two games at Lower Columbia College in Longview on Saturday, and two games at Linn-Benton C.C. in Albany on Sunday. 

On Saturday, the Roadrunners dropped game one to the Red Devils 2-0. Red Devils Michael Schwartz  picked up the win going 7.1 innings, allowing no runs on 4 hits, and striking out 4. Roadrunners Chase Reynolds picked up the loss going 5 innings allowing 2 runs on 4 hits, while striking out 4. 

In game two on Saturday, the Roadrunners bounced back with a 3-1 win. Roadrunners Titus Dumitru knocked in 2 runs. Beaks Dylan Rush picked up the win, going 6.2 innings allowing  only 1 run on 5 hits. Russell Holly picked up the save, coming into the game in the bottom of the seventh with the bases loaded, two outs, and the tying run on second. Holly threw three pitches for three strikes to close the game. 

On Sunday, the Red Devils defeated the Roadrunners 5-3 in game one. The Roadrunners held a 3-0 until the fifth inning, when the Red Devils loaded the bases up and brought two runs across the plate. Lower Columbia took the lead for good in the top of the eighth with a pair of RBI singles to make it a 4-3 game. An insurance run in the ninth closed out the game. 

In game two, the Red Devils defeated the Roadrunners 5-2. Holly went 4 innings in relief for the Roadrunners allowing 2 runs on 5 hits. 

Next up, the Roadrunners stay home for an NWAC South Region matchup against the Lane Titans on Thursday, Mar. 30. First pitch is set for 1 p.m.