Offense Stays Hot as Columbus Breezes to 9-4 Win Over Rocket City

COLUMBUS, GA., — The Columbus Clingstones (15-19, 41-59) took an early 3-0 lead and never looked back on the way to a dominant 9-4 win over the Rocket City Trash Pandas (11-23, 35-67) on Wednesday night at Synovus Park.

Decisive Plays: Columbus broke out early with a leadoff single from Patrick Clohisy and an RBI single from Jim Jarvis. A two-RBI triple from Drew Compton inflated the lead to 3-0 in the first inning. Rocket City reeled in Columbus to within a run with two runs in the fourth, but Columbus pulled away with another three-run frame in the fifth that featured a two-run double from David McCabe. Columbus put the game away with three more runs in the eighth inning, including two driven in by Clohisy.

Key Contributors: Clohisy (4-for-5, 2B, 2 RBI), Jarvis (1-for-5, 2B, RBI), McCabe (1-for-4, 2B, 2 RBI), and Compton (3-for-4, 3B, 2 RBI) led the Columbus offense. For Rocket City, Korey Holland drove in two runs while Ben Gobbel went 3-for-4.

Notable: Clohisy became the second Clingstone - and first since Stephen Paolini on June 18 at Birmingham - to record a four-hit game. Compton recorded his first triple of the season. Jarvis has recorded four RBIs in his first four games with Columbus.

Next Game (Thursday, August 7): Columbus vs. Rocket City, 5:35 pm ET at Synovus Park. Starting pitchers are TBD for the doubleheader. Radio Broadcast: 5:20 pm ET on Sports Visions 92.1 FM.