Biscuits Break Out for 12 Hits in 8-2 Win Over Columbus

COLUMBUS, GA (August 21, 2026) – The Montgomery Biscuits collected 12 hits and received strong work from the pitching staff in an 8-2 victory over the Columbus Clingstones on Friday night at Synovus Park.

Box Score

Montgomery jumped ahead in the second inning when J.T. Arruda lined a two-run double to right, scoring Theo Gillen and Cooper Kinney for a 2-0 lead. The Biscuits added another run in the third as Mac Horvath scored on a bases-loaded walk drawn by Kinney.

Columbus cut the deficit to 3-1 in the third on an RBI triple from Owen Carey and added another run in the fifth on Carson Taylor's RBI single.

The Biscuits responded with two runs in the sixth. Gregory Barrios scored on Caden Bodine's RBI single before Xavier Isaac lifted a sacrifice fly to center, bringing home Brock Jones to extend the lead to 5-2.

Arruda added his second double of the night in the seventh, driving in Kinney to make it 6-2. Montgomery then put the game away in the eighth with back-to-back solo home runs from Bodine and Isaac.

Arruda finished 2-for-5 with two doubles and three RBI, while Barrios went 3-for-5 with a run scored. Bodine finished 2-for-6 with a home run and two RBI, while Kinney collected two hits and scored twice. Montgomery stole six bases in the win, including two from Horvath, who increased his season total to 43.

Santiago Suarez earned the win to improve to 8-4, allowing two runs on 10 hits over 5.0 innings. Tommy McCollum followed with 2.0 scoreless innings, and Junior William closed out the victory with two scoreless frames.

Tickets are on sale for the 2026 season of Montgomery Biscuits baseball. Fans can purchase tickets for the next homestand against the Pensacola Blue Wahoos (Marlins) from August 25-30 by visiting Montgomery Biscuits Single Game Tickets.