Columbus, GA - West Florida's Bo Williams broke a 2-2 tie in the seventh inning here Friday as he blasted a three-run home run to center field, giving the Argonauts a 5-2 win over #6 Columbus State. The clout came on an 0-2 count off reliever Blake Norrell (3-1) who suffered his first loss of the season.
UWF (33-14) got on the board first in the third inning as leadoff hitter Peter Antoske lofted a sacrifice fly to center field to score Clay Wallace. Wallace had singled to lead off the frame of CSU starter Korey Noles. Noles battled himself out of a jam in the inning, escaping with only one run allowed despited a bases-loaded situation with no outs.
CSU (38-11) battled back and took the lead in the bottom of the inning. Trent Bianco led off the inning with his fifth home run to tie it. After a walk to Jonnie Geiger, a balk, and a single by Kurt McKee, Billy Howard delivered the go-ahead run with a groundout to make it 2-1.
The Argos knotted the game at two in the fourth as Daniel Jones nubbed a sinking liner to shallow left that scored Justin Wood. Wood reached on a walk with one out and wound up at third after a single and a fielder's choice.
Norrell entered the game in the seventh and promptly got Kyle Andrews for the first out before issuing back-to-back walks to Antoske and Jason Kohl. He got Williams, the leading hitter and run producer for UWF in an 0-2 hole before leaving a pitch out over the plate. Williams maded Norrell and the Cougars pay for the mistake, delivering a long shot to the deepest part of the park.
UWF starter Brett McCullough (8-1) took over from there, pitching out of a jam in the seventh when he enticed a double play grounder from the speedy Jonnie Geiger. He then proceeded to fan the last four hitters he faced to nail down the complete-game gem. He allowed seven hits and fanned five with two walks.
Noles allowed two runs on four hits with two strikeouts in taking the no-decision. Johnny Floyd finished up for CSU, allowing two hits and fanning one in two and a third innings.
Wood and Jones led UWF at the plate with two hits each, while Bianco and Brad Bowen paced the CSU offense, also with two hits apiece.
The two teams will finish their three-game, non-conference series on Saturday with a 1 PM double header at Ragsdale Field.
Source: Columbus State University Sports Information
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