Basil’s Blog

The Columbus Catfish completed a sweep of the Asheville Tourists (Rockies) Tuesday night.
The Catfish jumped out to an early lead, then held on to win the game, 4-2, to claim their 5th win in a row, including all four games against Asheville:

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Columbus Catfish P Jesse Darcy out-dueled Asheville Tourists (Rockies) starter Connor Graham as the Catfish won their 4th straight game, 2-1 Monday night.
The win secures a series win against the division’s first half champions, and sets up a possible sweep Tuesday night.

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Saturday night, a 6-run 4th inning helped propel the Columbus Catfish to a win.
Sunday afternoon, a 7-run 4th made the difference.
The Catfish won their 3rd straight game, a 9-2 decision over the Asheville Tourists.

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The Columbus Catfish‘ final trip … ever … to Asheville began on a high note Saturday night.
Next season, there will be no Columbus Catfish. The team is moving to Bowling Green, Kentucky, following the conclusion of this season.
The trip got off to a big start, with the Catfish taking a 12-7 decision over the Asheville [...]

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Stephen Vogt crosses home plate after hitting go-ahead grand slam in 2nd inning vs Augusta.

I like baseball.
A lot.
It excites me.
No, not that way.
But baseball sometimes does make me wet.
Like tonight.
The Columbus Catfish fell behind the Augusta GreenJackets (Giants) 5-0 on two towering home runs in the 2nd inning.
But this Catfish team don’t quit.
They came back [...]

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Greg Sexton — photo: Columbus Catfish

A 1-1 pitchers’ duel went to extra innings Thursday night.
Things looked bad for the Columbus Catfish when the Augusta GreenJackets (Giants) scored 4 runs in the 11th. But a 5-run bottom of the inning, capped by 3B Greg Sexton’s 3-run homer, gave the Catfish a 6-5 win.

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Been fighting a cold.
Nearly over it.
Nearly.
I’m looking forward to getting back to work. Sort of.
Actually, I’ve been taking drugs and going to work. Apparently, I can work while under the influence of cold medicine.
Now that I have the drugs out of my system, I’m curious as to what I’ve got to fix. You see, I’m [...]

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The Columbus Catfish fell behind early and couldn’t recover.
The Greenville Drive (Red Sox) held on to beat the Catfish tonight, 4-1, in the opener of a 4-game home series.

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The Columbus Catfish were unable to earn a split with the Lexington Legends (Astros) Wednesday night.
The Catfish only allowed 4 hits by Lexington batters, but that was enough as they blanked the Catfish 2-0. The final hit by Lexington was a 2-run homer by Lexington’s Kyle Miller that accounted for all the scoring.

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Strong starting pitching, perfect relief pitching, and a little long ball thrown in.
That’s the recipe the Columbus Catfish used to down the Lexington Legends (Astros) Tuesday night, 5-2.
Jeremy Hall pitched into the 6th inning, allowing 2 runs on 8 hits, and Justin Garcia sat down all 9 batters he faced … 5 by strike out [...]

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