Augusta 5, at Columbia 2

COLUMBIA (Interstat) — The Augusta Greenjackets scored five runs in the eighth inning to break a scoreless tie and beat the Columbia Fireflies 5-2 on Saturday night at Spirit Communications Park. Augusta (64-54) snapped a three-game losing streak against Columbia and avoided a four-game sweep in the series. The Greenjackets had dropped the first three games of the set, all by two runs or fewer. The game was a pitchers’ duel through seven innings. Augusta starter Luis Arestigueta worked five scoreless innings, allowing four hits and striking out four. Columbia starter Jose Gutierrez was even sharper, throwing seven shutout innings… Read more...