COCHRAN, Ga. - The Knights were back home at Stuckey Field on Thursday, April 2nd as they hosted the Cougars of Columbus State University. The Knights had were on a four-game losing streak and looking to come through with a win to break the streak.

Game Recap

Teonis Pimentel led off the first inning for the Knights with a single and a sacrifice bunt moved him over to second but he was thrown out trying to advance on a fly out to end the early threat. The Knights had another threat in the second inning after singles by Sebastian Collender and Patrick Crosby led off the inning. After two outs, Christian Dillard hit a three-run home run to put the Knights up 3-0 and they scored two more runs in the inning on an error and an RBI triple by Justin Aponte. The Knights scored another run in the fourth inning on an RBI single by Aponte to go up 6-0. The Cougars answered back in the fifth inning with two runs and added another run in the seventh inning to cut the lead down to 6-3. The Knights extended their lead in the bottom half of the inning with an RBI single by Seve Fernandez and a bases loaded walk by Luke Davis to go up 8-3. The Knights bullpen closed out the game to give the Knights the win.

Notable Performances

Justin Aponte, Patrick Crosby, and Christian Dillard each had two hits.

What's Up Next

The Knights are back in action on Friday, April 3rd as they get set to take on the Cougars for the second game of their PBC series. First pitch is scheduled for 4 PM EST.