Clingstones lead 9-5 after six innings but Blue Wahoos score final 11 runs in marathon game
COLUMBUS, Ga., — The Columbus Clingstones (8-6, 34-46) led at two separate points but ultimately saw the Pensacola Blue Wahoos (8-6, 42-40) explode for the final 11 runs, including an eight-run ninth inning, in a 16-9 loss on Wednesday night at Synovus Park.
Decisive Plays: Trailing 2-0 in the second inning, Ethan Workinger put Columbus on the board with a solo home run (13). Stephen Paolini powered a two-run shot in the third inning to give Columbus its first lead at 3-2. A solo home run by Grant Richardson tied the game at 3-3. A two-run home run by Josh Zamora in the fifth inning staked Pensacola to a 5-3 lead. Columbus rallied for six runs in the sixth inning, featuring RBIs from David McCabe, E.J. Exposito, Cade Bunnell, Kevin Kilpatrick Jr., Chandler Seagle, and Cade Bunnell to lead 9-5. Pensacola chipped away with a run in the seventh and two in the eighth to make it a 9-8 game entering the ninth. A two-run home run by Nathan Martorella gave Pensacola a 10-9 lead. The Wahoos tacked on six runs after that…