Columbus Baseball Season Ends in District Semifinals

Source: Alpha Media
Columbus High’s baseball club romped in its first district tournament game, but saw its season end the next day.
On Friday night, the Discoverers rolled to a 28-0 win in four innings over Omaha Benson. In Saturday’s A-6 semifinals, Columbus was edged by top-seeded Lincoln Southeast 2-1 at Sherman Field in Lincoln. The Discoverers ended their season with a 13-14 record.
The Knights went on to defeat Lincoln North Star 3-2 in the district final. Southeast is 22-6 going into the state tourney.
In other districts, Twin River was blanked by Waverly 10-0 in a B-2 first round game Friday night. Central City/Fullerton/Centura was shaded by Hastings 4-3 in eight innings in a B-3 semifinal on Saturday.