SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
COLUMBUS RIVER RATS AT COLUMBIA COLONELS
09/02/2026
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SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
COLUMBUS RIVER RATS AT COLUMBIA COLONELS
GAME ID: 6718 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Columbus River Rats (67-65) 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 4 11 0
Columbia Colonels (71-61) 2 0 5 0 0 7 0 5 X 19 18 0
Ridin' High: Spikerman Hits for Cycle
Getting 4 hits is a good day by any measure, but when those include a single, double, triple and a home run -- that's something special. John Spikerman's day was a special one.

The center fielder hit for the cycle to spark the 19-4 Columbia Colonels victory over the Columbus River Rats at Field of the Colonels. Columbia manager said he thought the whole lineup looked good in batting practice, but had not been expecting anything extraordinary from Spikerman in particular.

"John caught me by surprise today," the skipper said. "He looked good before the game, but man, he looked unbelievable during it."

For the day, Spikerman finished with 6 RBI and 1 run scored to go with his 4 hits.

John Spikerman grounded out in the 1st, doubled in the 2nd, hit a two-run triple in the 3rd, singled in the 5th, hit a GRAND SLAM off Dominic Niman in the 6th and struck out in the 8th.

In his season totals Spikerman has 11 home runs and a .326 batting average.
COLUMBUS BATTING LINESCORE COLUMBIA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Hernandez CF 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .277 6 48
M. Camilletti 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .276 8 65
D. Figueroa 3B 5 0 2 1 0 0 2 .250 2 15
B. Jones DH 2 0 0 0 3 1 2 .308 26 81
J. Rogers 1B 5 1 3 0 0 1 3 .293 18 63
C. Ortiz SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .290 11 70
   a-B. Vradenburg PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 1 7
   b-Q. McAfee SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301 21 82
B. O'Grady RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .328 18 54
H. Bishop LF 3 2 2 2 0 1 3 .271 11 42
J. Appel C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .380 1 8
Totals 34 4 11 3 3 6 24      
a - B. Vradenburg pinch ran for C. Ortiz in the 8th
b - Q. McAfee substituted for B. Vradenburg in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Hernandez (15, 5th Inning off T. Smith, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: H. Bishop (11, 5th Inning off T. Smith, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Hernandez 3 , M. Camilletti , D. Figueroa 2 , J. Rogers 3 , B. O'Grady , H. Bishop 5
2-out RBI: D. Figueroa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Hernandez , D. Figueroa , B. Jones , B. O'Grady 2 , H. Bishop
GIDP: J. Rogers , C. Ortiz
Sac Bunt: C. Ortiz
Sac Fly: H. Bishop
Hit by Pitch: C. Ortiz 2
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Camilletti (12)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Spikerman CF 6 1 4 6 0 1 3 .326 11 36
R. Cesarini RF 6 2 2 1 0 0 3 .255 1 9
J. Singleton 1B 4 4 2 4 2 1 0 .361 26 85
C. Redmond DH 5 1 2 0 1 1 1 .308 25 89
Z. Kirtley 2B 4 2 3 2 0 0 2 .307 12 54
C. Seise SS 6 2 3 3 0 1 3 .270 11 57
W. Kath 3B 2 2 0 1 2 2 5 .255 8 33
J. Galiz C 3 2 0 1 2 1 1 .289 4 29
J. Thomas LF 4 3 2 1 1 2 0 .286 4 45
Totals 40 19 18 19 8 9 18      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Spikerman (8, 2nd Inning off K. Simas, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Singleton (12, 3rd Inning off K. Simas, 0 on, 0 outs) , Z. Kirtley (12, 3rd Inning off K. Simas, 2 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Spikerman (4, 3rd Inning off K. Simas, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Spikerman (11, 6th Inning off D. Niman, 3 on, 1 out) , J. Singleton (26, 8th Inning off D. Benoit, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Spikerman 10 , R. Cesarini 2 , J. Singleton 6 , C. Redmond 2 , Z. Kirtley 4 , C. Seise 3 , J. Thomas 2
2-out RBI: J. Spikerman , C. Seise
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Cesarini 2 , W. Kath 2
Sac Fly: Z. Kirtley , W. Kath
Hit by Pitch: Z. Kirtley
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: Z. Kirtley (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Singleton-Seise-Singleton, Kirtley-Singleton)
COLUMBUS PITCHING LINESCORE COLUMBIA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
K. Simas L (12-7) 2.2 8 7 7 3 3 0 19 72 5.55   
D. Niman 2.2 7 7 7 3 4 1 18 75 9.61   
D. Benoit 2.1 3 5 5 2 2 1 13 57 7.71   
A. Baker 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 6.49   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Simas 10
Batters Faced: K. Simas 19, D. Niman 18, D. Benoit 13, A. Baker 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Simas 2-3, D. Niman 2-2, D. Benoit 3-2, A. Baker 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Simas 72-42, D. Niman 75-42, D. Benoit 57-30, A. Baker 2-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Niman 1-0 , A. Baker 1-0
Hit Batsmen: D. Benoit
Balk: D. Niman
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
T. Smith W (8-9) 6.2 9 3 3 2 5 1 30 100 5.28   
C. Szykowny 2.1 2 1 1 1 1 0 11 42 11.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Smith 47
Batters Faced: T. Smith 30, C. Szykowny 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Smith 8-5, C. Szykowny 0-6
Pitches - Strikes: T. Smith 100-65, C. Szykowny 42-28
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Szykowny 1-0
WP: T. Smith 2
Hit Batsmen: T. Smith , C. Szykowny
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jon Singleton
Ballpark: Field of the Colonels
Weather: Partly Cloudy (79 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 6 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:55
Attendance: 9893
Special Notes: SS Capri Ortiz was injured being hit by a pitch.
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